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…

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,…

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…

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…

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.)…

10 11 Best Hamburgers in St. Petersburg FL 2019 Everyone loves hamburgers! They almost always have cheese on them, so it's safe to say that a hamburger / cheeseburger is the epitome of almost everyones favorite American food. Here are three important questions I'd like to answer before proceeding with the list. 1. Why eleven?…

Think thick, creamy richness and bold flavors and what comes to mind? Milkshakes, of course! Whether your the adventurous or simplistic milkshake enthusiast, I've crafted a list of the best places to get a milkshake around the burg. 1. Mini Doughnut Factory 730 4th St N St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 258-7531 http://www.minidoughnutfactory.com/ The best of…

A Closer look at the Nueva Cantina Picadillo Tacos

As I sat down to write this, the first thoughts that popped into my head were, 1) Everybody loves tacos, 2) There sure are a lot of different types of tacos these days, and 3) what is the actual origin of the taco—is it really Mexican, and how close to the original are they to…

I LOVE grits! I've been eating them since I was a kid, and it was always for breakfast, and always cooked, not the instant crap. With a ton of butter and salt, sometimes with cheese, and sometimes with an over easy egg on top. Shrimp & Grits is also one of the most popular ways…

St. Petersburg sure is a brunch kind of town. One of the most asked questions we get is "where's the best brunch?" That's like asking, "what's your favorite cat video?". There's a ton of places to have brunch in St. Pete that do a fantastic job. You can't say that this one is better than…