The Sunday after the ACC Championship game, we checked out of our Extended Stay Hotel room around 9 a.m. and made our way to Ybor City, a historic district with Cuban flair near downtown Tampa.
Though the streets were quiet, and many shops and restaurants were closed, we stumbled upon Sula's Deli, an inviting little coffee and sandwich shop on Ybor's main drag where patrons can enjoy hot coffee and a variety of Cuban sandwiches relatively early on a Sunday morning.
After a very filling breakfast (brunch?) of sandwiches and coffee (their "small" coffee is 16 oz. and the large is a whopping 32 oz.!), we strolled along the quiet main street. The neighborhood is characterized by charming, old brick storefronts containing mostly Cuban cigar lounges (still closed when we were there - around 10 a.m. Sunday morning), beach-themed bars, "British" pubs, and nightclubs (a few of the bars were just opening as we walked by; the clubs had probably closed just a few hours ago).
The Columbia Restaurant building featured beautiful tile-work and Spanish-style architecture:
It is a bit difficult to see in the photo below, but the only patron of SunTrust this morning was a chicken who, alarmed at our approach, scurried into the nearby bushes.
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