Florida boasts an impressive array of drinking destinations, but only one has been named among the Best Dive Bars in America .
The recently published USA TODAY story features the Bahi Hut , a beloved Sarasota landmark open since 1954, best known for its deliciously potent mai tais and proudly billed as Florida’s oldest tiki bar — and the country’s longest-running “tiki treasure.”
Continue reading for more about the Bahi Hut and the rest of the bars selected by USA TODAY , with reporting from journalists across the USA TODAY Network.
You’ll find everything from cash-only joints and chili-famous lounges to music dens where legends cut their teeth, plus bars where locals have warmed the same stools for decades. Here are standout dive bars worth the detour – or the pilgrimage.
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