A popular farm-to-table restaurant with local roots is returning to downtown St. Pete.

After a nine-month closure for renovations, Naked Farmer will reopen its flagship restaurant at 200 Central Avenue on Friday, March 27th.

The restaurant temporarily closed last July to complete a $1.5 million renovation designed to expand the kitchen and improve the overall guest experience.

The project included a roughly 400-square-foot kitchen expansion, a new exhaust system, and a refreshed interior aesthetic.

The upgrades are intended to help the restaurant keep pace with demand in downtown St. Pete, where Naked Farmer first launched six years ago.

Founded by CEO Jordan Johnson, Naked Farmer focuses on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients prepared from scratch.

An authentic Italian eatery with several outposts in Pinellas County has opened a new restaurant on Central Avenue in St. Pete.

Local Italian restaurant La Dolce Vita Trattoria, which has locations in Clearwater, Palm Harbor, and St. Pete Beach, is welcoming customers to its newest restaurant at 2363 Central Avenue in the Grand Central District.

Last week, La Dolce Vita Trattoria took over the space previously occupied by Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria, adjacent to the popular club Cocktail. The new Italian restaurant quietly opened its doors on March 4.

At La Dolce Vita Trattoria’s new St. Pete location, guests can start their meals with one of the restaurant’s many salads or antipasto dishes, including carpaccio, sautéed mussels, burrata, roasted octopus, fried calamari, and bruschetta.

At the new St. Pete location, guests can start their meals with one of the restaurant’s many salads or antipasto dishes, including beef carpaccio, sautéed mussels, burrata, roasted octopus, fried calamari, and bruschetta.

The restaurant also offers a range of pastas, including classic dishes such as lasagna, bolognese, cacio e pepe, carbonara, and pasta e fagioli, made with white beans, tomato sauce, white wine, cherry tomatoes, and pesto.