Pin on Cafe relocates Asian fusion restaurant to St. Pete’s Grand Central District

A downtown St. Pete favorite has reopened its doors with the same Asian fusion menu that its loyal regulars love.

The recently-rebranded Pin on Grand is now located 2458 Central Ave. adjacent to other Grand Central restaurants like Casita Taqueria, Salty Nun and The Floribbean.

Despite the relocation, Pin on Grand boasts the same menu of onigiris, sushi burritos, pho, ramen, stir fried noodles, sushi rolls, curries, fried rice, papaya salads and more.

A few of the restaurant’s specialties include its prized pineapple fried rice, Hainanese chicken and rice, and a fried whole snapper.

While its entire menu is stacked with Thai, Laotian and Vietnamese favorites, perhaps Pin on Grand’s best deal is its mix-and-match lunch special that ranges from $12-$16.

While smoothies, matcha, coffee and teas are on the restaurant’s current drink menu, a full spread of cocktails are expected to launch sometime in the future.

Pin on Cafe served the last customers out of its former Edge District restaurant on Nov. 17 and soft opened its much larger, relocated restaurant a few days later. Pin on Grand is now open out of the former Valhalla Bakery space, which closed last year after consolidating with neighboring business Valkyrie Donuts.

Pin on Grand owners Som and Roger Rattanachane also operate Thai-Japanese restaurant Pin Wok & Bowl at 445 Central Ave., which they opened in 2017. The duo opened Pin on Cafe in the Edge District in 2021, offering a slightly different menu than their flagship fusion spot.

St. Pete Rising says that the Rattanachanes had to relocate Pin on Cafe because its original space will be “razed later this year for phase two of the EDGE Collective mixed-use development.”

Head to @pinongrand on Instagram for the latest updates on Pin on Grand’s menu, operating hours and more.

Pin on Grand is now open from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4 p.m.-10 p.m. on Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturdays and 11:30 p.m.-9 p.m. on Sundays.

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This article appears in Dec 5-11, 2024.