Summer’s a big season for the culinarily inclined, and we’ve seen lots of change in Orlando’s food scene so far this year. While exciting new places to eat filter in, we are, as always, faced with some tough goodbyes.
Decades-old diners, celebrity-fueled chicken, food hall stars and more have bid Orlando farewell this summer.
Listed below are nine Orlando eateries that have closed in the past couple of
months.
4724 Millenia Plaza Way D, Orlando
Pho 813, located on Millenia Plaza Way, closed its doors for good this summer. Owner John Zhao wants to focus on expanding Bakery 1908, which is located at 2021 E. Colonial Drive and dishes out authentic Asian baked goods and savory bites including dim sum and dumplings. Credit: Image via Google Maps
1412 Alden Road, Orlando
The second-floor French brasserie that was the first eatery to open in the highly anticipated City Food Hall both opened and closed its doors this year. It shuttered this year after being officially open for just over a few months in Ivanhoe Village. Credit: Photo by Matt Keller Lehman
1242 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando
After 13 years in service in Mills 50, LA Boiling Seafood Crabs & Crawfish closed its doors for good in June. Credit: Image via Google Maps
3335 Curry Ford Road, Orlando
Daybreak Diner abruptly closed its doors in late June, marking a jarring end to 27 years in business. This left a big void in both locals’ stomachs and the Dover Shores Shopping Center — which is expected to be filled by the upcoming Johnny’s Diner. Credit: Photo via Curry Ford West/Facebook
818 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park
Chicken Guy!, the fried chicken chain restaurant from celebrity chef and Food Network star Guy Fieri and Planet Hollywood CEO and restaurateur Robert Earl, officially closed its Winter Park location. Last year, the franchise faced eviction over unpaid rent of more than $38,000. A three-day notice was issued twice before the eviction notice was filed in Orange County court in March. The 818 S. Orlando Ave. location first opened in 2021, following the chain’s first Central Florida location opening at Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs in 2018. Credit: Photo via Google Maps
2304 Edgewater Drive, Orlando
College Park Diner — one of the oldest eateries in Orlando at the time of shuttering — permanently closed in June. The diner was ordered to close temporarily due to health code violations, according to state inspection records, and they ultimately decided to close permanently, as reported by Bungalower. Credit: Photo via College Park Café/Facebook
2105 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
Located within Great Southern Box Co. Food Hall, which opened May 2024, Nepalese eatery Dancing Yeti officially closed this summer. It is survived by the hall’s A Lo Cubano (Cuban street food), Antica Pizza (Neapolitan pizza), Braza (Brazilian barbecue) and more. Credit: Photo via The Great Southern Box Company Food Hall/Instagram
629 E. Central Blvd., Orlando
After 11 years of serving its contemporary brand of Southern fare, Soco closed permanently in late May. The concept by real estate developer Craig Ustler and chef Greg Richie matched the lifespan of the space’s predecessor, Hue. In food and dining critic Faiyaz Kara’s 2015 review, he said the restaurant’s “imaginative, sometimes fanciful, takes on classic Southern staples are of the sort one would see on East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, not East Central Boulevard in Orlando.” Credit: Photo via Soco Restaurant/Instagram
862 Orlando Ave., Winter Park
Hummus House in Winter Park closed its doors after nearly a decade of serving its brand of fast-casual Mediterranean fare along Orlando Avenue. Credit: Photo via Google Maps
2401 Curry Ford Road, Orlando
Vegan eatery Leguminati has shuttered inside the Hourglass Market after 10 years. The spot served up decadent vegan fare, including wraps — with the glittering crown jewel being their much-healthier-than-Taco-Bell take on the iconic crunchwrap — burgers, sandwiches, bagels and beer to wash it all down. It closed in late August.
Credit: Photo via Leguminati Vegan Eatery/Facebook
1688 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee
Mr. J Hand-Pulled Noodle has served its last bowl in Ocoee. It opened back in 2023 and was the subject of a favorable and flavorful OW restaurant review. Credit: Photo by Rob Bartlett
6327 International Drive, Orlando
Orlando’s oldest teppanyaki restaurant, Shōgun Japanese Steakhouse, closed in August inside the Rosen Inn on I-Drive. Credit: Google Maps
646 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park
Soho Juice Co., on the corner of Fairbanks and South Orlando avenues, has closed after serving Winter Park for eight years. Credit: Google Maps
110 N. Orlando Ave. Suite 1, Maitland
Melt Brownie has closed, less than a year after opening in the former Sourdough Bread House space in Maitland. Credit: Google Maps