{"id":109408,"date":"2026-01-07T19:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/109408\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:29:10","slug":"st-petes-only-krispy-kreme-is-being-replaced-by-chipotle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/109408\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete\u2019s only Krispy Kreme is being replaced by Chipotle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"435\" data-attachment-id=\"349889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/krispy-kreme-st-pete-google-maps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Krispy-Kreme-St-Pete-Google-Maps.png?fit=1092%2C609&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1092,609\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Krispy Kreme St Pete Google Maps\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Krispy Kreme at 9100 4th St. S in St. Petersburg, Florida in May 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Krispy-Kreme-St-Pete-Google-Maps.png?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Krispy-Kreme-St-Pete-Google-Maps.png?fit=780%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Krispy-Kreme-St-Pete-Google-Maps.png\" alt=\"A Krispy Kreme doughnut shop with a green awning and drive-thru lane sits on a corner lot, with a roadside sign reading \u201cKrispy Kreme Doughnuts\u201d and \u201cDrive Thru,\u201d trees lining the street, and cars parked nearby on a sunny day.\" class=\"wp-image-349889\"  \/>Krispy Kreme at 9100 4th St. S in St. Petersburg, Florida in May 2025. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Krispy+Kreme\/@27.8553388,-82.6388477,3a,75y,182.05h,80.68t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAkC5eyu_wNi5TbNh9NNLJQ!2e0!6shttps:streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.comv1thumbnailcb_clientmaps_sv.tactilew900h600pitch9.317931387038229panoidAkC5eyu_wNi5TbNh9NNLJQyaw182.0524190404131!7i16384!8i8192!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sKrispy+Kreme!3m6!1s0x88c2e69aedcaca9f:0xb0cafe4bc8d2c54b!8m2!3d27.8554034!4d-82.6390079!15sCgxLcmlzcHkgS3JlbWUiA4gBAVoOIgxrcmlzcHkga3JlbWWSAQpkb251dF9zaG9w4AEA!16sg1tfjx1vf?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA3M0gBUAM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Screengrab \/ Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the glow of that \u201chot now\u201d light while you can St. Petersburg, because the only Krispy Kreme in town is closing soon.<\/p>\n<p>Located at 9100 4th St. S as part of a Village Inn, Taco Bell and Culver\u2019s quadrumvirate, the shop will soon be replaced by a Chipotle \u201cChipotlane\u201d drive-thru, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/stpeterising.com\/home\/chipotle-to-replace-krispy-kreme-on-4th-street-north-in-st-pete\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Pete Rising <\/a>which said construction should start in March.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, the location was the only Krispy Kreme in Pinellas County, and one of just four in the Tampa Bay area alongside two shops in Tampa and one in Brandon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/tampas-first-drive-thru-chipotle-opens-today-14693422\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Bay area\u2019s first \u201cChipotlane\u201d opened in 2022<\/a>, because is there even a point to getting out of your car, and burning a few calories walking through a parking lot to retrieve a burrito bowl?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/jan-01-07-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jan. 01 \u2013 07, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Ray Roa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Krispy Kreme at 9100 4th St. S in St. Petersburg, Florida in May 2025. 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