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Orlando's best restaurants of 2022, as chosen by our readers

By Alex Galbraith on Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:02 am

While it will take years for Orlando to shake its reputation as the chain capital of the world, real heads know that the City Beautiful has been a culinary hotspot for quite some time.

Even with the help of our stellar food critics and reporters, navigating Orlando's booming food scene can be a bit difficult. So many chefs, baristas and asphalt road food truckers are doing great work in the 407.

So, we turned to the old-timers and foodies who scour our pages (both paper and web) to figure out what the best restaurants in Central Florida are. Every choice from here on out was picked by our readers, who came out in droves to support their faves.

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

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Aldrin Capulong

Best Winter Park Restaurant

1st: Prato, prato-wp.com
We have just two words for you: Mustard. Spaghettini. You can thank us later, after you've developed the same addiction to it we happily suffer from.

2nd: The Ravenous Pig, theravenouspig.com

3rd: Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine, bosphorousrestaurant.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Santiago's Bodega

Best Altamonte Springs Restaurant

1st: Santiago's Bodega, santiagosbodega.com

2nd: Seasons 52, seasons52.com

3rd: Tibby's New Orleans Kitchen, tibbys.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Domu

Best Audubon Park or Baldwin Park Restaurant

1st: Domu, domufl.com

2nd: Winter Park Biscuit Co., winterparkbiscuitco.com

3rd: Seito Sushi Baldwin Park, seitosushibp.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Faiyaz Kara

Best Bakery

1st: The Glass Knife, theglassknife.com
Not content to simply present an array of sweet treats to be boxed up and whisked away to a workplace breakroom, The Glass Knife elevates the confectionary experience to an encounter with delicate and delectable art.

2nd: Gideon's Bakehouse, gideonsbakehouse.com

3rd: Se7en Bites, se7enbites.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

4 Rivers Smokehouse/Facebook

Best Barbecue Restaurant

1st: 4 Rivers Smokehouse, 4rsmokehouse.com

2nd: Pig Floyd's, pigfloyds.com

3rd: Yellow Dog Eats, yellowdogeats.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Agave Azu/Instagram

Best Birria

1st: Agave Azul, agaveazulcocinamex.com

2nd: Hunger Street Tacos, hungerstreettacos.com

3rd: Don Julio Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar, donjuliomexicankitchen.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Royaltea/Facebook

Best Boba Tea

1st: Royaltea Orlando, royalteaus.com

2nd: Quickly Boba, quicklybobasnowtogo.com

3rd: Chewy Boba Co., chewyboba.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Rob Bartlett

Best Breakfast

1st: Se7en Bites, se7enbites.com

2nd: The Briarpatch, thebriarpatchrestaurant.com

3rd: First Watch, firstwatch.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Santiago's Bodega

Best Brunch

1st: Santiago's Bodega, santiagosbodega.com

2nd: Maxine's on Shine, maxinesonshine.com

3rd: The Briarpatch, thebriarpatchrestaurant.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

The Tap Room at Dubsdread/Facebook

Best Burger

1st: The Tap Room at Dubsdread, taproomatdubsdread.com

2nd: Teak Neighborhood Grill, teakorlando.com

3rd: The Hangry Bison, thehangrybison.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Rob Bartlett

Best Caribbean Restaurant

1st: DaJen Eats Cafe & Creamery, dajeneats.com

2nd: Island Time, islandtimeorlando.com

3rd: Caribbean Sunshine Bakery, caribbeansunshinebakery.net

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Cubans on the Run/Facebook

Best Casselberry Restaurant

1st: Cuban Sandwiches on the Run, cubansontherun.com

2nd: Wa Sushi, facebook.com/wasushicasselberry

3rd: Alex's Fresh Kitchen, alexsfreshkitchenfl.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Gringos Locos/Facebook

Best Cheap Eats

1st: Gringos Locos, gringoslocos.com

2nd: Beefy King, beefyking.com

3rd: Tako Cheena, takocheena.net

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

LaSpada's Original Cheesesteaks & Hoagies/Facebook

Best Cheesesteak

1st: LaSpada's Original Cheesesteaks & Hoagies, laspadas.com

2nd: Kappy's Subs, kappyssubsfl.com

3rd: Cavo's Bar & Kitchen, cavosbar.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22

Taste of Chengdu

Best Chinese Restaurant

1st: Taste of Chengdu, tasteofchengdufl.com
Look at you, Orlando. You know what's up when it comes to Chinese food: no basic-ass Panda Express for you. With this choice, you went impressively authentic. Taste of Chengdu is a deep dive into true Sichuan cuisine, with all the beautiful tongue-tingles that entails. There, they do it well without any cultural compromise.

2nd: Peter's Kitchen China Bistro, peterskitchencb.business.site

3rd: Chuan Lu Garden, chuanlugardenorlandofl.com

All Best of Orlando® 2022 winners posted on 8/31/22