It’s a guaccasion to celebrate! These 25 dishes from Central Florida restaurants give you even more ways to celebrate avocados and all they provide for us. From traditional crispy corn taquitos with habanero to guacamole to with avocado toast topped with shaved radish and pickled red onion, these dishes fuse foods from different international cultures and regions of the United States.
You can celebrate every day like it’s Avocado Day. Which one will you start with?
Avenue Gastrobar
13 S. Orange Ave.
Avenue Gastrobar serves up tacos with a twist, combining tempura-fried avocados, salsita, chipotle aioli, fried eggs and cheddar-encrusted tortillas served with breakfast potatoes.
Photo via Instagram/Avenue GastrobarPepe’s Cantina
Multiple locations
Pepe’s Cantina serves up the ultimate avocado stuffed with tomato, feta cheese, red onion and more.
Photo via Instagram/Pepe’s CantinaFarm & Haus
3201 Corrine Drive
Farm & Haus’s avocado toast is both gluten and dairy free with avocado, shaved radish, tomato, pickled red onion and cilantro on sourdough bread.
Photo via Farm & HausThe Stubborn Mule
100 S. Eola Drive
Shrimp and avocado toast is a lunchtime special at The Stubborn Mule. Grilled sourdough bread smothered with thick avocado is topped with pickled veggies, blackened shrimp and served with quinoa salad.
Photo via Facebook/The Stubborn MuleMX Taco
207 N. Bumby Ave.
Avocado and coconut combine in this cold and sweet duo topped with shaved chocolate flakes, coconut flakes and pumpkin seeds.
Photo via Instagram/MX Taco RestaurantSantiago’s Bodega
Multiple locations
The Avocado and Pear salad from Santiago’s Bodega combines a fresh assortment of greens topped with avocado and toasted pine nuts, and a creamy parmesan dressing.
Photo via Trip Advisor/nic_leon2005Cocina 214
151 E. Welbourne Ave., Winter Park
Fried avocado bites are a fan favorite at Cocina 214. Lightly breaded and fried, these Hass avocados are served with a homemade chipotle cream sauce.
Photo via Instagram/Cocina 214Artisan’s Table
55 W. Church St.
The Artisan’s Table quinoa bowl is topped with sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, chickpeas, avocado, walnuts, golden raisins, and tahini dressing for a healthy but delicious treat.
Photo via Facebook/Artisan’s TableDon Julio’s
551 S. Chickasaw Trail
Don Julio’s classic tableside guacamole can be spiced up with your choice of add-ins including bacon, queso fresco, chicharron and shrimp or blue crab meat.
Photo via Facebook/Don Julio’sLa Cava Del Tequila
2101 Epcot Resorts Blvd.
Tequila and avocado combine for a delicious mix with melon liqueur, agave nectar, and fresh lime juice served frozen with a hibiscus salt rim.
Photo via Instagram/La Cava Del TequilaShaka Shaka Tea House
3934 S. Semoran Blvd.
For an avocado smoothie, head over to Shaka Shaka Tea House. Soft chewy boba meets creamy fresh avocado and an assortment of other fresh fruit and vegetable options.
Photo via Instagram/Shaka Shaka Tea HouseOmelet Bar
12250 Strategy Blvd.
Take breakfast to a whole other level with the Southwestern Bowl: It comes stuffed with three scrambled eggs, a cheese blend, black beans, corn, tomatoes, green pepper, red onions and garlic, topped with a healthy dollop of avocado and served with a side of home fries.
Photo via Instagram/Omelet BarRocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar
7468 W. Sand Lake Road
Tableside guacamole service is a must at Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar. Watch avocados, onions, cilantro and more being chopped and churned into a melt-in-your-mouth texture available in mild, medium or hot.
Photo via Facebook/Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila BarHamburger Mary’s
110 W. Church St.
Topped with creamy guacamole, bacon and pepper-jack cheese, this enormous Guacamole BJ Burger is sure to satisfy any greasy craving.
Photo via Hamburger Mary’s San Francisco/FacebookBento Cafe
Multiple locations
Bento Asian kitchen serves up a variety of sushi rolls with avocado including their Mex Roll, Cali Roll, Crunch Roll, Japanese Bagel Roll and more. If you’re looking for something with a little bit of everything, try the Flying Dragon Roll with eel, shrimp tempura, krab, avocado, masago, cream cheese and eel sauce.
Photo via Instagram/BentoBJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
Multiple Locations
Avocado Egg Rolls, one of the brewhouse’s signature appetizers, wraps fresh avocado, cream cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, cilantro and chipotle peppers in a crisp egg-roll wrapper with a side of sweet tamarind sauce for dipping.
Photo via BJ’s Restaurant and BrewhouseSmashburger
Multiple locations
With lettuce, tomato, ranch dressing and mayo on a toasted multigrain bun, nothing could improve the Chicken Avocado Club sandwich … except even more fresh avocado.
Photo via Facebook/SmashburgerCalifornia Club Pizza
Multiple locations
Sometimes you gotta relive your mall-bound youth with the CPK California Club Pizza: bacon, grilled chicken and mozzarella, topped with avocado, arugula, tomatoes, basil and lemon-pepper mayo.
Photo via Instagram/California Pizza KitchenDon Julio’s
551 S. Chickasaw Trail
Sizzling fajitas are cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers served with rice, beans, lettuce sour cream, pico de gallo, and of course house-made guacamole sauce.
Photo via Facebook/Don Julio’sAgave Azul
Multiple locations
Agave Azul serves crispy corn taquitos with habanero-spiked shredded beef topped with jalapeno cabbage, ranch and their signature guacamole.The Cheesecake Factory
Multiple locations
Classified under the “Super” Foods section on the vast menu, the Almond-Crusted Salmon Salad is filling and delicious. Pan-seared salmon over kale, shaved brussels sprouts and arugula is topped with avocado, quinoa, cranberries and radishes tossed with a house-made dressing.
Photo via The Cheesecake FactoryCeviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant
125 W. Church St.
If you’re in the mood for something fishy, head over to Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant for their atun ceviche. Ahi tuna, lime, avocado, cilantro, garlic, Spanish onions and roasted corn nuts combine for a satisfactory explosion of flavors.
Photo via Instagram/Ceviche Tapas Bar & RestaurantShari Sushi Lounge
621 E. Central Blvd.
Celebrate the avocado holiday sushi-style with fresh tuna, asparagus, scallions and cream cheese rolled together with avocado and topped with a spicy mayo and kabayaki sauce.
Photo via Trip Advisor/Aaron H.