Restaurants in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville and the Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau puts out an annual guide that contains a complete list of restaurants. For more choices, check listings in the "Shorelines" and "Go" sections of Friday's Florida Times-Union (www.jacksonville.com) and in FolioWeekly (www.folioweekly.com), the free local alternative paper available at restaurants, hotels, and nightspots all over town. I've concentrated here on restaurants in downtown Jacksonville and at the beaches.
In Downtown Jacksonville
Southbank Riverwalk is the city's up-and-coming mecca for eating out. In addition to B.B.'s, the area has riverfront branches of Ruth's Chris Steak House, in the Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Riverfront, 1201 Riverplace Blvd. (tel. 904/396-6200); Morton's The Steakhouse, 1510 Riverplace Blvd. (tel. 904/399-3933); and the Wine Cellar, 1314 Prudential Dr. (tel. 904/398-8989; www.winecellarjax.com), which offers very good Continental fare and has a wine list to justify its name.
You'll also find a plethora of good cafes and restaurants in the San Marco Square and Avondale neighborhoods.
Don't forget that on the north side of the river, Jacksonville Landing has several full-service restaurants and a food court with outdoor seating.
At the Beaches
In addition to the Ragtime Tavern & Taproom , you'll find several dining (and drinking) choices in the brick storefronts of Town Center, the old- time beach village at the end of Atlantic Boulevard.
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bb’s restaurant and bar
South of the Southbank Riverwalk, this bistro son of Biscotti’s (see below) is one of the city’s hottest restaurants. That means the Art Deco dining room here can get very noisy (especially around the big marble-top bar) so don’t come here for an intimate conversation. During the…$$Downtown bellwether
We’re not sure what the deal is with Jacksonville’s hip eateries and their penchant for lowercase lettering. At any rate, bellwether is indeed a downtown trendsetter, a sleekly contemporary restaurant (think: subway tile walls and black tables and chairs) with farm-to-table fare…$$Downtown- Mediterranean
Biscotti's
This brick-walled gem in the Avondale neighborhood looks like it was airlifted from New York’s East Village. Start your day here with a pastry and cup of joe. At lunch and dinner, daily specials are always fresh and handsomely presented, like duck and brie ravioli with roasted…$$Avondale - Italian
Catullo’s Italian
You know longer have to track where the food truck is to get Catullo’s hugely popular pastas. Brothers Carl and Dave Catullo went from a mobile operation to a bricks-and-mortar one in 2023, opening two nice restaurants, where they hand rolled pasta and simmer sauces from family…$Atlantic Highlands - Seafood
Dockside Seafood Restaurant
Perched on the east edge of the Jacksonville boat ramp, this modern seafood house has magnificent views and even better food. Choose from a number of freshly caught fish prepared fried, grilled, or blackened on a plate, on a roll, in a po’ boy or in a taco. Sides include hush…$Jacksonville Beach - French / Southern
Orsay
Don’t take our word for it: ask just about anyone in Jacksonville what the best restaurant in town is, and you’ll be steered here. Serving classic French bistro food that has a southern twang to it, Orsay knows how to make special occasions even more special. The service is…$$$Avondale - Seafood
Salt Life Food Shack
As the New York Times put it: “First Salt Life was a tattoo. Then it became a logo. Now it’s a lifestyle brand with plans to open stores from coast to coast.” Let’s add to that: restaurants. Not content to just sell tees, coolers, and other gear embossed with the name, the Floridian…$Jacksonville Beach - Seafood
Singleton's Seafood Shack
This rustic fish camp with the county’s’ largest over-water deck, has been serving every imaginable kind of fresh-off-the-boat seafood since 1969. And rustic it is, constructed primarily of unpainted, well-weathered plywood nailed to two-by-fours. Unlike most other fish camps that…$$Mayport
