A familiar name in Tampa’s restaurant industry recently announced his latest venture, and he’s headed across the bridge to The ‘Burg.

Willa’s co-founder Nate Siegel will helm a new St. Pete concept called Cheeky’s, a mix between a Southern chicken joint and a New England-style oyster bar that will dish out everything from fresh seafood and chowders to fried chicken, salads, sandwiches and more.

Cheeky’s heads to 2823 Central Ave. in the booming Grand Central District, and will soon be neighbors with Wild Child, Baba, Cappy’s Pizza and Bandit Coffee Co.

While there’s no opening date set in stone, Cheeky’s is slated to debut sometime in 2024. It will be open for lunch and dinner service, in addition to weekend brunch and daily happy hours.

Alongside its selection of seafood and chicken dishes, Cheeky’s will also offer beer, wine, frozen drinks, N/A beverages and craft cocktails.

The mind behind Cheeky’s is local restaurateur Nate Siegel, co-founder of new American restaurant Willa’s in North Hyde Park. While Cheeky’s seems like it will be a tad more casual than its sibling concept across the bridge, Siegel says opening a restaurant on Central Avenue is a “dream come true.”

A press release states that Cheeky’s interior will boast a 20-seat horseshoe-shaped bar, an expansive, dog-friendly patio, and an “open and breezy” dining room. The new seafood and chicken joint will open out of Central Avenue’s former China Finders building, a longtime St. Pete business that closed its doors last summer.

For the latest news on the Grand Central District’s newest restaurant, head to cheekys.net or follow its Instagram at @cheekys_net.