“The young people who grew up under the stigma of stench and sprawl have come back and are transforming Jacksonville into something special. It’s a lush, green city dotted with restored historic homes and neighborhoods full of character. It has clean, calming waterways winding through its 800+ square miles, where anglers, boaters, and paddle-boarders relax in the most temperate weather in Florida”.
-Thrillist
Visiting Five Point!
Shops & Eateries, No more Movies
It is nice to meet nice people having coffee next to a cookie place, or shopping.
The antique shops are still one of the main attractions, and the jewelry store, Midnight Sun.
The clothing stores, mostly for women are trendy and appropriate.
The old movie theater was sold!
Daytime is kind of quiet and nice, at night is crowded and a lot of fun (weekends), but not for shopping… stores close early, and can be a bit spooky on weeknights (city needs to clean the sidewalks!).
The shops are still catering the artistic population of Avondale and Riverside -which is good – that’s what makes this bohemian neighborhood special. Midnight Sun Imports, the most inviting store in the block, they have an eclectic range of imported furniture, home goods, crafts & jewelry, and aromas of Indian lands. There are two more trendy shops next door, Jane Doe Boutique, “a shop for ladies that is different”. Bark, is a popular well-established Pet store on Park Street.
The Food
The food has improved in the neighborhood but still not gourmet. At the corner of Post and Park Street Hawkers, the Asian chain is always crowded, next to the Asian fusion Crane Ramen. Escape is a new Arabic bistro on the same Park Street; the place looks nice and inviting.
There are a hand-full of restaurants with Okay food and healthy choices on Park, Margaret and Lomax Street. I had pizza, not great – if you know of a place with yummy food, let us know!
Lomax Street with the same businesses, nothing has changed since my last visit last Summer. Sake House across the street is still the same, has good rolls, sashimi & kitchen dishes like katsu & teriyaki, there is a Thai place, and Indian Eatery, smoke shop, not changes since my last visit.
BIGGIES modern concept and good pizza & service
The old pizzeria is closed after 41 years! (click Times Union story)
Mixed Fillings Pie Shop
Big Apple Pies!
Voted #1 pie shop in Florida 2022
-Florida Times Union & Yelp
Voted #1 Pie shop in Jax 2021
-Void Magazine
Voted top* 5 Key Lime Pies in Florida
-Florida Times Union.
A cocktail on the roof across the St. Johns’ River. River & Post.
I recommend this place, a walking distance by the river, a must-stop place in Five Points is River & Post. The place is busy has a good restaurant on the ground floor and on the TOP floor a fun place to listen to music with a nice cocktail.
PHOTO. View from the rooftop at River & Post
1000 Riverside Ave #100, Jacksonville, FL 32204
The Bars…
There is a brewery and at least three other bars next to each other across the street from Sun Ray Cinema. One of them, a-really old-one and dark, with pool tables (it has been there forever). Alewife Bottle shop and Tasting Room is the only one with a nice welcome front, right on Park Street. There is a bar on the roof across from the movie theater, a good place to meet locals and enjoy sport games. And I heard there is jazz on Tuesdays on one of them, that should be fun. The place in the corner of Five Points on Park looks trashy and loud.
It is always refreshing to visit Five Points, hang out for a while, purchase an old vinyl record at the antique and vintage shops, enjoy a good cup of coffee, grab a craft beer, smoke a cigar, & hang-out with the tourists and locals.
- River & Post
1000 Riverside Ave #100, Jacksonville, FL 32204
- Sun Burn Cannabis
1059 park street Jacksonville Florida 32204
- CLOSED-Black Sheep Restaurant-CLOSED.
1534 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
- Mixed Fillings Pie Shop
1049 Park St - Taqueria Cinco Review: 4.7
Address: 809 Lomax St, Jacksonville, FL 3220
Phone: (904) 312-9113Hawkers Asian Street Fare 
Fans & Stoves Antique Mall
4.6 146 Google reviews
Antique store in Jacksonville, Florida
Address: 800 Lomax St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone: (904) 354-3768- Hawkers
This is a chain, Asian fusion restaurant offering gourmet, street-inspired dishes in a stylish, bustling space, on Park St.
- BARK
Popular. Grooming, Bakery. Boutique, modern concept, on Park Street. - Midnight Sun Imports
Popular. Colorful retailer offering an eclectic range of imported furniture, home goods, crafts & jewelry.
1055 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone: (904) 358-3869
- Beads HereNow
It’s been there for a long time, small shop- girls love it. - The Sun Ray Cinema, of course, always playing great cinematography.
https://www.sunraycinema.com/ - Crane Ramen Jacksonville
Fairly New and modern.
1029 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone: (904) 253-3282
Jane Doe
Historic Five Points
1027 Park Street Jacksonville FL, 32204
Monday – Saturday 10a – 6p
Sunday 1p – 4p- City Edge
This small store epitomizes the 5 Points spirit. - Alewife Bottleshop and Tasting Room
4.76 Google reviews, on Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204 - 5 Points Vintage
- Sunburn Cannabis, 1059 Park Street.
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Beirut Restaurant on Baymeadows /San Jose Blvd
Not far from town, is Beirut, specializing in Lebanese cuisine. The food is always perfectly cooked in this established Mediterranean restaurant. It has a cozy dining room and outdoor seating with a full-service bar and offers an eclectic menu and an extensive wine list. The menu has something for everyone, ranging from the classic Cold & Hot Mezze platters, Flat bread, Shawarma and Beirut Specialties include the Five-cheeses s platter served with halloumi salad. They carry imported, craft beers and handcrafted cocktails from the bar, which is open seven nights a week! and the patio is popular with the hookahs and DJ entertainment.
Restaurant & Hookah Lounge
3928 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32217
Menu: beirutrestaurantandspirits.com
Reservations: beirutatjax.com
(904) 660-2136