1st trip to Fort Lauderdale...

Been to Fort Myers, Key Largo, Daytona, Islamorada, and Orlando. Never been to Fort Lauderdale. Technically I think the place we are staying is in Davie. Any suggestions. We%26#39;re a couple in our early 30%26#39;s. Any Tiki Bar style places near the beach to kick back and drink? Thanks!

1st trip to Fort Lauderdale...

If you%26#39;r staying in Davie, you are quite a bit west of the beach- and that particular area is sort of a combo of residential family housing and sort of cowboy/country atmosphere ( they have a rodeo.)

Will you have transportation to get around? There is a large tiki bar at the Ocean Manor Resort on the north end of the beach- and the bar is much nicer than the lousy hotel in front of it. I would say though that the most popular bar for kicking back and drinking is the waterfront bar at the Bahia Cabana Days Inn(another lousy hotel with a great bar). It%26#39;s across the street from the beach , but right on the Intracoastal.

Tiki Bars are not very popular here, in my opinion, but there are lots of other casual watering holes.

1st trip to Fort Lauderdale...

Well, we are staying with my wife%26#39;s aunt in Davie. One can save a lot of money that way. I%26#39;ve always loved the Tiki Bar down in Islamorada, that%26#39;s why I asked about a good bar on the beach. We are renting a car while we are there. We will be there from the 23rd to the 26th, just don%26#39;t tell my wife, she doesn%26#39;t know it yet. LOL. It%26#39;s a surprise anniversary gift. I%26#39;m sure her aunt will be able to tell us how to get places, I just don%26#39;t know that she%26#39;ll be up on where is good to go.

Bamboo Beach is only one I can think of as she said

Thanks for your help. My wife%26#39;s cousin said there might be better bars located on the beach at Hollywood. Any thoughts on that? Thanks again.

A bit further north there is a bar called Aruba%26#39;s that is on the beach... I believe Deerfield Beach. In terms of Hollywood beach, there are many cute lil bars/restaurants on the boardwalk along the beach where you can people watch and get something cold to drink. None that actually stand out as ';must see,'; since they are all basically the same. Across the street, however, there are a few restaurants/bars that you might want to check out... Taverna Opa (loud, Greek, restaurant, belly-dancing and good times), Le Tub (cash-only, voted one of the country%26#39;s best burgers), Giorgio%26#39;s (more classy, Italian).

Aruba%26#39;s is in Lauderdale by the Sea- at the Ocean end of Commercial Blvd, not nearly as far north as Deerfield- even south of Pompano Beach. They have music during happy hour and they do overlook the beach- not a tiki bar though.

I would have to say I am not a fan at all of Le Tub- in spite of all the hype from Oprah%26#39;s friend Gayle. I%26#39;d encourage you to read the reviews posted on the Hollywood Forum- a great majority of those posting found it dirty with very rude slow service- and I would personally agree.

Thank you for the clarification Lulutoo. I know that Aruba%26#39;s is not a tiki bar, but its a nice place to grab a drink/food and sit outside right on the beach, basically. Plus the view of the pier is nice.

I completely agree with you about the slow service at Le Tub. During the day it is a bit nicer than the evening though. However, I would say its more like one of those places you eat at just to say you have.

And let%26#39;s not forget to remind you that it%26#39;s really Hollywood broadwalk - there are no boards, so it%26#39;s not a ';boardwalk';.

Check out Sugar Reef restaurant - great food!

This is true, it no longer is made with boards, however, there was a time when asphalt and pavers were not there.

Gosh Venis, were there ever boards? I%26#39;ve been here over 30 years and don%26#39;t remember boards........