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The original Coyote Ugly Saloon officially opened its doors in New York on January 27, 1993, and other locations followed.

The Ybor City Coyote Ugly location recently celebrated 15 years of business.

Their drinks are renowned. Their bartenders are world class and the customer service goes unparalleled. Bad Monkey is the best bar on the strip hands down. The party never stops at the Bad Monkey! Gather all your friends. Tonight is the night you bring out your inner monkey. If you want to impress everyone, book the upstairs and throw a surprise event for all of your friends!
The bar decor was forged from the depths of awesome. There is even a plane crashing through the wall… Maybe not a real plane, but still, it’s huge. The beer taps are bullet casings, we have TWO bars so there’s always somewhere to sit. You can even rent your very own tap!

The Crowbar is a live music & special events venue / Open 7 nights a week in Ybor City-Tampa / The Crow’s Nest beer garden is home to several weekly events, including: Karaoke on Mondays, All Good Tuesdays, DaCypher Wednesdays & Ol Dirty Sundays!

Restaurant/Bar

Ybor’s notorious pirate bar & restaurant – Gaspar’s Grotto offers amazing live entertainment every night of the week from local DJs to karaoke. Daily food specials, award-winning food and Cuban sandwiches, where the kitchen is open late. Three distinct bars, including a circular bar divided by large saltwater fish tanks. Everything in a single venue, perfect location for hosting private events with indoor and outdoor spaces. Friday night is ladies night featuring a designer purse giveaway. Tuesday is trivia night. Open early for breakfast at 7 am or Sunday booze cruise brunch at 11. Late night food menu from 10 pm to close. This Sunday brunch buffet features over 50+ feet of delicious made to order omelets, pasta station. With a purchase, adults get Unlimited free champagne and mimosas. Rare times you say hello to Tanker Ray, the establishments’ official bar cat, purchase featured merchandise as a souvenir. Feeling adventurous? Gaspar’s Grotto even offers a complete wedding package for only $6.99, providing patrons with a legal marriage ceremony by a real sea captain! Anything is possible at Gaspars!

Main Restaurant Line: 813-248-5900

Host a Party

Host your next party at Gaspar’s Grotto! A pirate backdrop, full bar, extensive menu and indoor and outdoor spaces… everything you need for a great time. Let us help you organize your party.

Private Events: 813-337-7103 | gasparsgrotto@eventplicity.com

Established 1985

The James Joyce Pub has an authentic old world Irish feel to it and has been a part of the Ybor City community for just over twenty years.

James Joyce offers 50 beers on tap, with a focus on premium craft beers from local brewers and famous breweries from around the United States and the World. They also feature a specialty Irish Whiskey menu with an impressive array of Irish Whiskey selections.

A full kitchen with authentic Irish dishes, and a late night menu. Customers can enjoy their favorite beverage on our patio, and get in some quality people watching as the trolley rolls on by like clockwork.

Look for more events, an increased interest in live music, and a focus on chef-designed menu items.  You’ll agree that we’ve taken a well worn and proven concept and brought it to the next level.

Celebrating a birthday? Fill out a short form HERE to receive your FREE birthday dinner at James Joyce! Restrictions Apply.

 

Michael Cincunegui, owner of Long Ash Cigars, comes from a long line of cigar makers and aficionados. Michael, born a fourth generation Tampa native and fifth generation Floridian, has inherited a long history of blending his Tampa background with Ybor City’s rich heritage of fine cigars. Tampa, after all, is known as “Cigar City.”In the late 1800s, Michael’s great great grandparents migrated from Cuba and Spain to Key West, Florida to work in the cigar factories. When the factories were destroyed by a series of hurricanes, fires, and labor strikes,the famous cigar industry magnet, Vicente Martinez Ybor, decided to relocate his cigar factories to Ybor City,Florida, where Vicente felt the region was less susceptible to hurricanes.

La Gaceta Publishing founder Victoriano Manteiga came to this country from Cuba in 1913 to accept a job in the Morgan Cigar Factory as a reader. Manteiga read novels, social notes and local and world news to the factory workers as they rolled the cigars which made Tampa famous.

La Gaceta 1929
A 1929 edition of La Gaceta
It was natural for Manteiga to expand his audience by founding La Gaceta as an afternoon Spanish-language daily newspaper in 1922. Since then, subscribers have depended on La Gaceta to consistently bring them unique views of local people and politics as well as world events.

In time, La Gaceta Publishing passed into the hands of the well-respected Roland Manteiga, Victoriano’s son.

The Latin passion for politics prompted La Gaceta’s intensive coverage of the local political scene and the birth of the English section in the middle 1950s, as English-speaking political aficionados recognized the broad influence of La Gaceta. Italian was also added to help preserve the large Italian community’s culture and language.

La Gaceta, now a tri-lingual weekly newspaper, frequently scoops the larger dailies and broadcast media and keeps readers combing its pages for surprising tidbits.

Regular columns written by skilled journalists, in-depth interviews with local notables, coverage of Latin social events, news of the local community, exclusive sports columns, local historical photos and articles, business news and community calendars round out what many consider Tampa’s best weekly newspaper.

Roland’s son, Patrick Manteiga, has now assumed the responsibility of publisher, becoming the third generation to run La Gaceta.

In 2012, La Gaceta marked 90 years, making it the oldest family-owned, minority-owned and targeted newspaper in the United States.

La Gaceta Publishing has stood the test of time and it continues to meet the challenges of today as it looks to tomorrow.

Located in the Historic Ybor City entertainment district of Tampa, Florida.

The Orpheum has been showcasing live music and events for the better part of two decades.

Many of today’s best known and emerging artists have graced The Orpheum’s stage.

Alongside some of the best national and local live music in the market, The Orpheum plays host to professional wrestling, art shows, club events, charity fundraisers, and dance competitions.