Is The Garlic Still Open? Update (New Smyrna Beach, FL)
Current status
As of September 2026, The Garlic is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: The business's own website shows 2026-dated page content and posted current nightly hours as of 2026-09-08, and Google Places separately marks the listing operational the same day.
- Season / episode Season 36, Episode 1
- Original air date
- Address 556 E 3rd Ave, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited this New Smyrna Beach restaurant during the "Burger, Bird and Meaty Italian" episode, aired 2022-09-09, highlighting Italian entrees served alongside its attached blu bar. The Garlic operates from 3rd Avenue in New Smyrna Beach and bills itself on its own site, thegarlic.net, as an "Authentic Italian Restaurant." The site, checked on 2026-09-08, showed 2026 in its page content and posted current hours of Thursday 4 to 10 p.m. and Friday through Saturday 4 to 11 p.m., noting it is "Open Daily at 4pm" and closed only on Christmas Day. Google Places also listed the business as operational on 2026-09-08, matching the hours and 2026-dated content posted on the restaurant's own site.
The episode featured The Garlic's garlic-forward Italian menu, part of the show's look at restaurants centered on garlic. The Garlic is an Italian restaurant and blu bar in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, serving dinner nightly with first-come, first-served seating. This entry documents the restaurant's appearance in this Food Paradise episode; see the existing record for the business's current operating status.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Burger, Bird and Meaty Italian
- What was featured
- Italian entrees from a beachside restaurant and attached bar
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- The Garlic
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Season / episode
- Season 4, Episode 26
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Garlic Paradise
- What was featured
- the restaurant's garlic-forward Italian dishes at its blu bar
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- The Garlic
Frequently asked questions
Is The Garlic still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, The Garlic is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What happened to The Garlic after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited this New Smyrna Beach restaurant during the "Burger, Bird and Meaty Italian" episode, aired 2022-09-09, highlighting Italian entrees served alongside its attached blu bar. As of September 2026, The Garlic is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
Where is The Garlic located?
556 E 3rd Ave, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Garlic?
Season 36, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired September 9, 2022. The episode is titled “Burger, Bird and Meaty Italian”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 556 E 3rd Ave, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- thegarlic.net
- State hub
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Sources
- thegarlic.net — http://thegarlic.net/
- Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=29.0291137,-80.8988347
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