Orlando has seen its fair share of beloved restaurant closings recently, and while we mourn the loss of some local favorites, there’s still plenty to look forward to. And after a slate of back-to-back hurricanes and unending hurdles, small businesses and restaurants could use your patronage more than ever.

Find Korean fried chicken, authentic Japanese desserts, dinner bistros, wineries and more on this list of 15 new restaurants that have opened in Orlando so far this fall. 

The Winery and Tasting Room

8395 International Drive, Orlando
Owned by University of Central Florida graduate and Brewlando creator Shara Pathak, The Winery and Tasting Room offers a rotating menu of seven on-tap craft brews from the flagship location. More than 50 wines from across the globe and charcuterie board pairings are among the offerings at the new taproom. Credit: Photo courtesy The Winery and Tasting Room
KŌRI Bakery & Dessert 721 N. Mills Ave., Orlando KŌRI Bakery & Dessert highlights refreshingly authentic Japanese desserts and drinks in the heart of Orlando. This spot offers drinks like Uji matcha from Japan, caffeine-free strawberry milk, Ceylon black tea from Sri Lanka, ChaTraMue Thai tea from Thailand, and a caffeine-free taro milk. KŌRI also serves desserts like shaved ice, milk bread and more. Credit: Photo via KŌRI Bakery & Dessert/Instagram
City Food Hall 1412 Alden Road, Orlando City Food Hall in Ivanhoe Village is poised to open late September where The Hall on the Yard once stood, and Danilo’s Pasta Bar chef DJ Tagalin is joining forces with Soseki’s Michael Collantes on three concepts inside the two-story space: Chez Les Copains, a classic French brasserie, Asin – a Filipino chef’s tasting counter, and a reboot of Collantes’ Taglish but with a whole new menu overseen by Tagalin. Other vendors setting up shop inside the two-story food hall are Ramen Takagi and egg sandwich outfit Egg Dose. Credit: Image via Google Maps
Raising Cane’s 100 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park The Louisiana-style chicken finger purveyor earlier this year announced it will open its first three Central Florida locations in 2024. Raising Cane’s opened its first Orlando location last November not far from Walt Disney World. Now, we finally have the newest spot serving up fried chicken goodness in Winter Park. Credit: Photo via Raising Cane's
Soulful Collective 7484 University Blvd., Winter Park Kwame Boakye has brought two of his concepts — Cow & Cheese and That Wing Spot — together under one roof in Winter Park. Dubbed the Soulful Collective, the smashburger and chicken wing joints cohabitate in the former Capital Tacos space on University Boulevard near Goldenrod Road in Winter Park. Cow & Cheese in Maitland and That Wing Spot in SoDo continue to operate normally. Credit: Photo via Cow & Cheese/Google Maps

Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza

7541 W Sand Lake Road, Orland
Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza has opened a second Orlando-area location, this one in the old Chronic Tacos space at 7541 W. Sand Lake Road in the Fountains Plaza in Dr. Phillips. If you go, get the Coffee Paolo pizza. Credit: Photo via Google Maps
Epilogue 10100 Dream Tree Blvd., Lake Buena Vista Epilogue, a new adult-only speakeasy pop-up, has opened its Art Deco-style doors to pour craft cocktails at Four Seasons Resort Orlando. Boasting a library-inspired theme with menus shaped like books, homages to Florida’s farming past and “unique mixology techniques,” Epilogue promises an intimate lounge experience stirred up with swanky atmosphere. Guests can order from the menu of themed drinks, which includes five classic “Prohibition-era” cocktails and eight specialty beverages that nod to the era of Gatsby and flappers. Credit: Photo via Four Seasons Press Room
Mandola’s Italian Kitchen 601 Maitland Blvd., Maitland Mandola’s Italian Kitchen is now open at the Trelago Market in Maitland. The chain created by Damian Mandola, co-founder of Carrabba’s Italian Grill, currently has nine other locations in Texas and Florida. Credit: Image via Mandola's Italian Kitchen/Google Maps

Sixty Vines

7760 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando
The city’s second location of Sixty Vines, the NoCal-inspired boîte with a menu of pizzas, pastas, charcuterie boards and healthy-ish mains, is now open in the space that long held Roy’s Restaurant in the Plaza Venezia in Dr. Phillips. Credit: Photo via Sixty Vines Sand Lake/Instagram

Corazón by Baires

8126 International Drive, Orlando
Corazón by Baires, billed as “an immersive dining experience blending international culinary techniques with a diverse range of fresh ingredients to create Latin American-inspired dishes” is now open on I-Drive. The 12,000-square-foot restaurant promises “magical focal points from every seat.” Credit: Photo via Corazón by Baires/Facebook
Chi-Kin 5845 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Windermere Known for captivating customers with bold flavor, signature sauces and “im-peck-able” Korean flair, the fan-favorite fried chicken joint Chi-Kin has opened a second location in Windermere. With the same mouth-watering menu and a few new surprises, this spot provides an additional location for Chi-Kin lovers to go instead of having to wing it without their beloved bites. Credit: Photo via Chi-Kin/Instagram
Rion’s Ocean Room and Gyukatsu Rose East End Market Sonny Nguyen, the man behind highly lauded ramen-ya Domu and kushiyaki house Tori Tori, is launching a new restaurant collective dubbed the Small Food Group that will unveil a two-in-one restaurant concept in three phases later this year. This fall, Nguyen will open Rion’s Ocean Room, a casual seafood counter named after his first-born daughter, specializing in poke-by-the-pound similar to the poke joints found on Oahu. The second concept, Gyukatsu Rose, will introduce gyukatsu, or Japanese fried beef cutlets, to the masses at the end of the year. Credit: Photo by Rob Bartlett
Kaleidoscope 712 E. Washington St., Orlando Kaleidoscope, a restaurant and bar offering breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, is now open in the old Garden Bistro/Island Time space in Thornton Park. The spot is currently in soft-opening mode through November. Credit: Photo via Kalaidoscope/Facebook
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Fuji Sushi 249 W. State Road 436, Altamonte Springs After closing its location on Lee Road in Winter Park this summer, Fuji Sushi has reopened in the old Something Fishy space on State Road 436 in Altamonte Springs. The building that housed Fuji Sushi in Winter Park, as well as the building next door, are being demolished to pave way for a new fine dining Indian concept by Amit Kumar, the man behind Bombay Street Kitchen and Aashirwad. Credit: image via Google Maps