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
What is still open?
Craft Cocktail Programs
Who is taking the bar seriously?
Rooftops and Patios
Can we sit outside?
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
Can we take a room?
Vegan and Plant-Based
Where can I eat with no asterisks?
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Easy Tiger HiFi Lounge
A vinyl listening bar that opened on April 17, 2026. Owner Matt Kaye built the 1,600 square foot room around a Klipsch Heritage speaker system and McIntosh amplifiers, tuned so people can still talk. Local DJ Casper curates the records with guest DJs, and beverage director Chris Trull wrote a list of 15 to 18 cocktails plus zero-proof drinks.
Enigma Bar & Lounge
An LGBTQ+ bar and lounge in the EDGE District since 2014, under the line 'Come as you are...we'll take care of the rest.' Two bars, a small dance floor and a pool table inside, outdoor space out back, and Friday night drag shows with local queens.
Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill
Open since 1992 across the street from Tropicana Field, Ferg's has grown to nearly two city blocks and eleven separate bars and rooms, including Ferg's Dog Park & Grill, a clubhouse with a DJ booth and the St. Pete Axe & Ale axe-throwing room. USA Today readers named it the best sports bar in America in 2025, and it won Best Sports Bar at the 2026 Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Besties. Food trucks such as Vinnie's Pies and Maxi Empanadas park inside, and you can order from your phone.
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.
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