Guidebook for Orlando

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Guidebook for Orlando

Food Scene

Delicious vegan food
20 locals recommend
The Sanctum Cafe
715 N Fern Creek Ave
20 locals recommend
Delicious vegan food
Best bahn mi in town!
Nha Trang Subs
1216 E Colonial Dr
Best bahn mi in town!
Kitschy coffee shop with a great tea selection and good vegetarian food
42 locals recommend
Dandelion Communitea Cafe
618 N Thornton Ave
42 locals recommend
Kitschy coffee shop with a great tea selection and good vegetarian food
Bulgogi!
6 locals recommend
Shin Jung Korean Restaurant Orlando
1638 E Colonial Dr
6 locals recommend
Bulgogi!
I work here! US News and World Report recently named Domu as the best bowl of Ramen in Florida.
62 locals recommend
Domu
3201 Corrine Dr
62 locals recommend
I work here! US News and World Report recently named Domu as the best bowl of Ramen in Florida.
Best pizza, garlic knots, octopus, and kale salad in town.
27 locals recommend
Pizza Bruno
3990 Curry Ford Rd
27 locals recommend
Best pizza, garlic knots, octopus, and kale salad in town.
Authentic Mexican bodega. Great tamales!
Grocery Los Hermanos Inc
4130 Curry Ford Rd
Authentic Mexican bodega. Great tamales!
Upscale mexican, great happy hour
33 locals recommend
Reyes Mezcaleria
821 N Orange Ave
33 locals recommend
Upscale mexican, great happy hour
Just kidding.
12 locals recommend
McDonald's
2472 Aloma Ave
12 locals recommend
Just kidding.
Best Pho in town!
34 locals recommend
Pho 88 Vietnamese Restaurant
730 N Mills Ave
34 locals recommend
Best Pho in town!
Great authentic Thai food
Lac Viet Bistro
2021 E Colonial Dr
Great authentic Thai food
Fun Hot Pot spot. The schezuan is SPICY.
6 locals recommend
Noodles And Rice
3891 N Mills Ave
6 locals recommend
Fun Hot Pot spot. The schezuan is SPICY.
Great late night happy hour for food
101 locals recommend
Santiago's Bodega | Orlando
802 Virginia Dr
101 locals recommend
Great late night happy hour for food
American (New) cuisine, upscale digs.
20 locals recommend
The Osprey Tavern
4899 New Broad St
20 locals recommend
American (New) cuisine, upscale digs.
Great italian spot with hand-pulled noodles and a woodfire oven imported from italy. My Favorite mussels in town.
124 locals recommend
Prato
124 N Park Ave
124 locals recommend
Great italian spot with hand-pulled noodles and a woodfire oven imported from italy. My Favorite mussels in town.
Great French food. Love their happy hour
12 locals recommend
DoveCote Restaurant
390 N Orange Ave
12 locals recommend
Great French food. Love their happy hour
Top dog in Orlando chef-driven restaurants. The Duck is off the chain!
75 locals recommend
The Ravenous Pig
565 W Fairbanks Ave
75 locals recommend
Top dog in Orlando chef-driven restaurants. The Duck is off the chain!
This place is intense! Fairly new but already considered the top in upscale bakeries in the area.
35 locals recommend
The Glass Knife
276 S Orlando Ave
35 locals recommend
This place is intense! Fairly new but already considered the top in upscale bakeries in the area.
This is my favorite restaurant in the greater Orlando area. Mount Dora is a very fun little town that is known for being a top destination for antiquing. Approx. 40 minute drive.
27 locals recommend
1921 Mount Dora
142 E 4th Ave
27 locals recommend
This is my favorite restaurant in the greater Orlando area. Mount Dora is a very fun little town that is known for being a top destination for antiquing. Approx. 40 minute drive.
Sitting on the patio with a french dip and a glass of wine is a right of passage here in Orlando
87 locals recommend
Hillstone Restaurant
215 S Orlando Ave
87 locals recommend
Sitting on the patio with a french dip and a glass of wine is a right of passage here in Orlando
It would be negligent of me to not tell my guests where the nearest Shake Shack is.
18 locals recommend
Shake Shack
119 N Orlando Ave
18 locals recommend
It would be negligent of me to not tell my guests where the nearest Shake Shack is.
Brunch. This is my least favorite restaurant in Orlando but I'm still dragged here all the time by my "woo girl" friends.
53 locals recommend
Dexter's Thornton Park
808 E Washington St
53 locals recommend
Brunch. This is my least favorite restaurant in Orlando but I'm still dragged here all the time by my "woo girl" friends.
Brunch spot right around the corner from the apartment!
52 locals recommend
Maxine's On Shine
337 Shine Ave
52 locals recommend
Brunch spot right around the corner from the apartment!
This is my favorite coffee in town. Located in the East End Market, which is a fun spot to eat and shop. The restaurant I work at is located here as well. Lineage also has a full cafe located on Mills ave.
7 locals recommend
Lineage Coffee Roasting
3201 Corrine Dr
7 locals recommend
This is my favorite coffee in town. Located in the East End Market, which is a fun spot to eat and shop. The restaurant I work at is located here as well. Lineage also has a full cafe located on Mills ave.
This is the best sushi I've ever eaten. Omakase-style, 10 seats. Not cheap. Worth every penny.
17 locals recommend
Kadence
1809 Winter Park Rd
17 locals recommend
This is the best sushi I've ever eaten. Omakase-style, 10 seats. Not cheap. Worth every penny.
Quirky coffee shop that also serves beer and wine
36 locals recommend
Stardust Video & Coffee
1842 Winter Park Rd
36 locals recommend
Quirky coffee shop that also serves beer and wine

Drinks & Nightlife

You'll probably see me here on any given night. Cocktail bar with a great cheap wine selection
57 locals recommend
The Guesthouse
1321 N Mills Ave
57 locals recommend
You'll probably see me here on any given night. Cocktail bar with a great cheap wine selection
Hip spot with live music and a great cocktail list. Wednesday night has the best blues band in Orlando.
22 locals recommend
lil indies
1036 N Mills Ave
22 locals recommend
Hip spot with live music and a great cocktail list. Wednesday night has the best blues band in Orlando.
Downtown college bar / pub in the heart of the action. Good spot to start your night. My roommate, Scott, works here.
7 locals recommend
Downtown PourHouse
20 S Orange Ave
7 locals recommend
Downtown college bar / pub in the heart of the action. Good spot to start your night. My roommate, Scott, works here.
Great cocktail bar downtown
27 locals recommend
The Courtesy Bar
1288 N Orange Ave
27 locals recommend
Great cocktail bar downtown
Awesome pool hall with incredibly cheap craft beer. Smoking permitted
19 locals recommend
Sportstown Billiards
2414 E Robinson St
19 locals recommend
Awesome pool hall with incredibly cheap craft beer. Smoking permitted
Improv club downtown!
43 locals recommend
SAK Comedy Lab
29 S Orange Ave
43 locals recommend
Improv club downtown!
Dive. Not for the faint of heart.
12 locals recommend
Wally's On Mills
1001 N Mills Ave
12 locals recommend
Dive. Not for the faint of heart.
Small beer/wine bar in the back of a vintage furniture importer. Drink a $7 glass of wine while sitting in a $10000 chair. Usually has live music.
25 locals recommend
Imperial Wine Bar
1800 North Orange Avenue
25 locals recommend
Small beer/wine bar in the back of a vintage furniture importer. Drink a $7 glass of wine while sitting in a $10000 chair. Usually has live music.
This brewery is worth the drive!
40 locals recommend
Crooked Can Brewing Company
426 W Plant St
40 locals recommend
This brewery is worth the drive!
This is considered one of the top craft beer bars/breweries in the southeast.
48 locals recommend
Redlight Redlight
2810 Corrine Dr
48 locals recommend
This is considered one of the top craft beer bars/breweries in the southeast.

Essentials

Get a publix sub!
33 locals recommend
Publix Super Market at Colonialtown
1500 E Colonial Dr
33 locals recommend
Get a publix sub!

Shopping

Best record store in town.
17 locals recommend
Park Ave. CDs
17 locals recommend
Best record store in town.

Getting Around

central hub for our Lynx busses and Sunrail train
47 locals recommend
Lynx Central Station
455 N Garland Ave
47 locals recommend
central hub for our Lynx busses and Sunrail train