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57 TAVERN

The basics: 3355 17th St., Sarasota, 953-4111 [map it]
Signature drink(s): Cuervo shot out of the specialty shot machine
Most friendliest bartender(s): John (dude knows pretty much every other bartender in town)

Located in an utterly generic strip-mall on the corner of 17th and Lockwood Ridge, the 57 Tavern — owned by the same team that runs 301 burger joint the Hob Nob — was surprisingly full of life on a Tuesday evening, with young folks out front tossing a fierce game of cornhole and a great cross-section of Sarasota chatting it up inside. Young ladies done up for a night out laughed over cocktails, while solitary white-haired dudes caught the ball game and puffed on some smokes. Dark wood floors and sports flags of every variety provide the ambience, and the bartending staff is unfailingly pleasant. Did I mention the 57 Tavern is impeccably clean? I wouldn’t have thought that was worth mentioning before undertaking work for this year’s Drinking Guide, but after a couple weeks in the trenches of Suncoast dives, a well cared for bathroom means a lot. 57 Tavern, my hat is off to you.

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