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    Ruby's Elixir

    3.9 (119 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Jazz & Blues
    Closed 6:00 pm - 2:30 am (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    RUBY'S ELIXIR ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Loud
    Live music
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Terry K.

    This is a pretty cool place in and amongst the local scene. The night friends and I frequented this place, they had some live music going. This place has a great vibe with lots of local traffic. To me, it seem like most of the patrons were locals and not tourist. I don't know if they have a parking lot as it seemed like most people were parking on the street or at the public parking structure. I got lucky and found a spot on the street and only had to make a short walk. For us, it was quicker to order at the bar, than to wait for the waiter to service us, because it was so busy. Drinks are a little bit pricey but not too bad. No objections to coming back here for drinks!

    Attached cigar bar? Nice! You can smoke a cigar with good live music? Heck yeah! Found my unicorn bar!

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    Ashley F.

    I had a great time at Ruby's while on vacation. The music was phenomenal and drinks were even better. Sometimes drinks are wack in these places but my old fashioned was perfectly balanced. I look forward to returning for another themed night next time. The casual fun nature is contagious!

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    Aubrey F.

    First time trying this place out. It's a bar with drinks and a cigar bar. We just came for the drinks and vibes. I ordered a Cosmo. First one ever and it did not disappoint! Service was great. Plenty of outdoor and unfortunately seating. They don't serve food but we walked to the Crafty Squirrel to grab pizza.

    AshleyMarie O.

    UM. I love this place. It did not show up on any Yelp searches for me to bookmark but luckily a bartender told us to go and then we went every. night. Live music? All the time? YES. Great waitresses and waiters?! Absolutely! Super great place to make super cool new friends even in times such as COVID? YES YES YES. I actually wish I lived here so I could be a regular. Come to Miami. Please

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    Good drinks, live music everyday, friendly employees. I like sitting outside, comfortable couch.

    Steven O.

    We had a great time at this cool urban music lounge. This is attached to the back of a Cigar Lounge we visited earlier in the evening and decided to come back by! Glad we did! Small venue with great service and live music! Very cool!

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    2 months ago

    To be honest if you want to enjoy the local music, this place is for you. Along with this you can enjoy the delicious food

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    17 days ago

    Joceline is the awesomest lady ever ! GIVE HER A RAISE ! good live music too ! great bartender too shout out Walter!!!!

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    2 months ago

    Everything was nice can't say anything negative , it met my expectations and most importantly the staff was very nice and friendly

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    2 years ago

    I love the vibe! Great cigar selection and they had a great bourbon selection! I would highly recommend getting to this place!!!

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    1 year ago

    Great place but band music is horrible- they can't find any better jazz/blues bands around?

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    2 years ago

    Awesome experience at Ruby's! Great staff, AMAZING music! The bathroom attendant Mel was very polite and kind. Loved it here. Will come back

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    2 years ago

    We had such a blast here. Total dive bar and if you don't like smoke make sure to sit outside.

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    Great chill atmosphere with a smokey lounge vibe. Not too fancy, and not too rough. Just right!

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    3 years ago

    This place is amazing. Whiskey, Cigars, and Tunes. It's a must if your downtown. It's very safe downtown as I walked everywhere.

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    3 years ago

    This is a cool bar! The bartenders make great cocktails and the staff is friendly. Check it out!

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    2 years ago

    Drinks are stronger than the terminator himself, live music is always being played and the aura is very friendly

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    1 year ago

    waitress felt entitled to write their own tip like it was so hard to open one beer bottle and had it all staff were rude wont recommend

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    Fun jazz bar in the downtown area, lots of seating outside and in. People dancing and having a good time. Great people watching.

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    Ask the Community - Ruby's Elixir

    Do they have a non smoking section?

    Not that I know of. You can go outside, there is smoking allowed there too but it's open air. It's not as smokey on the live music side. Stop by an check it out!

    How safe is this place for the ladies?

    It's a very safe area. Of course street sense are always a good idea when out and about.

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    3.8(58 reviews)
    6.2 miTyrone

    Date of Visit: 11/08/2025 5:30pm…read more After some shopping at the mall the wife and I were wanting to grab a beer somewhere. As we were heading out the parking I mentioned CJ's across the street. We have never been there before but friends of ours do play there once in while. So that's where we headed. As others have stated there is plenty of parking, in the main lot and in back. We parked in the main lot. Walked inside an immediately notice this was a place for music. No bands were playing since it was early. Found a spot at the bar, may have been ten others sitting at the bar. There was only one bar tender working the bar and she was working it. She came and saw us right after sitting and got our drink orders. Not sure if we wanted to eat but we still looked over the menu. We decided to get some food. I noticed they do a smashburger and I am always up for a that. The wife has been watching what she eats and decided on the chicken strips. The food didn't take long to arrive and both looked very good. My burger was done right, double cheesesmash with LTO just the way I like it. I got fries with it as well and I must say these were some mighty good fries. My wife really liked her chicken strips too. They were not battered and not overly fried, still very moist on the inside. She has been trying to stay away from overly fried foods and these were not overly done. I believe she ate them all as well. Since it was early there were no seating issues like I have read from others. And if your a car person they do a last Sunday of the month breakfast buffet and car show in the morning. Looking forward to that. All I can say is give this place a try. May have to go in the evening and listen to some live music. Peace.

    Miss the old Cj's on the island before it was torn down. I think we all miss it. This location is…read morekind of ok. Not great but worth going to. Really isnt the sale being off the beaxh. The music is ok sometimes here. The waiters and waitresses are always on point here perfect though I can say that much. Wont go here as much as the island but will still pop in once in awhile

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    3.7(3 reviews)
    0.9 miDowntown St. Petersburg

    Amazing venue to see a show. There aren't many venues in the area where you can go to enjoy a…read morenational act. Some places are small and smokey with a terrible sound system, not Ferg's! Big stage, big courtyard and killer bands. Outdoors! Loud! Food! Multiple Bars! It's cash only inside, but there is an atm! I hope this place stays around for a while! I've never eaten at Ferg's before but I will now that they added this venue!

    This is the WORST venue ever!!! We purchased VIP concert tickets believing their advertised…read moregarbage. This was the biggest scam ever. First off they turned their parking lot into the concert area. This left no parking for the event. We asked if there was a VIP parking area, there was not. We asked if they had a lot that they were using for parking for the event, they did not. Their response was "you have to drive around until you find a spot to park since we used our lot for the concert" ok well, St Pete already sucks for parking so that made it virtually impossible to find parking. We drove around an hour just to finally park about a mile away and walk to the concert. Then the VIP area in the front of the stage was not exclusive to just those with VIP tickets. They let anyone walk up there. The VIP bar was cash only and the supposed VIP balcony with air conditioned bar & bathrooms was exclusively for those that were with the bands! This is a clear false advertisement! The food was nasty & drinks were way overpriced. The drinks actually weren't that bad but they weren't worth $12 each! Fergs should stick to being a sports bar. This whole trying to add all this extra stuff is going to land them exactly where their Tampa store ended up.... closed for good!

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