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french · Riverside/Avondale · $$$
French bistro that has been the city's default special-occasion room for over a decade, and it clears the bar for a first date and a tenth anniversary equally.
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french · San Marco · $$$$
Tufted leather booths and a covered patio, with a room designed for two people to sit across from each other rather than to be seen.
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Italian · San Marco · $$
Small plates format means the meal stretches naturally, which is exactly what you want when the conversation is the point.
- 4
Steakhouses · Downtown · $$$$
The steakhouse-and-rooftop combination gives you a two-act evening in one building, which solves the "what do we do after dinner" problem.
- 5
fine_dining · Ponte Vedra · $$$
The drive out is part of the evening, and it's the pick when you want dinner to be the entire plan rather than one stop.
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Italian · St. Johns Town Center · $$
Proves the Town Center can do a real date night, which is useful if you live on that side and don't want to drive in.
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Indian · St. Johns Town Center · $$
Tapas and a strong cocktail program, structured for lingering rather than a two-course rush.
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Seafood · St. Augustine · $$
Sunset on the Intracoastal under oak trees, and the drive south makes it feel like a trip rather than a dinner.
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Southern · San Marco · $$
Contemporary American in a neighborhood dense enough to make a full evening out of it.
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french · Riverside/Avondale · $$$
French bistro that has been the city's default special-occasion room for over a decade, and it clears the bar for a first date and a tenth anniversary equally.
- 2
french · San Marco · $$$$
Tufted leather booths and a covered patio, with a room designed for two people to sit across from each other rather than to be seen.
- 3
Italian · San Marco · $$
Small plates format means the meal stretches naturally, which is exactly what you want when the conversation is the point.
- 4
Steakhouses · Downtown · $$$$
The steakhouse-and-rooftop combination gives you a two-act evening in one building, which solves the "what do we do after dinner" problem.
- 5
fine_dining · Ponte Vedra · $$$
The drive out is part of the evening, and it's the pick when you want dinner to be the entire plan rather than one stop.
- 6
Italian · St. Johns Town Center · $$
Proves the Town Center can do a real date night, which is useful if you live on that side and don't want to drive in.
- 7
Indian · St. Johns Town Center · $$
Tapas and a strong cocktail program, structured for lingering rather than a two-course rush.
- 8
Seafood · St. Augustine · $$
Sunset on the Intracoastal under oak trees, and the drive south makes it feel like a trip rather than a dinner.
- 9
Southern · San Marco · $$
Contemporary American in a neighborhood dense enough to make a full evening out of it.