Cane & Barrel Rooftop Bar
A Cuban-inspired rooftop bar on top of the AC Hotel downtown, built around rum cocktails. There is an indoor lounge and an open-air terrace, and a boozy brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30am to 3pm.
Cocktail St. Pete
An LGBTQ+ bar and dance club at the historic Mari Jean property in Grand Central, which also holds an adults-only hotel and The Wet Spot pool bar and day club. Drag shows run through the week and Drag Bitchin Brunch lands on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Strictly 21 and up.
Dirty Laundry
A Havana-inspired speakeasy hidden behind a laundromat-style cafe front, from Stephen Schrutt's Hunger Thirst Group. The cafe and the bar keep separate menus, and there is a dress code.
Dublin Drop
The newest Irish bar downtown. I Love the Burg's 2026 World Cup guide calls it probably the largest room in the city given over to soccer, rowdy on match days, with beer and shot specials and Irish food.
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St. Pete Nightlife
Some rooms are a restaurant at eight and a different building at midnight.
Live music rooms, late bars and the blocks still going after the kitchens close, going by their own posted hours.
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Late-Night Food
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Craft Cocktail Programs
Who is taking the bar seriously?
Rooftops and Patios
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Live Music
Where can I eat and hear a real band?
Dance Floors
Where is the floor actually full?
Neighborhood Institutions
What has been here forever?
Private Dining and Buyouts
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Vegan and Plant-Based
Where can I eat with no asterisks?
7 spots
Dirty Laundry
A Havana-inspired speakeasy hidden behind a laundromat-style cafe front, from Stephen Schrutt's Hunger Thirst Group. The cafe and the bar keep separate menus, and there is a dress code.
Jimmy B's Beach Bar
The beach bar of the Beachcomber resort, with a wooden deck, paved walks down to the sand and two stages ... an open-air one by day and an indoor one late. Southern Living put it on its list of the 12 best Florida beach bars in 2024. I Love the Burg's May 2026 beach bar guide notes it had recently reopened. Thursday is Boots & Bikinis night from 8pm.
Ka'Tiki
A locals' beach bar across the street from Caddy's, open since 1982, with live bands seven days a week across rock, blues, reggae and R&B. The kitchen turns out pub food ... sandwiches, wings and a $3 cheeseburger. It is 21 and over, and it was back in business well ahead of its neighbor after the 2024 storms.
Mary Margaret's Olde Irish Tavern
Founded by Pete, Kat, Aaron and Ian and named for Pete's grandmother, whose beauty salon once filled this same storefront. Fish and chips and shepherd's pie come with vegan versions, and bands play Irish rebel music. I Love the Burg calls it downtown's number one spot for Premier League and big soccer matches ... it showed all 104 World Cup games with the sound on in 2026 and opens early for Celtic F.C.
Ruby's Elixir
A cocktail and cigar lounge with live music seven nights a week, sets usually starting at 6:30pm, and a Thursday night jazz session hosted by Le Jazz. It is paired with Central Cigars and keeps a temperature-controlled humidor ... smoking is allowed inside. The bar says it has more than 25 years behind it.
The Bends
The self-described classy dive bar opened in 2012 and has been putting on free shows by local and touring bands ever since. I Love the Burg describes the room as tight in the best way, with the crowd spilling onto the sidewalk and into the parking lot on show nights.
The Galley
A Florida-themed gastropub owned by St. Pete natives Pete Boland and Ian Taylor. The full menu runs until 2am and a late-night kitchen menu carries on to the 3am close ... steaks, seafood, tacos and a Cuban sandwich. I Love the Burg calls it St. Pete's legit local pub, the place locals watch game after game.
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