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What’s New at The Mill Downtown St Pete? Menu Items and Signature Cocktails

The Mill Crispy Roast Duck

Since The Mill Downtown St Pete opened in the summer of 2015, it has become a downtown staple. A month or so ago they quietly updated their menus with some new dishes and signature cocktails. Of course they kept favorites such as the Watermelon Bruschetta, the Mill Burger and the Southern Belle Salad but have now added some soon to … Continue Reading

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Oak & Stone Partners with Tampa Bay Rowdies

Recognizing Loyal Fan Base, New DTSP Tavern-Style Self Serve Brew Restaurant Joins the Team

Oak & Stone, a New American tavern featuring craft beer, artisanal pizza and gourmet fare, is pleased to announce their official partnership with the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2018 season. This marks Oak & Stone’s first major announcement in conjunction with a professional sports franchise.… Continue Reading

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M-N-M BBQ: A Hidden Gem on the St Pete BBQ Restaurant Scene

M-N-M BBQ Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens

Thursday, January 25th 2018, Kevin and I ventured out of the 33701 to find some good BBQ. We had ordered previously from M-N-M through Delivery Dudes and found it to be quite good, but visiting a restaurant and eating there is usually quite a different experience than delivery.

M-N-M is located off of 16th St N just past 28th Ave … Continue Reading

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Ichicoro ANE Now Open for Weekend Brunch with Many Enticing Options!

Ichicoro ANE Brunch

Ichicoro Ane in downtown St. Pete is permanently closed.

Last Saturday, January 20th 2018, Ichicoro ANE opened its doors for the first time for brunch. They are now open for brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 4pm. We were there for the first day of brunch and were we ever bowled over (pun intended). Having no idea what … Continue Reading

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Callaloo, Offering Floribbean Cuisine, is set to Open in March 2018 UPDATED

Callaloo Logo

A couple of weeks ago, St Petersburg Foodies got a sneak peek into the interior of Callaloo as it is coming together. It is a vast space that the Callaloo group is utilizing to its full potential and after seeing it we are very excited for this new concept to open on St Petersburg’s south side.

What is Callaloo? Well … Continue Reading

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Local Brick Street Farms Grows With the Addition of a New Container

Shannon O’Malley and Brad Doyle, of Brick Street Farms, were very excited about the arrival of their newest addition to their facility. Shannon called and asked if we would be interested in seeing the arrival of the growing container, as she said, “it’s quite a spectacle!” So on Tuesday, we went on site to check it out.

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Ichicoro Ane Opens This Sunday (12/10) on World Ramen Day

Niku Udon

Ichicoro Ane in downtown St. Pete is permanently closed. They are still open in Seminole Heights.

This Sunday, December 10th is World Ramen Day, and the perfect day for the long anticipated grand opening of Ichicoro ANE at Station House in Downtown St. Pete. We were lucky, and oh-so-willing participants in last night’s friends and family event, and Wednesday’s cocktail … Continue Reading

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Tantalize All of Your Dining Senses at the Reading Room! Exceptional!

The Reading Room

The Reading Room is the best and most unique overlooked restaurant in St Petersburg. Located just a short 3.5 miles from downtown in the same parking lot as freeFall Theatre, it is well worth the drive! They have been open nine months now and opened to high praise and acclaim on social media. But when the hype died down so … Continue Reading

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Jimmy Hula’s St. Pete Friends & Family Pre-Opening December 2017

Jimmy Hula's St Pete 4th St N

Note: October 2018 – this location is now closed.

The new Jimmy Hula’s in St. Pete is set to open on Monday, December 11. The first 50 people in the door win free tacos for a year, which we reported on here. Their soft opening starts today, Sun Dec 3rd, and runs through the week. Hours all week will be … Continue Reading

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Paul’s Chicago Pizza Set to Open on 4th St North this Thursday, November 30th

Paul's Chicago Pizza

Paul and Donna Coumoulos opened the original Paul’s Chicago Pizza in Clearwater at 1500 McMullen Booth Rd in February of 2001. The restaurant has become a Clearwater staple and now St Petersburg gets to enjoy. I read one review that said that they drive from North Tampa to get the pizza and another said that they drive 40 minutes to … Continue Reading

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An Exclusive Inside Look at the Exciting IL Ritorno Expansion and Renovations

IL Ritorno Expansion

IL Ritorno announced earlier this summer plans to expand their existing space to double the size. Originally they planned to close for just a few weeks with hopes to be done by the end of September. Hurricane Irma, however, had her own agenda. The restaurant had to close for the hurricane and then decided to just stay closed until the … Continue Reading

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Jimmy Hula’s Dec 11th Grand Opening – $19,700+ Free Tacos in Giveaways!

Jimmy Hulas Baja Fish Taco
UPDATE: This is now on December 11th. Over $19,700 in Free Tacos to the First 50 taco lovers on Nov 13th

Jimmy Hula’s “surf-shack” themed restaurant will open its doors to their first St. Petersburg, FL location on Monday, December 11th, 2017.  In celebration, the award-winning burger and taco joint will honor their first 50 guests with Free Tacos for … Continue Reading

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Top Five Veggie Favorites in Downtown St Petersburg November 2017

Vegetarian Platos from Bodega

As a vegetarian, I know that finding good veggie options while eating out can be challenging. Often the only available veggie items are the usual suspects such as a Portobello mushroom “burger”, which I personally detest, or boring and flavorless options such as an iceberg lettuce salad or a veggie wrap made-up of mostly lettuce and without any sauce or … Continue Reading

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St Petersburg Foodies and Tryst Fall Event October 2017

Frank, Isabel, Kevin & Amy - Tryst Event

October 10th, 2017, we held an event for St Petersburg Foodies at Tryst on Beach Dr featuring a tasting preview of some of the items that they are working on for their upcoming new Fall menu. Thanks to everyone who joined us. Fun was had by all! Scroll on down for some St Petersburg Foodies’ photos…

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Brick & Mortar – A Shining Star on the St Petersburg, FL Restaurant Scene 2017

Brick & Mortar Ahi Tuna Tartare

Kevin and I visited Brick & Mortar last Saturday evening, September 30th. We arrived around 6:00 pm and the ever bustling restaurant was already on a wait for a table inside. One of the reasons we don’t go there more often is because they don’t take reservations. However, I was thrilled to learn they do now accept call aheads to … Continue Reading

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