Best Rotating Sandwich Menu: Orlando Meats

Orlando Meats

Every visit to Orlando Meats is completely different. Their constantly rotating roster of meaty contraptions is typically stuffed with mysterious names, like Dee Is a Bird or Tokyo Drift. (Doesn’t matter if you get it, just try it.) But there are also a few regular staples that will always keep coming back, like the Breakfast Burger – which only comes one way and don’t you even think about asking for it well-done, you giant loser – and the Shake Hands With Beef, which is exactly what it sounds like, baby.

Food and Drink: Orlando's best coffee shops, restaurants, food trucks and more

Best Bakery: Valhalla Bakery

1. Valhalla Bakery, valhallabakery.com

2. Se7en Bites, se7enbites.com

3. Buttermilk Bakery, buttermilk-bakery.com

Best Barbecue Restaurant: 4 Rivers Smokehouse

1. 4 Rivers Smokehouse, 4rsmokehouse.com

2. Pig Floyd's Urban Barbakoa, pigfloyds.com

3. Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ, bubbalous.com

Best Beer for Bands: Namesake beers for local bands at Ten10 Fest

Namesake beers for local bands at Ten10 Fest

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Live music at a brewery isn't exactly a new concept, but Ten10 Brewing Co. on Virginia Drive went a step beyond for their Ten10 Fest this past October. In addition to inviting 10 mostly local bands to throw an all-day hootenanny in their back parking lot, they invited five of those bands to brew their own signature suds to serve. From American Party Machine's Fireball cinnamon whiskey-inspired red ale to Fat Night's hibiscus-infused pale ale, the variety of brews gave the festival a little extra local love that we hope to see replicated again.