Bourbon bartampa-heights
Steelbach at Armature Works runs a bourbon-forward Southern cocktail bar with 200-plus whiskeys, a roof patio over the Hillsborough River and small Southern.
Signature drink: Manhattan with rare bourbon
Food: Southern small plates
Dive cocktail barseminole-heights
Kettle of Fish downtown runs a dive-style cocktail bar with creative drinks, a slim seating room and a strong late-night crowd from the Franklin Street strip.
Signature drink: Vesper martini
Food: Bar snacks
Cigar lounge cocktail barybor-city
Blind Tiger in Ybor runs a cigar lounge and cocktail bar, with rotating whiskey, vintage spirits and a humidor of premium cigars. Walk-ins welcome at the bar.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned
Food: Cigars and small plates
Hotel cocktail barhyde-park
Palihouse Hyde Park's lobby bar runs creative cocktails in a hotel lounge setting, with a velvet-banquette room and a curated whiskey program.
Signature drink: House Negroni
Food: Lobby snacks
Cocktail barhyde-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
Tequila and mezcal barybor-city
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