Speed Dating in Ybor City
Ybor City is Tampa's original night-out neighborhood — brick streets and wrought-iron balconies along Seventh Avenue, the TECO streetcar down to Channelside and downtown, and a block of something to do in every direction. Speed Date Tampa gives that a little structure: a speed dating night in a neighborhood venue, about ten real conversations, and matches only when it's mutual.
The Ybor crowd is creative and easygoing: people who live in the lofts and new apartments around the district, downtown workers who ride the streetcar over, and neighbors from Tampa Heights, Encore and Seminole Heights. Every event is organized by age range, so the room fits.
The setting
We host in the kind of places you'd pick yourself — a cocktail bar off Seventh Avenue, a restaurant with a private back room on Eighth, a courtyard spot a block from the streetcar. What we look for is a reserved section, decent lighting and a volume that leaves room for conversation. The garages on Palm Avenue and the streetcar stops are steps away.
Upcoming speed dating events in TampaHow it works
Check in, get a drink, and take a seat. You'll rotate through five-minute dates with everyone in your age group, with a break in the middle to mingle. Afterward you log in, choose who you'd like to see again, and we send contact details only for mutual matches. No pressure at the table, and the same format we run everywhere in Tampa Bay.
Nearby
Encore, Tampa Heights, Channelside and Downtown Tampa each have their own page, and speed dating in downtown Tampa lists them all. The locations page covers every neighborhood and town we serve.