Top 12 2019 Upscale Casual Dining Restaurants St Petersburg, FL by Locals

Jerked Veggies. Wood roasted, cool Yogurt, crispy fried Peas

It's no secret that our city is crawling with fabulous upscale dining options (and dining options, in general!). From the edge of downtown, to the shorelines of the beaches, most every inch of St Petersburg has a culinary treat in store. We've rounded up 12 of the top upscale-casual restaurants within St Pete as a…

Downtown St. Pete’s largest Kentucky Derby Party is returning to Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails on Saturday, May 4, from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Guests will enjoy a live projection of the race at Churchill Downs, a mint julep bar in addition to the full-service bar, and a raw bar featuring oysters from Modern Brine.…

Best Fish & Chips in St. Pete Fish and Chips is thought to have come about in the early-to-mid 1800s in the U.K. It is theorized that Jewish immigrants may have originally brought the idea of frying fish in batter to the U.K. (There go those immigrants in another food origin story, again.) In 2003,…

We recently paid a visit to Sloppy Joe's Bar & Grill at the Bilmar Beach Resort in Treasure Island. We heard they had some new items on the menu, and thought we would check it out. They are the main restaurant, and souvenir shop in the resort. (We made sure to get t-shirts while we…

I like to end all things on a good note, so this one will start with the somewhat negative. Everyone is going to hate me because Bodega didn't make the top 5 list of Cuban Sandwiches. People are going to go insane. I will probably have to go into the witness protection program, but Bodega's…

World Fusion Gourmet Meets Fast Casual Brass Bowl Kitchen & Juicery is set to open April 1st...finally. We have all watched and waited. Unfortunately, they encountered some of the same set backs most new restaurants do during build out, which pushed their hopeful opening date of August 2018 back to now. Beginning March 27th, Brass…

The Best Chili to Eat in St. Pete Chili's geographic origins go back to what is the currently most talked about border ... unfortunately for no reasons having to do with this quite popular food. Chili was born in both Northern Mexico and Southern Texas - on the border and over the border. Its more…

I don't make fried chicken at home, but as a child my mother did, and from what I recall it was finger licking good. My mother is from Georgia so she knows southern cooking. Did she way over cook vegetables? Definitely, but I think most moms in her era did. So when I see fried…

The Big Catch at Salt Creek (named as an homage to Jon La Budde's former night club in downtown St Pete), located in the former Fishtales space next to the Harborage Marina, is set to open May 3rd with new executive Chef Kyrie (pronounced Keery) Rotolo at the helm. We sat down with one of…

Wepa Cocina de Puerto Rico Opens Today - Across From 3 Daughters (Wepa is an exclamation that can mean great, good job, what's up, wow, etc.) It takes a lot of balls to go from amateur food critic to professional restaurateur—especially when you've ruffled a few feathers along the way with some of your critiques.…

10 Best Buffalo Wings–Chicken Wings and Duck Wings too! Chicken wings are not only one of the most popular restaurant and bar staples, but their popularity keeps increasing so much that there were shortages and price peaks in 2017 lasting into 2018. I read about it back then in The Wall Street Journal, but things…

Beantown Pub South opened in July 2018 with the same original menu as their only other location Beantown Pub in Boston. Here's the original writeup we published after they opened. Since opening, owner Roger Zeghibe, has noticed that the offerings that are favorites in Boston aren't all flying off the menu in St Petersburg. In…

Mangia! Mangia! I remember my Sicilian grandmother always saying this to me as a kid - Eat! Eat! I ate so much pasta as a kid, that by the time I was a young adult, I swore off the stuff for several years. Now I am back in love with pasta, and I eat it…

Cupcakes are a unique dessert! They're smaller, more delicious versions of cake! And who doesn't love cake? There are a lot of local bakeries in and around the burg to get gourmet cupcakes with all different cake and frosting flavors, sizes and toppings. I've put together a list of the 5 best cupcakes in St.…

The Best Hot Dogs to Eat in St. Pete We recently published the 10 Best Burgers in St. Pete, and included a +1 with a vegan burger. For this one, we have five hot dogs, with kind of a plus one—two versions of the dog at one place, but no vegan hot dog. (Sorry vegans.)…