The 12 Best Restaurants in Gainesville, Florida | Eater Miami

"The Swamp Restaurant made a highly anticipated return to Gainesville in 2022 after being shut down and destroyed for a new property two years earlier. Since 1994, the Swamp has been the pit stop for game days of all kinds, with original jerseys and posters hanging from walls in every corner, plasma-screen TVs indoors and out, and an upstairs venue and balcony for parties and events. The restaurant offers lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch menus, with items ranging from $7 to $15. Jumbo wings tossed in sauces of your choice and fried alligator tails make for popular appetizers, as are pitchers of beer and cocktails for drinking. A smaller game-day menu offers specialty items and prices, including a best-seller barbecue pulled pork and cocktails."