Downtown Jacksonville features perhaps the highest concentration of office buildings in the entire city, with over 48,000 people working in the downtown area on any given weekday.
And once the clock starts creeping closer to noon, most of those workers are unleashed onto the downtown streets in search of lunch.
If you’ve been working downtown for a while, chances are you’ve got your daily lunch routine down already. You’ve picked your favorite spot, learned when the lines are shortest, and so on.
But what about those who have just recently joined the downtown club – or are just looking to grab lunch as they pass through downtown?
We’ve come up with a list of six of our favorite places to grab lunch in the downtown area. Check out our picks, and then let us know your favorites!
ADDRESS: 219 N. Hogan St.
MON-FRI HOURS: 11:00am – 3:00pm
The Happy Grilled Cheese has gone from one of Jax’s hottest food trucks to one of downtown’s hottest brick-and-mortar eateries. The restaurant serves up a variety of unique takes on an American classic: grilled cheese sandwiches. Highlights include the Mac Melt, which features homemade mac and cheese and grilled onions, and the Crunch Melt which boasts the following ingredients: three cheeses, mac and cheese, bacon, grilled onions, chips, and a tomato soup drizzle.




