{"id":186277,"date":"2026-03-10T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/186277\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:37:07","slug":"discover-the-best-beach-bars-from-st-pete-to-clearwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/186277\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Best Beach Bars from St. Pete to Clearwater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beach bars scattered along Pinellas County&#8217;s Gulf Coast have swung their doors open for spring 2026. They&#8217;ve bounced back from the 2024 hurricane season. Over 20 watering holes stretching from Pass-a-Grille down to Clearwater Beach are pouring drinks again, letting guests sink their toes in sand while sipping cold beverages.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thatssotampa.com\/best-beach-bars-st-pete-clearwater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">That&#8217;s So Tampa.com,<\/a> these reopenings signal the first complete season for waterfront spots since storms tore through in 2024. Coconut Charlie&#8217;s returned with fresh upgrades but kept what people loved on the menu. Jimmy B&#8217;s Beach Bar is back too.<\/p>\n<p>Pass-a-Grille boasts Paradise Grille at 900 Gulf Way. The Don CeSar&#8217;s pool bar pulls in visitors at 3400 Gulf Blvd. Undertow at 3850 Gulf Blvd. dishes out frozen drinks inside a tiki-themed building that features a rubber duck river \u2014 yes, you read that right.<\/p>\n<p>Sandbar Bill&#8217;s runs operations at the Bon-Aire resort, sitting at 4350 Gulf Blvd. Crabby Bill&#8217;s St. Pete Beach outpost claims 5100 Gulf Blvd. and throws happy hour deals at thirsty patrons.<\/p>\n<p>Harry&#8217;s Beach Bar at Sirata Beach Resort pours domestic beer alongside cocktails at 5300 Gulf Blvd. Salty&#8217;s Beach Lounge joined three other new eateries at Island Grand Beach Resort, stationed at 5500 Gulf Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>Treasure Island is packed with choices. Caddy&#8217;s at 9000 W. Gulf Blvd catches those sunset moments. Island Girl Tiki Bar holds down 9980 Gulf Blvd. Sloppy Joe&#8217;s plants itself at 10650 Gulf Blvd., right next to Waves Beach Bar at the Bilmar Beach Resort.<\/p>\n<p>Sunset Cafe and Beach Bar feeds guests from its patio at 12000 Gulf Blvd., attached to Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites. Caddy&#8217;s Mad Beach gives you Gulf vistas near John&#8217;s Pass at 14080 Gulf Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>Clearwater Beach brings its own lineup. Shephard&#8217;s Tiki Beach Grill at 619 S Gulfview Blvd. cranks out live music. Tommy&#8217;s Tiki Bar stakes its claim at 400 Mandalay Ave., a stone&#8217;s throw from the pier.<\/p>\n<p>Frenchy&#8217;s Rockaway Grill runs things at 7 Rockaway St. Crabby&#8217;s Beachside Pavilion took command of the century-old landmark at 10 Bay Esplanade, slinging grouper and coconut shrimp to hungry crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Every single spot lets you walk straight onto sand. No roads to cross.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beach bars scattered along Pinellas County&#8217;s Gulf Coast have swung their doors open for spring 2026. They&#8217;ve bounced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[1593,3127,41470,202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-186277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-bars","tag-clearwater-beach","tag-spring-break","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}