Café Dufrain

"Best Off-The-Beaten-Path Restaurant"

Creative Loafing/Weekly Planet, 2006 & 2005

• Site design by Fourthdoor Creative

Location

Café Dufrain is located on Harbour Island, on the water directly overlooking the St. Pete Times Forum and downtown Tampa. we’re nestled within the grand view high-rise condos and Post Harbour Place apartments; tucked away from the bustle of downtown Tampa and SoHo.

MapQuest

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Driving Directions

from Channelside | St. Pete Times Forum

Go over the bridge onto Harbour Island (Beneficial Drive). make your first right (Harbour Place drive) make your second right (Harbour Post Drive - limited street retail parking). We’re at the end of the street on the left, on the water, overlooking downtown Tampa, the St. Pete Times Forum. We recommend that you pass our street and make the next right into the public parking garage (there’s ample retail parking and we vaildate).

from Tampa's convention center

Go over the bridge onto Harbour Island. Turn left at the stop sign (Knights Run). Take your second left (Harbour Post Drive (towards the water)- just past the Plaza Condos. To park on the street in front of Cafe Dufrain, go straight at the stop sign.  To park in our Public Parking Garage (we validate parking) turn left at the stop sign (Harbour Place Drive) and make your first right into the Public Parking Garage (ample retail parking)

from I-275, north or south

Take the downtown exit and go south on Tampa street straight through downtown. As you go through the Brorein Street’s traffic light you will loop to the left and come to Franklin Street. Go right at Franklin Street and go over the bridge onto Harbour Island, etc...

from Kennedy Blvd.

Take Kennedy Blvd. to Ashley Street. (coming into downtown) turn right on Ashley Street and then left on Whiting Street. Turn right on Franklin Street (just before and do not go under the Fort Brook parking garage area). Take Franklin Street to Harbour Island, etc...

from Brandon/I-75/Crosstown

Take Crosstown Expressway from I-75 (toll). Take downtown west exit (no exit toll). As you exit, merge straight ahead on one way brorein strret, go to franklin street and turn left. Proceed over bridge on to Harbour Island, etc...

from Bayshore Blvd.

Go to Platt Street bridge (by Publix). Go over Hillsborough River and under the Convention Center. Go right at light as soon as you come out from the Convention Center (Franklin Street). Go over bridge out to the Harbour Island, etc.

Walking Directions

There is a waterfront walkway between both bridges onto Harbour Island. Café Dufrain is located on the water, between the two bridges and just off the walkway.

Convention Center | Marriott Bridge

You will need to walk southward across the bridge onto Harbour Island.  Once you're across the bridge, walk down the stairs on the right near Jackson's towards the water.  Walk eastward under the bridge towards the St. Pete Times Forum that's across the water.  We are just a short walk ahead on the right, just after ParkCrest and the Grandview highrise condos.  We are located on the water just before the roundabout, directly across the water from the St. Pete Times Forum and overlooking downtown Tampa.

Westin Hotel

Walk towards the water.  Before bridge on left is a staricase to the water (near Jackson's).  Walk eastward along the water.  You'll walk under the bridge towards the St. Pete Times Forum that's across the water.  We are just a short walk ahead on the right, just after ParkCrest and the Grandview highrise condos.  We are located on the water just before the roundabout, directly across the water from the St. Pete Times Forum and overlooking downtown Tampa. .

Channelside | St. Pete Times Forum bridge

Just walk along the waterfront walk where Post Harbour Place apartments start (you’ll walk down a small hill towards the water when you see the 1st building). We are just ahead on the left, just past the roundabout.

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