Tropicana Field
Make a Rays game a full day out, with a sports bar and Central Avenue restaurants about 0.2 mile from the ballpark.
Al Lang Stadium
Make a Rowdies match a night out on the downtown waterfront, with dinner and bars within about 0.3 mile of the stadium.
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Plan a race weekend on downtown streets, with places to eat about 0.2 to 0.4 mile from the Dalí Museum end of the circuit.
Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill
Open since 1992 across the street from Tropicana Field, Ferg's has grown to nearly two city blocks and eleven separate bars and rooms, including Ferg's Dog Park & Grill, a clubhouse with a DJ booth and the St. Pete Axe & Ale axe-throwing room. USA Today readers named it the best sports bar in America in 2025, and it won Best Sports Bar at the 2026 Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Besties. Food trucks such as Vinnie's Pies and Maxi Empanadas park inside, and you can order from your phone.
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Craft Kafe
A St. Pete-born bakery and cafe that says it is 'dedicated to creating the ultimate bakery experience without the use of gluten'. The downtown shop is one of two, with the other at 6653 Central Ave, and St. Pete Rising reported in September 2026 that a third cafe and production kitchen was due in the Skyway Marina District in October. The menu marks vegan dishes, including a daily vegan soup and Ed's Vegan Burger.
Dublin Drop
The newest Irish bar downtown. I Love the Burg's 2026 World Cup guide calls it probably the largest room in the city given over to soccer, rowdy on match days, with beer and shot specials and Irish food.
Fortu
Fortu opened in late November 2023 on the ground floor of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, in the space Ceviche Tapas Bar had held since 1997 before it moved to Beach Drive in 2021. It was founded by Shan Bakrac and is run through Benson Hospitality Group, with Nathan Howey as executive chef and managing partner. The kitchen is pan-Asian and built for sharing, with Japanese A5 wagyu, wagyu gyoza and Australian wagyu picanha on the menu and a bar that leans on Japanese whisky and sake. MICHELIN's inspectors call it an attractive, high-energy dining room with handsome wood finishes. It has been listed in both years Pinellas County has been eligible.
Gratzzi Italian Grille
Owners Domenic D'Angelo and Tony Mangiafico met in 1992 at a restaurant in Punta Gorda. Domenic started at the old Gratzzi Ristorante in BayWalk in 2001, where Tony was executive chef. When that restaurant closed in 2009, the two reopened it in 2010 as Gratzzi Italian Grille on 2nd Street South.
Green Turtle Brewery & Public House
An English-style pub and brewery that took over the old Cycle Brewing taproom in July 2025. Husband and wife Todd and Colleen pour cask ale through hand-pulled beer engines ... I Love the Burg says it is one of only a few breweries in the Southeast doing real ale. It opens early on weekends for Premier League and NFL games, and the resident dog is named Dolly.
Localz Sports Bar & Grill
Downtown sports bar by the Pier and Al Lang Stadium. Its own site lists 60+ TVs, pool tables, darts, UFC watch parties, NFL Sundays and a football-season page that names Bucs, Gators and Bulls games.
Mary Margaret's Olde Irish Tavern
Founded by Pete, Kat, Aaron and Ian and named for Pete's grandmother, whose beauty salon once filled this same storefront. Fish and chips and shepherd's pie come with vegan versions, and bands play Irish rebel music. I Love the Burg calls it downtown's number one spot for Premier League and big soccer matches ... it showed all 104 World Cup games with the sound on in 2026 and opens early for Celtic F.C.
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