Tampa Internet Cafe

Info Haus, the first Tampa Internet cafe was opened in 1996. Today, almost all the cafes have turned to offering wireless WiFi access to laptops instead of providing in-cafe computer rental.

There are now at least 87 WiFi hotspots in Tampa, 17 of them in cafes.

The WiFi cafes in Tampa include:

• 42nd Street Bistro (516 South Howard Avenue Tampa FL 33606), network from Boingo
• Joffrey's Coffee Company (1616 East 7th Avenue Tampa FL 33605), network from Boingo
• Starbucks (401 S Dale Mabry Hwy401 South Dale Mabry Highway Tampa FL 33609)
• Starbucks Fidelity Center (1508 North Westshore Boulevard Tampa FL 33607)

In addition, if you don't like to carry your laptop with you around Tampa, you can go to a public library for computer/Internet access.

Tampa Internet Cafe - Public Libraries for Internet Access

All library locations in Tampa provide PCs that offer Internet access as well as Microsoft Office XP: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher & PhotoEditor.

These libraries include:

• 78th Street Community Library (number of computers: 6)
• Bethune Park Electronic Library (number of computers: 4)
• College Hill Branch Library (number of computers: 5)
• Egypt Lake Library Partnership (number of computers: 30)
• Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library (number of computers: 14)
• John F. Germany Public Library
• May K. Houck Children's Computer Lab (number of computers: 7)
• Progress Village Electronic Library (number of computers: 6)
• Ybor City Branch Library (number of computers: 14)
• Bruton Memorial Library (number of computers: 6)
• North Tampa Branch Library (number of computers: 4)
• Port Tampa City Library (number of computers: 2)
• Ruskin Branch Library (number of computers: 4)
• Science Library @ MOSI (number of computers: 4)
• Seffner-Mango Branch Library (number of computers: 6)
• Seminole Heights Branch Library (number of computers: 4)
• Thonotosassa Branch Library (number of computers: 4)
• West Tampa Branch Library (number of computers: 4)

For computer/Internet access, you may also think about going to a FedEx Kinko's Store (fedexkinkos.com) in Tampa that offers 24/7 access to Internet.

Tampa Internet Cafe List

In addition to the memories of Tampa's first cyber cafe, Info Haus, from 1996:

there are no known current cafes in the area that offer Internet access through their own computers.


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