This former food truck turned brick and mortar restaurant is not to be missed. Catullo’s creates classic dishes from their home land in Italy that keep locals coming back again and again. This hole-in-the-wall favorite does not accept reservations, but the line outside is so worth the wait.

With a heritage firmly rooted in Spain and dating back more than 35 years, 13 Gypsies strives to bring you a taste of true mediterranean flavors. As many restaurants push food innovation, they proudly work and strive to preserve traditional recipes and flavors before they are lost.

This rustic French bistro is passionate about locally sourced ingredients prepared in a technique driven kitchen. Offering classic dishes with a touch of southern style, this bustling restaurants offers all the taste, with none of the snobbery one might expect of French cuisine.

Town Hall is the local favorite, renown for its West Coast aesthetic and culinary influences, taking flavorful advantage of as many locally sourced seasonal, organic, and natural ingredients as possible. Under the direction of James Beard-nominated owner and Executive Chef Tom Gray, diners are invited to enjoy a menu that features noteworthy starters, shareables, mains and desserts along with an alluring selection of locally brewed and craft distilled beverages.

Known for the best subs and sweet tea in town, this eclectic designed sandwich shop has been feeding locals at Jacksonville Beach and surround areas for years.

The Volstead gets its name from The Volstead Act, co-written and sponsored by Congressman Andrew Volstead, which enacted Prohibition in the United States in 1919. This speakeasy is creative and fun with their hand crafted cocktails.

River & Post, named for its location on the corner of Post Street and a half block from the St. Johns River, sits near 5 Points, considered one of Jacksonville’s more colorful and entertaining neighborhoods. Well known for its rooftop bar, patrons come to enjoy both cocktails and dinner along with some of the best views of the city.

Congaree and Penn is a Florida farm and restaurant dedicated to agriculture & culinary endeavors, and gathering the community to enjoy both.

Dubbed ‘The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party’, the annual Florida-Georgia rivalry is an iconic national event that brings the Jacksonville community together to celebrate college football like no other city in the country. A time-honored tradition since 1933, it has become a showcase for one of the rivalries that make college football great.

More than 20,000 participants make their way to Jax every March for the Gate River Run, the nation’s largest 15K, to experience first-hand the beauty of the city and the fun of this race.

The Players Championship (commonly known as simply The Players, stylized by the PGA Tour as The PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.

PorchFest is a family-friendly, free event featuring musicians from a wide variety of genres and draws over 10,000 people to the neighborhood. The eighth annual Jacksonville PorchFest will have more than 75 food and art vendors, over 25 bands and performing artists will be playing from 12pm - 8pm in Sesquicentennial Park (1527 North Main Street) and surrounding front porches.

One of the most highly anticipated music events in the State, the free three-day festival features performances by blues legends and emerging artists who fuse blues with other influences, including rock, funk, soul, swing, boogie, roots, hip-hop and gospel.