Mighty Fine at Late Start Brewing
1018 E Cass St., Tampa
The recently-opened Late Start Brewing and its culinary counterpart Mighty Fine live at the quiet northeast corner of the Tampa Downtown Partnership, where Ybor City meets the Channel District. Late Start Brewing had a long-awaited opening last September after hoping to debut in 2022. Mighty Fine—helmed by longtime Florida chef and native Tampeño Nathan Hardin—has been a welcome addition to the local food scene. Refined bar grub is offered at lunch and dinner, alongside breakfast options of tacos, bowls and of course, churros; throughout the unassuming brewery menu, Hardin’s fine dining experience and penchant for detail shines. Late Start offers a variety of fruited sours, citrusy IPAs and dark porters that complement Mighty Fine’s spread of burgers, sandwiches and shareables.
Photo by Dave Decker Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
Water Street’s music-forward cocktail lounge Alter Ego continues its ongoing Over Easy Pop-Up tour of sorts, this time sleeping in a bit and rolling out of bed to get to Mighty Fine, which makes some of the finest smashburger Tampa has to offer.
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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...
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