Hi there-coming down for the LSU game a day early for the Chris Stapleton concert Thursday. Don’t know Jacksonville at all so looking for places to eat before the concert in downtown before and after the concert. Good seafood, pub food, wings etc. Thank you in advance. Oh and any places to stop on the way to G-ville for lunch etc would be appreciated! Thank you!
Downtown eats? I am not up to snuff about those things. Probably the safest bet (not any particular restaurant) is the San Marco (see San Marco/Hendricks/Atlantic on the map) area. Just across the river on the Southside. My area of "fun eats" is around the beaches, Atlantic Beach/Neptune Beach Town Center area in particular. But I can't say a generic eatery there is better than anything you can find at San Marco. If you have the time, and you want a fun and great value experience, go to the Mayport community on the River mouth area and go to Safe Harbor Seafood. Trust me, it is crazy good value. Not hoity toity, just plain good. And if you have the time, go across the street and see their seafood market. It is silly nice. On the way back, if you want to take the scenic route home, head south towards St Augustine but west towards the river. Just north of the SR 16 bridge on Rt 13 is Woodpeckers BBQ. It is easily the best BBQ joint in the north-central Florida area. Then you head over the bridge and to Green Cover Springs. Good luck.
Safe harbor or fish company at the beach. Will be the best shrimp you have ever had. Safe harbor has the freshest seafood, that shrimp was swimming that morning. Clarke's fish camp another good one with some awesome scenery!
My mother in law has lived in Jacksonville her entire life, my wife and I lived there for 12 years. We used to go downtown but not anymore. Trashy is to good of a word, homeless people are everywhere including the sidewalks. Crime is rampant if you want to eat get outside of downtown. I would suggest Mayport area or St Augustine but it’s a drive.
Saying crime is rampant is a bit of an overstatement. There are restaurants downtown. Bellwether on Forsyth Street is very good. There is also Cowford Chop House, which is a bit pricey, but very good. As someone stated, just across the river, there is San Marco. Taverna and Bibi's are both very popular and good. Riverside/Avondale is west of downtown on the same side of the river. There are some good options there as well. There is Biscotti's, The Brick, Iguana on Park, Orsay. If you want some good BBQ, Mojo's on St. Johns Avenue is good. And I agree with the previous post about places at the beach. You have plenty of options.
When I lived in St. Augustine, I used to like Raintree restaurant. Haven’t been there in many years, so I don’t know if it’s still the same or as good as it was, but it was definitely a favorite. Raintree Restaurant 102 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084 (904) 824-7211 Raintree Restaurant - Google Search
Orsay is the beat restaurant in town Rue St Marc, Taverna, Town, BBss are great options in San Marco Just pick one of those
Jax Landing is no longer there. Demolished. When we go to a concert we usually park at the fairgrounds and eat at this neat little bar across from the baseball grounds.
Julington Creek Fish Camp has great seafood! Best bar food hands down is Monkeys Uncle on San Jose Blvd! They have the best wings! I’m off Baymeadows and frequent those two often!
Wasn’t there a mass shooting there a few years back? Did that play any part in why they tore it down?
I was a chef at Raintree about 13 years ago word is it's not nearly as good as it once was. Apparently, the owner's husband decided he wanted to make gains at the cost of ingredient quality.
