Orlando’s best restaurants of 2019, as chosen by our readers

By Orlando Weekly Staff on Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 1:53 pm

The results are in for the 2019 Best of Orlando reader's poll and you, the readers, didn't hold back from letting us know where you to eat. Here you'll find Orlando's best restaurants, coffee shops, food trucks, sushi spots and more, all determined by you and your friends and neighbors. If you don't see your personal favorites here, maybe this will lead you to a few new places to try!

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Orlandos best restaurants of 2019, as chosen by our readers

Best Breakfast

Winner: Se7en Bites, se7enbites.com

Second Place: Keke's Breakfast Cafe, kekes.com

Runner Up: First Watch, firstwatch.com

Photo via se7enbites.com<

Best Cheap Eats (Staff Pick)

Winner: Gringos Locos, gringoslocos.com

Second Place: Tijuana Flats, tijuanaflats.com

Runner Up: Beefy King, beefyking.com

Photo via Beefy King / Instagram

Best Chinese Restaurant

Winner: Hawkers Asian Street Fare, eathawkers.com

Second Place: Chuan Lu Garden, chuanluorlando.com

Runner Up: Peter's Kitchen China Bistro, peterskitchencb.business.site

Photo via eathawkers.com

Best Barbecue Restaurant

Winner: 4 Rivers Smokehouse, 4rsmokehouse.com

Second Place: Pig Floyd's Urban Barbakoa, pigfloyds.com

Runner Up: Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ, bubbalous.com

Photo via 4 Rivers Smokehouse/Facebook

Best Blink-and-You-Missed-It Pizza Joint (Staff Pick)

Recess Pizza

recesspizza.com

The ill-fated oven in the back corner of Orange County Brewers chewed up and spat out more than a couple of munchie-vending contenders, but the last one standing barely had time to get its feet under it before the brewery closed and moved to Lake Mary. Recess Pizza was a venture by Eliot Hillis of Orlando Meats with a brawny and bravura menu to match our meaty expectations. In fact, pies like the Kya (pork belly, Greek cheese, corn, chimichurri, crema), the Hayley (Flamin' Hot Cheetos sausage, cheddar, lime relish, blue cheese) and the Brekkie Za (red sauce, mozzarella, sausage, bacon, pickled onion, egg) didn't just meet expectations, high as they were – they smashed any kind of beliefs we had about pizza. If there's any justice (and there is), they'll be back (and they will).

Photo via Recess Pizza