Samantha's Guidebook to Gainesville
Best places to eat/drink!
Here a few of my favorite places to grab a bite to eat! All of them are only a 5 to 10 minute car ride away and well worth the trip! I’m big on a restaurant’s atmosphere but these places have that and great food/drinks!
A Gainesville staple for pizza and really great art! It is a must-see when you're in town and want to see somewhere really unique.
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Satchel's Pizza
1800 NE 23rd AveA Gainesville staple for pizza and really great art! It is a must-see when you're in town and want to see somewhere really unique.
Best place for sushi and cocktails in town! It's a staple of downtown Gainesville for a fancier dinner, and it never disappoints despites being a little more expensive than other restaurants.
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Dragonfly Sushi & Sake Company
201 SE 2nd AveBest place for sushi and cocktails in town! It's a staple of downtown Gainesville for a fancier dinner, and it never disappoints despites being a little more expensive than other restaurants.
Another thing Gainesville has is great breweries for beer & ciders, including this one! Swamphead, First Magnitude and Cypress & Grove are a few of the big ones in town. Definitely fun if you want a fun atmosphere and to try new locally brewed drinks! These also often have food trucks set up for the night right near the brewery, if they don’t offer their own food that night.
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Swamp Head Brewery
3650 SW 42nd AveAnother thing Gainesville has is great breweries for beer & ciders, including this one! Swamphead, First Magnitude and Cypress & Grove are a few of the big ones in town. Definitely fun if you want a fun atmosphere and to try new locally brewed drinks! These also often have food trucks set up for the night right near the brewery, if they don’t offer their own food that night.
Very cool place downtown for cocktails and sophisticated American dining.
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Original American Kitchen
15 SE 1st AveVery cool place downtown for cocktails and sophisticated American dining.
Best spot for big Gator fans to drink and eat and tailgate for Gator games! It has a huge rooftop for drinking that is the best for gamedays and any fun night in Gainesville!
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The Social at Midtown
1728 W University AveBest spot for big Gator fans to drink and eat and tailgate for Gator games! It has a huge rooftop for drinking that is the best for gamedays and any fun night in Gainesville!
We love 4th Ave Food park for all its food options like Opus Coffee, Satchel's Squared, Sublime Tacos and Fehrenbachers Deli. It's a great place to eat any of these and have a seat in the nice. shaded outdoor seating or even a cool decorated bus!
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4th Ave Food Park
409 SW 4th AveWe love 4th Ave Food park for all its food options like Opus Coffee, Satchel's Squared, Sublime Tacos and Fehrenbachers Deli. It's a great place to eat any of these and have a seat in the nice. shaded outdoor seating or even a cool decorated bus!
One of the best BBQ places in town, and it's got an impressive, full whiskey bar for all the best drinks! The atmosphere combined with top-notch food and drinks makes this a really fun option to go downtown.
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MOJO Hogtown Bar-B-Que, Smoked Meats Whiskey Bar
12 SE 2nd AveOne of the best BBQ places in town, and it's got an impressive, full whiskey bar for all the best drinks! The atmosphere combined with top-notch food and drinks makes this a really fun option to go downtown.
Sightseeing
Come see all that Gainesville has to offer, whether it’s our nature or our exciting atmosphere around UF! There’s always a lot to see and experience so please enjoy and ask me about any other good spots!
A perfect place to see what Gainesville is all about is Depot Park! It’s a beautiful and exciting place to see where everyone comes together and enjoys the outdoors. There are many activities like walking around, hanging out for a picnic or grabbing a drink/ bite to eat at Boxcar.
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Depot Park
874 SE 4 StA perfect place to see what Gainesville is all about is Depot Park! It’s a beautiful and exciting place to see where everyone comes together and enjoys the outdoors. There are many activities like walking around, hanging out for a picnic or grabbing a drink/ bite to eat at Boxcar.
Try to go see the stadium while you’re here! It’s a sight to see at all times but there is nothing like it on those electric game days for Florida football in the Fall!
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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Try to go see the stadium while you’re here! It’s a sight to see at all times but there is nothing like it on those electric game days for Florida football in the Fall!
One of the past times that I have from growing up here in Gainesville is going to the bat houses on UF campus and seeing all the bats emerge from the huge bat houses around sunset. You get to catch the sunset and it’s a really unique experience that I would recommend anyone!
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UF Bat Houses
Museum RoadOne of the past times that I have from growing up here in Gainesville is going to the bat houses on UF campus and seeing all the bats emerge from the huge bat houses around sunset. You get to catch the sunset and it’s a really unique experience that I would recommend anyone!
This is another one of the great Farmers Market we have here in Gainesville. This one is every Wednesday at 4pm, where there are many vendors selling food, retail, & more!
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Bo Diddley Plaza
111 E University AveThis is another one of the great Farmers Market we have here in Gainesville. This one is every Wednesday at 4pm, where there are many vendors selling food, retail, & more!
For nature-lovers, this state park is a great place to go! There are a lot of animals and plants to see like birds and even alligators!
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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
100 Savannah BlvdFor nature-lovers, this state park is a great place to go! There are a lot of animals and plants to see like birds and even alligators!
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Bring an umbrella or rain jacket
We usually have great and warm weather, but there are times when it rains here in Gainesville so be prepared for a rainy day here or there. Sometimes it will rain for 10 minutes only, then be sunny the rest of the day!