After a year of scouring Gainesville-area restaurants for the freshest ingredients, juiciest bites and sweetest desserts, Yelp Elites compiled and released the online review database’s Top 25 places to Eat for 2025 this week.
The list is Yelp’s second time ranking the culinary scene in and around Gainesville. Some local favorites like Satchel’s Pizza, Sohao Cafe and The Top that rounded out last year’s list stayed on for another year but in different positions, as new contenders such as Amrit Palace, The Paper Bag and DJ’s Cast Iron Burgers made the cut…