[Home](https://thesteep.app/) › [Cities](https://thesteep.app/cities) › [St. Petersburg](https://thesteep.app/cities/st-petersburg) › Ruya # Ruya Downtown St. Petersburg · St. Petersburg · Steep Index 7.4/10 *Ruya — St. Petersburg* 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. ## The Steep Index Atmosphere leads on a cozy, warm room and a spacious patio, with solo close behind. The coffee is the weak point: a cold brew that was bitter through and through, and a mousse that missed what a mousse should be. - Coffee / Drink Quality: 5.6/10 - Atmosphere: 9.0/10 - Solo-Friendliness: 8.8/10 - Value: 6.8/10 - Staying Power: 6.8/10 - Overall: 7.4/10 Perfect for: reading ## The Space The interior is cozy and inviting, with a warm look that makes you want to stay. Out back there is a spacious patio, shaded and green, which is where a solo visit with a book belongs. ## The Coffee I ordered the cold brew and it tasted bitter, and not in a good, bold way. The chocolate mousse was too thick, closer to a dense pudding than the airy texture a mousse should have. It is one visit and one drink, but it did not match the high rating the place carries online. > A room that is easy to love, a cold brew that is not. ## The Vibe The staff are affable and the pace is unhurried. It suits a solo visit, whether you want to read, switch off, or just sit out on the patio. ## The Verdict A lovely place to be and a disappointing place to order the cold brew. Go for the room and the patio, and try something other than what I did. ### Practical information - Address: 2200 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712, United States - Price: $$ - Type: moroccan coffee and wine lounge [Website](theruya.co) [@theruyaco](https://instagram.com/theruyaco) ## More in Downtown St. Petersburg - [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. 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