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TOTUM Market Brings Groceries and Coffee to Tampa’s Encore District
A new neighborhood market combines everyday food errands with prepared meals and a café
Tampa Front Porch Staff

Tampa Front Porch Staff

Oct 6, 2026

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AI-generated conceptual artwork about groceries and coffee; not TOTUM's actual premises, products or menu.

Encore has a new answer to an ordinary Tampa question: where can you pick up groceries, coffee and something for dinner without turning it into three separate errands?

 

TOTUM Market & Eatery is now open at 1120 N. Nebraska Avenue, Suite 110.

 

The business lists daily hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., making this a useful stop to know about whether your errand starts before work or later in the evening.

 

A market with several ways to use it

 

TOTUM combines grocery shopping with prepared food and a café, rather than asking visitors to choose between a pantry run and a meal stop.

 

Its official site describes natural, organic and local products, along with bowls, meal-prep options and café entrées.

 

The beverage side includes coffee, juices and smoothies, while a bottle shop offers wines, spirits and nonalcoholic options.

 

Those are the business’s advertised offerings, not a guarantee that a particular item will be in stock when you arrive.

 

Someone making a special trip for a dietary need, favorite product or specific prepared meal should check directly with the market first.

 

AI-generated illustration of a grocery errand; these are not photographs of TOTUM merchandise.

Why Encore is part of the story

 

In its September 21 opening report, FOX 13 placed the market at Nebraska Avenue and Ray Charles Boulevard and described nearby apartment buildings between downtown, Ybor City and Channelside.

 

For residents in that area, a neighborhood grocery destination can be more useful than another place reserved for special occasions.

 

The practical test is whether it fits an everyday routine: a short shopping list, a coffee break or a prepared meal on a busy evening.

 

This is a researched first-visit guide, not a review based on a meal or shopping trip.

 

We have not independently tested prices, service, accessibility or product quality, and none of those should be inferred from the opening announcement.

 

A gathering-place ambition

 

On its mission page, TOTUM says the idea behind its name is to nourish the whole.

 

It presents food and service as a way to bring people together and describes a community gathering place as part of its ambition.

 

That is the company’s stated goal, not a claim that the neighborhood has already embraced every part of the concept.

 

AI-generated illustration of a coffee break; not TOTUM's café, menu or a firsthand review.

Before your first visit

 

Save the street address and current daily hours, then check official updates for any change before heading over.

 

Parking arrangements, department-specific hours and event plans deserve a separate check rather than an assumption based on general market hours.

 

FOX 13 reported plans for a grand-opening weekend October 10–11, but we have not found a matching current announcement on the official pages checked for this article.

 

Treat that weekend as a reported plan awaiting confirmation, not a verified event invitation.

 

For now, the useful news is straightforward: TOTUM is open, and Encore residents have another option for the kind of errand that happens between the bigger plans.

Sources checked October 5, 2026: TOTUM Market official site; TOTUM mission; FOX 13 opening report.

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  • PC
    Patricia Cole· Oct 8, 12:56 AM

    The bottle shop is fine, but I'd rather see more everyday pantry basics there.

  • K
    kim_87· Oct 6, 12:42 PM

    If you're going for a specific bowl, I'd check ahead like they suggest.

  • LM
    Luis M.· Oct 6, 12:13 PM

    I pass through Encore most mornings. Coffee at 7 a.m. Could save me a stop.

  • JR
    Janelle R.· Oct 6, 12:02 PM

    Does anyone know if the meal-prep options include vegetarian dinners?

  • DT
    Dave Thompson· Oct 6, 10:09 AM

    Organic groceries sound nice, but I wonder if the prices work for a weekly shop.

  • MG
    Maria G.· Oct 6, 8:55 AM

    Groceries and dinner in one stop on Nebraska sounds pretty handy after work.

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