{"id":276573,"date":"2026-05-19T13:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276573\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:28:09","slug":"st-petersburg-distillery-opens-speakeasy-above-production-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276573\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Distillery opens speakeasy above production floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/st-petersburg\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"24\" title=\"St. Petersburg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a> Distillery has opened a 45-seat speakeasy above its production floor, expanding its <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/retail-news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Retail\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hospitality<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/business-news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"16\" title=\"business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">business<\/a> with a new after-hours concept in the <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/real-estate\/industrial\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"32\" title=\"Industrial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warehouse<\/a> Arts District.<\/p>\n<p>Called 31 South, the second-floor lounge opened this month at 800 31st St. S. and operates Thursday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The speakeasy expands the distillery\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/tourism\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"29\" title=\"Tourism\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tourism<\/a> and tasting business as craft spirit brands increasingly invest in hospitality experiences that drive customer loyalty and higher-margin on-site sales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/St.-Pete-Clearwater-Airport-moves-forward-with-145M-expansion-9-1-1000x563.jpeg\" alt=\"Lounge seating inside 31 South speakeasy at St. Petersburg Distillery in St. Pete\" class=\"wp-image-91254\"  \/>31 South adds a new after-hours lounge inside St. Petersburg Distillery.<\/p>\n<p>The lounge overlooks the working distillery floor with deep green and blue interiors, wood finishes, gold accents and locally sourced furnishings inspired by Prohibition-era cocktail bars. Historic St. Petersburg photography reinforces the local design aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the latest Tampa business news and updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cocktail menu features martinis, gimlets, mai tais and old fashioneds made with the distillery\u2019s Banyan Reserve Vodka, Old St. Pete Tropical Gin and Old St. Pete Sunshine Whiskey. Spirit tastings are also available.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Johnathan Rodriguez, who previously worked in Michelin-rated <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/restaurants\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"27\" title=\"Restaurants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurants<\/a>, developed the food menu. Rodriguez earned \u201cBest Chef Award\u201d honors at the Savor St. Pete Food &amp; Wine Festival in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the day, St. Petersburg Distillery is a place where guests can experience the spirit of St. Pete in our Spirits Garden, Welcome Salon, and tour Florida\u2019s top craft distillery,\u201d CEO Evan Brownstein said in a statement. \u201cNow, at night, guests can discover a whole new experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2014, St. Petersburg Distillery has expanded beyond spirit production into tourism, events and hospitality experiences.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/St.-Pete-Clearwater-Airport-moves-forward-with-145M-expansion-9-1000x563.jpeg\" alt=\"Bar seating and bottle-lit ceiling inside 31 South speakeasy at St. Petersburg Distillery\" class=\"wp-image-91255\"  \/>The 31 South speakeasy overlooks St. Petersburg Distillery\u2019s production floor.<\/p>\n<p>  Read More Tampa Bay Business News<\/p>\n<p>\n    Explore the latest Tampa Bay business news, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/real-estate\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Real Estate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">real estate<\/a> deals, development projects, executive moves and company updates shaping the region.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Distillery has opened a 45-seat speakeasy above its production floor, expanding its hospitality business with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-276573","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\/276573","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=276573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}