400 Beach Seafood & Tap House, 400 Beach Dr. NE | All of Beach Drive’s restaurants do sidewalk seating, but the best perch is a table at 400 Beach directly across from the beautifully lit trees of Straub Park with the Bay beyond.
Birchwood Canopy, 340 Beach Dr. NE | Ride the elevator to this chic spot atop Birchwood Inn and you’re in for a panoramic vista of park, water, and skyline.
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, 610 2nd Ave. NE | Gaze out at the Bay from tables on the deck or the sand at novelist Randy Wayne White’s seafood joint, located halfway down the Pier.
Enjoy a deck seat or a table on the sand outside Doc Ford’s.
Photo by TBAY Editor David Warner
Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro, 300 2nd Ave NE | A prime dockside location by the St. Pete Yacht Basin for 20 years — and, pro tip, the best seat in the house for watching the Pride parade in June.
The Getaway, 13090 Gandy Blvd. N. | Just beyond the buzz of Gandy traffic, this tiki-hut compound offers a tropical waterfront escape reachable “By Land or By Sea.”
Paul’s Landing, 501 5th Ave. NE | Renovations may have temporarily blocked sightlines at the Vinoy’s legendary veranda, but at the hotel’s adjacent restaurant the seafood is top-notch and the city and marina vistas are sublime.
Teak & Pier Teaki, 800 2nd Ave. NE on the St. Pete Pier | The restaurants at the St. Pete Pierhead offer irresistible photo ops of the city and bay, especially from the rooftop tiki bar, with Teak a more serene date-night alternative just below.
Vantage Rooftop Bar at The Karol Hotel, 2675 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater | In a new hotel strategically situated at the northern boundary that separates St. Pete and Clearwater, this sleek rooftop space is a sweet escape with panoramic views to the west and well-made cocktails.
Looking out at the night sky from the Vantage Rooftop Bar at the Karol Hotel.
Photo courtesy of The Karol Hotel
Did we miss any of your favorite spots? Email us. And stay tuned for more coverage of dining with a view.
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Blah Blah Blah: September Literary Open Mic | Tues., Sept. 13 | 6 p.m. | The Studio@620, 620 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg | $5 | Deb Carson, featured writer of the month, reads from her book “Becoming Flo” about her Uncle Albert, who battled homophobia and anti-Semitism on the way to becoming the renowned Ringling “drag clown” Flo. 🎤
Alec Benjamin + Claire Rosincranz | Tues., Sept. 13 | 7 p.m. | Jannus Live, St. Petersburg | $32.50+ | Two singer/songwriters who launched their careers on Spotify and TikTok share the bill at Jannus.
Bonsai + Brews | Tues., Sept. 13 | 7 p.m| Zydeco Brew Werks, 1902 E. Seventh Ave. | $75 | Learn how to pot, prune, and style a bonsai tree, and in between sip on craft beer and cocktails at Ybor City’s NOLA-inspired restaurant + brewery. 🍻
Wednesday
100 Years of Electric Vehicles | Wed., Sept. 14 | 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, 3301 Gateway Centre Blvd., Pinellas Park | $8-$12 | See the 2022 Rivian R1 Truck and 1922 Milburn Light Electric side by side for a limited engagement through Wed., Sept. 28. 🛻
Picasso at the Lapin Agile | Wed., Sept. 14 | 8 p.m. | Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center | $24.50+ | First preview of Jobsite Theater’s production of the Steve Martin comedy that imagines an encounter between Picasso, Einstein and other luminaries at a 1904 Paris cafe 🐇
Mr. Yunioshi | Wed., Sept. 14 | 7 p.m. | freeFall Theatre, 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg | $20+ | Tampa Bay’s own J. Elijah Cho returns with the first of five performances of his award-winning solo show about the character portrayed by Mickey Rooney in Asian stereotype mode in the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
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TTB Awards 2022 three-time nominee Nicole Jeannine Smith, with her co-stars in Jobsite’s “Animals Out of Paper,” Faizan Basheer (left) and Cornelio “Coky” Aguilera. | Photo by Ned Averill-Snell
The nominees for the 2022 Theatre Tampa Bay Awards were announced on Sunday. Panels of volunteer judges make the decisions about who gets nominated and the public is invited to see the results live during TTB’s 2022 Awards Gala on Sun., Oct. 23, at the HCC Ybor Mainstage.
Standouts include Stageworks Theatre, which received a whopping 40 nominations, and the MVP’s in the acting categories: Nicole Jeannine Smith, who was nominated for her performances in three different shows, and two-show nominees Andresia Moseley and Matthew McGee.
NEWS NOTES
Weather
87º | Mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms | 50% chance of rain
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The University of South Florida rose four spots to No. 42 in the US News & World Report ranking of public universities, Meanwhile, the University of Florida retained its fifth place spot on the public university list (tied with the University of North Carolina) despite UF faculty’s concerns about academic freedom. 🐂 (Tampa Bay Times)
Environment
A residents’ group has won a years-long battle to preserve some of the last remaining scrub forest in Pinellas near the county’s northernmost border. On Friday the state’s Joint Legislative Budget Commission awarded the group $2.5 million toward purchase of 14 acres of land on W. Klosterman Rd. from the Pinellas school board. 🌳 (Tampa Bay Times)
Cause
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, so the Mandola’s Italian Kitchen restaurants in Carrollwood and Riverview have launched Cookies for the Cause. Throughout September, both locations are offering Sugar Cookies featuring the signature gold ribbon for childhood cancer support, with proceeds going to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
Biz
Tampa-based Ark Naturals pet food should be sailing far and wide from now on. It’s been acquired by Antelope, a Silicon Valley-based company known for natural pet products and services. 🐶 (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
Civic
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s proposed budget sets aside $26.4 million foraffordable housing, but some City Council members want at least twice that amount to be allotted. The administration’s attempting to find funds elsewhere, but warns that an increase in one area could mean other reductions . 🏘️ (Tampa Bay Times)
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Editor’s pick: Sometimes you just need comfort food, like a nice bowl of pasta. And there are few better places to get comforted than Pia’s Trattoria in Gulfport. Try the fusilli with peas, figs and capicola salami in a garlic cream sauce — delicioso.
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