[Home](https://thesteep.app/) › [Cities](https://thesteep.app/cities) › [St. Petersburg](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg) › Downtown St. Petersburg # Cafes and bars in Downtown St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg St. Petersburg's coffee is spread along the grid rather than packed into one block, so this is a short-drive neighbourhood more than a walking one. A brick-street cafe in the Old Northeast keeps a piano in the corner and a back room full of laptops, a roaster near the waterfront serves brunch in an art-deco room, and a naturally lit single-origin shop on Central Avenue pulls a very good flat white. North of Central Avenue on MLK Street, an owner-run shop that looks like nothing from outside serves a brown-sugar cortado made with beans from Yunnan, China, and is the other Steep Pick here. A second Black Crow in the Grand Central District, an artsy room with seats indoors and out, sits a few minutes from the Central Avenue shop. Along the same stretch, an alcohol-free kava cafe with funky decor, strong wifi and seats of every kind, from sofas to a canopied patio, works as well for a laptop session as for a book. Next door, a new wellness cafe hangs surfboards on the walls and pours matcha, espresso and protein drinks. At the west end of the strip a Vietnamese coffee house pours phin coffee in a roomy, seat-filled room, and a little further west a spacious, minimalist cafe opens at 7am for espresso and a full breakfast menu, then pours wine and cocktails, with a queue even on weekdays. Just along from it sits the one to plan around: a working roastery that ages its beans in spirit barrels and pours little more than pour overs and a barrel-aged cold brew, on limited hours, and the highest-scored room in the neighbourhood. Out along Central Avenue in the EDGE District, a high-ceilinged coffee shop that turns into a cocktail bar after dark sits a minute from a polished hotel coffee bar with a terrace and seats to spare, both better for a long sit than a quick cup. Come back to the first one in the evening for its coffee cocktails, a Steep Pick, and walk to the hotel lobby bar next door to the coffee bar, a posh, lively room that pours Spanish Albariño. South of Central Avenue in the Warehouse Arts District, a coffee bar inside a concrete design studio fills a spacious, funky room with art, a backyard patio and a rotating car display, and pours a latte worth the walk. In the Innovation District south of downtown, a bright, busy crepe cafe on the ground floor of a tech building pours a properly pulled cappuccino and serves sweet and savory crepes in portions big enough to share. Up MLK Street North, a locally owned roaster-cafe has strong free wifi, long communal tables and homemade sandwiches, and suits a laptop session better than a quick cup. A few blocks east on First Avenue South, a dark, posh coffee bar on the first floor of the Station House has sofas, quiet music and staff happy to talk about the beans, and is a Steep Pick for a flat white and a long sit. In the Grand Central District, a no-frills roaster with a record player pulls a berry-forward Ethiopian cortado and a peach and black tea cold brew, and is another Steep Pick. Every room here is worth its own stop. For an early start, the walking route begins with a short drive south to a quirky patio cafe on 6th Street South that opens at 6am. 22 venues reviewed. - [Bad Mother](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/bad-mother-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.9/10 A dark, posh coffee bar inside the Station House, with a balanced, chocolate-and-berry flat white and staff who will talk about the beans. - [Daycation Coffee](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/daycation-coffee-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.8/10 A tiny owner-run shop just north of Central Avenue that looks like nothing from the street, where the owner and staff talk you through how to drink the house specialties. - [Coffee Concrete](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/coffee-concrete-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.7/10 A big, funky coffee bar inside a concrete design studio in the Warehouse Arts District, with a backyard patio and a latte worth the trip. - [Hogg Batch Coffee Roastery](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/hogg-batch-coffee-roastery-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.7/10 A working roastery on Central Avenue that ages its beans in spirit barrels, pours only pour overs and cold brew, and does it better than anyone else in a city built on syrup lattes. - [Sun Bear](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/sun-bear-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.6/10 A no-frills roaster in the Grand Central District with a berry-forward Ethiopian cortado, a peach and black tea cold brew, and a barista who will talk beans as long as you like. - [Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/intermezzo-cocktails-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.6/10 The same high-ceilinged Central Avenue room after dark, with a cocktail list that treats coffee as an ingredient and a Cafe Mexicana worth crossing town for. - [Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/intermezzo-coffee-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.4/10 A high-ceilinged Central Avenue cafe that turns into a cocktail bar after dark, with a terrace out front and a room built for settling in with a laptop or a book. - [Black Crow Coffee Co.](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/black-crow-coffee-old-northeast)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.4/10 A funky, art-filled neighborhood cafe in Old Northeast with a piano in the corner and a crowd that actually talks to each other. - [Bandit Coffee Co.](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/bandit-coffee-co-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.4/10 A spacious, minimalist Central Avenue cafe that opens at 7am for espresso and a full breakfast menu, then pours wine, cocktails and beer. - [Gypsy Souls Coffeehouse St. Pete](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/gypsy-souls-coffeehouse-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.3/10 A locally owned roaster-cafe on MLK Street North with strong free wifi, long communal tables, a homemade chicken sandwich and an overnight cold brew worth ordering. - [Point Chaud Café & Crêpes](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/point-chaud-cafe-crepes-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.3/10 A clean, lively crepe cafe south of downtown where the cappuccino is pulled right and the savory crepe is enormous. - [Bar Moxy](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/bar-moxy-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.3/10 A posh, vibrant lobby bar in the Moxy hotel on Central Avenue, with friendly staff and an Albariño worth ordering, let down by a dirty glass. - [Paradeco Coffee Roasters](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/paradeco-coffee-roasters-downtown)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.1/10 An art-deco cafe near the St. Pete Pier with a relaxed, eclectic crowd and real workspace appeal, let down only by a coffee that fell flat on the day. - [Bean Wandering Coffee](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/bean-wandering-coffee-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.0/10 A downtown coffee shop tucked inside an office building, easy to walk past, with friendly staff, a very good quiche and a cortado that did not measure up. - [The Muddy Root Kava Cafe](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/the-muddy-root-kava-cafe-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.0/10 An alcohol-free kava cafe on Central Avenue with strong wifi, a funky room and enough seats to stay all day. - [The Under Grounds Coffee Co](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/the-under-grounds-coffee-co-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.0/10 A single-origin espresso shop on Central Avenue with a bright, naturally lit room, a well-pulled flat white and a muffin that earns its own mention. - [Balance House Cafe](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/balance-house-cafe-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 7.9/10 A new wellness cafe on Central Avenue with surfboards on the walls, a long menu of matcha, espresso and protein drinks, and a warm crew, though our pumpkin spice latte lost the coffee entirely. - [Kahwa Coffee](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/kahwa-coffee-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 7.9/10 The original downtown shop of a Gulf Coast roaster, with sunny indoor seating, sidewalk tables and courteous staff, serving a decent flat white and an ok waffle. - [Rose's Coffee Bar](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/roses-coffee-bar-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 7.9/10 A polished, spacious coffee bar on the ground floor of the Moxy hotel on Central Avenue, with seats to spare and a terrace outside. - [Black Crow Coffee Co. Grand Central Dist](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/black-crow-coffee-grand-central)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 7.8/10 The second Black Crow has the same artsy streak, plenty of seats indoors and out, and friendly staff, but the cortado we ordered did not keep up. - [Say Coffee House](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/say-coffee-house-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 7.6/10 A Vietnamese coffee house on Central Avenue with phin coffee, matcha and a spacious room, though the Biscoff Latte we tried came out too sweet to taste the coffee. - [Ruya](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/ruya-st-petersburg)Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 7.4/10 A warm, Moroccan-leaning coffee and wine lounge with a big shaded backyard patio and friendly staff, though the cold brew was bitter and the mousse too dense. ## Walk it as a route - [Grand Central District, Wednesday to Sunday](https://thesteep.app/itineraries/st-petersburg-downtown-tuesday-to-sunday) 7–8 hours - [Downtown St. Petersburg, from Southside](https://thesteep.app/itineraries/st-petersburg-downtown-on-foot) 7–9 hours [The full St. Petersburg guide →](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg)