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The Best New St. Pete Restaurants: A Local’s Guide for 2025
Best New Restaurants in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2025
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The Restaurant Guide: NBC’s Bloom TV Segment
Here’s the link to the Foodie Hotspots Segment on Bloom TV 🙂 https://www.wfla.com/video/the-ultimate-guide-to-foodie-destinations-in-st-pete-bloom/10606831
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The Restaurant Guide to St. Petersburg, Florida
Thank you Sofia! Great article in the Tampa Beacon / Centro Tampa. Here’s the link to the article: https://www.tampabeacon.com/pinellas_county/dawn-stewart-s-culinary-guide-a-charming-culinary-tour-of-st-pete/article_06f26f34-fa13-46ce-8651-b42e9db9a6d2.html
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Video of Daytime TV Show – NBC Affiliate WFLA
https://www.wfla.com/video/the-restaurant-guide-our-favorite-places-in-st-pete-daytime/10585647 Click the above link to watch the television show. Gayle and I talk about restaurants in the Tampa Bay Area, healthy eating while dining out, inexpensive restaurants, and my new Restaurant Guide.
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Slim Charmer
Slim Charmer is a must try! If you can get in. Right now, it’s walk up only starting at 5:00. 🍸 The restaurant is next door to Wild Child, in a historic building to the…
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Perry’s Porch
Perry’s Porch. We’re loving this wonderful new addition to St. Pete’s dining scene. We’ve enjoyed the “Strauberry Park” cocktail, named after Straub Park. We’ve also loved the Tuna Tartare, Crispy Artichokes, Charred Octopus, The Chop…
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Allelo
We’ve always enjoyed our times at Allelo. It’s an elegant and cozy Mediterranean restaurant on Beach Drive. Here’s some recent photos from a project that we’re working on. Allelo offers great wines by the glass,…
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The Garden Salad at Il Ritorno
Garden Salad. When two food photographers gush over a stunningly composed salad at Il Ritorno, you know that there’s something really special going on. This salad is a microcosm of the detail, care, and attention…
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Wild Child
Wild Child. 🌿 We had a wonderful brunch here at this vibrant laid-back spot a few days ago. We’ve been for brunch and dinner and always enjoy our meals. Here’s what we had: Mocktails with…
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Healthy Eating at Restaurants
Yes, it’s possible to eat healthy when dining out in St. Pete. I’m not a nutritionist, but I have been to many restaurants. And “healthy” may mean something different to everyone. For me, I look…
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Hi, I’m Dawn!
As a food and restaurant reviewer, food photographer, and retired restaurant owner, I love to showcase the highlights of my hometown.