Things to Do in Gainesville, FL

🍺 BARS

Breweries

• Cypress & Grove Brewing Company
• First Magnitude Brewing Company
• High Springs Brewing Co
• Blackadder Brewing Company
• Swamp Head Brewery

Beer & Wine

• Beaker & Flask
• The Bull
• Havana Cigar Bar

Specialty Cocktails

• Kin Cocktail Bar
• The Dime Bar
• Covey Kitchen
• Spurrier's Visors Rooftop Bar
• Baby J's Bar

🍽️ FOOD

Downtown

• Mark's Prime Steakhouse
• Dragonfly Sushi & Sake
• Original American Kitchen (O.A.K.)
• Paramount Grill (Permanently Closed)
• Bingo Deli & Pub
• Humble Wood Fire
• V Pizza & Sidecar
• Amelia's Italian Restaurant (Permanently Closed)
• Alpin Bistro
• Flatfish Donuts
• 4th Avenue Food Park
• Luke's New York Bagels
• The Top

Midtown

• The Social at Midtown
• Midpoint Park & Eatery

NE Gainesville

• Satchel's Pizza
• Public & General

NW Gainesville

• Superette
• One Love Cafe
• Cintrón - A Floribbean Restaurant
• The Bagel Bakery
• Adam's Ribs
• Ballyhoo Grill

SW Gainesville

• Spurrier's Gridiron Grill
• Embers Wood Grill
• Covey Kitchen
• Celebration Pointe Restaurants
• Mildred's Big City Cafe
• The Swamp Restaurant
• P.F. Chang's
• The Cheesecake Factory
• Prime & Pearl
• Blue Highway Pizza
• Cilantro Tacos
• Chop Stix
• Sushi Hana
• Ford's Garage

☕ COFFEE SHOPS

• Maude's Cafe
• Wyatt's Coffee
• Kava Gator
• Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate
• Cymplify

🌿 THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Family-Friendly

• Paynes Prairie
• Butterfly Rainforest
• Kanapaha Gardens
• Sweetwater Wetlands Park
• Sweetwater Preserve
• Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation
• Lubee Bat Conservancy
• Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
• University of Florida Bat Houses
• Depot Park
• Devil's Millhopper State Park
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
• Hawthorne Trail State Park
• The Thomas Center

Pet-Friendly

• Kanapaha Gardens
• Depot Park
• Hawthorne Trail State Park
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
• The Thomas Center
• Sweetwater Preserve

🏛️ MUSEUMS

• The Cade Museum
• The Florida Museum of Natural History
• The Harn Museum of Art
• The Matheson Museum: The History of Gainesville

🐊 GATOR SPORTS

• Gator Football
• Gator Basketball
• Gator Gymnastics
• Gator Lacrosse, Softball, Track and more!

🛍️ LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES

• Pure Aesthetics Med Spa
• Starter Space Co-Working (Day Passes)
• Eleanor Blair Art Studio
• The 300 Club Shoppe (Tennis, Pickle Ball & Gifts)
• etc Boutique
• The Lynx: By Lauren Groff
• A Thousand Leaves Herb Shop
• Pinner's Fine Shoes
• Ilene's Gator Store

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT

• The Hippodrome Theatre
• University of Florida Performing Arts (UFPA)
• Dance Alive National Ballet
• Gainesville Community Playhouse

🏨 GAINESVILLE ACCOMMODATIONS

• StayGainesville Homes and Condos (AirBNB / VRBO)
• The Camellia Rose Inn
• The Laurel Oak Inn

🎨 GALLERIES AND ART STUDIOS

• Eleanor Blair Art Studio
• Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA)
• Hector's Framing & Gallery
• Auk Market
• Artisan's Guild Gallery