Gunslingers Saloon

Largo : 3665 E Bay Drive, Suite 100, Largo, 33771

Depending on what night of the week you go, you could be: pounding Jim Beam as you listen to Southern rock; belting out a karaoke number; or dancing -- techno, swing or line. There, enough choices for you?

Miss Kitty's Hilltop Lounge

Brooksville / East Hernando : 504 N Broad St., Brooksville, 34601

This classic small-town honky-tonk can trace its origins back to 1952, when it was opened as the Hilltop Lounge and Restaurant, according to local historian Bob Martinez (no, not THAT one). It offers pool tables, the largest dance floor of any bar in Brooksville and a stage that has hosted, alon …

Round Up

Oldsmar : 13918 W Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, 33635

This boot-scootin' stalwart was once nominated for the Academy of Country Music's Nightclub of the Year Award (a distinction on which it's been coasting for maybe a little too long, but whatever). There's not as much live music as there used to be - Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith played here - but …

The Dallas Bull

Editor's pick

Tampa : 3322 U.S. 301, Tampa, 33619

A living, breathing, bucking machine on the skirts of East Tampa, the Bull is Florida's answer to Billy Bob's in Fort Worth: A veritable honky-tonk heaven, a place where the only thing sexier than a belle in boots is the intro to Copperhead Road. The numbers speak for themselves: 31,000 square f …

Waterin' Trough

Pinellas Park : 12333 66th St. N, Pinellas Park, 33773

It might be Pinellas County's version of the Dallas Bull -- without the diversity of the Bull. Make no mistake about it. This is a country bar pure and pure, though wearing a hat is optional (we think). This bar attracts a bit of an older crowd (as in 30s) and has a 2,500-square-foot dance floor …