Jacksonville neighborhood guide & recommendations

We love this city, we hope you do to! 

01 / Downtown

Downtown Jacksonville is getting better all the time. There are quite few good places to eat and have a fun night out. 

Pros

  • Walkability
  • The Skyway 

Cons

  • Unless you work in Downtown or really close you still have to use your car 
  • Housing options are limited 

Some of our favorite neighborhood spots

  • Super Food and Brew
  • Dos Gatos
  • Volstead
  • Indochine
  • Sweet Pete's
  • Chomp Chomp 
  • Olio 
  • Chamblin's Uptown 

02 / Springfield 

Springfield is a great neighborhood with a wonderful community. 

PROS

  • The neighbors are rockin! 
  • It's really close to Downtown 

CONS

  • There isn't much night life 
  • Quite a few empty homes and lots

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTS

  • Three Layers
  • Uptown Kitchen and Bar 
  • Wafaa and Mike's
  • Mr. Chan's Chinese Food 

03 / Riverside/Avondale 

Right now this is the place to be, it is built up and there are options for everything. 

PROS

  • It's full of local restaurants and shops
  • You can walk or ride your bike almost anywhere

CONS

  • It can be a little expensive to live in this area
  • Parking can be tricky

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTS

  • 13 Gypsies 
  • Brew
  • Hawkers
  • Orsay 
  • Bold Bean 
  • Sun Ray Cinema 
  • The Fox
  • Pinegrove Deli 
  • Hawthorn

04 / Southside 

The Southside encompass quite large part of town, so there's lots of options.

PROS

  • More space 
  • Close to the Town Center 

CONS

  • Not many quality local shops or restaurants
  • Let's be honest, you're in the suburbs

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTS

  • French Pantry 
  • MShack at Town Center 
  • Maybe a great coffee shop here

05 / Murray Hill

The close neighbor to Riverside/Avondale, Murray Hill is starting to get more restaurants and shops. 

PROS

  • Cheaper than Riverside/Avondale and still close to the core
  • Less busy than the core

CONS

  • Still in the transition phase 

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTS

  • Moon River Pizza
  • Community Loaves
  • Vagabond Coffee 
  • Maple Street Biscuit Company 
  • Knead 

06 / Beaches 

The beaches are a great place to live, there is plenty to do and tons of great people.  

PROS

  • The beach
  • Multiple live music venues 

CONS

  • People drive really slow
  • It's not cheap to live there

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTS

  • Flying Iguana 
  • Bold Bean Beaches 
  • Hoptinger 
  • Green Room Brewing 
  • Angie's 
  • Delicomb
  • Rita's Italian Ice 

What's your modern?