Orlando’s been struck by the loss of several long-loved eateries and drinking spaces across town, despite our hope for the new restaurants coming our way. It’s been a tumultuous season for many businesses — even those with Michelin approval — most of whom have attributed their sudden closures to financial downturn and lack of foot traffic.
Here are 15 Orlando restaurants and bars that closed this summer.
1420 Alden Road, Orlando
Ivanhoe Village wine bar Arden closed a year after opening just across from the neighborhood’s City Food Hall. Credit: Google Maps
68 E. Pine St., Orlando
Orlando bar The Attic announced in May it would close its doors for good after 16 years in the space, adding to a long string of nightlife venue closures downtown in recent months. The decision to close came after rising costs in order to operate the club with a “lack of meaningful support or solutions from local leadership and city officials,” The Attic team wrote in a social media announcement on May 26. Credit: The Attic/Facebook
68 E. Pine St., Orlando
The Treehouse 18-and-up bar closed alongside The Attic after just over a decade in the space downtown.
1905 N. Orange Ave., Orlando
The award-winning adults-only dessert restaurant that lived in Ivanhoe Village for more than 10 years closed its doors earlier this summer. It was locals’ go-to spot for decadent cocktails, date-night ambience and phallic sweet treats. Credit: Better Than Sex/Facebook
190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood
After an intriguing menu reveal and only about two months in business, Holy City Zoo BBQ closed down in early June. Credit: Google Maps
131 N. Orange Ave., Orlando
This downtown Orlando brewhouse had long provided cold drinks, hot eats and a comfortable space to watch local and larger sports games. The taproom shut its doors in May, a closure which some local news outlets speculate was tied to larger financial troubles that are plaguing many of the nightlife (and otherwise) businesses downtown as the city aims to deemphasize alcohol sales and prioritize a family-friendly atmosphere. Credit: Google Maps
151 E. Welbourne Ave., Winter Park
Cocina 214, the Tex-Mex restaurant with a Dallas area code in its name, hung it up after 15 years of serving Winter Park. Credit: courtesy image
2840 Curry Ford Road, Orlando
Popular Peruvian eatery (and two-time Michelin Star-awardee) Papa Llama closed for good in August. The restaurant, located in an unassuming strip mall, opened back in 2019 under the culinary oversight of Kevin and Maria Ruiz. It started as a pop-up tenant at East End Market before blooming into a beloved brick-and-mortar nearly 10 years ago. Credit: Papa Llama/Google Maps
745 N. Magnolia Ave., Orlando
Popular late-night eats destination Los Tres Golpes closed suddenly in downtown Orlando in August. The spot specialized in Dominican flavor fused with New York–style eats. Customers frequented the eatery late into the night (it didn’t close until 4 a.m. on weekends) to grab dishes like chopped cheese, chimichurri beef smash tacos, Dominican pizzas and more nighttime-approved munchies.
Credit: Los Tres Golpes/Google Maps
1030 N. Mills Ave., Orlando
The plant-based fast-food restaurant owned by hospitality group Team Market Group left Orlando to set up in Arizona. Plantees, located next to nightlife spots Will’s Pub and Lil Indie’s, opened in the space in 2022. It’s been replaced by smashburger joint Jay Lucy’s, so non-vegan that even the fries are fried in tallow. Credit: Chloe Greenberg
2807 E. South St., Orlando
The brewhouse lived in the Milk District at 2807 E. South St. for just about five years, but it’s been around since early 2019. Credit: Twelve Talons Beerworks
480 N. Orlando Ave., Winter Park
Chef Mario Pagan burst onto the scene in 2023 with Chayote, his first restaurant outside Puerto Rico and one celebrating the heritage and culinary footprint of Latin cuisine. It was an Orlando Weekly Top Table of 2023, for its “stylistic fusion” and “cohesive, striking design.” The restaurant closed in May. It’s been replaced by The Grove Bar + Kitchen. Credit: Winter Park Village
4205 Curry Ford Road, Orlando
After opening back in 2022, Bad As’s Burgers’ Curry Ford outpost shut its doors this spring. However, owner John Collazo has merged its menu into the Milk District’s still-standing Bad As’s Sandwiches menu. Credit: Bad As's Burgers
1514 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista
The longtime Disney Springs eatery announced its permanent closure late this summer, which will effectively end the celebrity chef’s culinary reign at the attraction.
