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'Bar Rescue' host Jon Taffer brings new Taffer's Tavern outpost to Orlando

It will be the chain’s very first Florida location.

By Sarah Lynott

May 15, 2024

Taffer’s Tavern, a full-service restaurant and bar concept by Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer, is coming to Orlando’s International Drive this winter. The new outpost, which will be the chain’s very first Florida location, is primed to open at 9101 International Drive in Pointe Orlando this winter, according to an announcement by Taffer’s Tavern...

'Bar Rescue' host Jon Taffer brings new Taffer's Tavern outpost to Orlando

Lamp + Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails finally joins Orlando’s culinary scene this month

Spill the Thai tea and throw some shade

By Houda Eletr
May 14, 2024
Domu's Sonny Nguyen will open Rion’s Ocean Room and Gyukatsu Rose under the newly formed Small Food Group

The two-in-one concept will specialize in 'poke by the pound,' Japanese fried beef cutlets and a la carte seafood snacks.

By Faiyaz Kara
May 10, 2024
Family-friendly Burrow Cafe and Play to open in Mills 50, multi-venue 73,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor Live! At Pointe Orlando opens this fall

Plus new tacos, ice cream and plenty more restaurant and bar openings around town

By Faiyaz Kara
May 8, 2024
East End Market hosts East Meets West market to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

East Meets West brings Asian American Pacific Islander heritage to the food hall.

By Chloe Greenberg
May 7, 2024
Orlando Taco and Margarita Festival comes to the Central Florida Fairgrounds this weekend

The fest will feature more than 50 local vendors dishing out bites and booze.

By Chloe Greenberg
May 7, 2024
Lazy Moon Pizza sets opening date for new Maitland location

This will be Lazy Moon's third location around town.

By Chloe Greenberg
May 6, 2024
New Orlando restaurants to try this weekend: Thai street food, AYCE sushi, 'Orlando's only authentic German restaurant' downtown

Plus macarons in the Packing District, Cloudhop Bakeshop in SoDo and more.

By Faiyaz Kara
May 2, 2024
10th Annual Mount Dora Blueberry Fest, Ravenous Pig unveils new look, BOGO Plantees and more Orlando food events this week

Including the most important blueberry pie-eating contest of the year.

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 25, 2024
Orlando openings and closings: I-Drive gets Tom's Watch Bar, Dancing Yeti brings Nepalese cuisine, Grazie Modern Italian Kitchen heads to Audubon Park and more

Brand-new spots for burgers, Indian eats, homemade ice cream and more.

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 25, 2024
Icon Park welcomes three new dining concepts to its food hall

The hall is set to shift its focus from traditional 'grab-n-go' dining to authentic international eats.

By Chloe Greenberg
Apr 25, 2024
Winter Park-based Tijuana Flats closes 10 Florida stores following bankruptcy filing

The company announced it has filed for bankruptcy because the chain is at a 'critical juncture.'

By Chloe Greenberg
Apr 23, 2024
Brain freeze: Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream opens second Orlando-area location this weekend

The dessert your chemistry teacher chooses on their day off.

By Sarah Harwell
Apr 19, 2024
Open House and Oh Hey Cafe open on Lee Road, Bar Kada opens next to Soseki in Winter Park, and Kōri opens soon in Mills 50

Orlando food news you can chew on

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 17, 2024
Join The Za-Boo-Zays for a 'Southern Brunch' at Judson's Live this weekend

Chicken and waffles, blueberry cobbler, and short ribs and grits will be on offer

By Sarah Harwell
Apr 17, 2024
The Hammered Lamb faces business hit after Orlando Sentinel shares incorrect health inspection data

The Hammered Lamb was neither inspected nor shut down

By Chloe Greenberg
Apr 17, 2024
Ricky Ly stages fundraiser for World Central Kitchen, Corks + Forks returns and more food events in Orlando

Things to do and all things food

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 12, 2024
Orlando restaurant openings and closings: Baklava shop Blue Amphora, all-you-can-eat sushi at Sushi Yama and Dominican eats from Los Tres Golpes

New spots around town for baklava, endless sushi, empanadas stuffed with fried cheese and plenty more

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 12, 2024
'Top Chef' star Fabio Viviani's Chuck Lager America's Tavern is now open in Orlando

The eatery aims to stay true to the American 'melting pot' theme

By Sarah Harwell
Apr 11, 2024
Orlando's Sushi Saint and Zaru receive Michelin Bib Gourmand nods

The restaurants present meals of qood quality. But a good value?

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 11, 2024
Hope you’re hungry for Orlando's Foodie Choice Awards Finale happening this month at Kaya

The fiercest of local food face-offs

By Sarah Harwell
Apr 10, 2024

Dispensary Directory

Woodstock Medicinal Doctors of Florida

6965 Piazza Grande Ave., Suite 208

Trulieve Orlando Millenia

4192 Conroy Road, #111

Chronic Guru Dispensary and Lounge

16 W. Pine St.

Trulieve Orlando Colonial

11291 E. Colonial Drive

Sunnyside Medical Cannabis Dispensary Fern Park

134 Fernwood Blvd.

Winter Park Area

AYR Cannabis Dispensary Winter Park

7390 Aloma Ave.

Winter Park Area

Sunburn Cannabis

11551 University Blvd, Orlando, FL. 32817

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Great Southern Food Box Hall
Princeton Street and North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
The old Great Southern Box Company building on the southeast corner of Princeton Street and North Orange Blossom Trail is being preserved and repurposed into a 22,400-square-foot food hall featuring an elevated plaza with outdoor green space (read: shade). Hospitality HQ, run by award-winning chef Akhtar Nawab, whose restaurant Alta Calidad in Brooklyn earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2018, has been selected to operate the hall with 11 vendors focusing on "immigrant cuisine."

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5. Morimoto Asia
1600 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista
"The place is pricy! I'll just start with that. The food is so so good though.
For drinks I got the 'Kyuri & Spicy.' This drink was AMAZING! The spice comes from the ginger, so it's a sharp spice, but it doesn't linger. The cucumber comes to the rescue and gives of a well deserved cooling effect. The drink is very balanced.
Husband started with the 'Soto' Sake. VERY good! Light and refreshing! A bit dangerous because he could drink it in two gulps, it was that good. So be aware! The sakes here are incredibly smooth." – Chelsea R.

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Pom Pom's Teahouse & Sandwicheria
67 N. Bumby Ave., Orlando
This beloved local sandwich salon features themed gourmet sandwiches and unique salads, with an entire menu under $15. Go crazy with one of their beefier pressed sandwiches like the Big Daddy's Triple Decker, keep it light with The Cobb or indulge your sweet tooth with a Colossal PB&J. Late-night hours on the weekend.

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