Places to Go: All listed places are LBGT Friendly
DINING
Bella Brava 515 Central Ave., Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: (727) 895-5515 www.bellabrava.com/
Description: The food was delightful, the service perfect, and my cocktail was just the way I like it. Bella Brava is a great place to meet with friends and linger over appetizers, dinner and dessert.
Savannah's Cafe 1113 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33705 Phone: 727-388-4371 http://www.savannahsstpete.com/
Description: Savannah's is a great addition to downtown St. Petersburg. The food is low-country style, tasty and ample.
The Laughing Cat 1820 N. 15th St., Tampa, FL 33605 Phone: 813 241 2998 Website: http://www.thelaughingcat.com/
Description: The Laughing Cat is convenient to the Trolley line. You can eat near a window and watch the colorful antics of Ybor City as you dine. Hip Italian cuisine offering a tasty $9 lunch buffet or an intimate dinner by candlelight.
Streetcar Charlie's 1811 N. 15th St., Tampa, FL 33605 Phone: (813) 248-1444 http://www.streetcarcharlies.com/
Description: Ybor’s only gay owned sports/video bar serving traditional American cuisine, burgers and Ybor City favorites. Great place to grab a bite for lunch or before a night out. Stop in for a drink or hang out and watch a game. Daily food and drink specials. Be sure not to miss the Sunday Brunch and stay for the Sunday T-Dance!
NIGHT LIFE
One of the newest places we have been going to after our meeting is Alternate Pathways in Tampa. 810 Skagway Avenue, Tampa, Fl 33604. Their phone number is 813 932-7400. their website is : http://www.altpathway.com. Check out their monthly calendar of events. This is a very TG Friendly place. They even provide us with a changing room. How about that?!
Club Nautico in St Petersburg. Address is 4900 66th St. n. St. Petersburg, FL. 33709 - 727.546.7274- OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 2PM - 2AM - The club is LBGT Friendly and many of our sisters play pool, play a bowling video game and just hang out. A nice way to end the evening of dinner and a meeting. www.nauticostpete.com/ Description: St Pete's largest and newest Gay Dance Club. Featuring Vegas Style Female Impersonators in separate show room, multi-level dance floor, 2 patios, great nightly drink specials.
Detour 2612 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33712 Phone: 727-327-8204 www.detouroncentral.com/
Description: A must visit on St. Pete’s Central Avenue. Detour features two bars including a show bar and a dance zone. A relaxing garden patio is out back. They also feature karaoke, pool, game room, live music and shows.
Georgie's Alibi 3100 3rd Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33713 Phone: 727-321-2112 http://www.georgiesalibi.com/stpetersburgfl.html
Description: Come as you are - be it gay or straight, dressed for the beach or decked to go clubbing - to this friendly bar in St. Pete's historic Kenwood neighborhood. Sure, the crowd is mostly gay, but as long as you're open-minded you're sure to have a good time. Far from a cruise bar, Georgie's has more of a Cheers' everyone-knows-your-name vibe. The humble wood decor (no art deco pretentiousness here) keeps things casual and the drinks are all class. Tuesdays are martini nights, and Thursday nights are legendary for the Long Island Iced Tea specials (served in Mason jars, they go down easy but pack a serious punch). Weekday happy hours go off thanks to two- for-one drink specials (11AM-9PM). Male revues are scheduled from time to time. And the dance floor gets packed on Friday and Saturday nights when VJ's play music videos and bust out the techno house beats - Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, you know the sounds - that keep everyone moving into the wee hours. They do food here too, with Cuban sandwiches, wraps and pub munchies ala mozzarella sticks and potato skins
G. Bar 1401 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City-Tampa, FL 33605 http://www.gbartampabay.com/
Description: The place for all the girls on Friday night and the guys on a Saturday night! Features a full video bar and a big dance room complete with all-intelligent lighting and laser show. Open 5 days a week (Tues-Sat). Great drink specials on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s.
The Castle 2004 N, 16th Street, Tampa, FL 33605 Phone: 813-247-7547 www.castle-ybor.com/
Description: Gay friendly club featuring theme nights like Fetish, Gothic and Old Wave. The elegant downstairs features a long, black granite bar with a “river” of water coursing through it. Upstairs you’ll find a full dance floor, lightshow and extra-large projection screen. Large gay and lesbian crowd on Thursday nights and mixed every other night.
CZAR Vodka Bar and Nightclub 1420 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605 Phone: (813) 247-2664 www.czarybor.com/
Description: Home of the once legendary El Goya, Czar features a mixed clientele. Straight, Gay, punk, alternative, preppy; you’ll see anyone and everyone here. The club features a cool Vodka Bar in one room, large comfortable bar in another, and lively dance floor in the other. Czar is home to live concerts and events throughout the year.