Café Rialto

No Reservation needed for Café Rialto, a coffee and tea bar with Parisian vibes. This is the newest addition to the historic Rialto Theatre at 1617 N. Franklin St. in Tampa Heights.

Café Rialto sits alongside its sister concept, Tea at The Rialto, a reservation-only tearoom serving English Afternoon Tea, and the Rialto Theatre event space.

Together these concepts are reimagining the 101-year-old building as a multifaceted destination where guests can grab a coffee, enjoy a pastry, or dress up for afternoon tea all in one visit.

Located at 1617 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602, Café Rialto operates as a cafe serving Tampa in Florida. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it.

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The business lists hours on 6 days of the week. Typical hours are 7:30 am–3 pm. Note that it does not open on Sunday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach Café Rialto at (813) 807-2411; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is rialtotampa.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.8 out of 5 on Google across 44 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded cafes & coffee in Tampa.

Tampa is in Florida, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Traffic in Tampa peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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