Best places in Ocala

Discover the best places in Ocala, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. Please note that certain places categories are intentionally excluded to ensure a refined selection. Ratings are based from 402 places in the city.

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Cafe Havana
Cuban restaurant
Unfussy locale serving basic Cuban fare such as sandwiches & roast pork with yellow rice.
$ $$$
4.80 (1K reviews)
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Meadowbrook Church
Non-denominational church
🫤 We’ve come to this church twice now. LOVE everything about it…. Except the service it’s self. The music, the kid section, the people are all wonderful. But pastor Tim’s sermons are VERY fear driven. “God says do this so do it or else” and for that reason, we had already discussed that it would be be...
4.80 (792 reviews)
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Ipanema Brazilian Steak House
Brazilian restaurant
Churrascaria with a salad bar & all-you-can-eat roasted meats served tableside by gaucho waiters.
$$$ $
4.70 (2.4K reviews)
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Haeorum Foods Korean BBQ
Korean restaurant
Classic & modern Korean dishes, plus casual street fare, in a no-frills food mart at a gas station.
$ $$$
4.80 (615 reviews)
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Ocala/Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Park
Veteran's & war memorial park with over 5,000 commemorative bricks & plaques charting war history.
4.80 (575 reviews)
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Big Man's Cafe
Southern restaurant (US)
👍👍 Great service today. The ox tail,mac&cheese,corn nuggets with cajun ranch sauce was Awesome. The dessert was great. The coconut, red velvet. The peach pie was good too.
$ $$$
4.80 (505 reviews)
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Formaggio Pizza and Italian Restaurant
Italian restaurant
Casual spot for specialty pizzas, subs, pasta & other Italian standards, plus beer & wine.
$$ $$
4.70 (1.2K reviews)
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J ROCKS OCALA
Seafood restaurant
👍 Saw JRocks on FB, decided to give it a try. Friendly service, good atmosphere, ordered Mozz sticks, Chicken strips, and Catfish. Catfish was really good, Chicken strips were ok was a little dry . Will be coming back for another visit soon to try their pizza .
$$ $$
4.70 (1K reviews)
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Reilly Arts Center
Event venue
👍👍 We went to Reilly Arts Center for the first time to see Phantasmagoria perform works of Poe in the black box room. This is the nicest community arts center that we have visited anywhere. We have visited community performing arts centers in Texas, Nebraska, California and other locations in Florida s...
4.70 (991 reviews)
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Infinite Ale Works
Brewery
👍👍 Not a great brewery town, but Infinite is my favorite brewery in Ocala (head N to G'ville for a much better brewery scene). Excellent selection of brews (Tropical Galaxy and Witfinite in its several varieties are delicious), great people, great merch, and a very cool space, right off of the Square...
4.80 (428 reviews)
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Mesa de Notte
Restaurant
Family-owned Italian choice with a warm atmosphere for elevated cuisine, wine & cocktails.
$$ $$
4.70 (891 reviews)
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Zone Health and Fitness
Gym
👍👍 I went to check this fitness place out that was recommended to me by a young lady named Kristi Ambrosia. So I walked in and I was greeted by a young man named Seth. First and foremost when I go into a place I'm looking for great customer service. This young man he has got some great customer service...
4.70 (794 reviews)
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Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop - Ocala, FL
Candy store
👍👍 This place is absolutely amazing! The candy selection is incredible. If you are looking for that nostalgic candy you miss as a kid, I can almost bet they have it. The 5.00 fill a box of candy my kids love. They have a whole wall of different tasting sodas and drinks that have names like bacon soda,...
4.80 (367 reviews)
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Ocala Civic Theatre, Inc.
Performing arts theater
Theater in the Appleton Cultural Center for community & touring productions, plus youth programs.
4.70 (620 reviews)
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Tuscawilla Park
Park
Venerable city park featuring a small lake, lighted tennis courts & a science discovery center.
4.60 (2.7K reviews)
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Great Wall Restaurant
Chinese restaurant
👍👍 We live over by the hospitals and our takeout Chinese restaurant is closed for summer vacation. I found this place on Yelp, and it was rated #1 in Ocala. They did not disappoint! If you like crab Rangoon‘s, these have to be the best and biggest ones you’ve ever seen! Everything was fresh and delicio...
$ $$$
4.70 (560 reviews)
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Marion Theatre
Movie theater
👍👍 Love this theater. If your a local, you'd know that years ago this use to be a science Center, but prior to that it was the original theater for Ocala. . All movies that are shown in this theater have to be approved by a special council, and although the seating/staff may not be the most comfortabl...
4.70 (538 reviews)
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The Gathering Cafe Downtown Ocala
Coffee shop
👍 Enjoyed our turkey paninis today. Had lunch at 1:30 and coffee was not hot enough. Nice, clean restaurant with pleasant staff. A bit pricy.
$$ $$
4.70 (535 reviews)
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Big Hammock Brewery & Bites
Restaurant
👍👍 Excellent food and genuinely some of the nicest people. The Asian Philly is my favorite sandwich but I haven’t had a meal I didn’t like! Pics are of the Asian Philly sandwich, Buffalo Chicken sticky buns, and the Teriyaki chicken rice bowl.
$ $$$
4.70 (529 reviews)
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Jervey Gantt Park
Park
Green space with a 2-mi. exercise path, sports courts, picnic shelters, playgrounds & a water park.
4.60 (1.4K reviews)
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