The Jacksonville Bahama Breeze restaurant in Town Center will close April 5, according to a Feb. 3 news release.
Orlando-based Darden Restaurants Inc., which operates Bahama Breeze and other chain concepts, announced it is discontinuing the brand.
Darden said the Jacksonville location, which opened in 2000, is closing along with 13 others. Another 14 will be repurposed into other Darden brands.
The Jacksonville restaurant is at 10205 River Coast Drive near St. Johns Town Center.
In May 2025, the company closed 15 Bahama Breeze restaurants.
“Previously, the company announced that the Bahama Breeze brand, and its 28 locations, were no longer a strategic priority and that it would consider strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of the brand or converting restaurants to other Darden brands,” the release stated.
Darden’s portfolio includes Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Chuy’s, Seasons 52 and Eddie V’s.
Other Florida Bahama Breeze locations set to close are in Miami, Kissimmee, Pembroke Pines and Sanford.
The majority of those being repurposed are Florida locations, as well as restaurants Kennesaw, Georgia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The company did not announce which Darden brands would replace the 14 Bahama Breeze locations that are being repurposed.
“Going forward, the primary focus will continue to be on supporting team members, including placing as many as possible in roles within the Darden portfolio,” the release stated.
According to the Duval County Property Appraiser, the 1.73-acre Bahama Breeze property is at 10205 Town Center Parkway.
That address is different than what is used on the restaurant website.
It is owned by Four Corners Property Trust Inc. in Mill Valley, California, a real estate investment trust, through FCPT Sunshine Properties LLC.