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Top 10 Best Happy Hours in St Petersburg, FL Updated October 2017

Top 10 Best Happy Hours St Petersburg, FL

Recently we created a full list of as many happy hours as we could compile for Downtown St Pete, The Edge District and the Grand Central District. You can view the full Happy Hour list here. So we decided to conduct a survey in our Facebook group for local St Petersburg Foodies asking which places, […]

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St Pete Beach’s Sola Bistro & Wine Bar Revisited July 2017

Sola Bistro & Wine Bar - Grilled Lamb Tongue Special

See the latest Sola Review from February 2020 here. On Friday, July 21st 2017, Kevin and I made the short trek from Downtown St Petersburg to St Pete Beach to visit one of our favorite restaurants – Sola Bistro & Wine Bar. We don’t usually like to leave downtown but Sola has proven to be […]

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QT Crawfish – A Creole and Cajun Hidden Gem!

QT Crawfish - Gumbo

A staple in Downtown St Petersburg as the manager of Ruby’s Elixir and Central Cigars for the past 5 years, Christopher Gorby and his wife Britney, surprised us all and bought their own restaurant, QT Crawfish, a month ago. Located just a short 15 minute drive from downtown, this hidden gem is worth the ride. […]

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Amazing “Grace”, How Sweet to Have Found …

Most Up-to-Date Grace Review from 2019 – Click Here Grace Restaurant Offers Fine Dining at the Beach With extremely few exceptions up and down St. Pete Beach, 95% of your food choices are frozen fried stuff that won’t kill you … hopefully. Lots of us like to go to the beach, and it gets to […]

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Pin Wok & Bowl New Restaurant on Central Ave in DTSP

Two New Asian Eateries Makes Three in a Row on Central According to the American Community Survey (ACS) from the Census Bureau, St. Petersburg only has an Asian population of 3.1%. Luckily for us DTSPers, the Asian restaurant population is about to triple on the 400 block of Central Avenue. La V Vietnamese Fusion has […]

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Beau n Mo’s Delmonico Steak Ranks Amongst the Best!

Beau n' Mo's Italian Eating House Delmonico Steak

Back in October 2016 we posted the ten best steaks in St Petersburg, FL based on a poll we took in our Facebook Group, St Petersburg Foodies Restaurant Reviews. At the time, we had not been to Beau n Mo’s, but we had to listen to the people and include them in the list at […]

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Copper Shaker Downtown St. Pete Grand Opening Tonight

Here’s What’s Shakin’ at the Copper Shaker The greatly anticipated opening of the Copper Shaker by the former crew that ran The Cask & Ale is finally here! St. Petersburg Foodies were honored to be invited to the “Friends & Family” private opening last night, and we were certainly impressed, but not surprised. The Grand […]

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Help Cider Press’s Chef Nate Win the National James Beard Blended Burger Contest

Cider Press Cafe's James Beard Burger

Let’s get St Petersburg on the map by supporting our local contestant! St Pete is all about local so let’s show our support for The Cider Press Cafe in this contest. They are up against 400 other burgers nationally. They are the only St Petersburg contestant and the ONLY burger not made with some sort […]

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The Lure St Pete New Lunch Menu June 2017

Tasty New Lunch Sandwiches & Sushi at The Lure We’ve loved The Lure since day one. We’ve gone about 20 times or more since they opened in January 2016, and this is the first time Lori ate something besides sushi, with the exception of Joey Meatballs one time. We love that the food is not […]

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It’s a Waffle Fairytale at Story Brooke Craft Coffee Bar

Me and the chef!

Story. What comes to mind when you hear that word? You may think of bedtime stories your parents used to read to you, or your favorite fairytale. When we read a story, we get immersed in it. Just thinking back on one of your favorites creates a sense of warmth inside . . . it […]

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Tryst Makes National Foodies Day
A HUGE Success for St Petersburg Foodies

Tryst National Foodies Day Event May 9, 2017

May 9th, 2017 was the inauguration of National Foodies Day and it was also the 2nd anniversary of our FaceBook Group: St Petersburg Foodies Restaurant Reviews. On May 9th, 2015, we formed the group and added about 150 people that we hand selected. It is still a closed group and we still have approval over […]

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¡Red Mesa Cantina’s New Menu Items are Sabroso y Delicioso!

Red Mesa Cantina New Menu Items – May 2017 I’ve been going to Red Mesa Cantina on a regular basis for over 8-years. Most of the time, when being handed a menu, I say, “No thank you, I don’t need it”, as I pretty much have it memorized and know what I want. Not anymore. […]

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Check Out Tryst’s New Summer Menu Twists…Delectable!

Moroccan-Spiced Lamb Chops

Tryst Summer Menu Offers Seasonal Twists & Creative Flare The last time we reviewed new menu items for Tryst was in November 2016 when their new chef, Jon Robben, debuted a spectacular new line-up. You can see that write up here. Chef Jon is still cooking up fantastic new items and continues to lift Tryst’s cuisine […]

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IL Ritorno Ramps Up Their Spring Menu

IL Ritorno - Cappelini Nero

It’s no secret that since the first time we went to IL Ritorno in the summer of 2014 that I fell in love and that has never changed. Here is the first review I ever wrote about IL Ritorno. The quality of the ingredients and Chef David Benstock’s ingenuity with those ingredients keeps the ever […]

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The Galley Grub, Far Above Your Average Pub!

The Galley - Rainbow Trout Special

Last Thursday Kevin and I decided to have dinner at The Galley. The Galley opened on December 30th of last year. You can read all about The Galley Grand Opening here. It certainly opened with a splash and continues to stay busy and receive great reviews. The one thing that has held us back from making […]

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