Best Breakfast Joint, Best Diner, Best Brunch in Tampa
Metro Diner South Tampa tied for first in the Best Breakfast Joint and Best Diner categories of Tampa Magazine’s annual Best Restaurants awards! We were also named among the top choices for Best Brunch (Weekend). We’re honored to be your favorite breakfast-all-day diner in Tampa Bay – thank you for your votes!
Metro Diner 2024 Best Restaurants Awards:
About Metro Diner
The Best Breakfast & Brunch joint in Tampa
For savory, home-style comfort food and breakfast served all day, Metro Diner in South Tampa is your go-to spot. Conveniently located on Kennedy Boulevard near Dale Mabry Highway and I-275, Metro Diner is the perfect place to grab breakfast-for-dinner after a day of shopping at International Mall, or a hearty morning meal before hopping on a flight at Tampa International Airport, just down the street.
Metro Diner South Tampa is proud to serve big, bold comfort food with a warm, welcoming atmosphere and appreciate our community’s support in naming us Best Breakfast Joint and Best Diner in Tampa! An honor and title we don’t take lightly.
Popular Breakfast & Brunch orders at this top-rated restaurant
Fried Chicken & Waffle – Ask a Metro Diner South Tampa regular what they’d recommend for Breakfast or Brunch and the first suggestion out of their mouth is likely to be our famous Fried Chicken & Waffle dish (pictured above)! The top seller at this location, the dish consists of half a fried chicken and a Belgian waffle, topped with powdered sugar and sweet strawberry butter. On the side, we add our signature sweet and spicy sauce. Thinking about feeding a group? Fried Chicken & Waffles are available in portions to feed 4+ as a Family Meal, or to feed a crowd through Metro Diner Catering.
The Bissell Breakfast – Another popular order is our Bissell Breakfast, Metro’s answer to the traditional breakfast platter. After ordering, be sure to make some room on the table! You’ll get two eggs cooked any style, bacon, toast, hashbrowns or grits, and a short stack of pancakes. Whether enjoying for breakfast, brunch, or breakfast-for-dinner (brinner?), you’re likely to walk away with a new favorite Metro go-to.
Scramble Bowls – The Steak & Scramble Bowl is among the top 5 most ordered entrées at Metro Diner. And it’s easy to see why! This dish includes seasoned sirloin steak, scrambled eggs, and roasted grape tomatoes, served over hashbrowns and drizzled with Hollandaise sauce. What’s not to like!? Take a look at all our Scramble Bowls.
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About Tampa Magazine’s Best Restaurant Awards
From TampaMagazine.com: “Whether you’re a resident or a visitor, the region entices with a tantalizing mix of long-standing staples and innovative newcomers to the culinary landscape – our readers played a key role in identifying the best of the best.
…The discerning readers of Tampa Magazines cast an impressive 244,497 votes across 37 diverse categories to crown their preferred dining establishments. From classic dive bars to high-end gastronomic experiences, health-conscious eateries and vegan/vegetarian havens, to mouthwatering wings and delectable burgers, as well as scenic beachside and waterfront diners, mobile delights of food trucks and everything in between, we’ve got you covered…”
Learn more about Tampa Magazine’s Best Restaurants list