{"id":127041,"date":"2026-01-21T22:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/127041\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:42:11","slug":"concrete-jungle-closes-in-st-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/127041\/","title":{"rendered":"Concrete Jungle closes in St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"350926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/concrete-jungle-closes-in-st-pete\/attachment\/471102841_122193188786040980_6004012677703007229_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/471102841_122193188786040980_6004012677703007229_n.jpg?fit=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1366\" 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=\"Concrete Jungle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/471102841_122193188786040980_6004012677703007229_n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/471102841_122193188786040980_6004012677703007229_n.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/471102841_122193188786040980_6004012677703007229_n.jpg\" alt=\"Trendy dining space with crushed velvet pink seating, rattan lighting, and pop-art style animal portraits.\" class=\"wp-image-350926\"  \/>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=122125774754040980&amp;set=pb.61551229411992.-2207520000&amp;type=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Concrete Jungle \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After two years in downtown St. Petersburg, Concrete Jungle has closed. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/concrete-jungle-a-tulum-inspired-restaurant-and-lounge-to-open-in-downtown-st-pete-16352165\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tulum-inspired<\/a>\u201d restaurant and lounge at 475 Central Ave. owed more than $100,000 in rent, according to an eviction lawsuit filed last October by the building owner. <\/p>\n<p>Concrete Jungle\u2019s owner, Stephen Schrutt, also runs Dirty Laundry, Good Fortune, Lost &amp; Found and Park &amp; Rec DTSP under his Hunger + Thirst Group. Two other Hunger + Thirst concepts, The Avenue and No Vacancy, closed in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>An indoor-outdoor, campground-themed spot called Summer Camp has been anticipated to open in the Grand Central district for nearly three years, with no opening date announced.<\/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 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image3-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C553&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tDo you know the cruffin man?\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/jan-22-28-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jan. 22 \u2013 28, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#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\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\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":"Credit: Concrete Jungle \/ Facebook After two years in downtown St. Petersburg, Concrete Jungle has closed. 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