Restaurants in St Petersburg
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Biff-Burger/Buffy’s BBQ
The last remaining Biff-Burger (once a national burger chain) is a St Petersburg institution. It’s no longer a fast-food drive-in, but instead a sit-down restaurant kitted out with the longest bar in town, two patios and 20 big-screen TVs tuned to sports. Come for eggs, pancakes and every other conceivable breakfast entrée in the morning, or stop by for live entertainment and a greasy cheeseburger or traditional Southern BBQ at night. Biff’s attracts a biker crowd, especially on Saturday nights, and is proud to say so.
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Garden
The oldest restaurant in town hosts live jazz and makes a good salad Niçoise at lunchtime. Mediterranean-influenced dinner dishes might include grilled lamb chops or wild mushroom pasta. Or just sample a few dishes from the tapas menu. The Garden has indoor and outdoor seating, poetry readings, a martini bar and live jazz with the Buster Cooper Jazz Trio every Friday and Saturday from 9pm to 1:30am. On Salsa Nights (Thursdays), they dole out free dancing tips.
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Bella Bravo
Authentic northern Italian cooking, a 1000-bottle wine list and lots of atmosphere in a building, whose frontage sports bright-orange-and-yellow checkered tiles, all combine to make Bella Bravo a top Tampa eating experience. Whether you’re indulging in thin-crust Roman pizza on the downstairs patio or house-made potato gnocchi on the upstairs balcony, you can bet that your nouveau Italian meal here will be delicious.
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Bonefish Grill
Equally good food and service keep crowds coming back to this upscale eatery. Start with saucy shrimp and then listen up as the waitstaff describes first-rate daily specials. The regular fish menu is creative and eclectic, but the pistachio and parmesan-crusted rainbow trout is particularly special. There's always steak for the red meat deprived.
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Joey’s Brooklyn Pizza Place
Big Apple transplants swear by the pizza at this small downtown restaurant – yep Joey’s knows how to make New York–style pies just right. Dine alfresco under the date-palm trees or grab a take-away pizza to feast on in your hotel room. Joey’s caters to the late-night crowd on weekends. Calzones, pasta and salads are also offered.
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Captain Al’s Waterfront Restaurant
Locals take their guests here to show off their city. Out at the end of the pier, it allows you to eat surrounded by water. Although the food is just average fried seafood and fish (although the crab appetizer is quite good), it is really enhanced by the killer views from outdoor tables. At least go for late afternoon cocktails.
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Fourth Street Shrimp Store
This fun place, with murals as far as the eye can see, is perfect for quick dinners like fresh grouper (and duh, shrimp). In addition to baskets of fried fish, their big seller (and a great bargain at around US$8) is a 22-piece shrimp platter with fries and slaw. Go all out with a platter of grouper, clams and shrimp for US$16.
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Chateau France
French classics are paired with romance at Chef Antoine Louro’s acclaimed restaurant in an early-20th-century Victorian house. Everything is good, but the bouillabaisse, coq au vin, pâtés and filet mignon are superior. Save room for the decadent chocolate soufflé or bananas flambé. The wine list is exemplary.
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Cafe Alma
This cute subterranean café is a little hidden away but worth finding, serving sophisticated salads and sandwiches at lunch and small plates and mains at dinner.
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Central Cafe & Organics
A little place with big-time organic sandwiches and soups, Central Cafe & Organics will look after your well-being with tasty and healthy meals.
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Moon Under Water
Get your fill of fish-and-chips, tikka masala and cold pints at this British-style pub with a lovely front patio.
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Gratzzi Ristorante
Don't be fooled by its mall location; the food is amazing, with presentation that will leave you agog.
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Market Place Express
This upscale deli has a great location (along with a few outdoor tables) overlooking the bay.
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Dickens House
This gorgeous craftsman home, convenient to downtown, offers Jacuzzis and gourmet breakfasts.
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