Guidebook for Saint Petersburg
Food Scene
Locally owned new-age mexican restaurant. It has a large outdoor bar with live music. It's a huge local favorite! Reasonable prices and casual attire!
148 locals recommend
Red Mesa Cantina
128 3rd St SLocally owned new-age mexican restaurant. It has a large outdoor bar with live music. It's a huge local favorite! Reasonable prices and casual attire!
Fantastic locally owned restaurant and bar that over overlooks the St Pete marina and public parks. The menu is spanish tapas - something for everyone! Reasonable prices, casual attire, and great authenticity make this a favorite for locals!
101 locals recommend
Ceviche Tapas St. Pete
332 Beach Dr NEFantastic locally owned restaurant and bar that over overlooks the St Pete marina and public parks. The menu is spanish tapas - something for everyone! Reasonable prices, casual attire, and great authenticity make this a favorite for locals!
Locally owned Italian restaurant. The pizza is amazing. They have half-price wine nights. Casual attire.
29 locals recommend
Gigi's Italian Restaurants
105 Treasure Island CausewayLocally owned Italian restaurant. The pizza is amazing. They have half-price wine nights. Casual attire.
This is a chain but was founded here in FL. It's consistently good, reasonably priced, and a popular local happy hour and bar.
78 locals recommend
Bonefish Grill
5062 4th St NThis is a chain but was founded here in FL. It's consistently good, reasonably priced, and a popular local happy hour and bar.
California style eatery with a healthy and trendy menu. Locally owned it's super popular for it's weekend brunch. Very casual, very affordable, and they service beer and wine and mimosa's for brunch. Very trendy and popular with the locals. Most afternoons they have live music.
38 locals recommend
Ciccio Cali St. Pete
190 37th Ave NCalifornia style eatery with a healthy and trendy menu. Locally owned it's super popular for it's weekend brunch. Very casual, very affordable, and they service beer and wine and mimosa's for brunch. Very trendy and popular with the locals. Most afternoons they have live music.
Hugely popular local Italian marketplace. They do have a small attached restaurant, but primarily this is a grocery store. It's locally owned and extremely popular as an Italian grocery market.
215 locals recommend
Mazzaro's Italian Market
2909 22nd Ave NHugely popular local Italian marketplace. They do have a small attached restaurant, but primarily this is a grocery store. It's locally owned and extremely popular as an Italian grocery market.
Very eclectic local coffee shop. Lots of live music and artwork on display. You won't find a more unique coffee shop!
65 locals recommend
Black Crow Coffee Shop
722 2nd St NVery eclectic local coffee shop. Lots of live music and artwork on display. You won't find a more unique coffee shop!
Locally owned new-age all-natural restaurant and take-out. It reminds me a little of Chipotle where you pick and choose a veggie, a protein, a sauce, etc. All the ingredients are fresh, natural, no hormones, etc.
142 locals recommend
Fresh Kitchen
1350 S Howard AveLocally owned new-age all-natural restaurant and take-out. It reminds me a little of Chipotle where you pick and choose a veggie, a protein, a sauce, etc. All the ingredients are fresh, natural, no hormones, etc.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a local beach-bar favorite. It has beautiful views of the bay and the marina. Casual dining, large outdoor bar, and great food. Most afternoons and evenings there is also live music.
58 locals recommend
Fresco's Waterfront Bistro
300 2nd Ave NEThis is a local beach-bar favorite. It has beautiful views of the bay and the marina. Casual dining, large outdoor bar, and great food. Most afternoons and evenings there is also live music.
Beach Drive runs along the downtown St Pete waterfront and is packed with all sorts of locally owned restaurants that are hugely popular with the locals. The food is good, the bars are all great, and there's tons of stuff to do. Most have live music and some outdoor seating that overlooks the marina and the large public parks that run all along the waterfront.
40 locals recommend
Beach Drive Northeast
Beach Drive NortheastBeach Drive runs along the downtown St Pete waterfront and is packed with all sorts of locally owned restaurants that are hugely popular with the locals. The food is good, the bars are all great, and there's tons of stuff to do. Most have live music and some outdoor seating that overlooks the marina and the large public parks that run all along the waterfront.
Rooftop bar that overlooks the entire downtown waterfront area. It's a stunningly beautiful view that's worth visiting! I've been to this bar 100 times and the view never gets old! You have to take an outdoor elevator to get to it, and it's not well marked, so don't hesitate to ask one of the downstairs restaurants to point you in the right direction ... it's worth it!
253 locals recommend
The Canopy
340 Beach Dr NERooftop bar that overlooks the entire downtown waterfront area. It's a stunningly beautiful view that's worth visiting! I've been to this bar 100 times and the view never gets old! You have to take an outdoor elevator to get to it, and it's not well marked, so don't hesitate to ask one of the downstairs restaurants to point you in the right direction ... it's worth it!
Parks & Nature
Starting here near the Northshore pool and running all the way to downtown St Pete, you'll find several beaches, tons of beach volleyball courts, paddleboarding, and tons of outdoor activities! You can watch the dolphins in the bay from the seawall, play soccer in the park space, or relax and read a book on the beach!
19 locals recommend
North Shore Aquatic Complex
901 N Shore Dr NEStarting here near the Northshore pool and running all the way to downtown St Pete, you'll find several beaches, tons of beach volleyball courts, paddleboarding, and tons of outdoor activities! You can watch the dolphins in the bay from the seawall, play soccer in the park space, or relax and read a book on the beach!
This is a very popular local park with a great playground for kids and a large water bayou that leads to the bay. It's popular among boaters because it has several large boat ramps to launch your boat from a trailer. It also has great access for kayakers and paddle boards because it has several floating docks which make it easy to get in and out! Most weekends there's a guy that rents kayaks.
Crisp Park
3600 Poplar St NEThis is a very popular local park with a great playground for kids and a large water bayou that leads to the bay. It's popular among boaters because it has several large boat ramps to launch your boat from a trailer. It also has great access for kayakers and paddle boards because it has several floating docks which make it easy to get in and out! Most weekends there's a guy that rents kayaks.
This is an enormous park with amazing water access. It also has hundreds of miles of hiking trails and nature preserve areas. You can frequently see dolphin and manatee here. Most weekends you can rent a kayak or a paddle board from a local vendor that sets up shop near the main entrance.
141 locals recommend
Weedon Island Preserve
1800 Weedon Dr NEThis is an enormous park with amazing water access. It also has hundreds of miles of hiking trails and nature preserve areas. You can frequently see dolphin and manatee here. Most weekends you can rent a kayak or a paddle board from a local vendor that sets up shop near the main entrance.
Arts & Culture
Really fantastic art museum with fun activities for kids and adults.
1381 locals recommend
The Dalí (Salvador Dalí Museum)
1 Dali BlvdReally fantastic art museum with fun activities for kids and adults.
Great local fine art gallery. It's hugely popular for weddings with great views of the waterfront.
303 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts
255 Beach Dr NEGreat local fine art gallery. It's hugely popular for weddings with great views of the waterfront.
Essentials
Publix is a really nice grocery store. This location has one on both sides of 4th St. The one on the east side of 4th St is a traditional grocery store. The one on the west side of 4th St is the 'all organic' version of the same grocery store.
48 locals recommend
Publix Super Market at 4th Street Station
3700 4th St NPublix is a really nice grocery store. This location has one on both sides of 4th St. The one on the east side of 4th St is a traditional grocery store. The one on the west side of 4th St is the 'all organic' version of the same grocery store.
The Fresh Market
2900 4th St NLarge health food marketplace and grocery store