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Cowford ChophouseSteakhouse
Downtown JacksonvilleDuval County
Prime beef and a rooftop in a restored 1902 building at Bay and Ocean.
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Chophouse at NocateeSteakhouse
NocateeSt. Johns County
The neighborhood room for the Nocatee and Ponte Vedra table.
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Ruth's Chris Steak HouseSteakhouse
Ponte Vedra & JacksonvilleSt. Johns County
Prime, broiled hot and plated hotter. Two rooms on this coast.
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Morton's The SteakhouseSteakhouse
Downtown JacksonvilleDuval County
The classic occasion room downtown.
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Michael'sSteakhouse
St. AugustineSt. Johns County
Contemporary steakhouse from a chef repeatedly named the city's best.
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CoastSeafood
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia IslandNassau County
Oceanfront, with the beach doing half the work and doing it well.
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Aqua GrillSeafood
Ponte Vedra BeachSt. Johns County
A fixture, and the reliable answer when someone wants fish.
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City Grille & Raw BarSeafood
JacksonvilleDuval County
Raw bar first. Worth the trip for that alone.
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1912 Ocean Bar & RooftopSeafood
Jacksonville BeachDuval County
Open to the public, and among the best water views at the Beaches.
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Safe Harbor Seafood MarketSeafood
MayportDuval County
A fish camp at the mouth of the river. Shrimp off the boats, paper plates, no pretense.
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Singleton's Seafood ShackSeafood
MayportDuval County
The other Mayport institution, across the road, with a museum of hand-built boat models upstairs.
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SaltFine dining
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia IslandNassau County
Five Diamond, four hundred wines, and a room that earns both.
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Restaurant MedureFine dining
Ponte Vedra BeachSt. Johns County
The cornerstone of fine dining here, and still the milestone choice.
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BlackpearlFine dining
Ponte Vedra BeachSt. Johns County
Regularly cited for the finest room in Ponte Vedra.
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Dwight's BistroFine dining
Ponte Vedra BeachSt. Johns County
Small, booked out, and praised above all for its service.
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Alder & OakMediterranean
Brooklyn, JacksonvilleDuval County
Wood-fired Aegean at HUB Brooklyn — coal grill, whole fish, Galician octopus.
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Nineteen at TPC SawgrassAmerican
Ponte Vedra BeachSt. Johns County
Overlooking the eighteenth, with the golf history on the walls.
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Congaree and PennFarm dinner
North JacksonvilleDuval County
Dinner under the oaks at a working farm and cidery. Reservations essential.
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Schmagel's BagelsBreakfast
St. AugustineSt. Johns County
New York bagels on a tree-shaded patio in the historic district. Family owned, and the line moves.
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Amelia Island CoffeeCafe
Fernandina BeachNassau County
On Center Street, and the right first stop before walking the rest of it.
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Bold Bean Coffee RoastersCafe
Riverside & Jacksonville BeachDuval County
The roaster the city's cafes buy from, with rooms of its own in Riverside and at the Beaches.
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