Downtown St. Petersburg’s ice cream scene is about to get a lot sweeter. Ice & Cream Creamery plans to open a shop at 648 Central Avenue, taking over the spot formerly occupied by Brutique, and the new location is set to become the chain’s eighth store in Pinellas County.
According to St. Pete Rising, the downtown shop will serve 48 flavors made fresh in small batches using locally sourced ingredients. Brutique closed in July after nine years in business, the outlet reports, clearing the way for the new tenant on the 600 block of Central Avenue.
The menu will lean into variety beyond the usual scoop case. Flavor options are expected to include watermelon and red raspberry sorbets, key lime and rainbow sherbets, and a dairy-free coconut milk ice cream, per the same report. Gluten-free choices will also be available, along with sugar-free vanilla, chocolate and mint chip for customers watching sugar intake.
What It Will Cost
Pricing at the new shop is expected to mirror the rest of the chain. St. Pete Rising reports a single scoop listed at $4.97, with double scoops priced at $7.97 and triple scoops at $11.97. The creamery also serves $6.50 hand-spun milkshakes, in addition to ice cream floats and Twisters, the outlet notes.
As for timing, nothing is locked in yet. St. Pete Rising’s report states that an opening timeline had not been announced for the downtown location. What Now reports that an owner told the outlet no opening date has been established, but that the shop is working toward a mid-November debut.
A Growing Pinellas Footprint
The downtown spot would mark the eighth location for a creamery that already has seven stores spread across Pinellas County, according to the St. Pete Rising report. That expansion trend is already visible in Gulfport, where What Now reports that the chain’s shop at 3119 Beach Blvd S has since opened its doors.
For now, downtown St. Pete residents will have to keep an eye out for updates on a firm move-in date. With the former Brutique space sitting empty since summer, the arrival of a new scoop shop promises to bring fresh foot traffic back to that stretch of Central Avenue once the doors finally open.