St. Pete’s first cinnaholic celebrates its grand opening this week | Cinnaholic

Nearly a year and a half after first announcing plans for St. Pete, gourmet cinnamon roll shop Cinnaholic is finally ready to open its doors.

The plant-based dessert franchise will soft open this Friday, March 6th, in a 1,225-square-foot space at 5246 4th Street North, formerly home to Nutrishop and next to Metro Diner.

To celebrate, the shop will offer $2 original cinnamon rolls from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on opening day. The store plans to remain open until 10 p.m. or until supplies sell out.

After opening weekend, regular hours will be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Cinnaholic is known for its fully customizable cinnamon rolls, allowing customers to choose from a wide range of frostings and toppings.

Popular frosting flavors include almond, banana cream, marshmallow, cream cheese, peanut butter, and raspberry.

St. Pete’s cinnaholic is headed to 5246 4th Street North next to metro diner | Cinnaholic

Toppings range from pretzels and chocolate or caramel sauce to brownie bites, strawberry jam, chocolate chips, peanut butter cups, graham crackers, Oreo cookies, walnuts, pie crumble, and almonds.

Fresh fruit options include apples, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, coconut and raspberries.

In addition to its signature rolls and rotating seasonal flavors, the shop offers cookies, brownies, and edible cookie dough, along with beverages from Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company.

All menu items are 100% plant-based and dairy-free.

Franchisee Victor Hamisevicz, who operates the St. Pete location alongside partner Dawn Pierce, said hurricane-related setbacks and permitting delays pushed the opening back longer than expected.

cinnaholic is known for its customizable cinnamon rolls and other plant-based desserts | Cinnaholic

“I’ve lived in Pinellas County for over twenty years, but only recently moved to St. Pete. My family and I really love it here and we wanted to be part of this community,” Hamisevicz said in a conversation with St. Pete Rising. “It’s a unique city in a lot of ways and we thought the folks here would appreciate the vegan options.”

While this marks the first Cinnaholic in Pinellas County, the California-based company has other Florida locations in South Tampa, Wesley Chapel, and Boca Raton.

Founded in 2010, the brand began expanding rapidly after appearing on “Shark Tank” in 2014 and launching its franchising model soon after.

For more information, visit Cinnaholic’s Facebook page.