Fat Tuesday plans to return to Jacksonville this month.

River Restaurant Group plans to open The Wharf in the former Santa Maria restaurant building at 135 Avenida Menendez in St. Augustine. | Zach Gardner

Martin Kabaki stands with 132-pound sacks of Kenyan coffee beans that he roasts in Downtown Jacksonville. | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today

Hooters on San Jose Boulevard was the last remaining location in Jacksonville. | News4Jax

The design for the rooftop lounge at Grafton & Fleck’s includes views of the beach community. | Charlene Shirk Public Relations

The Floribunda show (seen here in 2024) returns this weekend to CoRK.

Italian American Club of Jacksonville members preparing a spaghetti dinner. They refused to reveal any details of the house recipe for meatballs and sauce | Hanna Raskin

Voodoo Brewing Co. at 1974 San Marco Blvd. | Jacksonville Daily Record

One of a handful of nondescript strip malls lining Mayport Road that belie the culinary delights within, this particular parcel includes a distillery, a popular taproom/pizza spot, a MICHELIN-recommended breakfast restaurant and a by-reservation only tiki-themed speakeasy | Matt Shaw, Jacksonville Today

Pastry case at Tous Le Jours' Baymeadows location, one of two popular French-Korean bakery chains that have arrived in Jacksonville | Hanna Raskin

LaRosa Benn, left, chants as she packs apple sauce during the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation's Community Day on Aug. 20, 2026, on the Eastside. The Jaguars Foundation has partnered with Feeding Northeast Florida to provide food for the last seven years. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A four-block section of West King Street is home to eclectic small businesses and a tasty food and dining scene. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Students walk up the steps at Atlantic Beach Elementary School in 2025. | Atlantic Beach Elementary via Facebook

Bellwether, at 117 W. Forsyth St., closed in March after founder Jonathan Insetta said the restaurant had struggled with rising costs in a challenging Downtown market. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record

The Corner at Deb's Store on Florida Ave. in Jacksonville's Eastside is one of five outlets in Duval County that accepts Fresh Access Bucks. The Fresh Access Bucks program allows people who utilize food assistance programs to expand their benefits to purchase produce. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The Asian Night Market returns to RiversEdge this weekend. | Asian Night Market via Facebook

St. Augustine restaurant Bar Citra earned a a Bib Gourmand nod from MICHELIN dining guide | Bar Citra

THC-infused drinks for sale at a Winn-Dixie store in Jacksonville | Heather Henderson, Jacksonville Today

Johnathan Streeter, owner of Streeter Acclaimed Kitchen, in front of his restaurant before it burned in a fire Saturday, July 25, 2026. | Streeter Acclaimed Kitchen, Facebook

Fat Tuesday plans to return to Jacksonville this month.

Amid a cyclospora outbreak, doctors caution that washing produce with water may not be enough. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

Open-air dining at The Roost, Congaree and Penn's new foray into casual dining | All photos by Hanna Raskin

Arble Baking Co. co-founder Alonza Anderson talks about the business' part in the new credit union in the former Edgewood Bakery. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today