Iconic St. Pete Restaurant Closing After 75 Years

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — After 75 years in business in St. Petersburg, The Chattaway will close its doors for good this summer.

The sale of the family-owned and operated restaurant at 358 22nd Ave. S. is expected to be finalized by the end of July, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

A post to the restaurant’s Facebook page on Thursday confirmed that The Chattaway was closing, but offered few details.

The prospective owner of the iconic property is Cullen Mahoney with the St. Pete-based real estate development firm Sodus Development.

“I care deeply about The Chattaway and what it means to the residents of St. Petersburg,” Mahoney told the Times. “Any path forward would need to be rooted in preserving what makes this place special.”

The eatery, one of the oldest in the city, was established in 1951 by Jillian Frers, who is from England, according to The Chattaway’s website.

The property, built in 1922, was originally home to Four Corners Grocery, according to St. Pete Rising.

Frers’ son, Greg Kitto, told Creative Loafing that the restaurant’s pending closure is “definitely bittersweet.”

The family plans to hold a yard sale at the restaurant in July to sell memorabilia and decor, reports said.

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