One of Clearwater Beach’s liveliest beachfront venues, Shephard’s Tiki Beach Bar delivers the full Gulf Coast party experience — a massive outdoor stage, a large dance floor that juts over the water, live bands nearly every night, and a tiki bar stocked with every rum-filled creation you could want. The adjacent Wave nightclub brings DJs and bottle service for the late crowd. The setting is a little tucked away from the main Clearwater Beach strip, making it more of a destination than a casual walk-up stop — which means the crowd that shows up is there to have a good time. Arrive by car, by foot, or raft off an anchored boat and wade ashore. Gulf sunsets from the stage deck are genuinely spectacular.
