Diners' Choice: Lively restaurants in Jacksonville / Northeast Florida

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants that have the most vibrant bar scenes in Jacksonville / Northeast Florida? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Burlingame

4.9

4.9 (2461)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Fernandina Beach

About the restaurant

Featuring made-from-scratch, fresh, seasonal dishes and craft cocktails, Burlingame creates an enticing dining experience. We realize that dining out is about more than just the food on the plate and drink in the glass. The total guest experience should be delightful. Here you can laugh with friends, visit with family or have an intimate dinner for two and our wait staff will work to ensure your experience is beyond your expectations. Our staff will be there when you need them but tonight is about your party not about us. If we do our job right you won’t even notice us.
We want your experience to be exceptional, and that’s why the guest experience is our focus.
Tuesday wine discounts: 25% off all bottles.
25% auto-gratuity is added to tables of 8+ guests.

Top review

Linda

Dined 1 day ago

The food was amazing as usual. Our server, John, was outstanding.

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Fish Dip

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Fried Brussels Sprouts

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Lamb Bolognese

Town Hall

4.8

4.8 (1196)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Jacksonville

About the restaurant

Led by two-time James Beard nominee Chef Tom Gray, Town Hall is a community gathering spot for sharing good food and drink in good company in the heart of Historic San Marco. Our contemporary American menu draws inspiration from the seasons and we fill our menu with ingredients from local farms and artisan purveyors. Start with our Cured & Aged meat and cheese tower or Duck Fat Cornbread with spicy slaw. Signature entrees include Housemade Pasta & Sugo, Seared Scallops and Filet Mignon. From our Brunch menu, enjoy classics like Smoked Salmon Toast with Truffled Egg Salad, Crab Cake Benedict, or French Toast to pair with a mimosa or bellini.

Full craft cocktail bar offered with wines from around the world and Jacksonville’s finest local craft beers served in our comfy lounge, bar or intimate full-service dining room. Happy Hour offered daily, private dining and group bookings available. Join us for our weekly themed wine tastings on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:30pm - 7:00pm.

Top review

Jazlin

Dined 2 days ago

My experience was awesome as expected. We were greeted promptly by our server. He was able to explain the specials offered for the day. I am so glad we agreed to the wine tasting. It was such a great experience with our meal. The atmosphere was great and Townhall will continue being one of my top restaurants. I had a great time and delightful dinner service. Highly recommend! The Brussels sprouts are “chefs kiss” top-appetizer on the menu you. Thank you!!!

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New Year's Eve at Town Hall!

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Daily Happy Hour

Norikase

4.8

4.8 (215)

$50 and over

Japanese

Jacksonville

About the restaurant

Norikase is Jacksonville’s NEWEST modern Japanese restaurant, conveniently located next to Tinseltown movie theater off Southside. Whether you are looking for a place to unwind, a business gathering, or planning a date night, it offers an upscale dining room with an ambiance of sleek sophistication and contemporary decor. Our ingredients are sourced from Japan, ensuring the freshest and highest quality fish. It is also a great place to grab a craft cocktail at the newly renovated bar! Since we are in the soft opening phase, reservations are recommended to provide the best hospitality.

Norikase is also the FIRST IN JAX restaurant to offer an omakase experience, where skilled chefs curate a 15-17 course menu directly in front of you. A chef-to-guest intimate experience in a speakeasy setting. The concept of omakase, meaning "I leave it up to you," promises a one-of-a-kind dining adventure. Please make your omakase experience through Tock.

Top review

Josh

Dined today

I think the only reason to come back is for the Omakase experience. After that any normal sushi place will be just as good to me and better on the price

The Melting Pot - Jacksonville

4.7

4.7 (933)

$31 to $50

Fondue

Baymeadows

About the restaurant

Enjoy an unforgettable interactive dining experience with friends and family with fondue at The Melting Pot in Jacksonville, FL. We believe in celebrating the everyday, so you don’t need a special reason to come out for our delicious menu offerings. Whether you’re here for drinks, cheese, and chocolate, or you want to dig into our four-course fondue experience, we know you’ll love every bite! From artisan cheeses to our decadent chocolate fondue desserts, there is something to tickle your taste buds in each pot. Let our friendly staff help you choose the right fondue experience for your table tonight.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined on Nov 2, 2024

Grayson made our first experience with The Melting Pot AWESOME!!! Thank you!!

Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine - Atlantic Blvd

4.7

4.7 (570)

$30 and under

Thai

Jacksonville

About the restaurant

Blue Orchid was founded to inspire love of Thai cuisine and culture. We aspire to bring you the most amazing and beautiful Thai food you have eaten as well as to expose you to the wondrous hospitality for which Thailand is famous. Come experience our "Thai smiles" for yourself.

Top review

Frank

Dined on Nov 21, 2024

The best Thai restaurant we know in Jacksonville. Excellent food, good service, and a variety of curries and dishes for everyone. Haven, our server, was great - personable and helpful in guiding our selections.

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Popular dish

Shrimp

Atlantic Grille at the Club at Hammock Beach

4.6

4.6 (1356)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Palm Coast

About the restaurant

The Atlantic Grille's spectacular and sweeping ocean views paired with an elegant South Florida design, make this award-winning oceanfront restaurant the place to be for breakfast, lunch and dinner. With an emphasis on freshly caught seafood and an extensive beverage offering, the Atlantic Grille's new "Shore-to-Table" experience is a must.

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Selena

Dined on Nov 30, 2024

A la carte snow crab legs or lobster tail with a starter salad was plenty of food for me. Drink selection was excellent.

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Cantina Laredo - Jacksonville

4.6

4.6 (766)

$30 and under

Mexican

Baymeadows

About the restaurant

Cantina Laredo serves authentic Mexican dishes in a sophisticated atmosphere. We offer daily fish specials, grilled chicken and steaks complimented by signature sauces such as chipotle-wine with portobello mushrooms or sauteéd artichoke hearts and roasted red bell peppers.

Top review

Triciavip

Dined 2 days ago

Always great and very enjoyable… too. Waiter was excellent as well.

Coop 303

4.6

4.6 (1174)

$30 and under

American

Atlantic Beach

About the restaurant

Coop 303 was born from a desire to prepare and serve delicious, modern, affordable, Florida regional cuisine paired with unique cocktails with genuine, caring hospitality — food and service from the heart.

Coop 303 features traditional classic dishes with a modern twist. Two floors of dining and sipping with three unique rooms plus relaxing outdoor patios. Join us at our two full service bars where we showcase an interesting draft and bottled beer selection, classic and specialty cocktails, a variety of wines and an extensive whiskey collection.

Top review

Barbara

Dined on Nov 21, 2024

We had great food and service. Very upscale interior, nicely redone. Five of us had different entrees and there were delicious! Would certainly go again and again.

Culhane's Irish Pub & Restaurant- Atlantic Beach

4.5

4.5 (117)

$30 and under

Irish

Atlantic Beach

About the restaurant

Culhane’s Irish Pub & Restaurant is a place of camaraderie where old friends meet new friends.
Featured on Food Network's “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.”
Voted best Irish Pub, Sports, Fish N' Chips, Reuben & Ultimate Brunch destination!
The Sisters were born and raised in county Limerick, Ireland.
It exemplifies the best of Irish hospitality, where we are devoted to excellent comfort food, service, and great European pints while enjoying lively events, sports and more!
A Modern International Sports Pub showing Six Nations Rugby, English Premier League, and Football games on 30 Monster HD TV's!
We look forward to your visit at the pub. Slainte!

Top review

Christine

Dined on Oct 9, 2024

Fabulous food and service. Fish and Chips, Shrimp and Grits, and of course Nana’s Sausage Rolls! Best Scotch Egg! Extremely hospitable, they make everyone feel so welcome.

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Lunch Specials

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Late Night & Happy Hour Specials

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BlackFly - St Augustine

4.5

4.5 (2982)

$31 to $50

Seafood

St. Augustine

About the restaurant

If you're looking for a seafood restaurant in St. Augustine, this unique fly-fishing themed restaurant offers daily fresh fish specials using locally caught fish that you don't usually see on most restaurant menus. The kitchen at BlackFly is a "Scratch Kitchen"; everything is fresh, as local as possible, seasonal and made to order. The menu at BlackFly includes Chop House selections as well as an extensive wine selection. Mike and Cindy, partners in BlackFly and owners of the Famous Collage Restaurant in downtown St. Augustine are the operational managers. The menu is the grand result of their combined expertise, their years of experience in bringing the best possible product to the table and the imaginative input of our talented culinary team. The restaurant is under the internationally known BlackFly Brand of Vaughn Cochran, a Florida artist who lives and paints in St. Augustine, Florida and who developed the famous BlackFly Logo.

Top review

Mike

Dined 2 days ago

Excellent service. Had the salmon dish which was amazing. Great wine list and drink menus. My son and I loved all the fishing decoration’s. Our new favorite restaurant in St Augustine.

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