{"id":267,"date":"2025-10-13T19:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/267\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T19:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:11:06","slug":"mediterranean-cafe-and-wine-bar-ruya-opens-in-grand-central-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/267\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean cafe and wine bar Ruya opens in Grand Central District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Almond Affogato combines espresso, milk, and amaretto cold foam, while the Caf\u00e9 Maghreb offers a Moroccan spiced coffee brewed in a French press. Another favorite is the Citrus Tonic, a cold brew infused with orange and tonic water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The caf\u00e9 also offers fresh Moroccan mint and peppermint teas, a selection of red and white wines, and local beers such as 3 Daughters Brewing\u2019s Beach Blonde Ale, brewed just a few blocks away. Aitcadi said the full beverage menu will be available by the end of this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">An enclosed glass display showcases pastries from a local bakery, and Aitcadi plans to introduce a small plates menu featuring Moroccan-inspired dishes. \u201cMoroccan food is communal,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cIf we introduce a food menu down the road, it\u2019ll likely be in the style of seasonal tapas \u2014 things like tagines and pastillas that bring people together around the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Beyond the caf\u00e9, guests can unwind in Ruya\u2019s hidden courtyard \u2014 a turf-lined patio surrounded by herbs and greenery and shaded by a pergola. Aitcadi hopes to host movie nights and other outdoor events in the space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ruya is open Sunday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Follow Ruya on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theruyaco\/&#039;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> for the latest menu specials and future events.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Almond Affogato combines espresso, milk, and amaretto cold foam, while the Caf\u00e9 Maghreb offers a Moroccan spiced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-267","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\/267","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=267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}