For a 'hole in the wall' bar, check out the Lucky Star Lounge on Central Ave in St Pete. There aren't any gay specific beach bars but would recommend Ricky T's in Treasure Island. The 'gay beach' is accessible via the 77th Street parking lot. For the beach, head over to Sunset Beach at the southern tip of Treasure Island.
It has a diverse crowd with young and old (mostly 30s and 40s), both gay and lesbians (mostly men) in a decent sized space with a few bars, an outside area, dance floor and pool tables. Another friendly place that gets busy on the weekend is Georgie's Alibi in St Pete. I find St Pete in general a good bit friendlier than Tampa so would recommend Flamingo, though if you're young (under 30) and more inclined toward the twenty-something crowd, G-Bar is more the place. I really want to set up an intinerary of some sorts, so I can at least say.'well on Friday night we should go here, and on Saturday night we should go here, and during the day, we should check this place out, and we should check this beach out.' Stuff like that. How bout this.if you were new to the area and you had a couple of days in the Tampa Bay Area, where should you go?Īny others? What's the best beach bar along the coast? Doesn't have to be gay-oriented for that one. I do agree with Kyle.Īnd thanks to Kyle for listing all those on the first page.
