Must-see nightlife in Tampa Bay

  • St Petersburg Shuffleboard Club

    St Petersburg

    Previously a sport reserved for retirees, shuffleboard first transitioned into an all-ages affair on these very courts, which also happen to be the world…

  • Cycle Brewing

    St Petersburg

    Unique brewhouse with sidewalk seating and up to 24 rotating taps of world-class beer. The Crank IPA is a great choice.

  • Brew Bus Terminal & Brewery

    Tampa

    Tampa Bay's craft-beer scene is booming, so it was only a matter of time before somebody thought to put people on a bus with the beer and drive them…

  • Cigar City Brewing

    Tampa

    This is Tampa's premier craft brewery, although the original owners were bought out in 2016. It has dozens of crafted brews on tap, some exclusive to the…

  • Hurricane

    Tampa Bay

    Skip the mediocre restaurants and head straight to the rooftop bar for 360-degree views and the best sundowner spot on the beach. The Bloody Marys are…

  • Independent Bar

    Tampa

    If you appreciate craft brews, roll into this converted gas station, now a low-key, hip bar in Seminole Heights. You can count on one or more local Cigar…

  • Mad Hatters Ethnobotanical Tea Bar

    St Petersburg

    Headed up by two of St Pete's best-known bartenders gone sober, Judah and Levi Love, this trippy tea bar now serves up exotic nonalcoholic concoctions…

  • Mandarin Hide

    St Petersburg

    This dimly lit cocktail bar is totally hipstered out, with craft libations, retro chandeliers and a giant, fake, mounted buffalo head. The pours are heavy…

  • Canopy

    St Petersburg

    The 5th-floor rooftop bar of the Birchwood Inn is currently the hottest ticket in town for late-night drinking thanks to its sexy ambience and panoramic…

  • Angry Chair Brewing

    Tampa

    A bunch of dudes trying to escape 'the monotony, the rat race and the white-collar world' got together and made some beer that thankfully wound up less…

  • 3 Daughters Brewing

    St Petersburg

    A 30-barrel brewhouse with a range of styles from light sessions to barrel-aged stouts. The beer is decent, but the real draws are the atmosphere and…

  • Cigar City Cider & Mead

    Tampa

    In historic Ybor City, this tasting room offers a good selection of honey and apple-based booze, all brewed with local, natural ingredients. On Saturdays,…

  • Undertow Bar

    Tampa Bay

    Locals, bikers and coeds all mingle along the three flagstone-topped bars to booze it up and flirt, day or night, on the edge of the sand. When live…

  • Green Bench Brewing

    St Petersburg

    A red-brick garage now does duty as a 15-barrel brewhouse with a family- and pet-friendly beer garden. Hosts live music and movie nights regularly.

  • Club Prana

    Tampa

    Many nightclubs come and go, but Club Prana, rising five floors from its lounge to the rooftop Sky Bar, has stood the test of time.

  • Four Green Fields

    Tampa

    This thatched-roof, plaster-sided bit o' blarney in Hyde Park looks like a traditional Irish cottage, and the gregarious Irish staff, football shirts,…

  • Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill

    St Petersburg

    Next to Tropicana Field, this huge sports bar with lots of bar games and seating (indoor and out) is the place to be before, during or after a Tampa Bay…

  • Brewers Tasting Room

    St Petersburg

    Experimental brewpub with a rotating lineup of beers made by home brewers, accompanied by Cajun food and live music. Located 10 miles north of the Museum…

  • Ale & the Witch

    St Petersburg

    The ‘Burg’s favorite tap house, serving over 32 craft beers and a $7 ‘witch flight,’ consisting of four 4oz sample servings.

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