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Tampa's cocktail scene runs from historic Ybor City social clubs to polished hotel bars and Seminole Heights neighborhood spots. Bern's Bar Below 1208 in Hyde Park shows the ambitious end, while Tanto in Seminole Heights and The Bricks in Ybor City pull the design-forward crowd. The historic clubs, including Centro Asturiano and The Castle in Ybor City, give the city a drinking culture older than most American bar scenes.
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Drink Mezcal Negroni
Tanto on North Florida Avenue runs a creative Latin-inflected cocktail program with mezcal, agave spirits and a small-plates menu of Latin American bites.
Drink Molecular Manhattan
Jekyll in Hyde Park Village runs rare vintage spirits and hand-crafted molecular cocktails, with smoke domes, dehydrated garnishes and a serious whiskey list.
Drink Negroni Sbagliato
Rome and Fig in North Hyde Park runs a cocktail bar alongside the Mediterranean restaurant, with seasonal cocktails and an aperitivo program.
Drink Strong pour Old Fashioned
The Hub on North Franklin downtown has run a dive bar since the 1940s, known for the strongest cocktail pours in Tampa and a no-frills room.
Drink Guinness pour
Irish 31 on Swann Avenue runs a classic Irish pub with proper Guinness pours, traditional pub food and the largest Irish whiskey list in the Tampa Bay area.
Drink Espresso martini
The Bricks on East Seventh runs a daytime cafe by morning and a cocktail bar by night, with the same Ybor brick-walled room across the day.
Drink Manhattan with rare bourbon
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.
Drink House Negroni
Palihouse Hyde Park's lobby bar runs creative cocktails in a hotel lounge setting, with a velvet-banquette room and a chosen whiskey program.
Drink Aged Manhattan with Bern's wine vermouth
Bar Below 1208 sits underneath Bern's Steakhouse and runs creative cocktails using the Bern's cellar inventory, with vintage vermouth and rare amari.
Drink Tepache Margarita
Agave Social in Ybor runs Tampa's deepest tequila and mezcal collection, with smoky cocktails, Mexican small plates and a serious agave-flight program.
Drink Classic and contemporary craft cocktails from a list of 700-plus spirits
Locally owned cocktail bar and kitchen on East 7th Avenue with over 700 spirits, 200 of them whiskies, plus 14 taps and live jazz on weekend evenings.
Drink Tampa Hilton Mai Tai
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.
Drink Sangria de Centro
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.
Drink Black Russian
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.
Drink Rum Hurricane
The Sail Pavilion on the Tampa Riverwalk runs an open-air rum and tiki bar with frozen cocktails, river views and a sunset crowd.
Drink Classic Negroni
Mandarin Heights in Seminole Heights is a mid-century palm-beach-chic cocktail lounge with classic drink recipes and a forward-thinking program.
Drink Classic gin martini
CW's Gin Joint downtown is a sultry speakeasy with live jazz and piano Thursday through Sunday, craft cocktails and a Roaring Twenties room.
Drink Martini Hour martinis and champagne cocktails
Cocktail-first restaurant in Hyde Park Village with a raw bar, baked oysters, a lobster roll and a cellar that hosts DJ brunches and bourbon tastings.
Drink 1920s-themed libation
Repeal 18 in Westchase is a hand-crafted cocktail lounge with a Prohibition theme, pool table, dart board and 1920s-themed libations all week.
Drink Roaring Twenties era classic
The Dan at Hotel Flor downtown is a Roaring Twenties bar inspired by Hotel Flor's original Sapphire Lounge, with classic cocktails and dining service.
Drink Don the Beachcomber tiki cocktail
Morgan's Cove is a pirate-themed speakeasy downtown by Don the Beachcomber, sister to Yeoman's Pub next door with tiki cocktails behind a hidden door.
Drink Bottle service cocktails
The Hyde Park Cafe on Platt is a Friday and Saturday nightclub with DJs, dancing and a bottle-service crowd in South Tampa's Hyde Park district.
Drink Cash-only domestic beer
Tiny Tap Tavern on Morrison is one of Tampa's oldest dive bars, a converted 1930s gas station with a foosball table, pool tables and a non-smoking room.
Drink Belgian beer pour
The Independent in South Seminole Heights pairs a deep Belgian and Florida craft beer list with European cafe fare and live music in a longtime neighborhood.
Try Strong cocktail and bar peanuts
The Hub Bar in downtown Tampa runs Tampa's strongest cocktail pours until 3am, a dive bar that's been on Franklin Street since the 1940s.
Try Black Russian
The Castle in Ybor has Tampa's goth and industrial dive bar open until 3am since 1992, with a black-walled room and a no-frills cocktail menu.
Try Rum Hurricane and fish tacos
The Sail Pavilion runs an open-air rum bar on the Tampa Riverwalk until midnight on weekends, with frozen cocktails, fish tacos and a late sunset crowd.
