On a budget or just plain cheap? Here are some great happy hour (and after hours) food and drink deals around the Bay area.
BELLA BRAVA 204 Beach Drive, St. Pete, 727-895-5515, bellabrava.com. Boasting the longest happy hour on Beach Drive, Bella Bravas daily deals include $1.99 Bud Light drafts, $2.99 wells and $4.79 sangria and house wines before 7 p.m.
CAFE ALMA 260 First Ave. S, St. Pete, 727-502-5002, cafealma.com. Two-for-one drinks and half-priced tapas every day from 4:30-6:30 p.m. On Tuesdays, happy hour starts at 4:30 p.m. and lasts until close, with half priced tapas and wine by the glass.
COOTERS RAW BAR 423 Poinsettia Ave., Clearwater Beach, 727-462-2668, cooters.com. Worth the trip to Clearwater Beach for 50-cent oysters, shrimp and wings, plus $1.25 drafts, and half-priced wells and house wines, from 4-6 p.m. daily. Late night happy hour consists of $7 pizza, $3 chips and salsa, $1.50 drafts and $3 wells, from 10 p.m. to close.
FLEMINGS PRIME STEAKHOUSE 4322 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, 813-874-9463, flemingssteakhouse.com. Offering the 5 For $6 Til 7 bar menu, featuring 5 appetizers, 5 premium cocktails and 5 wines by the glass each only $6 until 7 p.m. every day. Try the Bikinitini with the beef tenderloin carpaccio and sweet chili calamari.