Woody's Waterfront Cafe, Beachfront restaurant and bar in Saint Pete Beach, United States.
Woody's Waterfront Cafe is an open-air restaurant and bar sitting directly on the water at Saint Pete Beach, Florida, facing Blind Pass where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. The menu centers on seafood, burgers, and chicken wings, and the seating is almost entirely outdoors, just feet from the shoreline.
The building opened in 1945 as a bait house at the edge of Blind Pass inlet, serving the local fishing community. It was converted into a cafe and bar in 1986, shifting from a working waterfront structure to a place for eating and socializing.
The name of the place goes back to the old waterfront spirit of the original bait house, and that casual, no-frills feeling has stayed over the decades. Live music plays several nights a week, drawing a crowd that mixes locals from Saint Pete Beach with visitors passing through.
The cafe sits right off Gulf Boulevard in Saint Pete Beach, so it is easy to reach on foot from nearby beach areas. Almost all seating is outdoors, so checking the weather before you go is worth it, especially if the Gulf wind picks up.
The tables closest to the water sit so near the Gulf that waves occasionally wash over the edge and onto diners during breezy weather. Regular visitors treat this as part of the experience rather than an inconvenience, and some deliberately choose those front-row seats.
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