Best of St. Pete 2021

It’s summer, the pandemic is winding down, and we can finally breathe a sigh of relief as we venture out with regained confidence. So what better time to introduce our Best of St. Pete list, which hopefully will inspire you to get out and enjoy all our vibrant city has to offer. Conde

Nast Traveler magazine’s 2020 Readers’ Choice Award ranked St. Pete in the “Top 10 Best Big Cities in the US.” Here we offer some of the many reasons why we agree, compiled by our St. Pete Life staff.

Marcia Biggs, Editor

DINING OUT

Sea Salt - Best Seafood

best SEAFOOD

1 Sea Salt

2 Alto Mare

3 400 Beach

4 BoneFish

5 Trophy Fishy

best BISTRO

1 Annata Wine Bar

2 Bacchus

3 Must Wine Loft

4 Lolita’s Wine Shop

5 Try Wine

best STEAKHOUSE

1 Rococo

2 Beau & Mo’s

3 Ruth Chris

4 1200 Chophouse

5 Renzo’s

best BRUNCH

1 Social Roost

2 Berkeley Beach Club

3 The Library

4 Red Mesa Cantina

5 The Mill

best ASIAN

1 Hawkers

2 Buya

3 La V

4 Alesia

5 Pacific Counter

best AMERICAN

1 Parkshore Grille

2 Rococo Steak

3 Urban Stillhouse

4 Birch & Vine

5 Brick & Mortar

best MEXICAN

1 Red Mesa Cantina

2 Nueva Cantina

3 Bodega

4 Grand Hacienda

5 Sea Dog Cantina

best COFFEE SHOP

1 Kahwa

2 Beans & Barlour

3 Intermezzo

4 Bandit

5 Sumitra

Cassis - Best Pastry/Desserts

best PASTRY/DESSERTS

1 Cassis Bakery

2 Craft Kafe

3 Café Mozart

4 Valhalla

5 Swah-Rey

Cassis

Urban Stillhouse - Best Newcomer

best NEWCOMER

1 Urban Stillhouse

2 Teak

3 Sauvignon Wine Locker and American Trattoria

4 Social Roost

5 The Dewey at Berkeley Beach Club

best ITALIAN

1 Il Ritorno

2 Gratzzi

3 Pia’s Trattoria

4 BellaBrava

5 Noble Crust

best FRENCH

1 Cassis

2 The Left Bank

3 Bacchus

4 Alsace

5 Café Soleil

best CASUAL

1 Dr. BBQ

2 Datz

3 Doc Ford’s

4 Ford’s Garage

5 400 Beach

DRINKING OUT

best SOCIAL SCENE

1 The Canopy

2 Flute & Dram

3 Pier Teaki

4 Intermezzo

5 Ruby’s Elixir

best LGBTQ

1 Enigma

2 Cocktail

3 Punky’s Bar and Grill

4 The Garage on Central

5 Lucky Star Lounge

best LIVE MUSIC

1 The Floridian

2 Grand Central Brewing

3 The Ale and the Witch

4 Ruby’s Elixir

5 Jannus Landing

Dog Bar - Best Dog-Friendly Bar

best DOG-FRIENDLY BAR

1 Dog Bar

2 Green Bench Brewing

3 Pinellas Ale Works

4 Ferg’s Sports Bar

5 3 Daughters

Grand Central Brewing - Best Brewery

best BREWERY

1 Grand Central Brewing

2 3 Daughters

3 Green Bench

4 Pinellas Ale Works

5 Flying Boat

ARTS & CULTURE

best EVENT

1 St. Pete Grand Prix

2 Saturday Morning Market

3 Second Saturday Art Walk

4 St. Anthony’s Triathlon

5 Savor St. Pete

Shine Mural Festival - Best Festival

best FESTIVAL

1 Shine Mural Festival

2 Pride

3 First Night

4 Shopapalooza

5 Mainsail Arts Festival

best INDEPENDENT ART GALLERY

1 Duncan McClellan Galleries

2 Florida CraftArt

3 Brenda McMahon Gallery

4 ArtsxChange

5 Luis Sottil Studios

James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art - Best Museum

best MUSEUM

1 James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

2 The Dali

3 Imagine Museum

4 Museum of Fine Arts

5 Morean Arts Center

Bending Arc at The Pier - Best Public Art

best PUBLIC ART

1 Shine Murals

2 Bending Arc at The Pier

3 First Flight at The Pier

4 Gladiolus at St. Pete Police Headquarters

5 Sundial Dolphins

best PERFORMING ARTS VENUES

1 Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater

2 The Palladium

3 Williams Park Bandshell

4 Studio@620

5 Jannus Landing

American Stage - Best Performing Arts

best PERFORMING ARTS

1 American Stage

2 Freefall Theatre

3 St. Pete Opera 4

4 Florida Orchestra

HEALTH & WELLNESS

best HOSPITALS

1 Bayfront Health

2 Johns Hopkins All Children’s

3 St. Anthony’s Hospital

4 St. Petersburg General

best DAY SPAS/MEDSPAS

1 Woodhouse Day Spa

2 Tranquility Wellness Spa

3 Spa Oceana at Don Cesar

4 Harmony Eco Spa

5 Coco Med Spa

best Dental Services

1 Bayway Dental

2 Kristine Marshall, DDS

3 Rosemarie Marquez, DMD, PA

4 Klement Family Dental

5 St. Pete Smiles

Body Electric - Best Fitness Studio

best FITNESS STUDIOS

1 Body Electric

2 Anytime Fitness

3 Crossfit 9

4 YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg

5 Orangetheory

WORKING

Rising Tide Innovation Center - Best Co-working Space

best CO-WORKING SPACE

1 Rising Tide Innovation Center

2 Station House

3 Thrive

4 Clear Labs

5 Sunshine Kitty Catfe

best RESOURCES FOR ENTREPRENEURS

1 The Greenhouse

2 Tampa Bay Innovation Center

3 Entrepreneurial Academy (St. Pete Chamber)

4 Synapse Summit/USF

5 Dali Innovative Labs

FUN STUFF

best PLACE TO TAKE VISITORS

1 The Pier

2 St. Pete Beach

3 St. Pete Waterfront Park Trail

4 The Dali

5 Cross Bay Ferry

Cross Bay Ferry - Best Date

best DATE

1 American Stage in the Park

2 Cross Bay Ferry

3 Rowdies and Rays Games

4 The Pier

5 Movies and Dinner at Sundial

best GOLF COURSE

1 Vinoy Gulf Course

2 Mangrove Bay

3 Cypress Links at Mangrove Bay

4 Pasadena Yacht and Country Club

5 Twin Brooks Golf Course

best BOAT CHARTER

1 Sailing Florida Charters

2 Tampa Bay Yacht Charter

3 St. Pete Beach Charters

4 Tierre Verde Boat Rentals

5 Bada Bing Watersports

best OUTING

1 Saturday Morning Market

2 Fort de Soto Park

3 Mural Bike Tour

4 Preserve the Burg Walk

5 Weedon Island Kayaking

Splashpad at The Pier - Best Things to Do With Kids

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best THINGS TO DO WITH KIDS

1 Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

2 Explorations Children’s Museum

3 Splashpad at The Pier

4 Tampa Bay Discovery Center

5 Fort de Soto Park

SHOPPING

best WOMENS BOUTIQUE

1 Pippa Pelure

2 Jackie Z

3 Misred

4 Coastal Soul

5 Tipsy Mermaid

best MENS BOUTIQUE

1 Sartorial

2 Tommy Bahama

3 Adventures in Paradise

4 Atlas Body + Home

best WINE SHOPS

1 Mazzaro Italian Market

2 Lolitas Wine Market

3 4th and Vine

4 Try Wine

5 Must Wine

best OPTICAL/EYEWEAR

1 VIP Eyecare and Eyewear

2 Optik!

3 Dr. Paul Fisher and Associates

4 The Optic Shop

5 Pasadena Eye Center

best VINTAGE/CONSIGNMENT

1 (Re)treat

2 Designers’ Consigner

3 Designer Exchange

4 Vintage Modern

5 Vintage Marche

Bungaleaux - Best Home Furnishings

best UNIQUE HOME FURNISHINGS

1 The Bungaleaux

2 Doma Home Furnishings

3 Zazoo’d

4 Treehouse Gallery

5 Coastal Cottage

best PRIVATE SCHOOL

1 Canterbury School of Florida

2 The French American School

3 Shorecrest Preparatory School

4 St. Petersburg Christian School

5 St. Petersburg Catholic High School

best HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

1 Big Man’s Moving

2 Phil Graham Landscape Architecture

3 Arbor Source Tree Care

4 One Neighbor

5 Two Maids and a Mop

best NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY SERVICE

1 PARC

2 St. Petersburg Rotary

3 Casa St. Petersburg

4 St. Pete Free Clinic

5 Metro Inclusive Health

best NEW IDEA

1 22 South Food Hall

2 St. Pete Innovation District

3 Tropicana Field Re-Do

4 Sunrunner Downtown to Beach Rapid Transit

5 St. Pete Opera Popera

The Don Cesar - Best Place to Get Married

best PLACE TO GET MARRIED

1 The Don Cesar

2 The Renaissance Vinoy

3 Sunken Gardens

4 The Dali Avant Garden

5 Sunset on St. Pete Beach

best PLACE TO GET ENGAGED

1 The Dali Avant Garden

2 Under the Bending Arc at The Pier

3 Sunset on St. Pete Beach

4 Charter a Yacht

5 On the Big Screen at a Rays Game

Bay Paws Pet Resort - Best Pet Care Services

best PET SERVICES/CARE

1 Bay Paws Pet Resort

2 Love My Dog

3 Pawsitively Posh Pooch 4

Petworks

5 Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming