Drinks Downtown

So what happens when you're on Central Avenue, just chillin', havin' a beer here and there? You decide, why not, let's have another one.

We swung by No Vacancy during the early evening, a great place to grab a cold drink when it's a little warm outside. I love the place because it's a great place to chill, outdoor and indoor spaces, and grab a quality cocktail.

I'd say this is a place where you want to bring your first Tinder date, this is a safe spot. Get a tiki cocktail.

I'm always down for a great cucumber gimlet. I order them everywhere to test out where the best ones are, and this is definitely in the top 5.

People have their go-to classic cocktails, Alex likes to mix it up with Mezcal and stuff, throw some curveballs at bartenders and see what happens. Don't be afraid to ask for what you want, they can put it together.

We ordered Grouper bites to go along with our cocktails - it looks great, great presentation - but in this instance, they murdered it with salt and pepper. You got to call it like it is, it looked great, the grilled lemon was a great touch - I would give this place a second chance with the food. It seems like they got some interesting stuff, not just super classic bar food, it goes kind of all over the place.

Cocktails were great. The Central Avenue bar scene in St Petersburg has some pretty good cocktails and some pretty good bartenders (you need those to have the other).