Eat & Drink· waterfront-dining
Salt Shack on the Bay
Rattlesnake Point / South Tampa, Tampa|$$
Perched on the western tip of Rattlesnake Point near the Gandy Bridge, Salt Shack pairs Gulf-to-table seafood — oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, fish tacos — with tiki cocktails, frozen daiquiris, and live music in a breezy, open-air beach-bar setting. It's one of the few true on-the-water restaurants in Tampa proper, and the sunsets are spectacular.
Why our team sends guests here
Arrive an hour before sunset, snag a waterside table, and order the frozen Painkiller with a dozen oysters.
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