Where to go in Tampa Bay if you're gay
An LGBT Oasis Awaits
Streetcar Charlie's. A gay-centric but not gay-exclusive restaurant that manages to combine white-tablecloth service and good food with a neighborhood-hangout vibe. Sunset Sex at The Castle N. A classic dive bar indistinguishable from its straight counterparts except for the clientele, which includes "its share of regulars looking for generous groups," as tampa.
The bar serves beer and wine only, with Natty Lite on tap. Kennedy Blvd. Baxter's Lounge. With its groups, leather banquettes and small black-and-white checkered m4m, Baxter's has a slightly worn '80s vibe that reflects its venerable status 23 years in Tampa, 12 of them in this strip-mall location. The groups are friendly and the video screens are huge as are some of the endowments on the video screens. City Side. The m4m of choice for Sex Tampa's A-gays, City Beach has style, from the huge designer bouquets to the giant karaoke screen. The Body Shop. Formerly Keith's Bar.
Nebraska Ave. There's a leather shop on the second floor, and dark niches here and there, but the overall vibe is comfortable and welcoming including lots of bargain drink nights no matter what you're wearing. Armenia Ave. Beach's is known for its five-nights-a-week drag shows, but the m4m is especially popular for its Latino night.
Boxxxers N. Tampa Road, myspace. MacDill Ave. Christopher Sex Bar. Strippers, karaoke, strippers, game nights, strippers, dancing and Detour Green Light Club. Located in the former home of the venerable St.
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Pete's bungalow-rific Kenwood gayborhood. Faces directly onto the St. Pete Pride parade route.
Bars, , detouroncentral. Georgie's Alibi. There are few bars anywhere that manage to juggle so many balls at once so successfully: good food and strong drinks, amiable staff, stellar DJs, live groups and an eclectic clientele with something or someone for everybody - click to see more gay, straight, male, female, hot, not. The St. Pete Pride Parade kicks off at Florida's every year, emblematic of its centrality to Tampa Bay's gay community. Petersburg, , georgiesalibi. The folks at tampa.
Oar House. Petersburg, friendlySex neighborhood bar for men and women, with events like Sex's "Get over the blues" night when everyone gathers to watch The L Beach and a hoedown fundraiser for breast cancer. Pro Shop Pub. The name makes it sound like a clubhouse for a golf course. It's not, of course, but the camaraderie has a clubhouse feel, no doubt fed by the relative paucity of gay establishments in this part of Pinellas. There's a real sense of community here, extending to good works: The club's recent pre-Pride "Sex" party raised money for a children's charity.