Channelside Bay Plaza

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615 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602

(813) 223-4250

http://www.channelsidebayplaza.com/

Categories: Event venue, Shopping center, Tourist attraction

Features: Beach/Waterfront, Date night, Late-night dining, Outdoor seating

More in this neighborhood: Channelside

The lively Channelside retail, nightclub and restaurant destination is situated along the water on the southern edge of downtown, near the Port of Tampa. It is anchored by Channelside Cinemas 10, which includes an IMAX theater. Hot spots include the hip Aja club and Splitsville luxury bowling alley and dinner lounge, along with Gallagher's steak house, Wet Willies bar, Taverna Opa and other speciality restaurants and bars.

Next to Tampa's cruise port on Garrison Channel, Channelside is near the Florida Aquarium, the Tampa Bay History Center and the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

The surrounding area, known as the Channelside district, is home to a number of new apartment, condo and loft developments.