Guidebook for Jacksonville
Food Scene
Love this place for breakfast, lunch or coffee/tea. Amazing chocolate croissants! Quiche and sandwiches too! So girly and fun.
6 locals recommend
Le Petit Paris Cafe
9965 San Jose BlvdLove this place for breakfast, lunch or coffee/tea. Amazing chocolate croissants! Quiche and sandwiches too! So girly and fun.
Doesn’t look like much from the outside, but this is a fantastic Italian steakhouse at dinner time. Great chef! At lunch they offer an affordable pizza, salad, drink deal. Highly recommend the spinach salad!
14 locals recommend
Picasso's
10503 San Jose BlvdDoesn’t look like much from the outside, but this is a fantastic Italian steakhouse at dinner time. Great chef! At lunch they offer an affordable pizza, salad, drink deal. Highly recommend the spinach salad!
Amazing bakery but also affordable and delicious breakfast and lunch. The egg, ham and cheddar in croissant is delicious!
39 locals recommend
Cinotti's Bakery-Sandwich Shop
1523 Penman RdAmazing bakery but also affordable and delicious breakfast and lunch. The egg, ham and cheddar in croissant is delicious!
Upscale date night. Excellent food. Famous for bread pudding.
43 locals recommend
Palm Valley Fish Camp
299 Roscoe Blvd NUpscale date night. Excellent food. Famous for bread pudding.
Now called Dockside, new name, but same place! Great seafood - very fresh. More affordable but same company as the fish camps. Intercoastal views!
106 locals recommend
Safe Harbor Seafood Restaurant Jax Beach
2510 2nd Ave NNow called Dockside, new name, but same place! Great seafood - very fresh. More affordable but same company as the fish camps. Intercoastal views!
Great for families. Famous for crab cakes and “chocolate stuff” dessert. Definitely keep any leftover bread to feed the fish out back after you eat! Super fun for kids.
15 locals recommend
Barbara Jean's On The Water
15 S Roscoe BlvdGreat for families. Famous for crab cakes and “chocolate stuff” dessert. Definitely keep any leftover bread to feed the fish out back after you eat! Super fun for kids.
Burgers - amazing, homemade chips and dip - addicting, Big Sky salad with grilled chicken and their housemade BLT ranch dressing is too delicious to be a salad.
13 locals recommend
Ted's Montana Grill
8635 Blanding BlvdBurgers - amazing, homemade chips and dip - addicting, Big Sky salad with grilled chicken and their housemade BLT ranch dressing is too delicious to be a salad.
Arts & Culture
Riverside Arts Market
715 Riverside AveDrinks & Nightlife
Great margarita specials at happy hour. Their mexican street corn is the best thing I've ever put in my mouth...
33 locals recommend
Lola's Burrito & Burger Joint
1522 King St Great margarita specials at happy hour. Their mexican street corn is the best thing I've ever put in my mouth...
Really amazing craft cocktails, great food too but very small menu. We love the fries!
261 locals recommend
Ice Plant Bar
110 Riberia StReally amazing craft cocktails, great food too but very small menu. We love the fries!
Super fun penthouse bar. Great food - the homemade chips are yummy!
82 locals recommend
Casa Marina Hotel and Restaurant
691 1st St NSuper fun penthouse bar. Great food - the homemade chips are yummy!
Entertainment & Activities
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
999 Anastasia BlvdJacksonville Zoo & Gardens
370 Zoo PkwyEssentials
ALDI
9041 Southside BlvdSouthern Grounds & Co.
1671 Atlantic BlvdGreat coffee shop with food too!
The Mini Bar
1300 Beach BlvdMiniature donuts made to order - and coffee too!
Brass Tacks Coffee Co.
4352 Southside BlvdGreat coffee
Parks & Nature
Little Talbot Island State Park
Mickler Beach
4265 Mickler RdOur favorite is the north beach. Parking is $3, only a Porta - John for bathrooms but gorgeous beach and dunes.
61 locals recommend
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
505 Guana River RdOur favorite is the north beach. Parking is $3, only a Porta - John for bathrooms but gorgeous beach and dunes.