Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$hyde-park
Bar Below 1208 sits underneath Bern's Steakhouse and runs creative cocktails using the Bern's cellar inventory, with vintage vermouth and rare amari.
Signature drink: Aged Manhattan with Bern's wine vermouth
Food: Bar snacks
Cocktail barTequila and mezcal bar$$$ybor-cityMon-Thu 11:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00, Sun 10:30-21:00
Agave Social in Ybor runs Tampa's deepest tequila and mezcal collection, with smoky cocktails, Mexican small plates and a serious agave-flight program.
Signature drink: Tepache Margarita
Food: Mexican small plates
Cocktail barBrewery taproom$$$ybor-cityWed-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat 13:00-02:00, Sun 13:00-22:00
Rock Brothers in Ybor City runs a brewery taproom with rock and roll branded beers from collaborations across the music industry. Walk-ins welcome at the bar.
Signature drink: Rock Brothers IPA
Food: Pub food
Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar$$$downtown-tampaMon-Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
Hotel Bar in downtown's Floridan Palace runs creative classic cocktails in a 1926 hotel room, with a vintage lobby and an Art Deco feel. Open year-round.
Signature drink: Tampa Hilton Mai Tai
Food: Small plates
Cocktail barHistoric Spanish club$$$ybor-city
Centro Asturiano in Ybor is one of the historic mutual-aid Spanish clubs from 1888, with a member-bar that serves the public on club nights for sangria.
Signature drink: Sangria de Centro
Food: Spanish small plates
Cocktail barGoth dive bar$$$ybor-cityFri-Sat 22:30-03:00
The Castle in Ybor has run Tampa's goth, industrial and alternative dive bar since 1992, with a black-walled room and a no-frills cocktail menu.
Signature drink: Black Russian
Food: None