St Petersburg Fla

unclejohn · Post by **unclejohn** » February 13, 2005 11:31 am

Does anyone know of any good restaurants in St Petersburg? We will be going there at the end of April and arent familiar with the area.

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » February 13, 2005 1:10 pm

unclejohn wrote:Does anyone know of any good restaurants in St Petersburg? We will be going there at the end of April and arent familiar with the area.

Hey unclejohn...are you staying downtown St. Pete or along the beaches?

unclejohn · Post by **unclejohn** » February 13, 2005 2:16 pm

Hilton on South First Street.

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » February 13, 2005 5:26 pm

unclejohn wrote:Hilton on South First Street.

Here's a couple of links for ya...

http://www.floridasbeach.com/

http://www.stpete-pier.com/ I sort of like Cha Cha Coconuts...one of the better Cuban sandwiches I've had....and it's on top of the Pier so you are overlooking Tampa Bay from about 5 stories up...pretty cool.

Also, it's just a 15 minute drive or so, on Tierra Verde, Billy's Stonecrab (dot com) is very good. There are also a lot of very good eating places along Gulf Blvd/St. Pete Beach area, i.e. Ferg's Beach Shack, Philthy Phils, Crabby Bills has a great Tiki Bar upstairs overlooking the Gulf. The Wharf, Seacritters, (Intracoastal Water Views but great food) Snappers is a little more unique with it's presentations...hmm, let's see, if that doesn't do it for you, there's always IHOP.

unclejohn · Post by **unclejohn** » February 13, 2005 7:49 pm

Thanks! Ill check out those links, but we'll probably skip the IHOP.

CAPTAIN FLINT · Post by **CAPTAIN FLINT** » February 21, 2005 2:27 pm

if you wander down the beach a little north, than you should definitely hit up Frenchies on Clearwater Beach, good grouper!

Euphoria · Post by **Euphoria** » February 21, 2005 10:29 pm

you should head to downtown and ckeck out baywalk, they have this sweet reasturant called "the dish" and if your up for a trip head up to indian rocks beach to the salt rock grill....Phins uP

Wencherina · Post by **Wencherina** » March 2, 2005 4:14 pm

You should make a trip up to Tampa and check out Skipper's Smokehouse.. Uncle John's Band (Dead cover band) plays every Thurs... cheap beer.. and the food's not bad either...

12 lb. nestle crunch · Post by **12 lb. nestle crunch** » March 2, 2005 5:28 pm

GO TO TREASURE ISLAND! we spent the day there before the tampa show. it was great!

find John's pass, theres bars on either side. our favorite was an outdoor/indoor pirate bar called "sportsman's saloon"

Dark Star · Post by **Dark Star** » March 3, 2005 10:08 pm

Since you are staying downtown be sure to have dinner a Moon Under Water. If the weather is nice get a table on the patio.

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » March 3, 2005 10:14 pm

is "the hurricane" still there or did a hurricane get it???

great lil bar/ restaurant on the beach in st. pete...

msu#1 · Post by **msu#1** » March 3, 2005 11:40 pm

Scullys, although its not Scullys from the Summer rental movie

12 lb. nestle crunch · Post by **12 lb. nestle crunch** » March 4, 2005 12:33 am

msu#1 wrote:Scullys, although its not Scullys from the Summer rental movie

HEY!! we went to scully's!! it was great. my GF bought the shirt.

great place

mommar · Post by **mommar** » April 4, 2005 7:30 pm

Yes, The Hurricane is still there I ate there last month, still good food, and great sunsets.

Also ate at, and agree that Philthy Phil's and Crabby Bill's are good too, not upscale la ti da restaurants, but good.

Also if you want real good pizza I vote for DeLosa's at John's Pass, it's the thin crust, the kind you have to fold in half to eat. We only have thick crust available in our home area. It's the first meal we get when we go to St. Pete's Beach.

mommar · Post by **mommar** » April 4, 2005 7:54 pm

Also, I've heard, but never been to Dan Marino's place at Bay Walk in St. Petersburg. Don't know if it's good or not, just thought I'd throw that out to you, maybe Gulfbreeze can shed some light on this one.

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » April 4, 2005 8:24 pm

Got to go to Gators Bar and Grill @ John's Pass, and The Friendly Fisherman just across to bridge.

Also Silas Steakhouse on Gulf Blvd.

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » April 4, 2005 9:46 pm

mommar wrote:Also, I've heard, but never been to Dan Marino's place at Bay Walk in St. Petersburg. Don't know if it's good or not, just thought I'd throw that out to you, maybe Gulfbreeze can shed some light on this one.

Having just spent the weekend at the IRL and being the point boat for the city of St. Pete officials and the mayor...I have a totally new found respect for the city of St. Petersburg. There really are too many quality places to eat, each with its own individual ambiance....can't recommend just one...take it all in...avoid the "chain" types...(and the Hurricane for food, many better places around)

And John's Pass is a should do...very cool...for everything except stuff on the water.....that's where I come in...

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » April 5, 2005 12:14 am

The historic Columbia Restaurant (opened 1905) has a location at the St Pete Pier (the large upside down pyramid shaped building on the water)... within a few blocks of your hotel. It offers Spanish / Cuban fare. The original is in Ybor City (EEE-bor) in the Tampa cigar district. It shouldnt be missed and offers spectacular views!

800 2nd Avenue N.E.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 822-8000

http://www.columbiarestaurant.com/

arlenemiller · Post by **arlenemiller** » April 7, 2005 3:09 pm

unclejohn wrote:Does anyone know of any good restaurants in St Petersburg? We will be going there at the end of April and arent familiar with the area.

Yes I know of one @ St Pete Beach called Snappers, on Gulf Blvd. You can always stop in at the Don Cesar and sit outside for lunch, its a great hotel and dont forget to drive to Pass a Grill, great little shops and a wonderful beach to see the sunset...have a great time

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