How It Works
You show up. You find a seat. You stay as long as you like. No table times, no name on a list, no clock running against you.
The Brooklyn kitchen runs a Mibrasa coal-fired grill and an Earthstone wood-fired oven. The Jacksonville Beach kitchen runs the Earthstone. What comes up to Zorbas is a focused menu built for how people eat at a bar: things to share, things to pull apart, things that go well with a view and no particular reason to leave.
The Bar
The Food — From the Kitchen Below
Zorbas Brooklyn — The Skyline, the River, the City Below
Jacksonville skyline and St. Johns River views — one floor above the A&O courtyard
Zorbas Brooklyn is one floor above the Alder & Oak covered courtyard at 400 Riverside Ave, Unit 301A. (904) 559-2831 — for dinner downstairs at Alder & Oak. Partially covered — open enough that the Jacksonville skyline and the St. Johns River are the actual view; sheltered enough that a passing shower doesn't end the evening.
Sunset is the peak. The skyline catches late-afternoon light. The river goes silver behind it. Come before dinner at Alder & Oak downstairs, stay after, or let the whole evening unfold up here with meze and something off the Coravin list.
A weekday afternoon in late spring — the rooftop quiet, the skyline clear, a glass of Etna Bianco open — is one of the better things to do in Jacksonville on a Tuesday.
No reservation required. Walk up.
Zorbas Jax Beach — The Atlantic, a Full Roof, and Two Rooms for Two Kinds of Evenings
Atlantic Ocean views and two rooms for two kinds of evenings
Zorbas Jax Beach has two rooms.
Zorbas Rooftop is fully covered — a complete roof overhead, Atlantic Ocean views from the rail. When the weather is right, this is where most people want to be. The full coverage means the room holds year-round in a way an open Florida rooftop cannot.
Zorbas Lounge is what the rooftop is not: enclosed, cooler, a different pace. When the summer sun is still high at 5 PM, when a group wants enclosure instead of the rail, when the evening calls for a quieter conversation — the Lounge is the answer. Same bar program. Same food from the kitchen below.
Most people start at the Rooftop and move to the Lounge when the evening shifts. No reservation at either. Walk in, read the room, find your spot.
Hours - Both Locations
Walk-in only, always
Saturday and Sunday from 11 AM is the entry point most people miss. The rooftop at noon — before the dinner crowd, the city laid out ahead or the ocean in front, a Sunburn Spritz and a plate of fried kaseri — is not something most people know about yet.
HOURS
Mon–Thu 4 PM–10 PM | Fri 4 PM–12 AM | Sat 11 AM–12 AM | Sun 11 AM–10 PM
Zorbas Brooklyn — 400 Riverside Ave, Unit 301A, Jacksonville, FL 32202. One flight above the Alder & Oak courtyard at The Hub Brooklyn.
Zorbas Jax Beach — 131 1st Ave N, Unit #201, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250. One floor above the Alder & Oak dining room. Zorbas Rooftop + Zorbas Lounge.
For dinner at Alder & Oak downstairs: reserve at Brooklyn on OpenTable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zorbas?
The walk-in rooftop bar above Alder & Oak at two Jacksonville locations. Aegean cocktails, Coravin wine by the glass, meze from the wood-fired kitchen one floor below. Brooklyn has Jacksonville skyline and St. Johns River views. Jacksonville Beach has Atlantic Ocean views — Zorbas Rooftop on the upper floor, Zorbas Lounge enclosed on the same level for a different pace.
Does Zorbas take reservations?
No. Both locations are walk-in only, always. For dinner downstairs at Alder & Oak Brooklyn, book on OpenTable or call (904) 559-2831. For Jacksonville Beach, join the opening list until the dining room opens this summer.
When is the best time to come for sunset?
Brooklyn:
the hour before and after sunset, when the skyline catches light and the river goes silver.
Jax Beach:
the Atlantic horizon is directly ahead from the rail — come when you can and let the sky decide the rest.
Can I host a private event at Zorbas?
Yes. Zorbas Rooftop runs reception-style events at both locations. Zorbas Lounge at Jax Beach handles enclosed gatherings when the rooftop isn't the right fit. Visit private events or call the events team at (904) 719-4561. Same bar program, same kitchen, the room belongs to your group for the night.
When the Group Wants the Roof to Itself
Both Zorbas Rooftop and Zorbas Lounge run reception-style events when a group wants the room to itself. The Brooklyn Rooftop fills with the skyline behind it; the Jax Beach Rooftop fills with the Atlantic ahead. The Jax Beach Lounge is the enclosed alternative when the summer sun or the conversation calls for it. Same Coravin program. Same meze from the kitchen below. No reservation needed — because the room belongs to your group for the night.