Taverna Oceana

Restaurant•San Marco
San Marco restaurantSeafood restaurantCommunity researched
4.55EXTERNAL RATING
308 external review signalsAverage 4.55 from Google 4.6 (206 reviews) and Yelp 4.5 (102 reviews)

External Reputation Indicators

Google rating
4.6/5.0
206 external review signalsView source
Yelp rating
4.5/5.0
102 external review signalsView source
Research What Jacksonville residents should know
Taverna Oceana is the San Marco seafood restaurant at 1988 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207, next to Taverna on historic San Marco Square. Google Places lists the phone as (904) 398-3005 and the match title as Oceana. This Stay Safe Jax page is Taverna Oceana in San Marco. It is not Taverna at 1986 San Marco Boulevard, which is a separate Stay Safe Jax listing. It is not Oceana Diner on Beach Boulevard. It is not a Jacksonville Beach raw bar. Visit Jacksonville lists Taverna Oceana at 1988 San Marco Boulevard as a raw bar and seafood restaurant from the team behind Taverna. The Florida Times-Union reported on May 1, 2023, that chef Sam Efron and Kiley Wynne Efron opened Taverna Oceana after a soft opening on April 25 at 1988 San Marco Boulevard, next to their original Taverna. Stay Safe Jax does not link the restaurant’s own website. Public ratings on this page are stored snapshots, not live scores. Google Places currently lists Oceana at 4.6 from 206 reviews for the 1988 San Marco Boulevard listing, the same place ID stored here. Stay Safe Jax has no stored Yelp rating, so the headline is the Google snapshot: 4.6 from 206 reviews. Those numbers do not refresh when someone opens the page. A 206-review count is a real sample for a 2023 San Marco opening, not a 1–10 failed match on a well-known chain. Google currently lists closed Monday, Tuesday through Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and closed Sunday. Hours change. Check Google the day you go. Google lists wheelchair parking, entrance, restroom, and seating for this listing. Stay Safe Jax did not inspect the dining room. Stay Safe Jax leaves warning flags at 0. Taverna Oceana is a San Marco seafood restaurant with a solid Google snapshot, posted hours, a visitor-bureau listing, and a sourced 2023 opening story. The stored directory neighborhood was Jacksonville Beach; the Google address is San Marco, so this page uses San Marco. San Marco diners looking for an oyster bar next to Taverna should use the Google Maps place ID on this page. Do not use Oceana Diner on Beach Boulevard or Taverna’s 2,009-review card. A 4.6 Google snapshot from 206 reviews is a good San Marco restaurant score, and it is still only a snapshot. The Times-Union piece is dining coverage, not a consumer complaint.
Place

Taverna Oceana is the San Marco seafood restaurant at 1988 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville 32207, next to Taverna.

Ratings

The stored Google snapshot is 4.6 from 206 reviews under matchTitle Oceana. Stay Safe Jax has no Yelp card. Scores on this page are not live.

Record

The Times-Union dated the opening to April 25, 2023. Visit Jacksonville lists the same San Marco address. Neighborhood corrected from Jacksonville Beach.

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Places and Visit Jacksonville list Taverna Oceana at 1988 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207, in San Marco. The phone is (904) 398-3005. It is not a Jacksonville Beach restaurant.
No. Taverna is next door at 1986 San Marco Boulevard and has its own Stay Safe Jax page. The Times-Union said chef Sam Efron and Kiley Wynne Efron opened Oceana beside their original Taverna.
As stored in September 2026, Google Places lists 4.6 from 206 reviews for Oceana at 1988 San Marco Boulevard. That snapshot is not live. Stay Safe Jax has no stored Yelp rating, so the headline is 4.6.
The Florida Times-Union reported a soft opening on April 25, 2023, at 1988 San Marco Boulevard, with a grand opening on May 2, 2023.
No. Oceana Diner at 13799 Beach Boulevard is a different restaurant. This page uses the San Marco Oceana listing that Visit Jacksonville and the Times-Union identify as Taverna Oceana.

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