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Restaurants near St Petersburg College (SPC)

240 places to eat within a mile of St Petersburg College, closest first, including 2nd & Second, Gratzzi Northern Italian Cuisine and Cognac.

The 50 places to eat closest to SPC

Closest first, out of 240 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (50)

Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026), open places with a street address only. Hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout near SPC.

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The food scene around SPC

240places to eat within 1 mile
76%independent, not chains
11coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 240 places to eat within 1 mile of SPC, 164 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 506 within 3 miles. The most common: American (15), pizza (14) and Italian (13). 3 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.

Where to walk: the streets with the most places to eat within 1 mile are Central Ave (82), 4th St (28), 2nd Ave (25) and Beach Dr NE (21).

What stands out around SPC is tapas, gastropubs and French — types that are listed here at 4 to 10 times the national rate.

By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:

American 15 Pizza 14 Italian 13 Coffee 11 Seafood 10 Mexican 9 Ice cream 9 Bakery 9 Sushi 8 Dessert 7

Popular cravings near SPC, within 1 mile: Asian food (25 places) and Mexican food (9). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for SPC

Pizza near SPC 14 Coffee Shops near SPC 11 Seafood near SPC 10

Eating on a student budget near SPC

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 3 are fast-food counters: the cheapest default, rarely the cheapest good meal. The value is usually in lunch specials, counter service, short menus and dishes built on rice, noodles, bread or beans. Where to eat when you're broke covers what to look for, or search cheap eats near SPC.

Need somewhere open right now? These listings do not carry live opening hours, and late at night a fair share of what is listed as open is not. The late-night guide covers how to check before you go, or search late-night food near SPC and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — St. Petersburg, FL
  • Other names, current or former — SPC, Saint Petersburg College, St. Petersburg College
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • Type — Public four-year institution

Campus figures are from IPEDS, the US Department of Education's institutional survey. Size is reported as the survey's own bracket rather than an exact headcount, because that is what the public dataset gives and we would rather quote it than estimate.

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Guides worth reading

What to eat during finals week Where to eat when you're broke Where to eat late at night Where to take visiting family and friends Eating out with a dietary restriction

Questions about eating near SPC

What restaurants are near SPC?
A few to start with, nearest first: Nature's Table DTSP [SPC Downtown Campus] (breakfast and brunch, under 0.1 mi), 2nd & Second (diner, under 0.1 mi), Gratzzi Northern Italian Cuisine (italian, 0.1 mi), Sushi Sho Rexley (sushi, 0.1 mi) and Hoots Wings (chicken wings, 0.1 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near SPC?
Open map listings put 240 places to eat within 1 mile, 164 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 506 within 3 miles. About 76% are independent rather than chains; 11 are coffee shops or cafés and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SPC?
The busiest streets are Central Ave (82 places), 4th St (28 places), 2nd Ave (25 places) and Beach Dr NE (21 places).
What kind of food is near SPC?
The most common types are American (15), pizza (14), Italian (13) and coffee (11). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: tapas, gastropubs and French.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to SPC.