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Day 5: St Pete Day & Night

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Day 5: St Pete Day & Night

Brunch at Maple Street Biscuit Company (11:00 – 1:00pm)

Aim for a late breakfast/brunch in St Pete today, you’ve earned it. The Maple Street Biscuit Co. is all about comfort food (or shall we call it guilty pleasures?) and is so worthy of all its rave reviews. Think succulent golden-brown chicken, deliciously flaky biscuit that dissolves in your mouth, home-made jams and jellies and freshly roasted coffee from the local roastery. Throw in some fried green tomatoes and waffles, and you are all set. (Quite possibly with a slight food coma) Luckily for you, all you have to do today is to amble around some breweries.

Discover St Pete Murals & Craft Brews (1 – 4:30pm)

Downtown St Pete is brimming with superb restaurants, bars, boutiques, galleries, museums and local breweries with in your face street art almost everywhere you turn. (If you’re into murals, you could download the Pixelstix app for a map and more info about each artist.)

Start in the edgy Edge District to catch some awe-inspiring street art with a stop at Green Bench Brewing Company, just a block away from Central Ave. The name derives from the 1900s, when you could find some 2,500 green benches dotted around downtown St. Pete. This top-rated brewery serves up awesome stouts, wheats, pale ales and IPA’s – including their buzzworthy sour IPA. 

Next, continue walking towards the Warehouse District for more street art and halt at 3 Daughters Brewing if you are in the mood for some boisterous, bold brews. If you continue a block north, you’ll reach the fun, eclectic small-batch brewery If I Brewed the World, (its name faintly bringing to mind a NAS tune). 

Then we suggest you head right around the corner to Right Around the Corner, which will make you feel like a kid again with retro pinball machines, Nintendo and Pac-Man games in what is called Florida’s first “arcade brewery”. We call it a stroke of genius. 

Late lunch in the Edge District (4:30 – 5:30pm) 

For lunch (and you may be ravenous by now), head back towards the Edge District in direction Green Bench Brewing Company (either by foot, or jump on a trolley). Choose from two legendary food joints depending on your mood. Engine no. 9 possibly have the best burgers in town, with a mouthwatering selection of juicy meats with irresistibly tongue in-cheek names. Or how about Alice in Pain, Demi-God and One Bad Pig? 

The award-winning Bodega packs more of a Latin punch with the best Cuban sandwiches in the whole Bay Area – to be washed down with their home-made thirst quenching juices. (A small break from all the brews.)

Continue perusing beers (5:30 – 7:30pm)

Overflow Brewing Company and St. Pete Brewing Company await you once you’re done with lunch. The former always have a tasty mix of everything, usually with some fun events on, whereas the latter has won several awards for and is a sweet, casual spot with a generous tap offering.

Discover St Pete Nightlife (7:30 – end)

When you are ripe to trade in the brewski for craft cocktails, then the Copper Shaker provides a cool backdrop for lounging. For epic rooftop views and fire-pits, then The Canopy offers both in an upscale environment with tasty dinner bites.

If you are more in the market for high-roller life, you can take stock of a wide selection of champagne and caviar over at Flûte & Dram. Elsewhere, The Mandarin Hide offers the largest spirits selection in town counting some 450 spirits, and One Night Stand plays on your country heartstrings complete with a mechanical bull making for a distinctively southern-tinged night out. 

On that same playful note, you can cap off the night (and grab some dinner nibbles) over at Park & Rec where vintage arcade and video games (think Mortal Kombat) meet air hockey and giant beer pong – topped off with an enticingly long drinks’ menu (with even more enticing prices!) It’s basically a playground for grownups.

Cool off with an adult slurpee under the pale-blue light of a neon sign reminding you that ‘Youth has no age’. True dat. 

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madisonavenue
madisonavenue
14. January, 2021.
Relax a little Wonderful way to relax and enjoy the sun, surf and sand. The air is clean and fresh and people seem nice!
The Bis
The Bis
13. January, 2021.
Clearwater memories Super nice beach, I personally like to stay by Pier 60. Totally worth spending the day at the beach. Parking right at pier 60 by hour, or valet park at the hotels off Cornado (Hyatt, Springhill, and Residence Inn for less than $20 for day) You literally walk across to beach and Pier 60 area is right there. Many shops off the beach area that are worth browsing as well as local bars and restaurants Easy to get to , straight shot from Tampa airport, over the bridge and your there!
Nat C
Nat C
7. January, 2021.
Worth the parking wait What a gorgeous beach. Powder white sand. Plenty of space. Nice waves. Parking is a challenge. Parking is sporadic and hard to find.
Prizzis
Prizzis
7. January, 2021.
Endless beach An immense, wide beach where you can walk for hours or even days. It is lined with the dense row of big hotels, though.
Teresa K
Teresa K
4. January, 2021.
Clearwater Beach Beach was very nice. If you don’t have your own chairs you can rent some. There’s a lot of seagulls around . Be careful if you want to eat chips or anything they will surround you. Besides that you will be satisfied with the area.
Michael R
Michael R
3. January, 2021.
Very nice place First time here and i must say this is a very nice beach, i have no complaints and anyone planning to come to clearwater should definitely do so. I highly recommend ????
circlemfarms
circlemfarms
3. January, 2021.
Nice!! Simple review.. Crowded so show up early to park and get a spot.. But very worth at least a day or two of any vacation! Clean.. have to give Clearwater credit.. it was super clean!!
OKY M
OKY M
2. January, 2021.
Plage ???? tres belles ! La Plage est facile d’accès et très belle ! Le sable blanc magnifique! C est une grande plage idéale avec les enfants
Sandrinna8
Sandrinna8
1. January, 2021.
Clearwater beach review The sand is super soft it does not stick to the skin the water is very clear and cold the beach is very clean and organized.