Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in St. Petersburg, FL

Southern and soul food in St. Petersburg at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 19th largest food category in St. Petersburg, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.5% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, so St. Petersburg leans toward southern and soul food.
• Of the 18 listed below, 15 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 16 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in St. Petersburg

• Cracker Barrel
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 2151 54th Ave. N. I-275 & 54th Ave. N.
• Blue Nile
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1600 18th Ave S
• Creole Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 901 22nd St S
• Heavy's Restaurant and Take Out
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 911 22nd St S
• PoFolks Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 2001 34th St N
• Three Generations Food Truck
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2830 22nd Ave S
• Skyway Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 11140 4th St N
• Bajas Southern Cooking
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1836 & 1838 49th St S
• Tara's Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 833 22nd St S
• McCall's and Son Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1828 49th St S
• Mini's Crab & Shrimp Takeout
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1740 4th St S
• Atwaters Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 895 22nd Ave S
• AnnaStella Cajun Bistro
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 300 Beach Dr NE
• Doc's Louisiana Boil
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3210 Central Ave
• Ricky P's Orleans Bistro
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1113 Central Ave
• Salem's Gyros & Subs
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1605 18th Ave S
• Fatty's Bbq & Soul Food
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 846 49th St S
• Bernie's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3135 18th Ave S

Southern and soul food elsewhere in Florida

Among the Florida cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Jacksonville (47), Tampa (21), Orlando (21), Tallahassee (18), Miami (17) and Daytona Beach (10).

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