First Watch will open its ninth area location May 17 in Baymeadows.
The store is at 9271 Baymeadows Road in Baymeadows Park, the redeveloped site of the former Baymeadows Golf Club.
“While at the core of our business we are the same First Watch that opened its doors in Jacksonville in 2012, we are always evolving to meet the needs and tastes of our customers,” First Watch CEO Chris Tomasso said in a news release.
“We’re looking forward to opening another restaurant in Jacksonville – this one with some updates to accommodate the growing demand for takeout and delivery and an elevated outdoor dining experience.”
05:00 AM EST Share The daytime cafe will occupy a stand-alone structure near the new Starbucks in the developing retail center.
The city issued a permit Jan. 25 for First Watch, The Daytime Cafe, to build-out in a shell structure in Baymeadows Park.
TWT Restaurant Design, Construction & Development Co. of Tampa is the contractor for the $370,000 project to build-out the stand-alone 3,600-square-foot restaurant at 9271 Baymeadows Road, east of Interstate 95.
Tim Young Construction Inc. built the shell building at a cost of $644,955.
The new First Watch is within the Baymeadows Park development at the former Baymeadows Golf Club.
Baymeadows Park is under development to include a Starbucks Coffee Co. shop, which is open, and a SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel.