Bar Scene: The Cork

Andy Huse

Special to Metromix
April 10, 2009

 
Critic's Rating:
4

Bar Scene: The Cork
(Credit: Andy Huse)
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The Cork Decor and dress Drinks The Food
The Cork
Address:
406 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL, 33606
Phone:
813-251-4433
Overall User Rating:
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Hours:
Monday - Thursday 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Friday & Saturday 5 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Official Web Site:
http://corktampa.com

The Cork is a welcome addition to the drinking and dining scene in Tampa’s Hyde Park area.  In an part of the city saturated with hipster joints and locations that serve as revolving doors for trendy hot spots that often turn cold, the Cork seeks out a simple, mature niche for devotees of good drink, food, and conversation. 

The Cork was opened by the same people who own MacDinton’s across the street, and in a sense, it serves as the flipside to that chronically crowded, loud hangout for the younger beer-swilling set.  Our server even suggested that when MacDinton’s patrons “grow up”, they come across the street to the Cork. 

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Alli from Tampa - April 14, 2009 at 1:36 PM

I stopped by Cork early this month and loved it. It's a very chill place for a glass of wine, and would be great to hang out in with a date or gir...

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