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Ultimate Bar Guide

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  • What bar's right for you?

  1. Ultimate Tampa Bay Bars Quiz: What type of bar are you?

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits By Amber McDonald, Times Staff Writer

    If you're having trouble trying to decide the best Tampa Bay bar for you, start with our Ultimate Tampa Bay Bar Quiz to find out what bar type you are. When you're finished with the questions, we'll match you up with some suggestions perfect for your preferred bar scene. If you want to check out more area bars after …

  2. Ultimate Bar Guide: 3 Tampa Bay bars with amazing waterfront views

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits Times staff

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Right around sunset, the No. 1 reason might be the view. Here are three bars with awesome waterfront views.

    Customers gather to watch the Florida sunset on the "Hurricane Watch Roof-Top" deck at the Hurricane Seafood Restaurant in St. Pete Beach. The Hurricane, 807 Gulf Way, St. Pete Beach. (727) 360-9558, thehurricane.com.
[Luis Santana | Times]

  3. Heard of the Stein & Vine? It's the top bar for tbt* readers

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Times Staff Writer

    How far would you go for a really good bar?

    Owner Ty Mathis of the Stein & Vine poses for a portait in his Brandon gastropub. [Photo Luis Santana | Times]

  4. Ultimate Bar Guide: 12 Tampa Bay bars perfect for when you're feeling down and out

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Justin Grant and Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writers

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Sometimes, of course, you go to bars when you're not feeling your best. Here are 12 local watering holes that'll cheer you up when you're feeling down, depressed or like you just want to get away from it …

    Got a hangover? Dr Randy Shuck's Hangover Burger at O'Maddys in Gulfport should do the trick. The 8-ounce burger is topped with a fried egg, applewood smoked bacon, double cheddar, crisp lettuce, fresh tomato and onion. [Luis Santana | Times]

  5. Ultimate Bar Guide: 14 Tampa Bay bars that feel like communities (and a few where you might fall in love)

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Justin Grant and Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writers

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. One big reason? A sense of community. Here are 14 bars that make us feel like we're embracing the community around us, bars that make us feel at home .. and a few bars where you might just fall in love.

    Husband and Wife Alex Cusick and Amy O'Hara lead the Trivia at Finley's Irish Pub in Largo. [Luis Santana | Times]

  6. Ultimate Bar Guide: 8 Tampa Bay bars to indulge your hedonistic desires

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Justin Grant and Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writers

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Here are eight bars, clubs and even a winery where you can cut loose on the weekends and indulge your wildest party instincts.

    DJ Zomboy performs at the Amphitheatre.

  7. Ultimate Bar Guide: 9 Tampa Bay bars with unusual drinks you've gotta try

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin and Justin Grant, Times staff writer

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Here are nine bars serving unusual, sometimes totally unique spirits you can't get anywhere else.

    The Old Fashioned made with Bulleit rye at Grille One Sixteen in Tampa. [Jay Cridlin | Times]



  8. Ultimate Bar Guide: 6 bars serving a taste of Tampa Bay's music culture

    08/15/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin and Justin Grant, Times staff writers

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Here are six bars where you can experience Tampa Bay's vibrant musical culture firsthand.

    Rich Whiteley & Company perform in the courtyard in front of the Ale and Witch in St. Petersburg. [Photo Luis Santana | Times]

  9. Ultimate Bar Guide: 6 Tampa Bay bars with great nights, specials

    08/14/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin and Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writers

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Here are six bars with deals and specials that make us want to get out and drink.

    Happy Hour: Bernini

    Luis Santana | Times (8/19/2013, Tampa, FL) Photo for the 2013 tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide featuring the $9.99 whole Maine lobster at the James Joyce Irish Pub in Ybor City. In this photograph the lobster is paired with a Guinness priced at $6.50. [Luis Santana | Times]

  10. Ultimate Bar Guide: 14 sports bars for cheering, bar games and (maybe) meeting athletes

    08/14/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Justin Grant and Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writers

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Here are 14 of our favorite Tampa Bay sports bars, from places to cheer on local pro and college teams to bars where you can play a few games yourself.

    Michi Litchford, James Litchford, Andrew Mauerman, and Sean Ruane who are members of the Tampa chapter of the American Outlaws chant during a recent USA Men's Soccer match against Azerbaijan at Macdinton's Irish Pub in Tampa.

  11. Ultimate Bar Guide: 17 Tampa Bay breweries and beer bars worth a toast

    08/14/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Justin Grant and Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writers

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Craft beer is everywhere here, and plenty of bars and breweries serve it up right. Here are 17 of our favorite places to grab a cool local brew.

    Luis Santana | Times (8/13/2014, Tampa, FL) Examples of Tampa Bay Brewing Co. Mug Club members decorated mugs.[Luis Santana | Times]

  12. Ultimate Bar Guide: 8 Tampa Bay beach bars worth their shaker of salt

    08/14/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin and Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writer<br /><br />

    For this year's tbt* Ultimate Bar Guide, we tallied up more than 100 reasons we love going to bars in Tampa Bay. Here are eight beach bars on both sides of the bay that are more than worth their shaker of salt.

    Three-day weekend!: Hogan's Beach

    Overview of RumFish Grill & Bar on St. Pete Beach Thursday, July 10, 2014.&#13;&#13;JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times

  13. Ultimate Bar Guide: 100 reasons to drink on the wall...

    08/14/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Times staff writer

    All summer, I've watched friends and colleagues on Instagram participate in a hashtag challenge called #100happydays. The idea is to post a photo every day of something that makes you feel great about life. And in racking your brain to find something new to post, you end up finding elements of joy just about …


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  • The Latest

  1. Tampa Bay mixologists aim to shake up the city with Repeal Day weekend

    11/26/14 Bars & Spirits By Jay Cridlin, Times staff writer

    Throw 18,000 bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts into the heart of New Orleans, and you're looking at one heck of a party.

    Anise Global bartender Justin Gray wants Repeal Day to reach beyond the bar geeks.&#65279;

  2. Hey, craft beer snobs, don't be a slave to beer ratings

    11/26/14 Bars & Spirits By Justin Grant, Times correspondent

    My typical beer experience involves ordering a beer, evaluating its appearance and aroma, tasting it and checking in on Untappd, a beer-rating app that allows users to rate and share beers, as well as to see what friends are drinking and which beers are popular at the moment.

  3. Parkshore Grill's bar rises to meet its lofty location, menu

    11/25/14 Bars & Spirits By Justin Grant, Times correspondent

    I doubt I'll raise eyebrows by saying I really enjoy good weather, nice scenery and great drinks. We've been fortunate lately to have a lot of the first one. The other two aren't scarce, but a combination of all three is a treat.

    Parkshore Grill&#8217;s wine and spirits selection stands out.

  4. Are IPAs dead? Time to reinvent this classic craft beer style

    11/25/14 Bars & Spirits By Justin Grant, Times correspondent

    In 1978, U.K. provocateurs Crass burst into the music scene with a bold declaration: Punk is dead.

    Are IPAs, like Cigar City&#8217;s Jai Alai, center, on the outs?&#65279;

  5. On Gandy, a liquor lounge with a fine wine upside

    11/21/14 Bars & Spirits By Justin Grant, Times correspondent

    What's up with liquor lounges? I can't tell you how many times I've driven by a hole-in-the-wall liquor store and saw a dusty old lounge attached. Based on the look of most of them, I'm guessing this was a common thing in the '70s and '80s, but I wasn't quite legal to drink at that point, so I couldn't tell you.

    In addition to its lounge, Fine Wine & Spirits Warehouse boasts an impressive selection from the vine.
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