Orsay — Avondale, Jacksonville

Parisian brasserie meets Southern hospitality on the banks of the St. Johns River, and it works beautifully. The steak frites and duck confit are textbook, but the burger here has quietly built a cult following that nobody talks about loud enough. The cocktail program is serious — these bartenders treat mixology like a craft, not a party trick. Julie says this is the restaurant you take someone to when you want to prove that Jacksonville has range. And it absolutely does.