Best Of 2023

Want to get your fruit snack on? Consider planting some native edible fruit trees. Nick's Edibles — a public Facebook group run by Nick Finan — is a trustworthy and exciting fruit tree nursery and venture, and Nick will happily help you with any questions you may have regarding fruit trees. Try out the local Hog Plum Trees, or perhaps one of the many unusual delicious varieties of mangoes which grow well here in sunny Florida. (Trust us, until you've eaten a truly ripe mango off the tree, as opposed to those pale-fleshed footballs they sell in grocery stores, you have not actually eaten a mango.) The Nick's Edibles Facebook group is also full of members of the area's brimming rare fruit tree societies. Ask a question there and we are willing to bet you'll get several responses within minutes, and possibly some invitations to go on over and check out their backyard trees.

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Best of Orlando 2023: Shopping and Retail

Best of Orlando 2023: Shopping and Retail

1st: Orange Tree Antiques Mall, orangetreeantiques.com

2nd: The Owl's Attic, theowlsattic.com

3rd: The Lovely, thelovelyboutiquemarket.com

1st: Orange Cycle, orangecycleorlando.com

2nd: Kyle's Bike Shop, kylesbikeshop.net

3rd: Bicikleta Bike Shop, bicikletabikeshop.com

1st: Lily's Bridal Outlet, lilysbridal.com

2nd: The Collection Bridal, thecollectionbridal.com

3rd: Calvet Couture Bridal, calvetcouture.com

1st: FLUENT Cannabis Dispensary, getfluent.com

2nd: Smoke Pharmacy, smokepharmacy.com

3rd: Blue Lotus Wellness and CBD Boutique, bluelotuswellnessandcbd.com

1st: Corona Cigar Company Diamond Crown Lounge, coronacigar.com

2nd: Nora's Sugar Shack Beer Wine and Cigars, norassugarshack.com

3rd: Corona Cigar Company Drew Estate Lounge, coronacigar.com

Best Comic Book Shop
Gods & Monsters | photo by Matt Keller Lehman

1st: Gods and Monsters, godmonsters.com

2nd: Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse, theblackbirdroost.com

3rd: Coliseum of Comics, coliseumofcomics.com

The building at 1500 Formosa Ave. was built in 1952 and originally served as a neighborhood grocery.
illustration by Matthew Movens via Orlando Vintage on Facebook
The building at 1500 Formosa Ave. was built in 1952 and originally served as a neighborhood grocery.

1st: Orlando Vintage Clothing and Costume, orlandovintage.com

2nd: Embellish FX, embellishfx.com

3rd: Paper Goat Post, papergoatpost.com

Best Eyewear Boutique
Photo courtesy of Warby Parker

1st: Warby Parker, warbyparker.com

2nd: Eola Eyes, eolaeyes.com

3rd: SEE Eyewear, seeeyewear.com

1st: Sam Flax, samflaxorlando.com

2nd: Colonial Photo and Hobby, Inc. cphfun.com

3rd: Let Us Frame It, letusframeit.com