Pho Bar, with a location at 1012 E. Colonial Drive in Mills 50, has opened its second outpost inside the former home of Nabe/Hinabe at 7988 Via Dellagio Way in Dr. Phillips … Davanti, a fine dining concept by Food Network Star alum Joshua Adam Garcia, aka Chef Jag, will open at the end of the year on the ground floor inside the Society Orlando high rise at 410 N. Orange Ave. downtown. Garcia will present a menu with French, Italian and Latin influences … Nearby, Hawaiian-inspired cafe Hula Mula will move into the space at 201 S. Orange Ave. later this year. The German import will present a diverse menu of sushi, pizza, burgers, rice bowls and smoothies.
Zen Dumpling, with locations in Waterford Lakes and Altamonte Springs, will continue its local expansion with new stores planned for Colonial Marketplace at 2915 E. Colonial Drive and 9782 Eagle Creek Center Blvd. in Lake Nona “sometime this year” … Baby John’s Ice Creamery, the latest in a string of new ice cream shops, has opened in the former Kos Coffee location at 129 W. Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park … Philly Pretzel Factory, the largest pretzel franchise in the country, is now serving traditional salted pretzels, bite-sized “rivets,” pretzel dogs and cheesesteak-stuffed poppers at Casselberry Commons at 1455 State Road 436.
Comfort and Crave, a cafeteria-style, pork-free, veg-friendly, soul food restaurant, has opened at 1142 W. State Road 436 in Altamonte Springs … Over in Mount Dora, Salt and Ember, a raw bar and seafood restaurant featuring prime steaks, caviar and a robust selection of new and old world wines, has opened at 322 Alexander St.
Cilantro Indian Cuisine has closed on Plant St. in Winter Garden and has moved to its new home inside Mirchi Indian Street Food at 1021 S. Dillard St. in Winter Garden.
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This article appears in July 15-21, 2026.
