A bit more upscale than a quick stroll down to the beach with a plastic cup of draft beer in your hand, the view from this restaurant atop the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay is a panoramic vista of Old Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico beyond Pinellas County. Save dinner here (Mobil Four Star and pricey) for another night; order up an ice-cold vodka martini, sit back in the small but comfortable lounge and watch as the sun sinks slowly in the west. Armani’s, 6200 Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, 813-207-6800.
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2005.