Restaurants & Bars

St. Pete Restaurants, Bars Reopen After Hurricane Milton Hits FL

Some St. Petersburg-area restaurants have reopened after Hurricane Milton hit Florida, offering food, drinks and power to residents.

Some St. Petersburg-area restaurants, including The Studio Public House, pictured, have reopened after Hurricane Milton hit Florida, offering food, drinks and power to residents.
Some St. Petersburg-area restaurants, including The Studio Public House, pictured, have reopened after Hurricane Milton hit Florida, offering food, drinks and power to residents. (Tiffany Razzano/Patch)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, which slammed into Florida’s west coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night, many St. Petersburg residents remain without power.

Some St. Petersburg-area restaurants and bars are open for business Friday, though many with limited menus and offerings.

For those looking for a hot meal, a drink, and maybe a place to charge their cell phones or other devices, the following locations are open:

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  • Bar Chinchilla, 439 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg, open regular hours. While they have plastic cups, they encourage people to bring their own glasses.
  • Bayboro Brewing, 2390 5th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, open regular hours and serving food.
  • Buya Ramen, 911 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, open regular hours with limited food and drinks.
  • Cassis, 170 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg, open regular hours and serving a limited menu.
  • Colony Grill, 670 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, open from 3 p.m. until late.
  • Engine No. 9, 56 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N., St. Petersburg, open until midnight.
  • Fabrica Pizza, 101 7th Street S., St. Petersburg, open regular hours. 10 percent of all Pizza of the Month sales will be donated to a local hurricane relief organization.
  • Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1320 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, open regular hours.
  • Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe, 2927 Central Ave., open until 10 p.m., beer, wine and more to stay or go. Smash burgers available to order after 4 p.m.
  • The Lure, 661 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, open at 4 p.m. for full bar service, tacos and flatbreads.
  • Nueva Cantina, 1625 4th Street S., St. Petersburg, open since 11 a.m. for regular hours.
  • Pia’s Trattoria, 3054 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport, opening at 4 p.m. for regular business.
  • St. Pete Brewing Company, 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg, open since noon for regular hours.
  • The Studio Public, 2950 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, serving fish and chips, and a small fried menu, as well as beer, wine, and sodas while supplies last.
  • V9 Eats, 5800 9th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, opening at 5 p.m. with a limited menu.

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