Tampa Bay's downtowns and walkable urban neighborhoods have plenty of hip (and not-so-hip) watering holes. But sometimes you just want to get down in a dive, or away from the crowds for a drink. Check out this list of off-the-beaten-path bars — if your favorite isn't on here, maybe you'll find a new haunt that those folks you don't want to run into won't be willing to Uber to.
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