Local Directory — The Villages, Ocala & Central Florida
Restaurants, bars, venues, and more across the region
2 Rivers Bar and Grill
DunnellonLocal bar and live music venue on the Withlacoochee and Rainbow rivers in Dunnellon, featuring a spacious outdoor patio, karaoke nights, pool, darts, and food from the attached RoughStock Grill.
Rookies Family Grille & Bar
Lively, family-run sports bar & American grill offering lots of TVs, a kids' menu, patio & karaoke.
Ruby Street Grille
TavaresTavares' go-to for lakeside live entertainment and cold drinks. Ruby Street Grille keeps the patio packed with regular live music, a solid pub menu, and views of Lake Dora. It's more bar-with-great-food than restaurant-with-a-bar.
Sawgrass Tavern
The VillagesCeltic-inspired restaurant at Sawgrass Grove in The Villages featuring shepherd's pie, corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, plus a spacious indoor-outdoor bar and patio seating.
The Anchor on Sunset Harbor
summerfieldLaid-back waterfront bar and grill on Sunset Harbor with burgers, wings, and crawfish boils. Live music, karaoke, and trivia nights — plus a back patio that's hard to beat on a warm evening.
Whiskey Kitchen Mount Dora
Mount DoraScratch-made American cuisine restaurant in downtown Mount Dora open for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch, with a pet-friendly outdoor patio featuring live music every Friday and Saturday.