Where to get burgers in Tampa: South Howard, downtown and Westshore

Last checked 2026-10-11. Refreshed every three months.

Tampa’s sit-down burger places are downtown, around Water Street, Ashley Drive and Sparkman Wharf, and on South Howard Avenue in Hyde Park. The counter-service chains sit on Kennedy Boulevard, Dale Mabry Highway and Westshore Boulevard, with a cluster by USF on Fowler Avenue.

How we made this list. We started from OpenStreetMap records inside Tampa’s city limits, the same records that feed our local directory, and checked each place against its own website on Oct. 11, 2026. We added places the map missed from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s restaurant license records and checked each address against the U.S. Census Bureau’s city-limits map; airport, stadium and arena stands and places with Tampa mailing addresses outside the city are left out. A place with no website we could load is listed only if it holds a current state food license. Wing places that serve burgers are on our wings list. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. A place can write to us to correct its entry.

Fast-food burger chains inside the city limits, by their state licenses (hours and phones are on each chain’s store finder): McDonald’s has 16 restaurants, from 501 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and 2101 E. 13th Ave. to 4818 S. Manhattan Ave. and 19080 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.; Burger King has 12, including 611 S. Dale Mabry Highway, 801 E. Scott St. and 901 E. Fowler Ave.; Wendy’s is at 1615 W. Kennedy Blvd., 3601 W. Hillsborough Ave., 4314 W. Gandy Blvd. and 8330 N. Florida Ave.; Steak ‘n Shake at 1450 E. Fowler Ave., 2315 S. Dale Mabry Highway and 17509 Palms Village Place; Checkers at 2820 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and 4959 E. Broadway Ave.; Krystal at 2625 W. Hillsborough Ave.; and Sonic at 2523 N. Dale Mabry Highway.

The places

BurgerFi, 615 Channelside Drive. A burger chain’s counter at Sparkman Wharf in the Channel District. Its site gave us no page for this store; it holds a current state food license and was inspected in July 2026.

Columbia Cafe, 801 Water St. The Columbia Restaurant’s cafe at the Tampa Bay History Center on the Riverwalk. Since Goody Goody’s Hyde Park Village restaurant closed in 2024, the cafe has carried the Goody Goody Hyde Park cheeseburger, beside its Cuban sandwiches and salads. It offers curbside pickup by phone.

Five Guys has two Tampa restaurants: West Kennedy Boulevard near Westshore and East Fowler Avenue near USF. The chain says its burgers use fresh ground beef and offers dine-in, takeout, curbside pickup and delivery. The Fowler store’s page would not load for us; it holds a current state license.

Shake Shack has two Tampa restaurants: International Plaza and Midtown Tampa on Gramercy Lane. The chain’s site blocked our check; both hold current state food licenses and were inspected in July and August 2026.

Smashburger, 4035 S. Dale Mabry Highway. The smashed-burger chain’s South Tampa restaurant, with dine-in and delivery hours listed separately on its page.

Tampa Burger Company, 500 S. Howard Ave. A burger restaurant on South Howard Avenue in Hyde Park. Its site blocked our check; it holds a current state food license and was inspected in March 2026.

Tampa Burgers and Pirates, 777 N. Ashley Drive. A burger restaurant by the Riverwalk downtown. We found no website; it holds a current state food license and was inspected in July 2026.

Thee Burger Spot, 3917 N. Tampa St. A burger restaurant in Tampa Heights. We found no website; it holds a current state food license and was inspected in July 2026.

Also on our pages

• Where to get wings in Tampa
• Where to get pizza in Tampa
• Where to get barbecue in Tampa
• Patios and outdoor dining in Tampa
• Where to eat in Tampa: all our lists
• Restaurant inspections in Tampa
• Tampa business directory

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get a burger in Tampa?

Burger restaurants inside the city limits include Tampa Burger Company on South Howard Avenue, Smashburger on South Dale Mabry Highway, Five Guys on West Kennedy Boulevard and East Fowler Avenue, Shake Shack at International Plaza and Midtown, BurgerFi at Sparkman Wharf and Thee Burger Spot in Tampa Heights.

Can I still get a Goody Goody burger in Tampa?

Goody Goody’s Hyde Park Village restaurant closed Sept. 29, 2024, its site says. Its Hyde Park cheeseburger is on the menu at Columbia Cafe at the Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Water St., open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Which Tampa burger places are open late?

Five Guys at 3841 W. Kennedy Blvd. lists midnight closings Thursday to Saturday. Smashburger on South Dale Mabry Highway is open to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.