[Home](https://thesteep.app/) › [Cities](https://thesteep.app/cities) › [St. Petersburg](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg) › Pete's Bagels # Pete's Bagels Downtown St. Petersburg · St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.6/10 · Steep Pick *Pete's Bagels — St. Petersburg* A spacious, warehouse-looking bagel shop in the Grand Central District where a New Yorker found a pretty good bagel and a well-pulled cortado. ## The Steep Index Value and solo lead on a bagel that held up for a picky New Yorker and plenty of seats on a weekday. The cortado was a pleasant surprise and carries the drink score, with staying power held back by a weekend crush. - Coffee / Drink Quality: 8.7/10 - Atmosphere: 8.6/10 - Solo-Friendliness: 8.8/10 - Value: 8.5/10 - Staying Power: 8.4/10 - Overall: 8.6/10 Perfect for: brunch ## The Space From the street it looks like a warehouse, nothing grand, but inside it is spacious and welcoming. There are seats at the bar, plenty of tables on a weekday, and a few more outside. ## The Coffee I had a cinnamon bagel with plain cream cheese and a cortado. After years in New York, where great bagels are everywhere, I am very picky, and this one was pretty good. The cortado was pulled well, a pleasant surprise, and the beans are sourced from Look Alive Coffee. > I am picky about bagels. This one was pretty good, and the cortado was the surprise. ## The Vibe The atmosphere is refreshing and the staff are convivial. I went on a weekday and had my pick of seats, though I am told weekends get frenetic. ## The Verdict I highly recommend the bagel and the cortado together. Go on a weekday if you want a seat, because weekends are crazy. ### Practical information - Address: 1900 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712, United States - Price: $ - Type: bagel shop [Website](petesbagels.com) [@petes_general](https://instagram.com/petes_general) ## More in Downtown St. Petersburg - [Daycation Coffee](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/daycation-coffee-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.9/10 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. - [Bad Mother](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg/bad-mother-st-petersburg) Steep Pick Downtown St. Petersburg · Steep Index 8.8/10 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. - [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. - [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. 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