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All the Orlando restaurants and bars that closed in 2023

By on Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm

We've lost some good ones in the last year. Orlando saw several long-loved restaurants and bars shut down for good in 2023, largely lost to rising costs and some new ventures.

Here are some of the most notable restaurant and bar shutdowns we saw in 2023. 
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FrappeStar Coffee 552 S. Park Ave., Winter Park Just four months after opening in Winter Park, specialty coffee shop and sweets purveyor FrappeStar Coffee shut its doors in January.
Photo via FrappeStar Coffee/Instagram

FrappeStar Coffee

552 S. Park Ave., Winter Park
Just four months after opening in Winter Park, specialty coffee shop and sweets purveyor FrappeStar Coffee shut its doors in January.
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