VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE WATERFRONT SPOTS
May 7th, 2008 by Web Editor in CL Events, Random Acts
Is your favorite on our list of 50? Do you have some to add? Vote for your favorite waterfront bars and restaurants below. And if you don’t see your favorite, write it in the comments at the bottom of the ballot.
Think of it as your first chance to fire a salvo in this fall’s 2008 Best of the Bay battle. Because what’s better than a Best of the Bay winner that’s actually on the Bay (or the Gulf, the Hillsborough or the Intracoastal)?
(Photo by Marina Williams)
Voting ends May 28 - so get your ballots in soon!
What’s the best waterfront restaurant or bar in Tampa Bay?
- Friendly Fisherman (Madeira Beach) (37%)
- Café Dufrain (Harbour Island) (26%)
- Cajun Café on the Bayou (Pinellas Park) (18%)
- Rick’s on the River (Tampa) (5%)
- Swigwam (St. Petersburg) (2%)
- Domain Food & Spirits (Shore Blvd., Gulfport) (2%)
- Sloppy Joe’s (Bilmar Beach Resort, Treasure Island) (2%)
- Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill (Clearwater Beach) (1%)
- Caddy’s on the Beach (Sunset Beach) (1%)
- Philthy Phil’s Waterfront Bar & Grill (St. Pete Beach) (1%)
- The Undertow (St. Pete Beach) (1%)
- Other (add in comments) (1%)
- Woody’s Waterfront Cafe (St. Pete Beach) (0%)
- Palm Pavilion (Clearwater Beach) (0%)
- Salt Rock Grill (Indian Shores) (0%)
- Oystercatchers (Bayport Drive, Tampa) (0%)
- Jackson’s Bistro (Harbour Island) (0%)
- The Wharf (St. Pete Beach) (0%)
- Green Iguana (Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg) (0%)
- The Hurricane (Pass-A-Grille) (0%)
- Island Way Grill (Clearwater) (0%)
- Circles Bar & Grill (Apollo Beach) (0%)
- Jimmy B’s Beach Bar (St. Pete Beach) (0%)
- Sea Critters Café (St. Pete Beach) (0%)
- Fish Tales (South St. Pete) (0%)
- The Water Witch (Gulfport) (0%)
- The Rusty Pelican (Rocky Point, Tampa) (0%)
- Caretta on the Gulf (Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach) (0%)
- Gator’s Café & Saloon (Treasure Island) (0%)
- Green Iguana (Anderson Rd., Tampa) (0%)
- The Brass Monkey (Pass-A-Grille) (0%)
- Armani’s (Bayport Drive, Tampa) (0%)
- Billy’s Stone Crab (Tierra Verde) (0%)
- Beach Comber Grill/ Sea Porch Café (Don CeSar Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach) (0%)
- Cabana Grill & Bar Restaurant (Clearwater Beach) (0%)
- Captain Al’s Waterfront Grill & Bar (The Pier, St. Petersburg) (0%)
- Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro (Bayshore Drive, St. Petersburg) (0%)
- Shephard’s (Clearwater Beach) (0%)
- 725 South (Westin Hotel, Harbour Island) (0%)
- The Hut Bar and Grill (Madeira Beach) (0%)
- Cha Cha Coconuts (The Pier, St. Petersburg) (0%)
- The Colonnade (Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa) (0%)
- Harry’s/ Compass Grill/ Rum Runners (Sirata Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach) (0%)
- Ka’Tiki (Sunset Beach) (0%)
- O’Maddy’s Bar & Grille (Shore Blvd., Gulfport) (0%)
- Parkshore Grille (Beach Drive, St. Petersburg) (0%)
- Crazy Conch Café (Tierra Verde) (0%)
- The Pub (Indian Shores) (0%)
- Crabby Bill’s (St. Pete Beach) (0%)
- Columbia Restaurant (The Pier, St. Petersburg) (0%)
- Ricky T’s Beach Bar (St. Pete Beach) (0%)
Total Votes: 1,517
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May 10th, 2008 at 9:16 am
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May 14th, 2008 at 8:51 am
I Love the Friendly Fisherman Restaurant in John’s Pass Village on Madeira Beach. You can’t get much closer to the water unless you are on a boat.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
The Friendly Fisherman Resturant in John’s Pass, has got to be the greatest resturant that I have ever visited. The food, the staff.. oh the view.. what more can I say
May 15th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Friendly fisherman gets 35% ? Somebody’s stuffing the ballot box.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
cajuan cafe is the best great servies and food
May 18th, 2008 at 8:01 am
The Friendly Fisherman is an island tradition. I have been going there since 1968. Atleast it is one place on the beach that has not changed. The breakfasts are awesome (Crab Benedict).
May 19th, 2008 at 2:05 am
i went with Frenchy’s, because it’s one of the few places that pair great food with great beach access.
as for views and pure drinking pleasure, i am sure i could think of a couple other choices instead.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:35 am
The Friendly Fisherman IS the beach. Its been there for ever. Great food, drinks and service. A+ view of Johns Pass and the Gulf
May 19th, 2008 at 7:24 am
Cajun Cafe on the Bayou is friendly little Restaurant. Not only is it on the waater, but you can forget you are in the middle of a city!! Great home cooked food, great service, what more?
May 20th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
The Undertow is definitely the best bar/restaurant on the beach. The sand is beautiful, the food is excellent and inexpensive (a rare combination), and the service is great. Also, there’s a fantastic view of the beach from the new deck upstairs!
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:03 am
Watercolour Steakhouse and Grille is not on the list. What a shame. The best steak I’ve ever had!!
May 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
my wife and I love the friendly fisherman, the atmosphere is great and the rice with shrimp is awesome..
May 28th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Domain Food & Spirits has really lifted the spirits of the Gulfport waterfront. New ownership, new energy, new menu, same great views and location in Gulfport’s art village. My new regular hangout.