St. Petersburg
St. Pete is Tampa's prettier, weirder sibling across the bay. Downtown actually walks: the Dali, the pier, Beach Drive's restaurant row, and a grid of murals through the Central Arts District. The Grand Central and EDGE districts handle the queer nightlife and indie coffee duties Tampa proper mostly outsources here. Beaches are a short drive west, not a fantasy. Tradeoffs: the Howard Frankland commute is a daily tax, hurricane exposure is the whole peninsula's problem, and the cool-small-city secret leaked years ago, so rents reflect it. Still the bay area's most livable downtown by a wide margin.
$47,426
$1,711
St. Petersburg by the numbers
Median individual income in St. Petersburg is about $47.4k.
The median renter in St. Petersburg pays about $1,710 a month.
On the ground
Local date spots
Class
Budget
Vibe
- St. PetersburgActivity
The Dalí Museum
Wheelchair access - St. PetersburgActivity
Sunken Gardens
Wheelchair access - St. PetersburgDining
Juno & The Peacock
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgDining
Parkshore Grill
Good for groupsWheelchair access - St. PetersburgDining
Cassis Restaurant St. Pete
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - St. PetersburgActivity
Imagine Museum: Contemporary glass art
Wheelchair access - St. PetersburgActivity
Chihuly Collection
Wheelchair access - St. PetersburgActivity
Museum of Fine Arts
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - St. PetersburgActivity
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - St. PetersburgDining
Allelo
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgActivity
Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum
Wheelchair access - St. PetersburgDrinks
Mandarin Hide
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgDrinks
Dracula's Legacy Wine Bar & Bistro
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - St. PetersburgDining
Bacchus Wine Bistro
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - St. PetersburgDining
Taverna Costale
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgDining
Perry's Porch
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgDining
Cocktail St Pete
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - St. PetersburgDrinks
Sauvignon Wine Locker & American Trattoria
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgDining
Elliott Aster
Good for groupsWheelchair access - St. PetersburgDrinks
Lost & Found
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgDrinks
The Study Wine & Bourbon Tasting Lounge St. Pete
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - St. PetersburgDrinks
Azura Rooftop
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - St. PetersburgDining
Speakeasy Central Kava Bar
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - St. PetersburgDrinks
Christiane's
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - St. PetersburgDrinks
Bar Chica
Wheelchair access