Korean restaurant
Beque Holic
Beque Holic offers Korean barbecue on Newberry Road in Gainesville. The restaurant features tabletop grilling, beef, pork and seafood selections, with both all-you-can-eat and à la carte menus and traditional side…
LOCAL Gainesville · YOUR CITY, DISCOVERED
A university city with a downtown of its own.
Gainesville's university life meets downtown theaters, independent kitchens and historic neighborhoods. Start with the streets around the Hippodrome, then compare the city's parks and cultural stops before planning the next part of the day.
Local heroes
Nominate a teacher, veteran, first responder or neighbor who has made a difference in Gainesville. Stories need permission and staff review before publication.
Nominate someone →Lost and found pets
Report a missing or found pet, check the board, find the nearest shelters and print a flyer.
Open the pet board →Play the daily Gainesville quizFive photos, five guesses. How well do you know your city? New puzzle every day.Vote for the best of GainesvillePick your favorite coffee, tacos, bookstore and more. One vote per category.Share an eventKnow about a concert, market or fundraiser? Send it in for review.148,671Residents2025 Census estimate ↗
64.011 sq miLand area2025 Census Gazetteer ↗
FloridaStateCity location ↗
EasternLocal time zoneGeographic setting ↗
Start with what you need
A quick way into Gainesville
Pick a starting point, or ask a quick question about the city.
Discover
Places to try in Gainesville
Browse restaurants, independent shops and cultural places across Gainesville.
88 local places to discover
Full directory ↗Middle eastern restaurant
GRILL EXPRESS
Grill Express is a locally operated Middle Eastern kitchen on West University Avenue. Its menu includes shawarma wraps, falafel, hummus and platters, with vegetarian selections and direct online ordering.
Barbecue restaurant
Adam's Rib Co.
Adam's Rib Co. serves barbecue on Northwest 13th Street in Gainesville. Its menu features ribs, chicken, brisket and smoked turkey with side dishes, and the restaurant offers direct ordering and catering information.
Pub
Bingo Deli & Pub
Bingo Deli & Pub is a restaurant and bar inside historic South Main Station, across from Depot Park. Chef Will Thomas's business highlights house-made food, local produce and drinks, with menus and changing specials…
Caribbean restaurant
Caribbean Spice
Caribbean Spice serves Jamaican and other Caribbean dishes on Northwest 23rd Avenue. Its menu includes jerk chicken and curries, with dine-in, pickup and delivery options listed by the restaurant.
Restaurant
Chellys International Flavors
Chellys International Flavors serves Latin American food on North Main Street. Its operator menu includes filled arepas, empanadas, patacones and grilled dishes; contact the restaurant for current selections and pickup…
Jamaican restaurant
Di Big Jerk
Di Big Jerk is a Jamaican restaurant on West University Avenue in Gainesville. Its own website provides the restaurant's menu link, direct ordering access and contact details for planning a meal.
Texmex restaurant
El Indio
El Indio serves Mexican and Tex-Mex food from its Northwest 34th Boulevard restaurant. Established in Gainesville in 1992, the local operator lists its regional locations, menus, online ordering and catering options on…
Brewery
First Magnitude Brewing Company
First Magnitude Brewing Company is a Gainesville brewery and taproom near downtown on Southeast Veitch Street. Its visitor space includes a taproom, oak-shaded beer garden and covered patio, with a current tap list,…
Indian restaurant
Kabab House Gainesville
Kabab House Gainesville serves Indian, Pakistani and Nepalese food on Southwest 34th Street. Its website introduces chef Dev, shares restaurant menus and offers direct ordering, catering information and a virtual tour…
Mexican restaurant
Las Margaritas
Las Margaritas serves Mexican food at its Northwest 39th Avenue restaurant in Gainesville. The regional operator also has an Ocala restaurant and publishes separate menus, location details and ordering links for each.
Latin american restaurant
Los Pollos
Los Pollos serves Latin-inspired rotisserie chicken, grilled meats and bowls at its Archer Road restaurant. The operator's menu includes family meals and vegetarian choices; this listing is for Archer Road, not the…
Burger restaurant
Mac's Drive Thru
Mac's Drive Thru has served Gainesville from Northwest 10th Avenue since 1987. The locally established drive-through makes burgers and other sandwiches to order, with fish sandwiches and fries among its menu offerings.
Sushi restaurant
Mahzu Sushi & Grill
Mahzu Sushi & Grill serves sushi, hibachi and Japanese dishes on Southwest 34th Street. Its menu includes house rolls, bento boxes, noodle dishes and vegetarian rolls, with direct pickup ordering available through the…
American restaurant
Mildred's Big City Food
Mildred's Big City Food is Tara and Bert Gill's Gainesville restaurant on West University Avenue. Established in 1999, it emphasizes a changing menu using local produce, Florida seafood and meat selections, with lunch,…
Cafe
One Love Cafe
One Love Cafe is an outdoor-patio restaurant in Magnolia Parke Plaza. Its American-style menu includes burgers, salads and handheld dishes, while the cafe's event listings feature live music, weekend brunch and…
Pizza restaurant
Peppino's Pizza
Peppino's Pizza offers pizza, calzones and pasta on West University Avenue. Its operator ordering menu includes traditional, white and vegetable pizzas, filled calzones and other kitchen dishes, with pickup and…
Bar and grill restaurant
Salty Dog Saloon
Salty Dog Saloon is a bar and casual-food spot on West University Avenue in Gainesville. Its food menu includes chicken wings, fried pickles, sandwiches and other pub snacks, with current visiting information and…
Flowers and gifts store
108 Vine
108 Vine combines a gift shop with a craft espresso bar on West University Avenue. Its selection includes vintage finds, stationery, work by local makers and handcrafted drinks, with creative workshops listed by the…
Clothing store
Greek Divine and More
Greek Divine and More is a family-owned apparel and gift shop on Southwest Second Avenue. The mother-and-daughter business makes custom Greek-letter and game-day items, including embroidered sweatshirts, jerseys and…
Fashion boutique
Sandy's Savvy Chic Resale Boutique
Sandy's Savvy Chic Resale Boutique buys and sells secondhand clothing, accessories, furniture and home decor on Northwest 13th Street. The shop offers designer and everyday resale selections, with an online catalog and…
Bookstore
Book Gallery West
Book Gallery West is an independent bookstore on Northwest 16th Boulevard, established in 1983. It carries new and used books alongside gifts, greeting cards and calendars, with shopping and contact information on its…
Mattress store
Call A Mattress
Call A Mattress is a family-owned mattress and furniture shop on Southwest 20th Avenue. It serves individual shoppers with mattresses, adjustable beds and other home furnishings, and provides direct contact information…
Sporting goods store
FATHOM Dive Systems
FATHOM Dive Systems is a Gainesville dive-equipment business on Northwest Sixth Street. It develops rebreather equipment and offers consumer gear, accessories and training information; its diving photographs illustrate…
Womens clothing store
Malgorzata's
Malgorzata's is an art gallery and boutique in the Shops at Thornebrook. Its selection brings together clothing, jewelry, gifts and work by artists and craftspeople, with the gallery's current collections and visiting…
Flowers and gifts store
Rock 'n Glass
Rock 'n Glass is a mineral and gift shop on Northwest 13th Street in Gainesville. Its selection includes mineral specimens, polished stones and carved pieces, with an online catalog representing part of the shop's…
Bridal shop
The Fleuridian
The Fleuridian is an independent bridal shop in a Gainesville cottage on Northwest 14th Avenue. Kate and Sloane's appointment-based shop features wedding gowns with varied colors, textures and silhouettes, with…
Health food store
The Tempeh Shop
The Tempeh Shop makes tempeh and offers a visitor shop on Northeast 23rd Avenue in Gainesville. It serves both retail and wholesale customers; shop hours vary, so the operator asks visitors to call ahead.
Second hand clothing store
Flashbacks Recycled Fashions
Flashbacks Recycled Fashions buys and sells modern and vintage clothing on Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville. Clothes are sold in store, while jewelry is also available online; check its website for selling…
Sporting goods store
Lloyd Clarke Sports
Lloyd Clarke Sports is a sporting-goods shop on Northwest Thirteenth Street in Gainesville. It carries footwear, clothing, fitness and sports products; explore its website for current selections and store details.
Record shop
Sunshine Records
Sunshine Records is a record shop on Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville. Its shop photographs show record displays and album selections; visit the business website or contact the shop for current arrivals.
Flowers and gifts store
The Plant Shoppe Florist
The Plant Shoppe Florist is a locally owned flower shop on Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville. Its website features floral designs, plants, gift items and ordering information; contact the shop for current…
Mulch and soil supplier
Gaston Mulch & Soil
Gaston Mulch & Soil is a mulch and soil supplier at 9333 NW 13th Street in Gainesville. Its official website presents mulch, wood chips, topsoil, online ordering, delivery information and direct contact details.
Farmers market
Grove Street Farmers Market
Grove Street Farmers Market is a farmers market at 1001 NW 4th Street in Gainesville. Its official site identifies the farmer-driven community market and provides vendor, sponsorship and contact information.
Independent grocery store
Ward's Supermarket
Ward’s Supermarket is a family-owned grocery store on Northwest 23rd Avenue. The store carries produce, meat, bulk foods, pantry staples and goods from local vendors, alongside a deli and garden plants.
Creative reuse art and salvage shop
The Repurpose Project
The Repurpose Project is a nonprofit creative-reuse shop on Northeast 23rd Avenue. Its salvage yard and shop resell art and craft supplies, hardware and unusual reusable materials, giving discarded goods another use.
Art gallery
Hector Framing and Gallery
Hector Framing and Gallery combines a gallery with custom picture framing on West University Avenue. Its services include framing artwork, photographs, diplomas and memorabilia, alongside archival printing and an art…
History museum
Matheson History Museum
Matheson History Museum explores Gainesville and Alachua County history through exhibitions, programs and a local-history library. Its downtown complex includes the Historic Matheson House as well as the museum and…
Circus venue
Gainesville Circus Center
Gainesville Circus Center offers circus classes and performances on Northwest Second Street in Gainesville. Its website provides information about taking classes, seeing a show and contacting the center.
History museum
Theatre of Memory
Theatre of Memory is a museum and Cabinet of Curiosities on Northwest Sixth Street in Gainesville. Director Bill Hutchinson presents collections of documents, artifacts and natural-history objects; consult the museum…
Performing arts school
LyriCo Conservatory
LyriCo Conservatory is a performing-arts school on Southwest Second Avenue in Gainesville. Its programs include voice, theater, dance and instrumental study, with enrollment and program information available on the…
Live music venue and production studio
Heartwood Soundstage
Heartwood Soundstage is a performing-arts venue and production studio on South Main Street. Its indoor stage, outdoor concert grounds and recording spaces grew from Gainesville’s long-running Mirror Image and Medusa…
Artist cooperative gallery
Artisans' Guild Gallery
Artisans’ Guild Gallery is an artist cooperative in a restored house on Northwest Second Avenue. Its rooms display locally made paintings, pottery, jewelry, glass and other craft work, with rotating member-artist…
Barber
Faith & Freedom Barber Studio
Faith & Freedom Barber Studio is a veteran-owned barbershop on Newberry Road in Gainesville. Its barbers offer haircuts, fades, beard trims and straight-razor shaves, with appointments and walk-ins welcomed; individual…
Gym
352 Fitness
352 Fitness is a strength-and-conditioning gym on Northwest 43rd Street. It offers group fitness, personal training and a barbell club, with coaching for different experience levels and introductory visits arranged…
Pilates studio
APEX Gainesville
APEX Gainesville offers high-intensity, low-impact Pilates at its Northwest 16th Boulevard studio. The regional studio group publishes class schedules, Megaformer workout information and booking options, alongside its…
Beauty salon
Avant Garde salon
Avant-Garde Salon provides haircuts and custom color from its Southwest 13th Street salon. The salon features an Aveda product selection, stylist information and direct appointment booking; consult its current service…
Nail salon
Luxury Nails & Spa
Luxury Nails & Spa is a nail salon on Northwest 13th Street in Gainesville. Its operator website provides a salon gallery, service information and appointment booking for the Suite 30 location.
Barber
So Sharp Barber Studio
So Sharp Barber Studio is a Gainesville barbershop on Northwest 13th Street. The studio offers appointment booking and accepts walk-ins, with its own website describing the shop's local barbering history and team.
Day spa
Trinity's Day Spa
Trinity's Day Spa offers entertainment-focused spa experiences for children and tweens in Gainesville. Its packages include manicures, pedicures, edible chocolate facials and family or birthday celebrations; these are…
Beauty salon
Cosmo Nail & Hair Bar
Cosmo Nail & Hair Bar is a nail and hair salon on Clark Butler Boulevard in Gainesville. Its website features salon photographs, service information and online booking; check with the business for current arrangements.
Beauty salon
Salon Savoy
Salon Savoy is a beauty salon at 2727 NW 43rd Street, Suite 4A, in Gainesville. Its official site presents the salon, services, products, exact location and direct contact information.
Beauty salon
Dolled Up With Janice
Dolled Up With Janice is a hair salon at 1002 NW 2nd Street in Gainesville. Its official booking site identifies the exact location and presents hair services, stylist work and appointment access.
Tattoo studio
Anthem Tattoo
Anthem Tattoo is a tattoo studio on Northwest 2nd Avenue with a team of artists and a consultation-based booking process. Its site also posts walk-in availability and examples of artists working in the studio.
Yoga studio and teaching collective
Wildflowers Yoga
Wildflowers Yoga is a yoga studio and teaching collective on Northwest 10th Avenue. Its schedule brings together movement, breathing and meditation classes, with workshops and teacher-training programs listed by the…
Lash, brow and makeup studio
The Luxe GlowBar
The Luxe GlowBar is Jessenia’s independent esthetics studio in Gainesville. Its services include lash extensions, lash lifts, brow work and makeup, with appointments arranged directly through the studio’s booking site.
Independent hair salon
Zoe the Hair Witch Salon
Zoe the Hair Witch Salon offers haircuts, creative color and extensions from its Gainesville studio. The independently run salon publishes its service menu and accepts appointments directly through its booking site.
Independent hair salon
Hair By Meleah
Hair By Meleah is Meleah Baker’s independent Gainesville salon. Its services include haircuts, blonding, color, styling and extensions, with consultations available before new color appointments. Contact the salon…
No matches. Try a different name or category.
Search all 88 local places in the directory →
Ratings are a recent Google snapshot; check with each place before you go.
Today in the city
Your Gainesville dashboard
Weather, events, directions and local places in one view.
Current weather
Checking the latest reportMeasured conditions from the National Weather Service.
Peak UV forecast
Checking the forecastThe EPA's daily peak forecast, with its own forecast date.
UV index guide ↗Weather alerts
Checking local alertsOfficial alerts covering the Gainesville area.
View the official forecast and alerts ↗Air quality & weather
Regional air reports and the NWS forecast.
Sunset & golden hour
Evening light calculated for Gainesville.
Commute snapshot
Road reports, directions and transit.
Local sports
Teams and official schedules.
Local deals
Offers from participating businesses.
Photo wall
Downtown and local places.
Weather & air
The weather ahead
Loading the forecast…
Local offers
Offers from participating businesses
We're welcoming the first participating businesses. Have an offer Gainesville should know about?
Explore local offers →Around the city
Gainesville photo wall
Street scenes, landmarks and local places around Gainesville.
Local updates
A useful Gainesville email, when there is something worth sending
Local events, stories and offers. Join the interest list while we prepare the first edition.
Join the interest list →Join the interest list for future city updates.
Watch the city
Local walks, food and history on film
Gainesville's university life meets downtown theaters, independent kitchens and historic neighborhoods. Start with the streets around the Hippodrome, then compare the city's parks and cultural stops before planning the next part of the day.
Plan a visit
Useful details before you go
Places to explore, current events, directions and local conditions.
Things to do
Start with a few local anchors
Browse museums, public spaces, neighborhood stops and events in Gainesville.
Neighborhoods
Find your corner of Gainesville
Explore Downtown, University of Florida, Depot Park.
University of Florida
Explore locallyDowntown is a practical starting point for local restaurants, shops and public places in Gainesville.
University of Florida
Explore locallyUniversity of Florida adds a different part of Gainesville's neighborhood and business story.
Depot Park
Explore locallyDepot Park offers another local stop; check official access, hours and current conditions before visiting.
Duckpond
Explore locallyDuckpond rounds out a visit beyond the central streets. Compare addresses and travel time before combining stops.
Eat & Drink
Local food
around the city
Find local food through the directory.
Mac's Drive Thru
Mac's Drive Thru has served Gainesville from Northwest 10th Avenue since 1987. The locally established drive-through makes burgers and other sandwiches to order, with fish sandwiches and fries among its menu offerings.
Mahzu Sushi & Grill
Mahzu Sushi & Grill serves sushi, hibachi and Japanese dishes on Southwest 34th Street. Its menu includes house rolls, bento boxes, noodle dishes and vegetarian rolls, with direct pickup ordering available through the…
Mildred's Big City Food
Mildred's Big City Food is Tara and Bert Gill's Gainesville restaurant on West University Avenue. Established in 1999, it emphasizes a changing menu using local produce, Florida seafood and meat selections, with lunch,…
One Love Cafe
One Love Cafe is an outdoor-patio restaurant in Magnolia Parke Plaza. Its American-style menu includes burgers, salads and handheld dishes, while the cafe's event listings feature live music, weekend brunch and…
Peppino's Pizza
Peppino's Pizza offers pizza, calzones and pasta on West University Avenue. Its operator ordering menu includes traditional, white and vegetable pizzas, filled calzones and other kitchen dishes, with pickup and…
Shopping
Independent shops around Gainesville
Flowers and gifts store
108 Vine
108 Vine combines a gift shop with a craft espresso bar on West University Avenue. Its selection includes vintage finds, stationery, work by local makers and handcrafted drinks, with creative workshops listed by the…
Clothing store
Greek Divine and More
Greek Divine and More is a family-owned apparel and gift shop on Southwest Second Avenue. The mother-and-daughter business makes custom Greek-letter and game-day items, including embroidered sweatshirts, jerseys and…
Fashion boutique
Sandy's Savvy Chic Resale Boutique
Sandy's Savvy Chic Resale Boutique buys and sells secondhand clothing, accessories, furniture and home decor on Northwest 13th Street. The shop offers designer and everyday resale selections, with an online catalog and…
College & student life
Colleges near Gainesville
Game days, campus events, rankings, campus photos and the best places to study and eat near 3 colleges.
This week in Gainesville
Not sure what to do tonight?
Ask Gainesville for a local starting point, from a museum visit to dinner downtown.
For local businesses
Advertise with LOCAL Gainesville
Own a local business? Claim your listing or explore advertising options.
Local news
What's happening around Gainesville
The latest stories from your community.
Loading stories…
More local headlines
These stories open on the publisher's website.
Around the region
Stories from nearby communities. These open on the publisher's website.