Best Coffee Shops in St. Pete
Out of the 30+ local coffee shops I have been to in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area, I have gathered a list of my favorites, because who doesn’t love a good new coffee rec?
Craft Cafe
If you actually care about the taste of the coffee, syrup quality, and just overall warmness of the place, Craft Cafe is probably the best in the area. I got to the one off of Central Ave (not downtown), but I’m sure that one is just as good. I like it because its not some whole production. Even at their busiest the line isn’t absurd like Bandit (love u Bandit but I don’t have 45 mins to wait every Saturday morning for a cup a joe).
Alsoooo, if you eat gluten free like me, all of their food and pastries are safe! The downside (because every place has em), its not the biggest space if you’re looking to work from there. It’s more like locals, young and old, meeting up for their coffee chat and eating yummy pancakes or eggs. Side note, my sister said their milk in her iced latte tasted so fresh lol, I sadly get almond milk but that sounds v enticing.
My order: (in fall/winter) hot decaf cappuccino with almond milk and light flavoring (pumpkin or other seasonal flavor)… normally she’s a decaf iced mocha latte with a dairy free milk (again, less flavor syrup)
Guillermo’s order: Iced black Kyoto drip (sooo good and like chocolatey notes or something omg)
Avery’s order: iced caramel latte with whole milk <33
Iced decaf mocha cappuccino, kyoto drip
2. Grove Surf + Coffee
Maybe I’m bias because I live at the beach, but Grove is like home. There is a Grove in St. Pete Beach AND Indian Rocks about 30 minutes north. Honestly, the food at Indian Rocks is out of this world. The St. Pete Grove just does pastries - which are also great , specifically the banana bread.
I believe the coffee is Bandit, but something about it tastes different than when I get it from Bandit downtown in my opinion (in a good way). Anyway, it is consistent and I love it. Their nitro is probably my favorite nitro ever, but my heart will explode if I drink more than 2 sips so that’s a shame. But the flavor is rich and quality.
For my girlies - they;’re known for their coconut iced latte, however I have actually never tried it.
If you have never been, don’t go if you feel like you have a shopping problem like myself because it is also a surf shop for men and women. They always have like such good birthday cards and the cutest baby clothes.
Indian Rocks Food Orders:
Mine: The.Turkey.Club - out of this world
Guillermo’s - The Brekky Burrito
The seasonal glasses give me so much serotonin. Guillermo ordered a hot cappuccino, and I got the Oatmeal Creme Pie latte (decaf) ... it is next level.