{"id":366064,"date":"2026-08-08T08:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/366064\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:42:18","slug":"black-owned-restaurants-in-st-pete-youd-see-in-our-michelin-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/366064\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-owned restaurants in St. Pete you\u2019d see in our Michelin guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"NTU4LDEsMSw2MA==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sewpinellas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"560\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sew-Pinellas-Cat-Banner-1-1-scaled.webp.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sew-Pinellas-Cat-Banner-1-1-scaled.webp.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest Michelin recommendations came out this summer, and while <a href=\"https:\/\/ilovetheburg.com\/tampa-st-pete-sarasota-michelin-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Pete had some deserving additions<\/a> to the lauded dining guide, Michelin missed several of our most-visited spots. These may not be the fanciest restaurants, but if you\u2019re looking for fantastic food that feeds the soul and fills your belly at the same time, we have some ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Pete is full of amazing Black-owned food spots that definitely belong on a list like that. We\u2019ve pulled together some of our absolute favorites that would totally make the cut if we were running the show. Got any favorites you\u2019d like to see get more recognition? Shoot us an email at info@ilovetheburg.com. <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"668\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"People at a food truck\" class=\"wp-image-275679\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grants-crabs.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grants-crabs.jpg\" alt=\"People at a food truck\" class=\"wp-image-275679\"  \/>Grant\u2019s Crabs also has a food truck that pops up around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Hams-R-Us-Bbq-100057075714958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hams R Us<\/a> is a popular roadside barbecue spot located at 1700 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. St. S. in St. Petersburg. Most popular items include brisket, ribs, smoked chicken, pulled pork, baked beans, and potato salad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cupsandcakesbyLatoya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cups and Cakes by Latoya <\/a>is a local St. Petersburg bakery founded by Latoya McCormick and her aunt, Algie Brown. Known for custom cupcakes, scratch-made specialty cakes, and dessert shooters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grantscrabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Grant\u2019s Crabs Seafood<\/a> is a casual, family-friendly restaurant that has been serving Largo for more than a decade. Owner Will Grant has over 32 years of experience feeding locals and celebrities including Angela Bassett and Dick Vitale. They are dedicated to serving quality ingredients like fresh Gulf crab and their signature \u201cStuttah Buttah.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilovetheburg.com\/jay-bowrey-grillin-n-chillin-bbq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grillin n Chillin<\/a> is the best beach barbecue in the Bay, served by our friend Jay. Highlights include melt-in-your-mouth ribs, juicy pulled pork, creamy mac-n-cheese, and brisket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sidscaribbeangrillshop.tattoostudio.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sid\u2019s Caribbean Grill<\/a> is a homey locale for Louisiana-style Creole cuisine with garden patio seating. Highlights include shrimp and grits, jerk chicken dinner, fried okra, and beignets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrunchmunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Brunch Munch<\/a> is a food truck located at 925 22nd St s on the Deuces. Arguably the tastiest soul food in South St. Pete, and the wings are to die for!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthystpete.foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"107\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260998\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MadePossibleBy_FoundationHealthyStPete_2025_10Year-1024x107.webp.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MadePossibleBy_FoundationHealthyStPete_2025_10Year-1024x107.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260998\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest Michelin recommendations came out this summer, and while St. Pete had some deserving additions to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-366064","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\/366064","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=366064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}