Say Coffee House has slipped into St. Petersburg\u2019s Grand Central District with a low\u2011key soft opening, bringing slow\u2011drip Vietnamese coffee and foam\u2011topped specialties to Central Avenue before the crowds even know what hit them. The team is quietly test\u2011driving a cocktail\u2011inspired menu that pairs traditional phin brewing with modern flavors, while neighbors get an early taste of what is shaping up to be a very caffeinated obsession.<\/p>\n
Inside, the setup stays intentionally tight, with a small counter, a short pastry list and a street\u2011side patio giving the spot a casual, hang\u2011out\u2011for\u2011a\u2011while vibe as the owners work toward a full launch. A photographer for the Tampa Bay Times<\/a> recently caught staff setting up the patio during the soft opening, and the paper notes the cafe has been pitching itself as a haven for traditional Vietnamese brews with a modern, cocktail\u2011inspired twist.<\/p>\n Modern Vietnamese Drinks, Classic Technique<\/p>\n Owner Haley Huynh told St. Pete Rising<\/a> that the name “Say” means “obsessed” in Vietnamese, a nod to the cafe\u2019s fixation on phin\u2011dripped coffee crowned with egg, sea\u2011salt and ube foams. Huynh also said the team plans to import beans from Vietnam and build out the menu with ceremonial\u2011grade matcha, tropical tea drinks and pastry items such as croffles to round things out.<\/p>\n Where and When To Visit<\/p>\n St. Pete Catalyst<\/a> reports that Say Coffee House is moving into 2414 Central Ave, taking over the storefront that previously housed Crisp Waffle Company. According to Business Debut, the space seats roughly 20 people inside, with extra room on the patio, and the team has been targeting about 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours while a firm grand\u2011opening date is finalized.<\/p>\n What It Means For Central Avenue<\/p>\n Once fully up and running, Say Coffee House will join a growing pack of specialty spots along Central Avenue, including Lost & Found, The Floribbean and Valkyrie Doughnuts, that have been reshaping the Grand Central District\u2019s daytime scene, St. Pete Rising<\/a> notes. For updates on daily hours and the official grand\u2011opening date, the owners are steering would\u2011be regulars to Instagram and the cafe\u2019s website at saycoffee.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Say Coffee House has slipped into St. Petersburg\u2019s Grand Central District with a low\u2011key soft opening, bringing slow\u2011drip…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-253323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}