Whiskey Lou's Lounge is a true Orlando classic

Whiskey Lou's Lounge is a true Orlando classic
Photo by Amanda Reh

Whiskey Lou’s Lounge
­­121 N. Bumby Ave., 407-896-2593 ­­

After work or after hours? Does all day count?

Beer/wine or liquor too? All.

Check all that apply:
☐ fancy cocktails
☒ make 'em strong and keep 'em coming
☐ wine list (5 choices or more)
☐ craft beer
☒ beer: the usual suspects
☒ wide selection of bottles/cans (more than 15)
☐ wide selection on tap (more than 15)

Food? Y ☐ N ☒

Smoking allowed inside? Y ☒ N ☐

Outside drinking? Y ☐ N ☒

Dog-friendly? Y ☐ N ☒  

Bathrooms: nightmare or not bad? Not bad

Bag hooks? Y ☐ N ☒  

TVs? Y ☒ N ☐
What's on? The news

DJs? Y ☐ N ☒
Live music Y ☐ N ☒
There's a jukebox.

Games? Check all that apply:
☐ pinball
☐ video
☒ pool
☐ darts
☐ other:

Essay question: Why should I drink here?  
Maybe you shouldn’t drink here? Just kidding. This is one of Orlando’s best-known dive bars, though they would probably dispute the use of “dive”; clearly the owners take pride in their property. It’s kind of the Milk District’s answer to Mills 50’s Wally’s, with a haze of smoke overhead, friendly regular barflies (they open at 11 a.m.!), super-strong drinks and a cash-only policy. If you’ve never been here, you gotta go – it’s a true Orlando classic.

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