Tampa/ Food & Drinks
Published on April 03, 2020
The 3 best cocktail bars in TampaHotel Bar | Photo: L S./Yelp

Looking to check out the best cocktail bars around town?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top cocktail bars in Tampa, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture next time you're in the market for cocktail bars.

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1. Ichicoro Ramen

photo: david w./yelp

First on the list is Ichicoro Ramen. Located at 5229 N. Florida Ave. in South Seminole Heights, the cocktail bar, which offers ramen and more, is the most popular cocktail bar in Tampa, boasting four stars out of 1,354 reviews on Yelp.

2. Ciro's

photo: annie l./yelp

Next is North Hyde Park's Ciro's, situated at 2109 Bayshore Blvd. With four stars out of 676 reviews on Yelp, the speakeasy, cocktail bar and New American spot has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Hotel Bar

photo: l s./yelp

Hotel Bar, a gastropub and cocktail bar located downtown, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 117 Yelp reviews. Head over to 200 N. Tampa St. to see for yourself.

Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at bars and lounges across the Tampa area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business software for online reviews management. Last year, average daily transactions at bars and lounges grew to 38 per business on Saturdays, over twice the average on Mondays.


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