A food photography close-up showing the meatball smash burger from Food + Beer in Tampa, Florida. Captured in a medium close-up shot resting on a square white plate, the gourmet burger features a smashed seasoned meatball patty topped with melted mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, and chopped fresh basil leaves, served between a toasted golden-brown brioche bun topped with toasted breadcrumbs or parmesan crusting against a soft green background.
The meatball smash burger from Food + Beer in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Courtesy / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

It’s time to expand your innards ahead of Thanksgiving. Tampa Bay Burger Week returns on Nov. 12, bringing with it 10 days of beefy deals—and vegan ones, too.

More than two dozen restaurants on both sides of Tampa Bay have already signed up, including The Dan, A Boy Named Sous, Common Dialect Beerworks’ brand new kitchen, Juno & the Peacock and more.

Vegan International Co.’s “NcDouble” ($18.99) is a play on the fast food classic with house “Big Nick Sauce.”

There’s also Food + Beer’s meatball smash burger ($15.49, pictured), a “Havana Frita” burger from Flan Factory ($13), Bulla Gastrobar’s burg’ with piquillo peppers and tetilla cheese ($16), and more.

Even Dunedin’s Madison Ave Pizza is getting in on the Tampa Bay Burger Week  action.

All guests have to do is show up at the participating locations (see most of them below) and ask for the Tampa Bay Burger Week special.

Diners can also vote for their favorite burger via tampabayburgerweek.com.

Part of the proceeds from Tampa Bay Burger Week benefit Feeding Tampa Bay, the nonprofit organization serving 10 counties in the Bay area and beyond.

There’s also a chance to win gift certificates from Tampa Bay Burger Week, by sharing a photo of your burger on Instagram, then tagging @cltampabay and using the hashtag #tampabayburgerweek. A press release from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, which is organizing the celebration, says “Each location you visit and tag on Instagram automatically gets you an additional entry into the contest.”

Tampa Bay Burger Week 2026 participating restaurants

  • A Boy Named Sous Bangin Italin Smashburger, $19
  • Bulla Gastrobar Bulla Burger, $16
  • Coastal Smash Bacon Jam Double, $17
  • Common Dialect Beerworks The Refined, $13.49
  • Constellation Burger (Central Park) Oklahoma Onion & Jalapeño, $10
  • District South Kitchen & Craft DS Smash Burger, $17
  • Flan Factory La Havana Frita, $13
  • Food + Beer Meatball Smash Burger, $15.49
  • Ford’s Garage Double Clutch Burger, $16.99
  • Grace Restaurant Bacon-Gorgonzola Jalapeño, $26
  • Juno & the Peacock Truffle Smash Burger, $19
  • Kona Grill KG Cheeseburger, $18
  • Paul’s Landing at the Vinoy Resort Landing Burger, $23
  • Sal Rosa Tampa Burger, $18
  • Stonewood Grill & Tavern Bourbon Bacon Jam Burger, $18.50
  • The Dan The “DAN” Burger, $20
  • The Palmette Brasserie and Bar The Brisket Boss, $22
  • Ubuntu The Rapture, $17
  • Vegan International Co. NcDouble, $18.99

See more Tampa Bay food & drink events happening Nov. 12-18, below.

Know Your Grind: A Coffee Tasting & Brewing Experience with Mission Grounds Thursday, Nov. 12. 10:30 a.m. $10; $5 for members. Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg. imaginemuseum.com

43rd Annual Greek-American Festival Friday-Sunday, Nov. 13-15. 11 a.m.; 4 p.m. Friday. No cover. St. George Greek Orthodox Church, New Port Richey

Krampus Crawl Brewery Crawl Friday, Nov. 13. 6 p.m. No cover. Hotel Haya, Ybor City. hotelhaya.com

16th Annual Empty Bowls: Soups at Sunset Saturday, Nov. 14. 4 p.m. $20; 18 & under $10. Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum, Plant City. ufbpc.org

Suncoast Largest Food Truck Festival 10 Saturday, Nov. 14. 11 a.m. No cover. The Mall at University Town Center, Sarasota. floridapenguinproductions.com

The Longest Table Sunday, Nov. 15. 1 p.m. No cover. Downtown Tarpon Avenue, Tarpon Springs. exploretarponsprings.com

Taste of Pride 2026 Sunday, Nov. 15. 6 p.m. $25. 1920, Ybor City. stpetepride.org

Meatless Mondays (Plant-based cooking class) Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. $35. The Centre Palm Harbor, Palm Harbor. phparksandrec.org

Blind Tasting Battle Wednesday, Nov. 18. 5:30 p.m. Sold out. Book + Bottle, St. Petersburg. bookandbottlestpete.com

Cooking con Omi – An Evening with Chef Omi Hopper Wednesday, Nov. 18. 7 p.m. $40 & up. Nova 535, St. Petersburg. tombolobooks.com

Friendsgiving with District 61 & 62 Wednesday, Nov. 18. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Location revealed upon registration.

Where In The Vino? Italy “From the Alps to Etna” Wednesday, Nov. 18. 6 p.m. $150. Steelbach at Armature Works, Tampa


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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...