Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Gainesville, FL

Southern and soul food in Gainesville at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 21th largest food category in Gainesville, after coffee shops and cafes and bars.
• Its 1.1% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 9 listed below, 9 are independent and 0 belong to chains; 8 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Gainesville

• Blue Gill Quality Food
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2917 SW 35th Dr Ste 20
• Frenchmen Street Food | Cajun
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 439 S Main St
• Underground Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 722 NW 5th Ave
• Original American Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 15 SE 1st Ave
• Southern Stop
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 6419 W Newberry Rd
• Phil-Nicks
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 37 N Main St
• Ruby's "A Great Place To Eat"
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 308 NW 5th Ave
• UR Soulfood Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3575 NE 15th St
• Renee's Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 9 SE 13th St

Southern and soul food elsewhere in Florida

Among the Florida cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Jacksonville (47), Tampa (21), Orlando (21), St. Petersburg (18), Tallahassee (18) and Miami (17).

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