Over 50 St. Pete

EDGE District · latin street food, cuban, juice bar

Debbie and George Sayegh came from Brooklyn, where they ran restaurants including a Cuban coffee shop that used the same Cuban sandwich recipe Bodega serves today. George trained partly in Miami and fell for Latin food; the couple say they built Bodega for themselves because they were hungry for something different. It is a walk-up window with all outdoor seating and a juice bar next door, and the Cuban sandwich and lechon platter are the dishes the venue ties its name to. The same couple opened Baba in Grand Central in 2019 and closed it on 3 July 2026.

Downtown · bakery, coffee, breakfast, gluten free bakery, cafe

A St. Pete-born bakery and cafe that says it is 'dedicated to creating the ultimate bakery experience without the use of gluten'. The downtown shop is one of two, with the other at 6653 Central Ave, and St. Pete Rising reported in September 2026 that a third cafe and production kitchen was due in the Skyway Marina District in October. The menu marks vegan dishes, including a daily vegan soup and Ed's Vegan Burger.

Grand Central District · plant-forward, sandwiches, salads, pescatarian

This is the room that was Love Food Central, a vegan and gluten-free kitchen in Grand Central for nearly a decade. It reopened in December 2025 as FireWater with chef Sal Corteo and a menu that added vegetarian and pescatarian dishes. St. Pete Rising lists the vegan plates that stayed, among them the Portobello Burger, the Thai Peanut Cucumber Wrap and a Maple Dijon Chickpea salad. The stated goal: a table where a vegan and a vegetarian can both order comfortably.

4th Street North · juice bar, acai bowls, salads

Josie Barber and Robert 'Bob' Roberts run Karma, a juice bar and eatery built on acai bowls, cold-pressed juice, wraps and salads, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free items on its menu. In January 2026 St. Pete Rising reported they were taking the 1918 bungalow at 2955 Central Avenue, the former Craftsman House Gallery, for a larger room called Karma Kitchen and Bakery with an edible garden and Filipino dishes at dinner.

Downtown · vietnamese, vietnamese fusion

A Vietnamese room on the 400 block that describes its food as 'where our mother's recipes meet bold, modern flavor', cooked 'as we would for our own family'. It keeps a separate vegetarian menu and is open every day.

Gulfport · seafood, american

The bar Gulfport measures storms by ... after Hurricane Helene The Gabber's publisher wrote a note titled 'The O'Maddy's Index', and during Idalia in 2023 police closed it because the corner was under water. It faces the Gulfport Pier, has live music every day and welcomes dogs at the outside tables. In March 2026 it opened a second floor, a long-planned expansion that The Gabber says came after 20 years in business.

Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.

Grand Central District · thai, asian fusion, pho, ramen

An independently owned Asian fusion room from the owner of Pin Wok and Bowl downtown. The site says she learned to cook young in her family's restaurant. The menu covers Thai classics, pho, ramen, udon and sushi burritos. It traded earlier as Pin On Cafe, and it sits in the stretch of storefronts that used to hold Nitally's.

MLK Street North · natural foods, juice bar, health food

Rollin' Oats is a locally owned natural grocery with a grab-and-go cafe. The store says its produce has been 100 percent organic since it opened and that the cafe's prepared foods are made and packed daily, with smoothies and organic juices made to order. A second store is on North MacDill Avenue in Tampa.