Scooter's Bar Journal » Tybee Island

Dolphin Reef Sports Bar

scooterj — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:11:00 +0000

(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 876th bar, first visited in 2011.

Basic hotel bar with a great view of the beach. The food (served for the restaurant upstairs from the bar) is good though pricey. The bar is only open until 11pm.

1401 Strand Avenue
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Sting Ray’s

scooterj — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:10:00 +0000

(Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 875th bar, first visited in 2011.

Of all the bars we visited on Tybee Island, this was the only one that was packed to the gills. And we soon found out why. Though it’s a dive in every sense of the word, it has some of the best fresh seafood I’ve ever eaten! (In fact, the only place I’ve had better fried seafood was at a joint on the docks in Plymouth, MA.)

Indoors is a full bar and an enclosed dining area. Outdoors are two seating areas — one fully open-air and one covered. Live music was being played on the front deck.

A stop here is a must if you visit Tybee Island.

1403 Butler Avenue
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Tybee Time Sports Bar

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:18:00 +0000

(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 874th bar, first visited in 2011.

What a fun place! This is a sports bar where locals and tourists mix. It specializes in frozen drinks, with multiple flavors of daiquiris to choose from.

We chatted with a couple of tourists visiting from inland Georgia and got lost in conversation with them. Our bartender also turned out to have been one of the customers we met at another bar earlier in the day.

1603 Strand
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Spanky’s Beachside

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:17:00 +0000

(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 873rd bar, first visited in 2011.

Spanky’s also seemed more tourist oriented than the bars we visited earlier in the day. It’s a seafood restaurant in the front, with a U-shaped bar in the back. The upper level has both indoor and outdoor seating and a stage for live music.

1605 Strand
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Fannie’s on the Beach

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:16:00 +0000

(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 872nd bar, first visited in 2011.

Up until this point, the bars I had visited on Tybee seemed more for the locals. Fannie’s, however, seemed more touristy.

It’s really more of a restaurant/diner than a bar, and is very food-oriented. However there’s about a half dozen stools at a very small bar. The barstools are actually prety cool, they are what appear to me motorcycle seats mounted on pistons that gently sink into position when you sit on them.

The decor here is pretty entertaining and was cracking me up.

1613 Strand Avenue
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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The Sand Bar

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:15:00 +0000

(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 871st bar, first visited in 2011.

This is a new bar across the street from Nickie’s. The front contains a small L-shaped bar, the back room has table seating and a stage for live music.

Drinks here were slightly more expensive than at the other bars but still reasonably priced.

Panorama of the front room. Use the slider below the photo to view.

1512 Butler Avenue
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Nickie’s 1971 Bar & Grill

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:14:00 +0000

(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 870th bar, first visited in 2011.

There are two entrances to this establishment. The door on the left leads to the bright-decored pizza (and more) joint in the front. The door on the right leads to the dark-decored tavern in the back. (They are also connected by an interior passage.)

There were two very intoxicated men in their late 40s/early 50s who were arguing about some work that one of them took and the other didn’t get. It got to the point that they were literally bumping chests together. But it defused before it became truly entertaining.

It appeared there might be a beer garden in the back, past the pool table, but I didn’t go back there to confirm.

Panorama of the tavern area. Use the slider below the photo to view.

1513 Butler Ave.
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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(912) 786-4444
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Rock House

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:13:00 +0000

(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 869th bar, first visited in 2011.

An open, airy music menu right on the corner of the busiest intersection in Tybee. There’s karaoke, live acts, and free pool during happy hours. It appeared they were also taking to-go or delivery orders for food but we didn’t look at the menu.

Our bartender was a friendly gal who whipped up some tasty drinks for us when we couldn’t decide what we wanted.

1518 Butler Avenue
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Wind Rose Cafe

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:12:00 +0000

(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 868th bar, first visited in 2011.

From the outside, all appearances are that this is a quaint and charming cafe, possibly not even having a real bar but just serving beer at the tables with your meals. So I was shocked to step inside and find a genuine good old dirty dive bar.

The place was pretty busy when we stepped inside, but we found a couple of empty stools at the far end of the bar.

Suddenly, a moment after we got our beers, the entire place cleared out. I mean, every single person in the place got up and filed out all at once, including the bartender! For a few minutes we were completely alone in there, dumbfounded. Finally, the bartender returned. We theorized later that everyone had gone out to check out somebody’s new ride.

Now, this place is also a cafe and does serve food, but we didn’t look at the menu.

19 Tybrisa Street
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Bernie’s

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:11:00 +0000

(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 867th bar, first visited in 2011.

We stepped into this bar on 16th (Tybrisa St.) looking for a quick bite to eat, and I’m glad we did! There’s a great menu of seafood here. We ordered a couple of appetizers, and the provolone stuffed shrimp became an instant favorite of mine.

We had some good and entertaining conversation with the bartender and a couple of the regulars.

There appeared to be a deck or patio out back but I didn’t go out the back door to confirm.

It was here that we learned that the bars here can server you drinks “to-go” and that you can drink them openly out on the street. So we got another round to take with us while we went to do some sidewalk shopping.

13 Tybrisa Street
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Doc’s Bar

scooterj — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:10:00 +0000

(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 866th bar, first visited in 2011.

Another small dive that, while on the main tourist strip, seems geared towards the locals.

There’s video poker, a snooker table, and Guinness on tap. Among the patron was a large black cat who we learned comes and goes as he pleases.

Despite what it says on the outside, they did not have any food here.

10 16Th St
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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Benny’s Tybee Tavern

scooterj — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:12:00 +0000

(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 865th bar, first visited in 2011.

A pretty nice dive that seems to be more for the locals than the tourists. There were several interesting intoxicated characters in the place.

The TVs were on the Food Network and the bartender told us about a fish sandwich he wants to invent in order to get Man vs. Food to visit. Don’t worry, Mr. Bartender, the name of the sandwich and the ingredients will remain secret!

1517 Butler Ave
Tybee Island, GA 31328
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(912) 786-0121
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The Riptide

scooterj — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:10:00 +0000

(On the Pier, Tybee Island, GA)

Scooter’s 864th bar, first visited in 2011.

This is a seasonal outdoor bar under the big rotunda on the fishing pier. There’s a small benched seating area attached to the bar, as well as a nearby covered picnic area. There was a band playing when I was here.

Tybee Island, GA 31328
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(912) 786-7574