The 3 best wine restaurants and wine bars in St. Petersburg 2024
For too long overlooked, St. Petersburg is emerging as a natural and indie wine hub.
Wine lovers: here are the spots to make a beeline for.
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Phone: +1 (727) 289-9889
Address: 1005 1st Avenue North, St. Petersburg
In an unassuming cinderblock building one block north of bustling Central Ave. lies one of the friendliest wine bars in the city, well stocked with honest, well-made wines that appeal to industry vets and laypeople alike. Expect some pet-nats and ‘natty’ wines alongside a stable of classics, cult bottles, and somm-catnip bottles. It’s adorned with velvet curtains, a ‘bubble bath’ tub full of Champagne and sparkling wines, and an ever-changing list of wines by the glass, plus a secret stash of wines they’ll have open on any given day. But rather than peruse the list, it’s most fun just to tell...
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Phone: +1 (727) 851-9582
Address: 300 Beach Drive Northeast #128, St. Petersburg
From restaurateur power couple Jeanna and Shawn Damkoehler, Allelo is an Aegean-Mediterranean fine dining destination on Beach Drive, the idyllic stretch of waterfront real estate fronting the water in quickly-growing downtown St. Petersburg. Like its cuisine, Allelo’s wine program focuses on a small but tight selection from the U.S. and Mediterranean basin, ranging from crisp, fun Txakoli and delicate Provençal rosé, to Piedmontese Sauvignon Blanc and Willamette Valley Chardonnay. One of my favourite wines, a 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon from Portuguese producer Quinta do Poço Lobo was recently i...
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Phone: +1 (727) 822-0999
Address: 655 2nd Avenue South, St. Petersburg
Florida does not want for great steakhouses, and Rococo is easily one of St. Petersburg's finest. Replete with the requisite arsenal of hallmark Cabernet, Chardonnay, and Bordeaux, Rococo is an impressive tour of the major Old and New World’s regions with considerable depth and breadth. Even if you’re not in the mood for steak, and perhaps just in the mood for great service and rare wine, saunter in to pop a bottle at the bar. You’ll find vintages going back to the ‘40s and overall reasonable bottle prices. Expect deals ranging from the likes of a 2010 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé for under $20...
