Bars18-23 Siesta Key and a Quick Stop on St. Pete Beach

Ryan- Do you sell those bumper stickers on the wall?
Waitress- Yes!
Ryan- I'll take two!
Waitress- Great, they're bringing you fresh ones.
Sarah and Ali - Fresh?!? As in, not used??

Sarah's friend from college Ali and her husband Erik were in town visiting from Minnesota so we took them to one of our favorite places in Florida. Siesta Key! We were able to enjoy the white sandy beaches, relax, and hit a few beach bars while we were there! It was an enjoyable weekend and although we have been to Siesta Key numerous times, thanks to this challenge we found some new bars we never knew existed!

Beach Bar 18- Daiquiri Deck
This has always been a favorite of ours so it made sense it was our first stop. The food here is good and the drink are fantastic.

In order of the drinks below: Ali got the terminal velocity, Sarah had the green parrot, Erik had the monkey berry, and Ryan got a mix of margarita and purple haze.

Their speciality is, of course, daiquiris, so we all tried different flavors! And then we tried even more flavors!

Beach Bar 19 - Cottage Bar
We stopped in here for a drink before dinner. It is a very cute and charming place and make sure you go out back to experience the lighted courtyard area. This was a new bar for us in the area and we would recommend it!

Pomegranate mojitos

Beach Bar 20 - Blu Smoke Island Grill
This was one of those places to which we had never been before in Siesta Key and we are so happy it was on the list because it is now one of our favorites!
We had dinner here and, of course, drinks.

Ali with a red sangria and Erik with a Fire Rock Pale Ale

Beach Bar 21 - The Hub

Our second to last stop of the evening was The Hub. They have mexican food and drinks. The bar, like many of these places, has an indoor section and an outdoor section. We stopped there for lunch the next day and both times they had live music playing on the patio.

Sex on Siesta, XX Lager, Hub Margarita

It was so nice to have both of them down with us!

Just like old times!

Beach Bar 22- Gilligans
Our last stop of the evening was Gillians. There are essentially two different areas to this bar. One side is an awesome club scene and the other is this more relaxed lighted patio. We spent the majority of the time on the patio but you could still here all the music. It was a fun time!

Ali and I specifically selected drinks that came in a Gillian's souvenier cup because Ryan has been collecting glasses from each of our stops. Imagine our surprise when the drinks came in regular Solo cups. They had to go in the back room to get some but we finally got our souvenier cups!

The Shipwreck, Landshark Beer, Groove Daddy

We had to pull out the flashlight on her phone in order to see the menu of drinks at the bar.  We're officially old(er).

 A great ending to a fantastic night in Siesta Key! Great bar stops and even better company!

Beach Bar 23- Flying Bridge on St. Pete Beach
Okay, so we try to only do one trip per blog post, but this bar was kind of a quick trip so we're adding it on to this post.
We went down to St. Pete Beach the weekend after Siesta Key and had dinner and drinks at Flying Bridge which is part of Tradewinds Resort.

It was right on the beach and had a great view of the sunset. It was worth the stop and made us really excited for an upcoming trip we have planned to come back to St. Pete. 



Two Island Escapes and a Blue Lagoon



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Bars 6-17: Jupiter, Lantana, Deerfield, Boynton, and Delray Beaches

"Paradise Ain't Cheap"- Sign found in the Square Grouper Bar.

Go BIG or Go HOME. Game faces on!  Let's go.



Beach Bar 6: Wylder's Waterfront Bar and Grill

To visit 12 beach bars, we knew we had to pace ourselves. 

So, you can imagine how great we felt when the first bar only served drinks in buckets.


Miami Mashup

Bacardi Razz,  Lemon-lime Soda,  Cranberry Juice

It was a great bar and we loved the pool in the middle of it.  But free beachballs and unsupervised kids made our first stop a little zoo-like.

Beach Bar 7: Guadabana's Island Market and Cafe
Two words: Lush Foliage. 
That's right, I said Lush and Foliage.  This is one of the best beach bars we've been to.  It's on the water, has live music, great food, and the atmosphere is beautiful. 



One of the great parts of the beach bar challenge is the chance to meet new friends.

Ryan, Sarah, Garland, and Alice having lunch at Guadabana's

Beach Bar 8: Square Grouper Tiki Bar

It's 5 o'clock somewhere here!!!



Sarah proving it's 5 o'clock here

For those of you who don't listen to country music, Alan Jackson did a music video called "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere" and they filmed it at the Square Grouper....

We just happened to be sitting there and realized that it was 5 o'clock! 

POUR ME A HURRICANE BEFORE I GO INSANE!!!

Category 7 Hurricane

Beach Bar 9: Panama Hattie's - Palm Beach

This beach bar was unbelievable. I think why we liked it so much was that it had a lot of space and wasn't crawling with people.

I wish we could have been there at night to be around the fire pits.  Maybe next time.



No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem and the Panama Fruity



Beach Bar 10: The Old Key Lime House

When you go here, make sure you go up to the second floor and get a $2 key lime shot.  They ran out when we were there (minus 8 points! how do you run out of key lime shots at the Key Lime House?!) 

So we settled for the Key Lime Martini.

 

Lucky for them, it was excellent.

But then, the bathroom insulted me...

Beach Bar 11: Kahuna Bar and Grill

We stopped at Kahuna's while waiting on our table to be ready at JB's on the water.  

 But as soon as we ordered our drink, our pager went off so we had to drink it fast!

Beach Bar 12: JB's on the Beach

We ordered the Caribbean Mai Tais

And for dinner, the Santa Fe  Chicken Sandwich and the Pecan Crusted Trout.  Both were excellent!! 

Beach Bar 13: Flanigin's

We stopped in to Flanigan's and ordered a margarita.

It was a smaller bar with a lot of fishing pictures on the wall.  Service was good.

Beach Bar 14: Ocean's 234
Ocean's 234 is right next to JB's on the water. 

We had their signature Mojito and played war. 

Sarah won.

Beach Bar 15: Boston's on the Beach
This place had a great live band- including a saxaphone player!  I love saxaphones in a band- especially when they play summer music.

If you're from Boston or are a Boston Red Sox fan, then this place is for you. 

For a drink, the "Boston Strangler" is a must.  You're at Boston's!

Beach Bar 16: The Banana Boat
We were tired and it was 1am, but we pressed on to the Banana Boat.

And I'm glad we did because we made great friends that night with Brian who was happy we were there!

We also made friends with the bartenders, Dan and Liz... and the Maid of Chatham.

And at the Banana Boat, we had to have the Dirty Banana.



Beach Bar 17: Two George's

We could have went to this one after the Banana Boat last night but we saved one for brunch the next morning before heading back.

We had a great table on the water except it was ruined when a huge yacht docked next to us and a bunch of senior citizens invaded.

We ordered Two George's Famous Rum Runner

Nothing like a test tube shot of gold rum to start your morning and end a great weekend beach bar trip.

What a great trip!

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