Best Restaurant Overall

Photo by Matt Keller Lehman

1st: Hollerbach's German Restaurant, hollerbachs.com
For over 20 years, Hollerbach's in Sanford has provided residents of Central Florida authentic German cuisine from creamy obatzda teller to glistening German chocolate cake. We highly recommend the gurkensalat and sweet red cabbage along with a pint of Helles bier. Diners can celebrate with live German Polka Thursday through Sunday hosted by Hollerbach's in-house performers Jimmy and Eckhard, who play the spoons, the Alpine bells and Alpine horn. Hollerbach's is also home to a rooftop Biergarten, the new Art Haus gallery and the nearby German Market where you can purchase German candy and Trachten threads.

2nd: Linda's La Cantina, lindaslacantina.com

3rd: High Tide Harry's, hightideharrys.com

Previous Winners

2023

Prato

Best of Orlando® 2022: Food and Dining

Local Legends: Jason and Sue Chin

This (super)power couple must have the ability to freeze time, because somehow they split their energies among all the entities in their Good Salt Restaurant Group, including Seito Sushi, The Osprey, Reyes Mezcaleria and The Monroe. The Chins are staunch supporters of local chef talent and front-of-house rockstars, and they're steady builders of Orlando's fine dining scene.

Best Altamonte Springs Restaurant

1st: Santiago's Bodega, santiagosbodega.com

2nd: Seasons 52, seasons52.com

3rd: Tibby's New Orleans Kitchen, tibbys.com

Best Audubon Park or Baldwin Park Restaurant

1st: Domu, domufl.com

2nd: Winter Park Biscuit Co., winterparkbiscuitco.com

3rd: Seito Sushi Baldwin Park, seitosushibp.com

Best Bakery

1st: The Glass Knife, theglassknife.com
Not content to simply present an array of sweet treats to be boxed up and whisked away to a workplace breakroom, The Glass Knife elevates the confectionary experience to an encounter with delicate and delectable art.

2nd: Gideon's Bakehouse, gideonsbakehouse.com

3rd: Se7en Bites, se7enbites.com