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Nuri’s Tavern in downtown Orlando squares the circle with spectacular tavern-style pizzas

‘Nuri’s is like modern Pizza Hut for millennials and I’m in love’

by Faiyaz Kara June 18, 2025August 5, 2025

‘Nuri’s is like modern Pizza Hut for millennials and I’m in love’

Talay presents a distinct menu of Thai cuisine, one focused primarily on seafood

Sea change

by Faiyaz Kara April 9, 2025August 5, 2025

‘Elevated’ restaurant and wine concept Leiah now soft-open in downtown Orlando

Helming the kitchen is Chef Omar Torres, whose experience includes time at the Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf Astoria and Marriott Autograph Collection

by Camila Escobar March 3, 2025August 5, 2025

Beignets and Brew opening next month in Orlando’s North Quarter neighborhood

Specialty beignets will soon be deep-fried in NoDo

by Faiyaz Kara September 30, 2024August 2, 2025

Escobar Kitchen, serving sushi with a Puerto Rican twist, is now open in Orlando

The Escobar Kitchen, which fuses Latin and Asian cuisines, is now open downtown

by Kendal Asbury September 10, 2024August 3, 2025

City of Orlando makes changes to downtown parklet program

The program lets restaurants and other businesses establish indoor-outdoor operational areas

by Houda Eletr July 18, 2024July 12, 2025

Acropolis Greek Taverna moving into former DoveCote Restaurant space downtown

The franchise plans four or five locations in the Orlando area

by Faiyaz Kara June 24, 2024July 25, 2025

Downtown Orlando’s Sushi Saint presents heavenly hand rolls, but you’ll pay a not-so-saintly sum for them

Holy rollers

by Faiyaz Kara December 7, 2023August 2, 2025

Baldwin Park’s Wildflower springs up in Sanford; Oza Izakaya to open in Orlando; Grafton Street Pub speaks easy in Lake Mary

Plus all the crunchiest Central Florida food news

by Faiyaz Kara June 2, 2023June 22, 2025

New ‘elevated dining’ concept Leiah looks to move into downtown Orlando

The ‘kitchen and cellar’ will move into the old City Diner space

by Matthew Moyer June 1, 2023July 24, 2025

Papi Smash Burger in downtown Orlando makes mince of its rivals

It’s the near-perfect burger experience, not ‘some fancy, deconstructed, avant bullshit’

by Faiyaz Kara May 31, 2023August 3, 2025

Alabama finalist for Best Chef: South Beard Award eliminated, increasing odds of a win for Orlando’s Henry Moso

Plus new locations of Chimiking and Hash House A Go Go, and more Orlando food news

by Faiyaz Kara May 24, 2023December 25, 2024

News

Downtown restaurants partner with City of Orlando for free parking and valet

It may be an attempt at a peace offering, but we’ll take it

by Chloe Greenberg May 18, 2023May 22, 2025

Orlando’s Vinyl Arts Bar will reopen Saturday as MamaJuana Latin Bistro and Rum Bar

Dave PlotkinSeptember 18, 2019November 20, 2024

Artisan’s Table is now open at new location on West Church Street in downtown Orlando

Monivette CordeiroFebruary 25, 2019July 24, 2025