If you plan on going to Mons Venus, you can basically walk to the Cigar City Brewery which has a tasting room (basically a bar).....both establishments are owned by the beloved Redner family. Cigar City also has a restuarant/bar about 20 minutes North of the Stadium in Carrollwood (just drive up Dale Mabry heading north). Younger, hip'ish, college bar scene is all along Howard Ave and all walkable from bar to bar (MacDitons is the most popular & very crowded, World of Beer is cool, The Lime - pretentious, The Lodge - packed , most of the nicer restuarants are around International Mall (Eddie V's, Ocean Prime, Ruth Chris, a couple of Brazilian meat house resturuants, bunch of nice bar/restuarants in International Mall. Sports bars: Brickhouse (very popular), Selmons by International Mall, Hooters on Hillsborough, Selmons in Carrollwood. Four Green Fields is "the" local Irish pub of Tampa, Irish 31 is pretty nice. Davis Island is quant area with a few OK restuarants/bars all walkable. Some good sushi restuarants around in South Tampa.
Alot depends on what area were you are staying.
Here's my plan for you.....you can thank me later:
Day1:
My recommendation for a big night: Do dinner at Berns Steak House (ask for a tour of the kitchen, wine cellar) on Howard and then the bar scene'ry afterwards on Howard. Finish it up with a late Visit to Mon's Venus and then head over to the Taco Bus on Hillsborough Ave (don't veer off the path to far) for some late Taco's.
Day 2:
Do a day at the beach, go to St. Pete Beach (down by the Hurrican Restuarant which overlooks the beach), have drinks up on the 3rd roof floor at the Hurricane and then head over to downtown St. Pete along Gulf Beach Drive and have dinner at BellaBrava or any of the restuarants in that classy/hip area that all overlooks the Bay.
Day 3: If your a golfer, go golfing at World Woods "Pine Barrens" course in Brooksville or even better Black Diamond in Lecanto if you have "pull".
Advice:
1) Watch were you drive - mostly at night, Tampa is has good and bad area's all mixed together.
2) Don't give $ to the pandhandlers at every intersection....they are professionals