Jacksonville Guides

Underbelly Became The Albatross ... and Downtown Jacksonville Kept Its Weird Side Underbelly did not die. The Bay Street venue became The Albatross, kept the stage, and gave Downtown Jacksonville a darker new place to make noise. The Best Vegan Spots in Jacksonville Where a vegan order is the whole menu, and where it is just a normal order: five verified rooms, mostly in Murray Hill and Riverside. Downtown Jacksonville Before and After the Game Pick a stadium-side bite, a Downtown dinner, a cocktail by the Florida Theatre, or a live show at The Albatross. Jacksonville Beaches: Where to Eat and Drink Duval County liquor license number one, a bar on the sand, a Mayport fish market, and two taquerias that take a stroller. Jacksonville's MICHELIN Guide Restaurants Three rooms made the 2026 guide, two in San Marco and one on Mayport Road. No stars and no Bib Gourmands in Jacksonville, which is worth being straight about. Jacksonville Restaurants That Have Closed Twenty-nine places are gone, including a Beaches institution whose website still says it is open and ready to welcome you back. Dates, and what took their buildings. Murray Hill Food Guide Edgewood Avenue does vegan better than anywhere else in the city, and the smokehouse on Roosevelt Boulevard sits right at the edge of it. San Marco Food Guide Smashburgers, a backyard barbecue, a brewery in a former ice plant, and a music club that has outlasted most of the block. Where to Get BBQ in Jacksonville Five verified pits, sorted by what you are actually after: history, a backyard, a food truck origin story, a beach bar, or a strip-center find.