San Marco 5 spots Mediterranean Revival storefronts around San Marco Square, the lions at the fountain, and a walkable restaurant row that has been the city's dinner destination for decades.

Riverside 10 spots Historic homes, the Cummer gardens, and the Riverside Arts Market under the Fuller Warren Bridge. Dense with independent kitchens and the city's oldest bar rooms.

Five Points 5 spots The five-way intersection at the heart of Riverside: record stores, vintage shops, late rooms, and the shortest walk between a cocktail and a slice in the city.

Avondale 11 spots The Shoppes of Avondale along St. Johns Avenue, where restaurants face each other across a walkable village of brick sidewalks, canopy oaks, patios, and local shops.

Murray Hill 4 spots Edgewood Avenue's stretch of neighborhood kitchens and taprooms. Less polished than Avondale and generally cheaper, which is the appeal.

Springfield 3 spots One of the largest historic districts in the Southeast, on a long restoration arc. Main Street carries the food and drink, often in buildings older than the recipes.

Downtown 7 spots The Northbank core: the stadium, the Elbow entertainment district, and the rooms that fill on a game night and empty on a Tuesday.

Ortega 1 spot Old money on the water southwest of Avondale, with the marina, the yacht club, and rooms that run formal by Jacksonville standards.

Mandarin 2 spots Spread out along San Jose Boulevard under heavy oak canopy. Suburban in shape, but with some of the longest-tenured family restaurants in the city.

Southside 9 spots The St. Johns Town Center and Tinseltown corridors. Chains dominate the visible frontage, which is exactly why the independents here are worth naming.

Baymeadows 1 spot The most internationally dense eating in Jacksonville, concentrated in strip centers along Baymeadows Road. Vietnamese, Indian, Korean, Middle Eastern, often side by side.

Arlington 2 spots East across the Mathews Bridge. Mid-century bones, a large immigrant population, and kitchens that have never needed a sign to stay busy.

New Berlin 1 spot The Northside stretch between the zoo, the river, and the port. Seafood and family rooms make more sense here than destination dining does.

Jacksonville Beach 11 spots The busiest of the three beach towns: the pier, Beach Boulevard's bar blocks, and the rooms that turn over from surf breakfast to late night.

Neptune Beach 4 spots Beaches Town Center on the north side of Atlantic Boulevard. Small, walkable, and the quietest of the three at dinner.

Atlantic Beach 4 spots Shares Beaches Town Center with Neptune Beach and spreads north into residential streets. More locals than visitors most of the year.

Fairfax 1 spot Between Avondale and Ortega, Fairfax has a seafood-and-cocktails stop at Herschel Street and San Juan Avenue. The Buoy gives a curved former service station a new life as a neighborhood restaurant and bar.

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