Healthy Restaurants St. Petersburg 2.0
Updated Summer 2024! Back by popular demand! St. Pete is such a fun place to live for many reasons, especially the non-stop influx of new restaurants.
It can be challenging to eat healthy while dining out. As Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, we decided to make local healthy dining out options easy for you. We reviewed hundreds of local restaurant menu’s to narrow down our top picks for local healthy eats.
Let’s all enjoy our dining out experiences, while continuing to eat healthy and support local businesses!
While dining always be mindful of good decision making: Choose water or unsweetened tea as your drink option and always strive to choose a menu item that has a good portion of fruit and/or vegetables. Ask for dressings and any sauces on the side and use sparingly. Be mindful of portions. Enjoy the entire experience of dining out. Be sure to take in the ambiance, smells, flavors and company.
Enjoy!!
Featured Restaurant
Bacchus Wine Bistro
124 2nd Ave NE.
Casual eatery offering small plates, charcuterie and French eats.
Registered Dietitian menu recommendations: Sparkling Water with Beet and Goat Cheese Trifle (pictured) or Tuna Carpaccio or one of the many unique salads as an appetizer and the Seabass en Papillotte for dinner. Or opt-out of the seabass and enjoy two of the listed appetizers. Enjoy!
As we all know, nutrition can overwhelming at times especially in our busy world! Learn how to keep it simple while ditching diets, eating out at restaurants and still being able to accomplishing your goals for the long-term. Let us help you get started and schedule a free phone consultation today!
Restaurants with Healthy Choices List
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- Fresh Kitchen, 4447 4th St N #2 – Fast food option serving bowls and fresh juice. Idea: Four bowl with spinach and brown rice with sesame green beans, basil mushrooms and blackened chicken, skip the extra sauce
- Sushi Inc, 270 1st N. – Casual traditional sushi and cooked Japanese fare. Idea: Any non fried roll with protein/fish and sauce on the side with a seaweed salad and edamame
- Uptown Eats, 689-D Dr. MLK Jr. St. N- Breakfast and lunch. “Always friendly to dietary differences”. Idea: Greens-N-Things, can add extra egg(s) for additional protein if desired
- Old Southeast Market 1700 3rd St. S- Casual locals market with primarily takeout (picnic tables outside too!) Idea: Known for their poke bowls! Spinach and brown rice base, add your choice of protein (tuna and/or salmon) and your choice of veggies with poke sauce sparingly
- Craft Kafé, 6653 Central Ave. – Gluten-free artisan Fare. Idea: Ed’s vegan burger or a vegetable omelette
- Bodega on Central, 1120 Central Ave. – Latin street food and juices. Idea: We love the El green-go juice with either the tempeh or pollo asado platos
- Love Food Central, 2057 Central Ave. – Vegan and gluten-free dishes. Idea: Awesome burger or roasted veggie wrap
- Naked Farmer, 200 Central Ave #150- Locally-sourced seasonal food from farms nearby. Idea: Seasonal salmon or the chicken kale caesar
- Evo’s, 2631 4th St N. – Fast food option. Idea: Nutri bowls, either the Moroccan veggie with lentils or the Mediterranean chicken lemonati
- Doc Ford’s, 610 2nd Ave. NE- Located at the base of St. Pete Pier, Grill. Idea: mussels, quinoa salad side dressing, shrimp ceviche cocktail or banana leaf snapper.
- Greenlane, 8001 4th St. N. Drive-thru fast food salads. Idea: Golden greek or harvest salad. Side dressing, use sparingly.
- Karma Juice Bar & Eatery Two locations: 490 1st Ave. S and 1804 4th St. N Idea: Raise Kale juice with the avocado mint signature salad, side dressing
- Baba 2701 Central Ave. Upscale Mediterranean cuisine with a great outdoor patio. Idea: Charred octopus and/or village salad w side dressing with 1/2 grilled branzino or 1/2 roasted chicken (remove skin)
- Natures Table, 100 Second Ave. S – Breakfast/lunch casual dining with calories listed right on the menu. Idea: Sesame thai protein bowl or taco salad
- FitLife Foods, 3047 4th N. – Prepared meals, delivery service and café. Idea: Cajun braised shrimp or pork bulgogi bowl
- Mickey’s Cafe and Organics, 318 Central Ave. – Organic café fare and espresso drinks. The place to go for all kinds of fresh salads! Idea: 1/2 wrap, 1/2 salad combo – Roasted veggie wrap with chicken caesar salad, side dressing, use sparingly
- La V, 441 Central Ave. – Vietnamese-fusion fare. Idea: So many healthy choices here, it’s hard to pick just a few! Try the fresh shrimp rolls, the tofu, steamed shrimp or chicken vermicelli bowl
- Rolling Oats, 2842 Dr. Martin Luther King St. N.- Health food store. Grab and go premade items. Idea: Wild grilled salmon with a side of kale salad or chickpea salad wrap
- Ciccio’s Cali, 190 37th Ave N. – California-inspired American cuisine. Idea: Lean and clean or hot and crunchy epic bowl with brown rice base
- Parkshore Grill, 300 Beach Dr NE #104- Refined space for steaks & seafood, great for date night or a night out with friends. Idea: Shrimp cocktail, oysters, baby spinach salad w side dressing, 8 ounce filet, yellow-fin tuna or lobster tails.
- Dockside Dave’s, 14701 Gulf Blvd. and 7141 Gulf Blvd – Casual seafood and grouper dishes. Idea: U peel-em jumbo shrimp, Grilled grouper dinner with rice and vegetable medley.
- Trophy Fish, 2060 Central Ave. Fresh seafood sourced from local waters. Idea: Trophy fish house salad w side dressing, add protein of choice, or fresh catch of the day with pineapple cabbage slaw and seasonal veggies.
- Sol St. Pete Bistro, 2149 3rd Ave. S – An upscale family owned farm to table restaurant specializing in gluten free and allergen free dining. Idea: Steamed mussels and/or watermelon salad with the magical mushroom steak or grass fed filet mignon
- Clean Eatz, 6840 22nd Ave. N Dine in café, popular for take-outs. Also offering a weekly meal plan service. Idea: Build a bowl, watch dressings, add favorite veggies and lean proteins.
- Cider Press Vegan Gastropub 3118 3rd Ave. N -Plant Based restaurant with outdoor dining. Idea: Mexican or thai bowls with side dressing, use sparingly
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