Orlandoans are always looking for new flavorful dining experiences, and this summer’s new additions definitely delivered. The season brought high temps and lots of change to Orlando, and our dining scene came out better than before.

From bagel spots to ice creameries to authentic Indian, Cantonese and Italian eateries, here are 19 of the hottest new restaurants in Orlando this summer.

Garden Tiger 1900 Alden Road, Orlando Garden Tiger, opened in early June, serves as a refreshing dining concept in the heart of Ivanhoe Village. The concept comes from the team behind local concepts like The Heavy, Porch Therapy and Janet’s Dry Humor. This arboreal eatery also offers small bites, drinks and live music. Credit: Photo via Garden Tiger/Instagram

Lazy Moon Maitland

441 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland
Opened late May, Lazy Moon’s Maitland outpost brings the area large slices of customizable pizzas and 30-inch pies to share. This location marks the chain’s third outpost in Florida offering massive pies, salads, soups, desserts and more. Credit: Photo via Lazy Moon
Lamp & Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails 1336 N. Mills Ave., Orlando After a much anticipated wait, Lamp & Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails finally opened its doors late May. The spot offers modern Asian-fusion bites, drinks and ambient interior design. The dimly lit eatery features an interior mural painted by Sumner Mormeneo and an exterior mural titled “Diversity Mural” painted by Cherie Bosela, which honors the lives lost during the Pulse Nightclub shooting and lives affected today by discrimination. Credit: Image via Thriving Hospitality
Coro 3022 Corrine Drive, Orlando “Absolutely incredible! The menu changes often based on what fresh ingredients are available which is awesome because each time we go back we would want to try new things. It’s rare to order a lot of shared plates and enjoy every single one. The flavors were so rich and unique!” — Kathryn P. Credit: Photo via Coro/Google Maps
Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream 120 Independence Lane, Maitland Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream opened its Maitland shop in early June, sharing unique homemade ice cream flavors. With a menu that changes monthly, Kelly’s is sure to have flavors to appease even the pickiest of ice cream lovers. Credit: Photo via Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream/Facebook

Pizza Bruno in Maitland Social

360 E. Horatio Ave., Maitland
This Pizza Bruno, located inside Maitland Social, offers its popular menu options including snacks like garlic knots, wings, meatballs and lemon ricotta. But we can’t forget about their unique pizza combinations with options like the vegan viva verde, crimson ghost, dirt nap and more. And if you’re ever wondering, “Why’s this take so dang long?” the craftspeople behind Pizza Bruno ask that you give the kitchen 30 to 45 minutes during peak hours to handcraft each pie to perfection. Credit: Photo via Pizza Bruno
BinBông 1200 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando With options like its crème brûlée coffee, cherry blossom cream coffee and salted cheese foam coffee, BinBông offers a Vietnamese-inspired sweets. Stop by for cute desserts like an egg crème tofu pudding in the shape of a bunny. Credit: Photo via Google Maps

Tom’s Watch Bar

8050 International Drive, Orlando
Sports bar Tom’s Watch Bar offers a full snacking menu with options like deep-dish nachos, crispy dill pickles and potstickers. Dining options like Tom’s famous prime rib dip, burgers, desserts and more are also on offer. The spot’s lengthy drink menu also hosts sips to keep your hands busy as you cheer on your team. Credit: Photo via Tom's Watch Bar/Facebook
Grazie Modern Italian Kitchen 3101 Corrine Drive, Orlando Grazie Modern Italian Kitchen opened in Orlando this summer in Bem Bom’s old space, and is now offering Italian cuisine ranging from modern selections to Italian staples.The spot’s menu highlights the authenticity of Italian cuisine with a variety of wood-fired pizzas, pastas, fresh seafood and cocktails. Credit: Photo via Grazie Modern Italian Kitchen/Instagram

Oza Izakaya

5310 Central Florida Parkway, Orlando
This modern take on Kyoto and Izakaya traditions brings eats like Tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs), smoked dashi ramen, Hokage salmon and more to town. Oza Izakaya soft opened mid June. Credit: Photo via Oza Izakaya
BluWave Sushi and Handroll Bar 54 W. Church St., Orlando This new sushi spot opened in June and now offers eats like miso soup, ginger salad, hand rolls, unique sushi rolls as well as classics. There’s also a sizable dessert menu featuring home-made Ube ice cream. Credit: Photo via Yelp

KŌRI Bakery & Dessert

721 N. Mills Ave., Orlando
KŌRI Bakery & Dessert highlights refreshingly authentic Japanese desserts and drinks in the heart of Orlando. This spot offers drinks like, Uji matcha from Japan, caffeine-free strawberry milk, Ceylon black tea from Sri Lanka, ChaTraMue Thai tea from Thailand, and a caffeine-free taro milk. The spot also serves desserts like shaved ice, milk bread and more. Credit: Photo via Yelp
Kai Kai 1110 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando Opened early July, Kai Kai hosts a variety of authentic Cantonese bites inside Mills Market. With more than 35 years of experience in the kitchen, owners Jackie and Jerry Lau have moved from their food truck and continue to serve up roast duck, dim sum, barbecued pork, a variety of dumpling options and more. Credit: rendering courtesy Jacob Portillo/Bento Group
M’ama Napoli Italian Bakery & Deli 965 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park Offering authentic Italian pastries, coffees and pizzas, M’ama Napoli Italian Bakery and Deli opened mid June. This eatery makes authentic pastries like Ferrero Rocher maritozzi, Nutella maritozzi, cannolis, bombolone and more. Credit: Photo via M'ama Napoli Italian Bakery & Deli/Instagram
Jeff’s Bagel Run 1332 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park | 11012 Daryl Carter Parkway, Orlando The locally loved breakfast chain Jeff’s Bagel Run is expanding across Central Florida. The Dr. Phillips location opened its doors early in June and the Winter Park location opened in late June. Credit: Photo via Jeff's Bagel Run/Instagram

Great Southern Food Box Hall

2105 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
The old Great Southern Box Co. building on the southeast corner of Princeton Street and North Orange Blossom Trail has been preserved and repurposed into a 22,400-square-foot food hall featuring an elevated plaza with outdoor green space (read: shade). Guests can expect A Lo Cubano, offering Cuban street food, Kabab2Go, offering Lebanese food, Kayos Jamaican Grill, Stack’d Brownies and many more. Credit: Photo via Great Southern Food Box Hall

Yao’s

15 Alafaya Woods Boulevard, Oviedo
Yao’s in Oviedo offers authentic Shanghainese cuisine and French elements to bring Yao’s to the forefront of Orlando’s culinary scene. The menu includes bites like spicy cucumber spirals, Pel Pel’s wonton soup, D’s dumplings, firecracker chicken fried rice and more. Credit: Photo via Yao's/Instagram
City Barbeque 108 S. Semoran Boulevard, Winter Park Opened this summer for the first time in Florida, City Barbeque specializes in classics like pulled pork sandwiches, beef brisket, ribs and even fried pickles. The chain’s claim to fame is that it smokes everything it serves itself, with the help of on-site smokers that run 24 hours a day at each location. Credit: Photo via City Barbeque/Facebook
Dada Indian Cuisine 2447 S. Orange Ave., Orlando Located in downtown Orlando, Dada Indian Cuisine is 100 percent halal and serves up a fresh authentic Indian buffet every day, promising high quality and fresh ingredients. Credit: Photo via Dada Indian Cuisine/Google Maps

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