Tampa Shopping

A mixture of chain offerings like Anthropologie and Talbots cozy up with specialty boutiques in this charming open-air shopping district dotted with London-style red telephone boxes.

Hand-rolled cigars get major fanfare in Ybor, but beautiful, locally crafted porcelain house numbers or wall hangings make long-lasting keepsakes.

The mall is packed with designer stores from Louis Vuitton to Neiman Marcus, while adjacent, open-air Bay Street is all about restaurants like Capital Grille.

Retailers selling tropical attire, hats, handmade candles, and kids' wear share residence in a trippy, five-story inverted pyramid perched on a man-made walkway that extends 2,400-feet into Tampa Bay.

About 150 vendors ply their period wares on four floors in this hub of Central Avenue's 13-block antiques district.

This funky artistic enclave on Boca Ciega Bay unites multiple galleries within a few blocks; art walks are held on the first Friday and third Saturday of the month.

Dating to 1929, Tampa’s oldest cigar shop is still family run. Purchase cigars in various shapes and sizes as well as humidors and ashtrays.