Summer’s soon to be on its way out — so, what are we looking forward to? Cool(ish) weather and a ton of sparkling new restaurants set to open throughout the rest of 2024.

We’re looking at new Chicago dog chains, seafood counters, garden bistros, unconventional pizza and more. Here are 24 of the most anticipated new restaurants set to open in Orlando this fall. 

June will draw inspiration from Ki’is in Riviera Maya Credit: Image via kiiskanai.com
Black Bean Deli Winter Garden 126 W. Plant St., Winter Garden Already stationed at two spots in Orlando and Winter Park, Black Bean Deli is set to open a new Winter Garden location in the former home of NY Bagel Deli & Pizza. Known for its authentic Cuban dishes and casual, modern atmosphere, Black Bean Deli has long maintained the title of local favorite. Credit: Photo via Black Bean Deli/Facebook
Portillo’s Waterford Lakes Town Center Portillo’s, the iconic Chicago-style hot dog chain, is set to open a new location at the Waterford Lakes Town Center by the end of the year. The 7,800-square-foot restaurant will seat 190 guests inside and 40 on the patio. It will also have double drive-thru lanes. Credit: Photo via Portillo's/Facebook

Sparrow

807 N. Orange Ave., Orlando
Sparrow, a 1,978-square-foot wine bar and lounge, will be located about 100 feet away from Reyes Mezcaleria and will present a focused menu drawing on executive chef/partner Wendy Lopez’s heritage (her great grandfather, “Papa Chema,” was Spanish). But flavors and techniques from Portugal, Italy and France will also pepper the bill of fare with continental classics like tortilla Española, patatas bravas, jamón ibérico and conservas served alongside bacalhau croquetas, cacio e pepe and prawn de bourgogne. Credit: courtesy Sue Chin
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
Burrow Cafe and Play 618 N. Mills Ave., Orlando This new spot combines an adult space and child-friendly play areas in the former Russian Ballet space near Colonial Photo & Hobby. Designed by the team behind Mosonori and Tori Tori, the Mills 50 café serves Lineage coffee, beer, wine, seltzers, non-alcoholic beverages and grab-and-go snacks. Co-owners Morgan Claytor and Jovana Bratonozic aim to provide a welcoming environment for families to connect, work and play in one spot. Burrow Cafe and Play offers imaginative outdoor kids’ play areas and is expected to host regular food truck events. Credit: rendering by GDP Design Build/via The Burrow Cafe and Play, Instagram
Zen Dumpling 423 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando Zen Dumpling, the Jacksonville-based restaurant specializing in soup dumplings, fluffy pan-fried bao and boba tea, opened a new location this spring in the old Moe’s Southwest Grill space in Waterford Lakes. Credit: Photo via Zen Dumpling/Google Maps
Kaleidoscope 712 E. Washington St., Orlando Look for Kaleidoscope, a restaurant and bar offering breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, to open in the old Garden Bistro/Island Time space in Thornton Park later this year. Credit: Photo via Kaleidoscope/Facebook
Hikiniku to Sumi Juju, 700 Maguire Blvd., Orlando Chef Lewis Lin will introduce Japanese Hamburg steaks, or hambagu, in a lunchtime subconcept at Juju’s kappo bar called Hikiniku to Sumi. The ground Japanese wagyu will be grilled over binchotan coals and served over steamed koshi-hikari rice that Lin says will be made in a traditional clay donabe pot. Credit: Photo via Lewis Lin
Imperial Kitchen and Wine Bar 136 S. Park Ave., Winter Park The Imperial is aiming to return to Winter Park by fall, one year after its location on Morse Boulevard closed its doors. The American style bar and kitchen, which serves wine and beer in addition to a full lunch and dinner menu, moved out of its former Winter Park space in October 2023. Now, it will take over the Park Avenue space formerly occupied by the Parkview. Credit: Image via Google Maps

Nabe

7988 Via Dellagio Way, Orlando
Lewis Lin (Susuru, Juju) will have a busy year ahead of him with Mao Mao opening in the fall but, prior to the handroll eatery, he and investor partners Khoa Nguyen and Keren Swanson will open this 100-seater specializing in wagyu shabu-shabu next door to Peperoncino in the Dellagio Town Center. Nabe will also offer premium seafood, as well as cocktails and a sake program. Nola’s Ice Cream will be situated in front of the almost 3,000-square-foot space. Credit: Image via Google Maps
Palm Beach Meats 3421 S. Orange Ave., Orlando Palm Beach Meats will open this fall in the SoDo space recently vacated by Hungry Pants. And like the original coastal operation, Palm Beach Meats Orlando will sell cuts of the prized protein, including Australian and domestic brands, to avid beef connoisseurs and cook them up as well. A menu of burgers, cheesesteaks, sandwiches, hot dogs, burritos and, yes, steaks will be offered. Credit: Faiyaz Kara
Hui Lau Shan 831 N. Mills Ave., Orlando An Orlando outpost of Hong Kong-based dessert chain Hui Lau Shan is expected to open later this fall. The shop, with locations all over the world, specializes in all things mango and all things sweet. Credit: Photo via Hui Lau Shan/Instagram

Perla’s Pizza

959 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park
Michael Collantes is resuscitating Perla’s Pizza, the pie concept he started with Christian Ziegler in February 2021 before dissolving shortly after. Ziegler took over Perla’s space on Virginia Drive and reopened it as Ziggie’s Pizza. But, later this year, Collantes will open Perla’s Pizza v2.0 two doors down from his omakase house Soseki, and next door to his sake lounge Bar Kada, in Winter Park. The spot specialized in nonconformist pies, featuring unconventional toppings like pineapple jam and bananas. Credit: Photo via LoopNet

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 Yelp

Crush Yard

7840 W. Irlo Bronson Highway, Orlando
The Charleston-based pickleball “eatertainment” venue Crush Yard will open toward the end of the year near Disney. In addition to indoor pickleball courts, the boob-tube-heavy space will house a modern restaurant plating “elevated comfort food” and will offer 36 beers on tap as well as wine and cocktails. Credit: Photo via avenueeventgroup.com
Taffer’s Tavern 9101 International Drive, Orlando Taffer’s Tavern, a full-service restaurant and bar concept by Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer, is coming to Orlando’s International Drive this winter. The new outpost, which will be the chain’s very first Florida location, will offer signature drinks, comfort food and tavern classics, and an “inviting and warm ambience.” Credit: Photo via Taffer's Tavern/Facebook
Live! at the Pointe Orlando 9101 International Drive, Orlando This new 73,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor dining and entertainment experience is heading to I-Drive this fall. The complex will bring food and beverages, entertainment and nightlife scenes, all wrapped up in a “block party” environment. Live! at the Pointe will be centered around the Live! Plaza courtyard, which will act as a living room environment for special events, sports-watching, live music and year-round festivals. Venues in the complex will include Houndsmen English Lounge, Shark Bar, Sports & Social and PBR Cowboy Bar. Credit: Image via Cordish Companies
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
Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls 2 S. Orange Ave., Orlando Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls, the Maryland-based chain, will serve both Maine- and Connecticut-style lobster rolls from the former Embassy Irish Bar space downtown. Credit: Photo via Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls/Facebook
Moso Nori 1100 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park Four-time James Beard Award nominee Henry Moso will open a handroll bar serving a variety of temaki in a 2,456-square-foot space designed by GDP, the firm behind such fetching venues as Tori Tori, the Moderne and Haan Coffee. Moso Nori will feature an island bar with 30-plus seats where Moso and his chefs will serve cylindrical rolls fashioned from premium roasted Japanese nori and filled with everything from dry-aged fish to foie gras to vegetables, ranging in price from $5 to $12. Sake, beer, wine and sake-based cocktails will also be served. It’s slated to open in October. Credit: Courtesy photo
Parea Greek Taverna 111 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland Maitland may finally get a restaurant worthy of the prominent space at the intersection of Horatio and South Orlando avenues. Parea Greek Taverna, from the team behind Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine, touts family recipes, like Yiayia Phyllis’ lemon potatoes and Yiayia Koula’s bougatsa (a custard pastry), that have been passed down through generations, each a “labor of love.” Credit: Rendering via Parea Greek Taverna/Facebook
Sixty Vines 7760 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando The NoCal-inspired boîte Sixty Vines will open its second area location in the space that long held Roy’s Restaurant. Expect the same bright, airy interior and a menu of pizzas, pastas, charcuterie boards and healthy-ish mains. Credit: Photo via Sixty Vines/Facebook

Hot as Rice Japanese Kitchen

729 N. Mills Ave., Orlando
A Japanese teppanyaki concept akin to the wildly popular Pepper Lunch (which is also slated to open this year in the city) will tender their do-it-yourself dishes on the site of the now-demolished 7-Eleven near the intersection of Mills Avenue and Colonial Drive. Credit: Photo via Hot as Rice Japanese Kitchen/Instagram

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