Grove Surf + Coffee
Specialty coffee & surf shop
A specialty coffee bar inside a surf shop, a few steps from the Corey and Gulf corner.
About
What it's like
A combined espresso bar and surf-wear shop in the Beach Plaza at Gulf Blvd and Corey Ave. It is known for flavored lattes such as toasted coconut, plus teas and pastries, and sells surf clothing, jewelry and its own merch. It has a second, larger cafe with a kitchen in Indian Rocks Beach.
Don't leave without
What to get
- Toasted coconut latte
- Seasonal latte flavors
- Bottled iced lattes
- Grove merch and surf apparel
The story
How it got here
Peter and Lindsay Gottschling opened it around 2020 to give the beach a modern coffee option; Peter had worked about 11 years at Nekton Surf Shop. In 2024 they expanded with a full-kitchen cafe in Indian Rocks Beach.
Helene & Milton, 2024
Since the storms
Closed after Hurricane Helene damage and reopened June 10, 2025, about nine months later.
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