Beach Bar And Restaurant, Tampa

At Beach Bar And Restaurant, the line between indoors and outdoors is as blurry at the Tampa Bay horizon after a soft rain. That’s by design. The 20,000-square-foot eatery incorporates sweeping beachside vistas right into its layout, featuring waterfront seating and soon-to-be-installed retractable glass walls that will give the dining room a distinctively al fresco vibe. And the menu is just as attention grabbing as the surroundings, with seafood platters and American dishes made with the freshest, most local ingredients the cooks can find. There’s everything from calamari served with herb aioli and marinara to Caribbean steak rubbed with ancho chili. All the while, bartenders stand at the ready to whip up an appropriately beachy drinks to wash everything down with, including strawberry daiquiris and beach berry coconut cocktails.