Pour Taproom and Pizza Dynamo planning June openings Downtown

[thelakelander]

Pizza Dynamo and Pour Taproom are tapped to open Downtown as soon as the first week of June.

Both passed health inspections May 15, according to the owners of the businesses in the VyStar Credit Union garage Downtown at 61 N. Laura St.

The two concepts feature indoor-outdoor bars and seating, as well as interior bars and tables.

Full article: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2025/may/21/pour-taproom-and-pizza-dynamo-planning-june-openings/

[jax_hwy_engineer]

As much as I hate VyStar for helping an identity fraudster waltz into my banking account in an attempt to steal my life savings, I appreciate that they're trying to help revitalize downtown, too.

[Zac T]

The 3,000-square-foot restaurant will serve whole pizzas, slices, calzones, sandwiches, salads and gelato.

Happy to be able to get my gelato fix since Peterbrooke closed

[fsu813]

Fantastic.

[Jankelope]

I saw somebody on LinkedIn post some photos inside Pour Taproom which is now open I see. Has anybody been yet? I am so glad that these two venues actually happened. They are huge assets to complement Bellwether, Estrella Cocina, Cowford Chophouse, Sweet Petes, Riverfront Plaza, Volstead, and other popular places downtown.

The only thing that REALLY SUCKS is that the Laura Street Trio absolutely should have already been done around this time. That would have been such a wonderful combination of mixed uses, including a hotel with a nice built in few blocks of things to do.

[Gambit80]

FYI, if I recall, Estrella Cocina has now closed.

[urban_]

FYI, if I recall, Estrella Cocina has now closed.

Can't confirm this, but I would not be surprised. I had mid experiences there, averaging the cool location/view and the pretty basic and expensive food. I suppose I'd rather have something there than nothing, but even as someone passionate about the economic health of downtown, it wasn't something I'd recommend to people, other than for the view. I hope the next tenant can get in there soon and have better luck.

[Zac T]

I saw somebody on LinkedIn post some photos inside Pour Taproom which is now open I see. Has anybody been yet? I am so glad that these two venues actually happened. They are huge assets to complement Bellwether, Estrella Cocina, Cowford Chophouse, Sweet Petes, Riverfront Plaza, Volstead, and other popular places downtown.

The only thing that REALLY SUCKS is that the Laura Street Trio absolutely should have already been done around this time. That would have been such a wonderful combination of mixed uses, including a hotel with a nice built in few blocks of things to do.

I went yesterday during Art Walk and it was super nice. A lot of people and great beer selection. I didn't try it but heard the pizza from Pizza Dynamo was very good as well. Wonderful addition to DT and will definitely be a go-to for me during football season

[fsu813]

^ good job activating the corner with the outdoor patio space and walk up counter.

[urban_]

Anybody got pictures of that corner?

[bg904]

Went to both on their respective opening nights and wow. Pour feels like a destination itself; a place people will travel to downtown for on its own merit. Not just a place you drop in because you are at art walk or downtown for some other reason. There's a lot of beer to try, but they also have wine and Red Bull/Vodka on tap. Pour has its own food menu if you don't want the pizza from Dynamo, but I highly recommend the pizza. Even with some opening night jitters, my friends and I loved both places. Exciting times for downtown.

[bg904]

FYI, if I recall, Estrella Cocina has now closed.

Can't confirm this, but I would not be surprised. I had mid experiences there, averaging the cool location/view and the pretty basic and expensive food. I suppose I'd rather have something there than nothing, but even as someone passionate about the economic health of downtown, it wasn't something I'd recommend to people, other than for the view. I hope the next tenant can get in there soon and have better luck.

Can confirm it closed earlier this year.

[thelakelander]

Anybody got pictures of that corner?

[urban_]

Thanks, @thelakelander!

[Steve]

Really excellent use of that corner. Totally gives the intersection a sense of place. Now, the BofA corner and Vacant Marble Bank building don't help. But, you're starting to see the pieces come together.