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After thousands of votes were cast and tabulated, Florida Beach Bar is pleased to present the Top 10 Florida Beach Bars for 2012. Jimmy B's Beach Bar, St. Pete Beach, won best overall beach bar for the second year in a row. Jimmy B's was the top vote getter and has a 5 Flamingo beach bar rating, the highest available from Florida Beach Bar. Shephard's Beach Resort Backyard Tiki Bar, Clearwater Beach, placed second and was chosen the Best Beachside Beach Bar for the second year in a row. Paradise Bar and Grill, Pensacola Beach, moved from 9th place last year to third place for 2012. Paradise Bar and Grill was chosen Best Waterside Beach Bar for 2012. The Top Ten Best Florida Beach Bar list included five repeat and five new winners.
Top Voting Florida Beach Bar Towns were St. Pete Beach, Pensacola Beach, and Ponce Inlet. Voting was driven by both the number of bars in a location and the loyalty patrons have to their favorite beach bar. If you like beach bars, these three beach towns are the places to go.
Rating was determined by combining number of votes from the Florida Beach Bar web site with Florida Beach Bar Pink Flamingo Rating. Florida Beach Bar's rating criteria includes the amount of live entertainment, proximity to the beach, food, beverages and a list of judging criteria. The two numbers were combined using a proprietary formula to create the Top 10 Florida Beach Bars for 2012. Two hundred sixteen of the Florida Beach Bars listed on the site received votes.
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Best Overall Beach Bar 2011, 2012 | Jimmy B's Beach Bar, St. Pete Beach |
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 For the second year running, Jimmy B's Beach Bar of St. Pete Beach tops the list as Florida's Best Beach Bar in 2012. Jimmy B's was the top vote getter and has FloridaBeachBar.com’s highest rating of 5 Flamingos.
Located at the Beachcomber Hotel, Jimmy B's offers live entertainment day and night, seven days a week. It is located on the beach and features an indoor and outdoor bar, a large bandstand, and a volleyball court. When the sun sets, patrons are offered free Sunset Shooters to celebrate the occasion. The free Sunset Shooters and the breathtaking view make Jimmy B's the perfect place to watch the sun as it fades into the Gulf of Mexico.
This Florida beach bar has a rustic and beachy appearance and is as laid back as it gets. Its friendly atmosphere makes it the perfect gathering place. Enjoy great food and then put on your dancing shoes, or flip flops, and dance to the best local bands.
Check Out the Award Presentation
"There are many great beach bars in the State of Florida and it is an honor for Jimmy B's to be voted as the #1 Beach Bar in the State of Florida for 2 years in a row. As always, we appreciate the continued support of our loyal customers who are really the #1 and we look forward to many more years with our fantastic guests." – James Kotsopoulos, President |
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Best Beachside Beach Bar | Shephard's Beach Resort Backyard Tiki Bar, Clearwater Beach |
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 Shephard's Beach Resort Backyard Tiki Bar, part of Shephard's Resort in Clearwater Beach, captured the number two spot and for the second year around was chosen Florida's Best Beachside Beach Bar.
Shepard's Backyard Tiki Bar is located on the beach, features a large stage and dance floor that jet out over the water. Valet park your car or raft off of an anchored boat and make your way to one of the best beach bars around.
The stage is hardly ever empty and hosts some of the best local bands.
The Backyard Tiki Bar has everything from great food to fantastic sunsets. The entertainment is both on stage and in the crowd. There's live music every day that usually starts in the early afternoon and continues through the evening. Get up and dance or simply sit back and savor the incredible sunset, a cool tropical drink, and great beach specialties from the Margarita Grill. |
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Best Waterside Beach Bar | Paradise Bar & Grill, Pensacola Beach |
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 Paradise Bar and Grill, Pensacola Beach, placed third on the TOP 10 List, up from 9th just a year ago. Paradise Bar and Grill was also chosen the 2012 Best Waterside Beach Bar.
This old Florida beach bar
is located in the center of the Paradise Inn Motel, a single story, classic style Florida motel. You can park your car right outside your motel door and walk a few feet to the bar and grill. Walk a few more feet and you are "toes in the sand" on the Santa Rosa Sound side of the island.
Spending your evening here is more like hanging out with old friends than it is hanging out at a typical bar. The staff of the Paradise Bar and Grill go out of their way to make you feel welcome.
If you are looking for music, this Florida beach bar features live bands seven days. There is plenty of good food and plenty of beach tables to enjoy both. This Florida beach bar is a great little find, one of the best on Pensacola Beach. Check Out the Award Presentation |
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Racing's North Turn, Ponce Inlet |
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 Racing's North Turn placed fourth on the TOP 10 List 2 years in a row. Located in Ponce Inlet, Racing's North Turn is right on Daytona Beach and sits at the exact location where Daytona's racing history began.
Racing's North Turn is like a combination mini-racing museum and beach bar. If you are a NASCAR fan, this is where the Daytona 500 got its start. When race car drivers come to Daytona, this is where they hang out.
Today on this beach, where stock cars once raced in the sand, is one of Florida's Top Beach Bars.
Racing's North Turn features a large bar, big stage, and plenty of room for dancing. Walk up from the beach and just before you step onto the bar's large beach deck, there's a shower area for cleaning up. This large bar seats beach bar goers in or outside. Take a seat at one of the outdoor umbrella tables and enjoy some great food. Then get ready to rock. Music starts every night at 6 PM and earlier on the weekends. It's the perfect place for learning some local history and making some longtime memories. Check Out the Award Presentation
""Racing's North Turn loves being part of the FloridaBeachBar.com Family and in such great Company. We are honored to be ranked the top Beach Bar on the East Coast and 4th in the entire State! Congratulations to all the top finishers, keep up the awesome work."
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Bongos Beach Bar and Grille, St. Pete Beach |
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 Bongos Beach Bar and Grille is new to the TOP 10 List for 2012. Bongos is located at the Grand Plaza Hotel on St. Pete Beach and offers a true "toes in the sand" beach bar experience. You are not near the beach, you are right on it.
Bongos creates over 200 fresh frozen tropical drinks. If that's not enough, create your own drink and Bongos will be happy to make it for you.
Bongos Beach Bar has umbrella shaded tables that sit in an island of palm trees offering a unique and beachy experience. There's even a pool nearby that's open to bar visitors. Live bands keep the beach bar crowd entertained every day of the week, twice a day from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Check Out the Award Presentation
"It is an honor to be voted as the fifth best beach bar in the State of Florida for 2012. Over the last year Bongos has expended into a true tropical paradise. We thank all of our valued guests for their continued support and we look forward to being #1 in service and value to our customers".
– James Kotsopoulos, President
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Harry's Beach Bar, St. Pete Beach |
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 Harry's Beach Bar is located on St. Pete Beach at Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center. Claimed to be the oldest beach bar on St. Pete Beach, there is nothing old about it's clean, contemporary decor.
Harry's Beach Bar offers great appetizers like BBQ or Garlic Shrimp to Harry's Flat Bread Pizza. This Florida Beach Bar's famous tropical drink menu features Sirata Punch and a full range of favorites like Rum Runners and Pina Coladas.
Walk from Harry's Bar onto the beach and enjoy the fabulous St. Pete Beach sunsets. Enjoy live entertainment weekdays and weekends from some of the best local bands. This Florida Beach Bar features a cozy fire pit, a great place to enjoy one of those tropical drinks and sit with friends.
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The Golden Lion Cafe, Flagler Beach |
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 The Golden Lion Cafe is across the street from the beach and for nearly two decades they have held the distinction as Flagler Beach's most awarded restaurant. This two story beach bar features clever signs and pictures and an upper deck with perfect views of the Atlantic Ocean. The staff is super friendly and adds to the perfect party atmosphere. Tony & Carolyn have made the Golden Lion a place to "escape the real world one hour at a time" and who doesn't love that feeling.
Enjoy top local and regional talent Friday and Saturday evenings and Sundays starting at 1 PM. Drinks served at The Golden Lion Cafe are the work of Master Tiki Tender Mark Woods. He has earned the honor of being named Florida's Favorite Bartender by Backstage Pass Magazine 3 times running.
Check Out the Award Presentation
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Boston's on the Beach, Delray Beach |
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 Boston's on the Beach offers breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and is a 2012 Top 10 Florida Beach Bar. Boston's is just across the street from the beach, and the views are great. This Florida beach bar offers several areas to dine or to drink.
The "Beach Bar", located on the lower level of the main Boston's building is all about Boston's sports teams. Each booth has a it's own private flat screen TV. The walls are decorated in brick and the "green monster" even makes an appearance.
Upstairs is 50cean a beautifully decorated upscale restaurant and bar. It is the perfect place to enjoy a lovely dinner of lobster, of course, while looking through the floor to ceiling windows at the Atlantic Ocean.
The newly added Sandbar which anchors the south end of Boston's on the Beach. The Sandbar's large tiki hut and bar help make it a perfect beach bar. Tables and chairs are scattered about a man-made beach. Play corn hole with your friend, listen to the music and dance in the sand. This tiki bar area, or the Rhum Shack, has everything you look for in a great beach bar. Check Out the Award Presentation |
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Flora-Bama Lounge & Package, Perdido Key |
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The Flora-Bama is located on Perdido Key right at the Florida and Alabama border and right on the beach. The Flora-Bama has several levels and a tent and each area has its own bar and personality. There is apt to be a band playing in each bar. We counted 3 all playing at the same time on our last visit.
This Florida beach bar is the kind of place songs are written about, like Jimmy Buffet's Bama Breeze. The Bama draws people from all walks of life. The Flora-Bama web site describes it as "a place where folks can mingle from hard hats to millionaires, shrimpers to Admirals, hippies to yippies, singer/songwriters to U.S. Senators!" This is a one of a kind place that is a must visit for anyone who likes Florida Beach Bars.
There's music daily and partying through the night. It is a must visit for any Florida Beach Bar lover. |
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Sandshaker Lounge, Pensacola Beach |
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Sandshaker Lounge and Package is the home of the original Bushwacker drink. Sure, all of Pensacola beach bars will lay claim to it, but it was the Sandshaker that invented it.
The Sandshaker has the feel of a local bar with pool tables and people enjoying other bar games. This Florida beach bar has a tiki bar and the bands play outside on a big stage.
It does get crowded at this "beach bar" so be patient and be creative about parking.
If there is no band playing, you might find a Texas Hold Em game going on. You really don't want to miss having that original Sandshaker Bushwacker or choose a banana or strawberry flavored one. When you are ordering a Bushwacker you will be asked if you want 80 proof or 151 proof rum. That may be your last intelligent decision. Check Out the Award Presentation
"The Sandshaker is very excited to be recognized by Florida Beach Bar as one of the Top 10 Beach Bars in FLORIDA!! Thanks to all of our SHAKER Friends!! We Luv Ya!!" Thanks, Joe Campbell |
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2012 Best Florida Beach Bar voting was extremely competitive with ranking changing nearly every day. In the end, there were several bars that came very close to making the top 10 list. For the effort they put forth and votes they received from their fans, we'd also like to mention:
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