The Swamp restaurant to return to Gainesville in new location
After petitions and pleas from thousands of UF students, faculty and alumni, the Swamp restaurant will return to Gainesville in Aug. 2022. December 13, 2020 | 7:57pm EST
People eating at The Swamp Restaurant in 2019. Gainesville s iconic restaurant will return at a new location closer to downtown in 2022.
Photo by Aaron Ritter | The Independent Florida Alligator
The Swamp restaurant, home to Saturday tailgates and the Freshman 15 burger, will be returning to Gainesville in a new location in August 2022.
The restaurant, previously located at 1642 W. University Ave. in Midtown, will be moved to 1026 SW Second Ave. in the Gainesville Innovation District, two blocks from
The Swamp Restaurant to return to Gainesville in 2022
The original landmark will be rebuilt in a new location in the Gainesville Innovation District
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A beloved Gainesville fixture since 1994 will return to serve Gator country in 2022.
On Sunday, The Swamp Restaurant owner, Ryan Prodesky, announced that the restaurant will be rebuilt in a brand-new building that will capture the charm and likeness of the original landmark.
The two-story building will be relocated to Gainesville’s Midtown area, at 1026 SW Second Avenue in the Gainesville Innovation District. The new location is less than two blocks away from the University of Florida’s main entrance on Southwest 13th Street.