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Stillwaters Tavern – Tastes As Good As it Looks

Stillwaters Tavern

Stillwaters Tavern is, in their own words, “A Modern American Tavern, where classic American dishes blend harmoniously with old world flavors. The menu highlights items from both land and sea, with a focus on bringing unique flavors from our kitchen to your table.” They work with local artisans and farmers to serve the best available seasonal foods. The restaurant and … Continue Reading

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Inoculum Ale Works: One Sour Step Above the Rest

Parthenocarpic, Inoculataed OBP and Kuebiko

NOTE: This location is now closed.

Matcha Man, Parthenocarpic, Mother Ursa, Kuebiko, Cyclotron, Zingiber. What might all of those titles have in relation to one another? If your guess was names of different beers from Florida’s first 100% sour brewery, Inoculum Ale Works, you would be correct. In the world of craft beers, sours are positively trending. They have a … Continue Reading

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Annata – Not Just Cheese & Charcuterie, Entrees That Are Out of This World!

Annata Restaurant & Wine Bar

When Annata came onto the scene of downtown St Petersburg’s Beach Drive four years ago, it was highly anticipated. The owners of the St Pete beloved staple Mazzaro’s Italian Market, Kurt and Mary Cuccaro, were opening Annata, which made its arrival even more exciting for foodies. It was touted as a wine bar which would offer cheese, charcuterie and tapas. … Continue Reading

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Vintage Small Bites & Wine Lounge Opens in Gulfport

Gulfport, Florida – this sleepy little town on Boca Ciega Bay isn’t so sleepy anymore, although it is definitely laid-back, easy going, and quite welcoming—now gives us another reason to go there.

Wendy Ohlendorf, fashion designer and artist among other creative endeavors, just opened Vintage Small Bites & Wine Lounge.

Backed by successful restaurateurs, Tom Golden and Richard Alday of … Continue Reading

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Beans & Barlour Sneak Peek

Beans & Barlour Storefront

There’s more than meets the eye when you first walk into Beans & Barlour, the new alcohol-infused ice cream and gourmet coffee joint, opening next week in downtown St. Pete.

The small bar, stools, and quite impressive large brass and copper espresso machine imported from Italy, immediately steal the show. You may notice the nice little couch and chairs near … Continue Reading

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Oak and Stone Desserts and Beer Pairings

Key Lime Pie & Beer Pairing

With 58 beers on tap and delicious food options, it may be challenging to save room for dessert at Oak and Stone, but with these three beer and sweets pairings, you won’t want to pass on the opportunity. The craft beers on tap are local from all around the Tampa Bay area. Are you a beer enthusiast? Or, a wanna … Continue Reading

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Beantown Pub Comes to St. Petersburg

From One Foodie Town to Another

In case you didn’t know it, Boston is a foodie town just like St. Pete.

Beantown Pub has been a cornerstone of the pub scene in Boston for over 20 years, and now they are opening their second location right here in St. Petersburg, Florida. Remember where Rattle & Hum used to be, and … Continue Reading

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Green Springs Bistro in Safety Harbor Changes Hands to St Pete Locals

Green Springs Bistro

Green Springs Bistro in Safety Harbor is changing hands to St Pete Locals Tom Golden, Richard Alday and Michael Stewart who are the owners of The Lure. They will keep much the same but will be changing some menu items and will rename the restaurant The Kitchen & Bar at Green Springs.

The original owners, longtime friends of Tom and … Continue Reading

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Capital Tacos Brings Their Tacos Extraordinarios to St. Pete

THIS LOCATION IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED

What happens when you grow up in a Mexican restaurant, then go to Austin, Texas to learn Tex-Mex cooking, come back and try to take over the kitchen?

Your parents kick you out and you open Capital Tacos.

Bobby and Kristel Heskett founded Capital Tacos in Land O’ Lakes, FL in 2013. Josh Luger and … Continue Reading

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Grace Continues to Amaze with Exceptional Cuisine on St Pete Beach

Grace Restaurant

Most Up-to-Date Grace Review from 2019 – Click Here

Towards the end of May, Kevin and I had dinner at Grace Restaurant on Pass-A-Grille. This was our third time dining there. As we approached the restaurant, we saw all of these balloons on the ceiling and thought that they must be having some kind of event. It was definitely festive. … Continue Reading

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Oak & Stone Opens July 9th in Downtown St. Pete

To Donate a Portion of Sales to The Academy Prep Center

Oak & Stone, a New American tavern featuring craft beer, artisanal pizza and gourmet fare, will open its second location in St. Petersburg on Monday, July 9, 2018. The new restaurant is located at 199 Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg, next to the Hyatt Place on 2nd Street … Continue Reading

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Hey, Hey You’ll Wanna Eat at Rawk Star…

Rawk Star Cafe

Mike and Arielle Collins are a brother and sister team born and raised here in our beautiful city of St Petersburg. Now they are the proud proprietors of one of the newest restaurants downtown, Rawk Star Café. There is one other location in Oldsmar that has been around for eight years.

Mike and Arielle fell in love with the plant-based, … Continue Reading

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Our Glass Overfloweth at Overflow Brewing Co.

Overflow Brewing Co Logo

Overflow Brewing Co. is the newest craft beer brewery and taproom in St. Petersburg, right downtown, at the end of the 700 block of 1st Ave North, behind the Morean Arts Center.

Started by the trio of Brewer, Troy Bledsoe, his fiancĂ© and Tasting Room Manager, Jessica Holder along with Head of Business Operations, Ryan Sarno—Overflow Brewing will concentrate on … Continue Reading

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Inoculum Ale Works Taps into the DTSP Taproom Scene

First Ave N. in DTSP to be Renamed “Beer Alley”Âą

NOTE: This location is now closed.

Just kidding on that sub-headline, but some people might start to think, “Gee, we sure have a lot of craft beer—breweries, taprooms, and brew pubs (they’re not all the same thing) in St. Petersburg!”

Actually, compared to several other cities in the U.S., we … Continue Reading

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Beans & Barlour Brings Craft Coffee & Alcohol Infused Ice Cream to St. Pete

Story Stuart of Story Brooke Café Kicks Off New Venture Next to St. Pete Brewing Co.

We spoke to Story on the phone last night as she took a break from painting the walls of her new venture.

Coming in July, the heart of the Central Arts District will soon have a brand new craft coffee bar and dessert lounge—Beans … Continue Reading

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