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Downtown
Jacksonville Bars &
Restaurants
Jacksonville Landing is a waterfront mall with shops and
restaurants. The Landing and the downtown area offer a
variety of bars and restaurants. Jacksonville Municipal Stadium is less than one mile east.
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Southend Brewery
Micro Brewery
2 W. Independent Dr.
Located in Jacksonville Landing, Southend
brewery is a large establishment with restaurant seating
downstairs and a cocktail bar and dance floor upstairs.
A variety of specialty microbrews are available.
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Hooters
American
Various locations
 There
are 5 Hooters locations around town, including Jacksonville
Landing and Jacksonville Beach.
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Bourbon St. Raw Bar & Grill
Cajun
2 W. Independent Dr.
Another Jacksonville Landing restaurant,
Bourbon St. has a great view of the ocean through the garage
sized windows. A large variety of New Orleans style
food and drink are available.
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Imperial Bar & Lounge
Club
325 E. Forsyth St..
Variety is the style at the Imperial.
Dance music, jazz, reggae, punk, rock and anything else
could be the theme when you arrive. They have a
martini bar and a sake bar, and an occasional cover of not more
than $6.
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De Real Ting Cafe
Reggae
45 West Monroe St.
An Island Style bar with steel drum and
reggae music all the time. There's a large dance floor
and great happy hour specials.
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Southbank Bars
& Restaurants
The Southbank Riverwalk is a 1.2 mile boardwalk on the banks
of the St. John's River. Its located across the river from
Jacksonville Landing and downtown, and is accessible by car or
water taxi.
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River City Brewing Company
American
835 Museum Circle
River City Microbrews are made on the site, which
features a great view of downtown across the river.
The menu has lots of variety if you're looking for dinner,
and the bar draws big crowds on the weekends.
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Jack Rabbit's
Concerts
1105 San Marco Blvd.
Jack Rabbit's has live music almost every
night. The prices vary depending on the act, generally
an up and coming alternative or progressive group. All
tickets are general admission, so you may want to get there
early if a well known group is playing.
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Wine Cellar
Contemporary
1314 Prudential Dr.
The Wine Cellar is an upscale steakhouse
which has been known to serve many of the Jaguars players.
With exposed brick interior, and fine carpentry, it is one
of the top places in Jacksonville for elegant dining.
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European Street
Bar/Live Music
1704 San Marco Blvd.
European Street is a popular happy hour
destination because they have 20 types of draft beer served
in 23 oz glasses. The two-for-one happy hour runs from
1 to 6. European Street has great food and almost
always has live music. The only drawback is they close
at 10 pm.
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Sherwood's
American
1105 San Marco Blvd.
Originally owned by a former clown,
Sherwood's certainly has a unique decor: clowns, and lots of
'em. Props, pictures, costumes, etc., in addition to
good drink specials and quality music are the norm at
Sherwood's.
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Jacksonville Beaches Bars
& Restaurants
Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and Neptune
Beach are on the Atlantic Ocean, about 15 miles from downtown
Jacksonville. The beaches are crowded all day and the bars
are crowded all night.
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Ragtime Taproom & Brewery
Live Music/American
207 Atlantic Blvd
The Ragtime has a restaurant and separate
taproom with their own microbrews. Live music is featured Wednesdays through
Sundays. The restaurant opens at 11 am
if you looking for lunch, and food is served late too.
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Slider's Oyster Bar
Seafood
218 First St.
Slider's Oyster Bar is exactly what it sounds like; they
only serve beer and wine, and oysters are the house
specialty. Its a great place to start your night after
a day on the beach. Slider's closes at 9PM on the
Saturday and Sunday, but Friday happy hour doesn't end until last call.
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Sun Dog Diner
Games/Live Music
207 Atlantic Blvd.
People rave about the Hamburgers at "The Dog"
and live music is featured every night. It has a nice
family atmosphere during the day, but at 10 pm the under 21
crowd is kicked out on the street. Great local bands
are featured.
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Plantains at the Sea Turtle
Inn
Beach Bar
1 Ocean Blvd
Plantains is a hotel bar, with a wonderful
view of the ocean. The menu features local and
Caribbean influence. Its a nice place to have a few
drinks, and the veranda has live music until midnight on
weekends.
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Sneakers Sports Grille
Sports Bar
111 Beach Blvd.
Pool tables, arcade games, and NTN trivia,
in addition to Giant Screen TVs, make Sneakers the best place
on Jacksonville Beach to take in a sporting event.
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The Atlantic
American/Beach Bar
333 North First St.
The Atlantic is a large establishment on
Jacksonville Beach that usually has live music or stand-up
comedy.
Within walking distance of several other hot-spots.
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