The Dan is located on the ground floor of Hotel Flor in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Photo via Evolve & Co.

Tuesday, Aug. 13 is a good day to be a Tampeño. It’s 813 Day in the Bay area (even if you have 656 area code), and spots across downtown Tampa are celebrating.

On the north end, The Dan inside Hotel Flor is buying your appetizer when you order an entree between 6 p.m.-8:13 p.m. while Cass Street Coffee Co. on the other side of the hotel gives early birds a free coffee and pastry, no purchase required (6 a.m.-8:13 a.m.).

At Sparkman Wharf, several food containers and restaurants are offering everything from drinks, food and even sunglasses for $8.13, while nearby Tampa Edition kicks it up a notch.

From Aug. 12-16, the Azure restaurant at Tampa’s only five-star hotel offers “The Watch 813” special which pairs its “Green Southside” gin cocktail with a fresh oyster ($18.13). Every shell from the oyster sales goes to Tampa Bay Watch’s Shells For Shorelines program, which bags them and uses them in vertical oyster gardens.

813 Day specials are happening across Tampa on Tuesday, Aug. 13.

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This article appears in Aug 1-7, 2024.