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| Caddy's rooftop bar, 4th of July. Just another perfectly ordinary evening on Treasure Island. 😄🎆 |
🍽️ Lunch & Dinner
From barefoot beach bars to candlelit waterfront dining, the Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach area has something for every mood and every occasion. These are the places we actually go — the ones we recommend to every single guest without hesitation.
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| The struggle is real. Café Soleil to my house is exactly 4.2 miles. These pastries made it 4.2 miles. Barely. 🥐 |
One of the questions I get most from guests is "where should we eat?" And honestly, after 20 years of living here, I have a lot of feelings about this. 😄 This is the first installment of our ongoing local dining guide — written from the perspective of two people who have eaten their way around Treasure Island, St. Pete Beach, and beyond. These are our genuine opinions, not sponsored recommendations. Some of these places we've been going to for years. A few are newer discoveries. All of them are worth your time. We'll keep adding to this list as we find new favorites — and if YOU discover somewhere amazing that we should try, tell us in the comments! We are always on the lookout for our next great meal.
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| The only argument your teens will lose on this vacation — whether or not the Treasure Island sunset was worth putting the phone down for. (Spoiler: it was.) 📸 |
Traveling with teenagers can feel like a high-stakes negotiation —
they're too old for sandcastles but too young to be left to their own
devices. The good news? Treasure Island and the surrounding Gulf Coast
area is genuinely one of the best destinations in Florida for teens.
Between the beach action, water sports, nearby attractions, and a
surprising amount of "actually cool" things to do, you might even hear
the words "this is awesome" — and mean it. Here's your guide to keeping
teens happy while staying in Treasure Island.
Following the rainbow through the streets of St. Pete during Winter Pride 2026. And yes — that's a rainbow bike rack he's leaning ...
