Breakfast and coffee in St. Petersburg: Central Avenue, 4th Street

Last checked 2026-10-11. Refreshed every three months.

St. Petersburg’s breakfast places and coffee shops cluster along Central Avenue, from the downtown blocks out to the Grand Central District, and along 4th Street North, where Kahwa, St. Pete Bagel Co., Metro Diner and Einstein Bros. sit. A second group lines Martin Luther King Jr. Street North, with Neighborhood Joe, Pineapple Espresso and Trip’s Diner.

How we made this list. We started from OpenStreetMap records inside St. Petersburg’s city limits, the same records that feed our local directory, and checked each place against its own website on Oct. 11, 2026. We added places the map missed from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s restaurant license records and checked each address against the U.S. Census Bureau’s city-limits map. Kava bars, juice and smoothie shops, hotel cafes and food trucks are left off. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. A place can write to us to correct its entry.

The places

Bandit Coffee, 2662 Central Ave. A coffee roaster and cafe in the Grand Central District; it roasts online coffee orders every Tuesday. The cafe is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, and its kitchen serves all day.

Black Crow Coffee, 2161 1st Ave. S and 722 2nd St. N. A local coffee company with cafes in the Grand Central District and the Historic Old Northeast, serving coffee and food.

The Burg Diner, 2950 49th St. N. A diner in west St. Pete open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, with dine-in daily specials and local delivery.

The Campus Grind, 121 7th Ave. S. A coffee shop and breakfast cafe near the USF St. Petersburg campus, with a seasonal drink menu.

Craft Kafe, 200 Central Ave. and 6653 Central Ave. A cafe whose site explains its gluten-free menu, with a downtown shop and a second one out near 66th Street.

Einstein Bros. Bagels, 9346 4th St. N. The bagel chain’s north St. Pete store, open from 5:30 a.m. on weekdays.

IHOP, 4199 34th St. S. The pancake chain’s St. Pete restaurant, open 24 hours every day by its own store page.

Kahwa Coffee, five neighborhood cafes. A coffee roaster based in St. Petersburg, with two downtown cafes and three drive-thrus. It also runs cafes at 200 6th Ave. S, in the USF St. Petersburg student center, and at 701 6th St. S and 1200 7th Ave. N, which close on weekends.

Metro Diner, 5250 4th St. N. A comfort-food diner chain with a catering menu; its site loads hours only in the browser, so call ahead.

St. Pete Bagel Co., 7043 4th St. N. A New York-style bagel shop that says it has been making bagels since 1987. It closes on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Trip’s Diner, 2339 Martin Luther King Jr. St. N. A diner open from 7 a.m. every day, to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.

The Wooden Rooster, 104 2nd Ave. NE. A downtown cafe on 2nd Avenue Northeast, open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.

Places with no website we could load. Central Coffee Shop, Driftwood Roastery, Egg Haven Cafe, First Watch, The Frog Pond, Kristina’s Cafe, Maple Street Biscuit Company, Neighborhood Joe, ParaDeco Coffee Roasters, Pineapple Espresso and Southern Grounds Coffee House all hold current state food licenses at the addresses above. Call before you go.

Chains not in the table. Starbucks and Dunkin’ each have about 10 stores inside the city limits; each store’s hours are on the Starbucks store locator and Dunkin’ location pages.

Also on our pages

• Brunch in St. Petersburg
• Bakeries in St. Petersburg
• Ice cream and desserts in St. Petersburg
• Where to eat in St. Petersburg: all our lists
• Restaurant inspections in St. Petersburg
• St. Petersburg business directory

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get breakfast early in St. Petersburg?

The IHOP at 4199 34th St. S is open 24 hours, Einstein Bros. Bagels on 4th Street North opens at 5:30 a.m. on weekdays, and St. Pete Bagel Co. and several Kahwa Coffee cafes open at 6 a.m.

Where are the Kahwa Coffee shops in St. Pete?

Kahwa lists five neighborhood cafes in St. Petersburg: 204 2nd Ave. S and 475 2nd St. N downtown, a drive-thru at 6601 4th St. N, a drive-thru at 5820 9th Ave. N and a drive-thru at 400 45th Ave. S, plus three campus and office cafes.

Is there a gluten-free cafe in St. Petersburg?

Craft Kafe, at 200 Central Ave. downtown and 6653 Central Ave., describes itself on its site as a gluten-free cafe. Both open at 7 a.m. on weekdays.

Which St. Pete coffee shops are on Central Avenue?

Bandit Coffee in the Grand Central District, Craft Kafe at two addresses, Central Coffee Shop, Driftwood Roastery and Southern Grounds Coffee House are all on Central Avenue.