Guidebook for Jacksonville

Jenna & Hunter
Jenna & Hunter
Guidebook for Jacksonville

Food Scene

These are some of our favorite (all locally owned) places to eat!
Cute place, friendly, walking distance from Airbnb on the corner of Main St. and West 7th Street. Locally owned and veteran owned.
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Social Grounds Coffee Company
1712 N Main St
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Cute place, friendly, walking distance from Airbnb on the corner of Main St. and West 7th Street. Locally owned and veteran owned.
Good pizza. Full bar. Locally owned business. Some nights there is even live music! We love walking to Crispy's from the Airbnb.
73 locals raden deze aan
Springfield Scoops
1807 N Main St
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Good pizza. Full bar. Locally owned business. Some nights there is even live music! We love walking to Crispy's from the Airbnb.
Consistently good food and great house made desserts too!
52 locals raden deze aan
bb's restaurant and bar
1019 Hendricks Ave
52 locals raden deze aan
Consistently good food and great house made desserts too!
Budget friendly. Indoor and rooftop dining. Really good chips & queso!
19 locals raden deze aan
Burrito Gallery Brooklyn
90 Riverside Ave
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Budget friendly. Indoor and rooftop dining. Really good chips & queso!
One of my favorite restaurants. Nice local place. Good pizza, pasta, fish, and their brunch is good too!
56 locals raden deze aan
Taverna
1986 San Marco Blvd
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One of my favorite restaurants. Nice local place. Good pizza, pasta, fish, and their brunch is good too!
If you like biscuits, gravy, eggs and fried chicken...this is the place for you! SO GOOD.
57 locals raden deze aan
Maple Street Biscuit Company- San Marco
2004 San Marco Blvd
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If you like biscuits, gravy, eggs and fried chicken...this is the place for you! SO GOOD.
Nearby, healthy food and provide good vegetarian options.
11 locals raden deze aan
Super Food and Brew
11 E Forsyth St
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Nearby, healthy food and provide good vegetarian options.
Everything is good. everything. Also, rooftop dining!
132 locals raden deze aan
Black Sheep Restaurant
1534 Oak St
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Everything is good. everything. Also, rooftop dining!
Great lunch and dinner spot located downtown.
17 locals raden deze aan
Bellwether
117 W Forsyth St
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Great lunch and dinner spot located downtown.

Parks & Nature

If you want to get out on a nice day and enjoy nature, these are some of our favorite places!
Beautiful. Hike an easy trail to get to secluded beach. Old Florida feel.
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Big Talbot Island Boneyard Beach
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Beautiful. Hike an easy trail to get to secluded beach. Old Florida feel.
Restaurants and shopping near this beach that you can walk to from the beach. Lemon Bar is a nearby bar in Neptune Beach only open during spring and summer...great pina colada!
136 locals raden deze aan
Atlantic Beach
800 Beach Ave
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Restaurants and shopping near this beach that you can walk to from the beach. Lemon Bar is a nearby bar in Neptune Beach only open during spring and summer...great pina colada!
Nice outdoor spot with lake, easy hiking, and picnic tables. A short drive from the airbnb. We love walking around here on a beautiful day!
61 locals raden deze aan
Jacksonville Arboreteum & Gardens
1445 Millcoe Rd
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Nice outdoor spot with lake, easy hiking, and picnic tables. A short drive from the airbnb. We love walking around here on a beautiful day!

Essentials

Need to go grocery shopping? The Fresh Market it the closest to our airbnb.
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The Fresh Market
150 Riverside Ave
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Publix Super Market at Riverside
2033 Riverside Ave
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Local health food grocery store with organic and non GMO foods and supplements.
31 locals raden deze aan
Grassroots Natural Market
2007 Park St
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Local health food grocery store with organic and non GMO foods and supplements.

Shopping

Huge outdoor shopping mall with Nordstrom, Anthroplogie, Dillards, Sephora...many other shops and also a ton of chain restaurants like cheesecake factory, PF Changs etc.
418 locals raden deze aan
St Johns (stadscentrum)
4663 River City Dr
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Huge outdoor shopping mall with Nordstrom, Anthroplogie, Dillards, Sephora...many other shops and also a ton of chain restaurants like cheesecake factory, PF Changs etc.
Locally owned unique gift boutique and also has great selection of more natural make up and hair products.
Gloss Goods
826 Lomax St
Locally owned unique gift boutique and also has great selection of more natural make up and hair products.
Cool part of town with some local boutiques (Jane Doe & Wolfgang), antique stores (Fans and Stoves Antique Mall & 5 Points Vintage), and good restaurants (Hawkers, Hoptinger, Timoti's, Derby on Park, Bread and Board and Black Sheep are all great options to eat at). Also a few bars in the area (Birdie's & Alewife & Rain Dogs)
138 locals raden deze aan
Five Points
1053 Park St
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Cool part of town with some local boutiques (Jane Doe & Wolfgang), antique stores (Fans and Stoves Antique Mall & 5 Points Vintage), and good restaurants (Hawkers, Hoptinger, Timoti's, Derby on Park, Bread and Board and Black Sheep are all great options to eat at). Also a few bars in the area (Birdie's & Alewife & Rain Dogs)
Cute vintage/antique shop.
Rusted: A Vintage Market
1523 San Marco Blvd
Cute vintage/antique shop.

Drinks & Nightlife

Restaurant (a bit pricey) but has a great rooftop bar overlooking downtown Jacksonville.
54 locals raden deze aan
Cowford Chophouse
101 E Bay St
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Restaurant (a bit pricey) but has a great rooftop bar overlooking downtown Jacksonville.
Nice restaurant with rooftop bar overlooking river.
108 locals raden deze aan
River & Post
1000 Riverside Ave
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Nice restaurant with rooftop bar overlooking river.
Great people, sometimes they have live music. Good beer.
49 locals raden deze aan
Bold City Brewery
2670 Rosselle St
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Great people, sometimes they have live music. Good beer.
You can walk here from airbnb. Cute outdoor beer garden.
51 locals raden deze aan
Hyperion Brewing Company
1744 N Main St
51 locals raden deze aan
You can walk here from airbnb. Cute outdoor beer garden.
Walk from the Airbnb! Great beer! They also have a food truck on most nights.
31 locals raden deze aan
Main and Six Brewing
1636 N Main St
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Walk from the Airbnb! Great beer! They also have a food truck on most nights.
Thursday night Karaoke with an eclectic mix of people. Small, dive bar type place. We have only been on Thursdays so i'm not sure what other nights are like, but it is close to other bars if you enjoy bar hopping!
18 locals raden deze aan
Rain Dogs
1045 Park St
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Thursday night Karaoke with an eclectic mix of people. Small, dive bar type place. We have only been on Thursdays so i'm not sure what other nights are like, but it is close to other bars if you enjoy bar hopping!
This is a true hole in the wall, dive bar. Cool outdoor area. They sometimes have live music. They allow smoking inside
14 locals raden deze aan
Shanty Town Pubz
22 W 6th St
14 locals raden deze aan
This is a true hole in the wall, dive bar. Cool outdoor area. They sometimes have live music. They allow smoking inside
Restaurant with nice rooftop bar
84 locals raden deze aan
Hoptinger Bier Garden & Sausage House
1037 Park St
84 locals raden deze aan
Restaurant with nice rooftop bar

Sightseeing

The oldest city in the United States! Do the trolley tour to learn history and see all the sights. Walk around in the historic downtown area for shopping, eating and drinking.
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St. Augustine
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The oldest city in the United States! Do the trolley tour to learn history and see all the sights. Walk around in the historic downtown area for shopping, eating and drinking.
This oak tree is HUGE and located downtown. It is so beautiful even in the winter. Short drive from the airbnb. Stop by Treaty Oak before grabbing dinner at BB's! Side note: we took some of our wedding pictures here!
41 locals raden deze aan
Treaty Oak Park
1207 Prudential Dr
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This oak tree is HUGE and located downtown. It is so beautiful even in the winter. Short drive from the airbnb. Stop by Treaty Oak before grabbing dinner at BB's! Side note: we took some of our wedding pictures here!

Entertainment & Activities

Fun place, even if you don't golf! Food and drinks as well. Check out their website for more info.
134 locals raden deze aan
Topgolf
10531 Brightman Blvd
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Fun place, even if you don't golf! Food and drinks as well. Check out their website for more info.
Old movie theater that only shows a few movies. Check their website to see what they have playing! Good food, popcorn and beer. Cool, artsy part of town.
101 locals raden deze aan
Sun-Ray Cinema
1028 Park St
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Old movie theater that only shows a few movies. Check their website to see what they have playing! Good food, popcorn and beer. Cool, artsy part of town.
We have a great zoo and it is only a short drive from our airbnb! Located on the river.
321 locals raden deze aan
Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens
370 Zoo Pkwy
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We have a great zoo and it is only a short drive from our airbnb! Located on the river.