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Combo indoor pickleball and bar concept Crush Yard opens first Florida outpost in Orlando area
The first Florida location for this ‘eatertainment’ chain.
Openings, Closings + Moves
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Nuri’s Tavern will bring thin, crackly-crusted tavern-style pizza to the downtown core next month
It’s popular throughout the Midwest, but in Orlando, ‘no one is doing this style of pizza.’
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Stuart and Bonnie’s, a new concept from Gideon’s Bakehouse; Baba Yaga Chicken Truck, by Red Panda Noodle; and more new Orlando restaurants
Restaurant openings and reopenings, plus tasty food events
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Sonny Nguyen’s Gyukatsu Rose soft-opens at East End Market this month
Serving gyukatsu, or Japanese fried beef cutlets
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Orlando’s Broken Strings Brewery closes for good
Broken Strings Brewery will throw a final party in the taproom fueled by free beer ‘until the kegs are empty’
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College Park Café announces reopening date and new name after Christmas Eve fire
The diner is on the comeback trail after a kitchen catastrophe.
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The Good Pour wine and spirits store to open in College Park
Guests can shop more than 5,000 varieties of wines, spirits, beer, seltzers, non-alcoholic beverages and a selection of gifts and goodies.
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Orlando eateries including Maxine’s, SoDough Square, Black Bean Deli and more to open at MCO
Plus a life-size gingerbread house, Gyukatsu Rose and Nola’s Ice Cream soft openings, and lots more local food news
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Dueling Chuan Lu Gardens cause ripples of confusion in Orlando’s Chinese restaurant landscape
‘Even after sending the cease and desist letter, we’re going to seriously think about changing the name.’
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This week Orlando gets two new pho bars, two new Greek tavernas, a Puerto Rican/Japanese fusion restaurant and more
Four former homes to much-loved restaurants get new tenants, and plenty of tasty food news
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Lorelei, a new wine bar from the pair behind Death in the Afternoon and Suffering Bastard, is coming to Mills 50
Expect ‘fun and delicious’ wines, a relaxed neighborhood vibe and an ambitious menu by chef Eric Norvelus.
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Five downtown Orlando clubs close, including Ember, Chillers and Irish Shannon’s
Four of the five venues were located in the same multi-floor building on Church Street
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Pom Moongauklang’s next moves, Noir Bar to open in North Quarter, Teak in Maitland becomes Jaspers Bar and Grill
Plus plenty more food news from all over Orlando
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Cowboy Curry is the next concept to open inside Orlando’s new Asian food hall Mills Market
Sorekara chef William Shen will commence plating his perfected curry recipe with Japanese wagyu and USDA Prime beef in early 2025
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King Bao’s Winter Park outpost to close later this month
Locations on Mills Avenue and East Colonial Drive will remain open
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New Portillo’s location to open this week here in Orlando
The Chicago-style street food hub adds a seventh Florida location
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New aperitif and wine bar Arden opens in Ivanhoe; Evergreen Juice Bar comes to South Eola in December
Tasty food news to chew on
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New dog bar BarkHaven now open in Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village
Unwind off leash
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Holiday pop-up bar dubbed the Reindeer Room takes over shuttered Jack and Honey’s Thornton Park space
Thornton Park gets markedly more merry
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Morimoto hosts ultra-exclusive ‘momokase’ dinner; Gatlin Hall Brewing rebrands as Runabout Brewing Kitchen and Raw Bar, and more Orlando food news
Openings, closings, and food events around town to chew on