I hadn’t motored out to Avalon Park or, as I like to call it, “the Orlando neighborhood that’s nowhere near Orlando,” since Brianto’s lured me to the eastern fringes many years ago for one of their boffo cheesesteaks. Not that the drive is without its roadside merits. The pair of steam-spewing cooling towers overlooking the master-planned […]
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Yumee Katsu wows Orlando with deep-fried panko-breaded cutlets
It’s crunch time on Edgewater Drive
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I-Drive’s Moon Wok Kitchen & Lounge slides through a menu of fetching Cantonese classics
Jerry and Jackie Lau lure customers down to the tourist zone with nearly four decades of Cantonese restaurant cooking experience
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Roma’s Bistro, inside a Casselberry gas station, fuels patrons with Honduran staples
Cooking with gas
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Kappo Tsan stands tall in a land of corporate-backed restaurant behemoths
Chef David Tsan takes on the Goliath of Disney-area restaurants — and wins
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GoodWay Cafe in Longwood works French flavors into plant-based fare
What lingers pleasantly in the bright, soothing room full of plants is a feel-good sensation
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Guntur Kitchen in Longwood blazes a trail with chili-inflected plates
Rajani Kanumuri’s dishes are a surefire path to a slow burn
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Seemo’s Shawarma will make your weekend dining decision quick and easy
Steak shawarma is wonderful stuff, chicken shawarma is ridiculous, and smashburger hits elite status
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The Baker’s Son in Kissimmee is proof that good bread runs in the family
Pinoy pastry power
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Casselberry’s Cafe De Wan inspires appetites with Turkish breakfasts, baked goods
Owner Habibe Sungun and her sister Esra work with what they’ve got
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Leiah in downtown Orlando combines tasting menu elegance with gastropub comfort
Artistic presentations of multi-course tastings — but also the finest pastrami sandwich in the city
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Karelyn’s Vegan bridges the gap between soul food and a health-conscious diet
Mushroom-based wings are ‘as finger-licking good as they are kind to chickens.’
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JJ’s Scratch Cocina morphs from a fast-casual to a full-service restaurant
Specializing in the cuisine of the Americas
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Osteria Ester, with refined spins on Italian-American staples, is an instant classic
Michael Cooper’s paean to Italian cuisine alla New Jersey feels like our very own Babbo
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Desi Bistro brings the heady delights of Bangladeshi cuisine to the UCF corridor
When it comes to cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, Bangladeshi fare has long been overshadowed in this city
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Slap Hand-Ripped Noodles are well worth the wait
Chef-owner Eric Yang’s signature three-way chili slap noodles hit hard
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Top Tables: The best new restaurants in Orlando
Our critic’s annual list of the 10 best eateries to open this year
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Daniel Gabor’s Alpine Bar and Grill tempts with Teutonic comfort
The chef’s modern German cuisine gets more comfy in Ocoee than it was in downtown Orlando
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Perla’s Pizza brings thin-crust ‘Florida Man’ pies and a thumping soundtrack to Winter Park
Only quibble: not enough bananas on the “It’s Bananas!” pie