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The Bad Monkey

Name: The Bad Monkey
Address: 1717 E 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33605, US
Telephone: +18132809971
Price range: $
Rating: 4.6

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The Best Damn Bar in Ybor Taps at the middle island can be “owned” for the night on a pay-as-you pour basis.
(2072)

The Bad Monkey Bar is a military-themed venue in the heart of Ybor – you will know you are at the right place when you see a full-sized P-40 Warhawk crashing through our wall overhead.

6 full sized 105 mm howitzer shells sporting boast 16 beers on tap, including locally brewed favorites. Private groups will enjoy our upstairs “Talibar Lounge” for meetings or social events or a friendly game of pool.

24 flat-screen TVs on the main floor make this a great place to watch the game and we have plans for the very near future to bring in PS3 gaming stations. Our full wi-fi and state-of-the-art audio/video configuration is ideal for the traveling businessman, airman and sports/gaming fanatic looking to link up with friends downrange.

09/25/2026

Football all weekend at the Sports HQ.

Saturday the college slate runs from noon and Florida State kicks at 3. Every screen is live, so whatever game you are following, we will have it on.

Sunday the Bucs host the Vikings at 4:05 on FOX, with the early games on from one. Clam Master Jay is cooking at the window from noon until the last game ends.

The streetcar drops you a block away, and there is parking in Lots 5 and 6 and the Centro Ybor garage. 1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City.

09/22/2026

Holiday party season is here, and Bad Monkey has three spaces to work with: the patio under the oak, the main bar, and the upstairs VIP lounge. Every game on the screens and the kitchen running all night.

November and December dates are open now, and the good Fridays go first.

Fill out the event form at https://badmonkeyybor.com/event-reservation/ and Liz will get back to you.

1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City. The streetcar stops close by, and Lots 5 and 6 and the Centro Ybor garage are all a short walk.

09/18/2026

Two days of football in Ybor.

Saturday runs from the noon kicks straight through the night, with Florida State at Alabama at 3:30 on ABC as the anchor. Sunday the Bucs open at home against Cleveland at 1:00 on CBS. Every game, every screen, until the late ones finish.

Come at noon and stay. The free TECO streetcar runs every 15 minutes from downtown and drops you a block away, and Lots 5 and 6 and the Centro Ybor garage are all a short walk.

Bad Monkey Sports HQ, 1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City. Follow for game day updates.

09/12/2026

The first NFL Sunday of the season is tomorrow, and Clam Master Jay is setting up at Bad Monkey for all of it. Philly cheesesteaks from noon until the last game ends, every football Sunday. Bucs at Cincinnati at 1, Eagles and Commanders at 4:25, and every game on every screen. Scan Jay's menu QR at the bar for this week's lineup.

Bad Monkey Sports HQ
1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City
The TECO streetcar runs free, or park in Lots 5 and 6 or the Centro Ybor garage.

Follow along for game day updates.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago this morning, 2,977 people went to work, boarded a flight, or answered a call and never came home, in New York, at the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania. Among them were 441 first responders who ran toward it. We remember every one of them today, and the families who have carried them for twenty-five years.

Bad Monkey Sports HQ
1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City

08/29/2026

College football starts tonight, and the first thing people ask about Ybor is where to put the car. Here's the short answer, and there's a map on the second card.

City Lots 5 and 6 are up on E 9th — first two hours free, a dollar an hour after that, pay by plate at the kiosk. The Centro Ybor garage at 1500 E 5th is the covered option. If you'd rather not drive at all, the TECO streetcar is free and runs every 15 minutes; Centro Ybor Station sits at 16th and 8th, one block from our door, straight down the line from Downtown and the Channel District. Uber and Lyft use the designated spot at 18th and 7th, half a block away.

No cover, and you're always welcome.

Bad Monkey Sports HQ
1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City

Follow along for game day updates all season.

08/28/2026

The season opens Saturday, and it runs all day.

First kick is noon — TCU and North Carolina from Dublin — then games straight through the afternoon, Florida State hosting New Mexico State at 7:00 PM on The CW, and a late one after that. Twenty-six screens, no cover, and the good tables go well before the FSU kick.

Come at noon. Stay for the day.

Bad Monkey Sports HQ
1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City
If you're here for the day, take the TECO streetcar — it's free, runs every 15 minutes, and Centro Ybor Station is a block from our door. Driving, it's City Lots 5 and 6 or the Centro Ybor garage; the city lots are free for the first two hours.

Follow along for game day updates all season.

08/20/2026

Capo Rise to Power took over the bar for a day.

Nobody built a set. They turned the lights on and rolled.

Same room, same seats, same taps. Open tonight, directions in our bio.

Same room, same seats, same taps, open tonight. 1717 E. 7th Ave, Ybor City. Parking in Lots 5 and 6 or the Centro Ybor garage, or ride the TECO streetcar free, every 15 minutes.

FSU opens against New Mexico State on the 29th and the NFL kicks off September 9. Follow the page.

Address

1717 E 7th Avenue
Tampa, FL
33605

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 3am
Tuesday	12pm - 3am
Wednesday	12pm - 3am
Thursday	12pm - 3am
Friday	12pm - 3am
Saturday	12pm - 3am
Sunday	12pm - 3am

Telephone

+18132809971

Website

https://badmonkeyybor.com/

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