A Taste of Old Ybor City in Brandon, Florida

Having grown up in the Tampa area, I have fond memories of traveling from south Tampa to Ybor City along Seventh Avenue. We would often stop there to eat or pick-up food for a trip to Busch Gardens or Orlando. My favorite as a kid was a Cuban sandwich and a Deviled Crab roll. At some point my parents made me broaden my horizons and I tried Lechon Asado (roast pork) and black beans and rice w/plantains. This quickly became my new favorite, and is to this day.

I moved to Brandon as an adult, and I was delighted when La Septima Café, Brandon's First Authentic Spanish Restaurant opened. This is one of my favorites, when only Spanish food will do.

"Septima" is Spanish for "seventh"- as in Seventh Avenue, the street that has for years been the heart of Ybor City. Treasured family antiques are displayed in the café.

La Septima Cafe is operated by the Fernandez Family and is reminiscent of the old days in Ybor City, the history, the food, the family feeling that I remember. The food is prepared in the Spanish tradition with family recipes.

The restaurant is open for Breakfast Monday thru Friday, 7 AM - 11 AM
They also have a dining room available for private breakfast meetings and they do catering as well.

Restaurant Hours
Monday thru Thursday 7am - 8:30pm
Friday 7am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9 pm
Closed on Sundays.
Telephone: (813) 684-1948
Fax: (813) 653-3690.

La Septima Menu

I highly recommended this restaurant for breakfast, lunch or dinner. As my parents once told me, "Try the roast pork, you'll like it".

Dave Tipton, Broker- Diamond Dwellings Realty

Re-Printed from Brandon Dwellings Real Estate Blog