Retreat

Across the river and dangerously close to overly-posh Oxford Exchange (a building as if a bookstore and a Nordstrom’s had a baby), Retreat features one of the great bar murals in Tampa, a collection of stylized drinkers opposite the bar. Originally opened in 1938, Retreat is now on its second iteration, thankfully with original mural both celebrated and intact.

Hattricks

Shocker, Hattricks is a sports bar, but Tampa’s best to be sure, a tribute to hockey housed in a building that feels as if it might predate the city’s team. There are jerseys and banners and ubiquitous televisions throughout, of course, but this is a sports bar that feels authentic to the city rather than a copy of the local BW3.

Yeoman's

Yeoman's has seen an interesting evolution over its life in downtown Tampa with roots as an old-school British tavern that have now grown to include a partnership with the TopGolf Swing Suite just behind the main bar. When the weather cooperates, Yeoman's transforms into a vibrant, open air beer garden of sorts that serves as an entree to gamified golf.

Magnanimous Brewing

Yeoman's has seen an interesting evolution over its life in downtown Tampa with roots as an old-school British tavern that have now grown to include a partnership with the TopGolf Swing Suite just behind the main bar. When the weather cooperates, Yeoman's transforms into a vibrant, open air beer garden of sorts that serves as an entree to gamified golf.