Quality Stores and Fine Dining (Jacksonville, St. Augustine: salons, apartments, mattress)

[shell4655]

Is there any fine dining in Jacksonville or quality stores like nordstrom, or saks? if not where does one go to shop and eat?

[riveree]

All you've got to do is take a look at Gradco's threads :


Saint Johns Town Center (we have a bazillion posts on SJTC, you can do an advanced search to find them ):

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...wn-center.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...wn-center.html

Regency Mall area:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...e-kendall.html

Riverside:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...ve-points.html

A future development:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...velopment.html

If you like your yogurt "luxury" style :

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...rry-beach.html

If you decide to live on the Northside of the city:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...partments.html

In St. Augustine/North St. John's county:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...-november.html


There's more, but this will get you started. Other areas for dining/shopping are San Marco, Avondale, Ponte Vedra/beaches - we have plenty of past discussions you can search for on these areas as well.

[5FLgirls]

Jacksonville has some great restaurants. I've always found Jax magazine to have great information. I always looked to it for restaurant advice http://www.jacksonvillemag.com/site_...earticle_id=15 As of today, Jax doesn't have a Nordstroms but the shopping is improving. There's always the outlets in St. Augustine too. You can check out the website for St. John's Town Center which is probably one of the best places to show in Jax. www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?id=857 Here is a list of some of the stores and services the "mall" offers:
Accessories
Anthropologie
BCBGMAXAZRIA
Brighton Collectibles
Coach
Cole Haan
Kate Spade
Louis Vuitton
Lucky Brand Jeans
Marciano
Pottery Barn
Sunglass Hut
Swarovski Crystal

Cards / Books / Gifts / Stationery
Bare Escentuals
Barnes & Noble
Hallmark
Jo-Ann
Kate Spade
Lifeway Christian Store
Mori Luggage & Gifts
Pottery Barn
Swarovski Crystal
Swoozie's

Children's Fashions
abercrombie
GapKids/ BabyGap
Juicy Couture
LACOSTE
Limited Too
Old Navy
Pottery Barn Kids
Ross Dress for Less

Department Stores
Ashley Furniture HomeStore
Barnes & Noble
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dillard's
Target

Entertainment
Cantina Laredo
EB Games

Food - Specialty
Pottery Barn
YogaBerry

Health and Beauty
Bare Escentuals
Bath & Body Works
BeautyFirst Store & Salon
bluemercury
GNC
Hair Cuttery
Lululemon Athletica
MAC Cosmetics
Natural Body Spa
Regis Salons
Sally Beauty Supply
Salon Cielo
Sephora
Serenity Nail & Spa
Supercuts
The Beauty Bar
The Vitamin Shoppe
Venetian Nails & Spa
Victoria's Secret

Home Decor / Accesorios para el Hogar
Pottery Barn

Home Furnishings
Anthropologie
Artsy Abode
Ashley Furniture HomeStore
Ballard Designs
Bo Concept
Designs of the Interior
Ethan Allen
Floral Supply Mart
Jo-Ann
Mattress Firm
Pier 1 Imports
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn Kids
Ross Dress for Less
Rug Decor
Select Comfort
Swoozie's
Tommy Bahama
West Elm
Williams-Sonoma

Hotels
Homewood Suites

Jewelry
Artsy Abode
Brighton Collectibles
Carlyle & Co. Jewelers
Claire's
Kay Jewelers
Mayors
Solstice
Swarovski Crystal
Zales Fine Jewelry Outlet

Luggage
Brighton Collectibles
Coach
Kate Spade
Louis Vuitton
Mori Luggage & Gifts

Medical / Oficinas médicas
Florida Blue

Men's & Women's Fashions
Abercrombie & Fitch
American Eagle Outfitters
Banana Republic
Brooks Brothers
Buckle
Everything But Water
Express
Gap
Guess
Hollister Co.
Inland Ocean Surf Shop
J. Crew
Juicy Couture
LACOSTE
Lucky Brand Jeans
Lululemon Athletica
Metropark
Old Navy
Ross Dress for Less
Sunglass Hut
Tommy Bahama
True Religion
Urban Outfitters

Men's Fashions
Abercrombie & Fitch
After Hours Formalwear
American Eagle Outfitters
Banana Republic
Brooks Brothers
Buckle
Express
Gap
Guess
Hollister Co.
Inland Ocean Surf Shop
J. Crew
LACOSTE
Lucky Brand Jeans
Lululemon Athletica
Men's Wearhouse
Old Navy
Ross Dress for Less

Music / Electronics / Video
Apple Computer
AT&T
EB Games
GameStop
Lifeway Christian Store
MovieStop
Sprint
T-Mobile
The Sharper Image

Optical / Eyewear
Kate Spade
LensCrafters
Sunglass Hut

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by riveree

If you like your yogurt "luxury" style :

http://www.city-data.com/forum/jacks...rry-beach.html
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What a cheap knockoff of pinkberry!!!

[bonnielass]

Originally Posted by shell4655

Is there any fine dining in Jacksonville or quality stores like nordstrom, or saks? if not where does one go to shop and eat?

For fine dining, there's Mathew's, Wine Cellar, Morton's and Ruth's Chris in San Marco; Sterling's in Avondale. At the beach I like 11 South and Medure. There are plenty of upscale bistro type places to go as well - Bistro Aix, Corner Brasserie, BB's, Biscotti's...etc etc .

[BacktoJax]

Matthews and Medure are at the same level as the fine dining restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area (where I live now) or anywhere in the country.

They are both excellent (owned by the same person), but Medure is my favorite. You get the same exceptional service and food but with a more relaxed atmosphere due to its location (Ponte Vedra). Fantastic!

I was there again last week during my house hunting trip. Can't wait to go back when we relocate in June. Enjoy!

[jackaroo]

Medura's is one of my wife's favorites. There is also a pocket of nice restaurants now in Julington Creek at The Shops of Bartram Walk, a shopping center at the north east intersection of San Jose and Racetrack Road. There you will find two relatively new chef owned restaurants in Blackstone Grille and Heirloom's Bistro that are really good.

[OhBeeHave]

Drove by the SJTC on the way back and forth to JAX airport; boy-oh-boy did I want to stop and check it out after having read all about it on here. My trip was way too short to incorporate the trip to it; next time perhaps!

[Sparco]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

Drove by the SJTC on the way back and forth to JAX airport; boy-oh-boy did I want to stop and check it out after having read all about it on here. My trip was way too short to incorporate the trip to it; next time perhaps!

speaking of restaurants, Maggiano's is a very upscale Italian restaurant dead in the center of SJTC ... I havent eaten there yet, but theres always a big crowd looking to get in it seems at night...

Maggiano's - Jacksonville Restaurant

[travelingfood]

Originally Posted by Sparco

speaking of restaurants, Maggiano's is a very upscale Italian restaurant dead in the center of SJTC ... I havent eaten there yet, but theres always a big crowd looking to get in it seems at night...

Maggiano's - Jacksonville Restaurant

more of a pricier Olive Garden with huge portions.