Pass-A-Grille Beach

Located on the southern end of St. Pete Beach, just south of the historic Don Cesar Hotel, lies Pass-a-Grille, which perhaps is the oldest resort town on Central Florida’s west coast. Named for 18th-century "grilleurs" who dried & grilled fish on its white sands, historic Pass-a-Grille is a 31 block stretch of coconut palmed paradise home to vintage beach bungalows, Gulf front estates & picturesque hotels & condos.  On one side lies Boca Ciega Bay, on the other, the Gulf of Mexico, just 200 yards apart.  The historic "old Florida" village of Pass-a-Grille offers a multitude of shopping & dining experiences as well as the Pass-a-Grille Yacht Club & Marina.   Residents of Pass-a-Grille enjoy the luxury of being able to walk or ride a bike to all the village has to offer and they are always within steps of the fabled sugary white sand beach!

Pass-A-Grille homes range from the $200's to the $6 millions.

Pass-A-Grille Historic Overview from The Florida Historical Society

Pass-a-Grille Beach, the southernmost of Pinellas County's barrier beaches, was the first beach community on the Gulf of Mexico to develop as a weekend residential spot for successful Tampa and St. Petersburg residents. Home to fishermen, homesteaders, and lumber men like Zephaniah Phillips, the island opened up when Roy S. Hanna and Tampa cigar magnate Selwyn Morey started in the 1880's to develop lots for houses and hotels.

James H. Forquer, manager of St. Petersburg's Detroit Hotel, set up a floating hotel for excursionists and in 1898 George Henri Lizotte, a French travel agent for Thomas Cook Company, opened the first permanent hotel.

The town merged with St. Pete Beach in 1957, Pass-A-Grille maintains its arty and bohemian life style, in part, because the village is but one block wide and 31 blocks long.

Pass-A-Grille Links

Pass-A-Grille Yacht Club
Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church
The Hurricane Restaurant & Bar
Pass-A-Grille Restaurant Guide