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Lazy Moon Pizza sets opening date for new Maitland location

This will be Lazy Moon's third location around town.

By Chloe Greenberg

May 6, 2024

Locally loved Lazy Moon Pizza announced Monday an official opening date for its new outpost in Maitland. The new restaurant — Lazy Moon's third location — is set to open its doors Saturday, May 18, with a grand opening event starting at 11 a.m. The restaurant will be in a soft opening starting May 15...

Lazy Moon Pizza sets opening date for new Maitland location

Family-friendly Burrow Cafe and Play to open in Mills 50, multi-venue 73,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor Live! At Pointe Orlando opens this fall

Plus new tacos, ice cream and plenty more restaurant and bar openings around town

By Faiyaz Kara
May 8, 2024
New Orlando restaurants to try this weekend: Thai street food, AYCE sushi, 'Orlando's only authentic German restaurant' downtown

Plus macarons in the Packing District, Cloudhop Bakeshop in SoDo and more.

By Faiyaz Kara
May 2, 2024
Orlando openings and closings: I-Drive gets Tom's Watch Bar, Dancing Yeti brings Nepalese cuisine, Grazie Modern Italian Kitchen heads to Audubon Park and more

Brand-new spots for burgers, Indian eats, homemade ice cream and more.

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 25, 2024
Icon Park welcomes three new dining concepts to its food hall

The hall is set to shift its focus from traditional 'grab-n-go' dining to authentic international eats.

By Chloe Greenberg
Apr 25, 2024
Winter Park-based Tijuana Flats closes 10 Florida stores following bankruptcy filing

The company announced it has filed for bankruptcy because the chain is at a 'critical juncture.'

By Chloe Greenberg
Apr 23, 2024
Brain freeze: Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream opens second Orlando-area location this weekend

The dessert your chemistry teacher chooses on their day off.

By Sarah Harwell
Apr 19, 2024
Open House and Oh Hey Cafe open on Lee Road, Bar Kada opens next to Soseki in Winter Park, and Kōri opens soon in Mills 50

Orlando food news you can chew on

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 17, 2024
Milk District businesses ask for support during road construction expected until January 2025

The project will see street blockages for at least the next three weeks, followed by months of construction

By Chloe Greenberg
Apr 12, 2024
Orlando restaurant openings and closings: Baklava shop Blue Amphora, all-you-can-eat sushi at Sushi Yama and Dominican eats from Los Tres Golpes

New spots around town for baklava, endless sushi, empanadas stuffed with fried cheese and plenty more

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 12, 2024
'Top Chef' star Fabio Viviani's Chuck Lager America's Tavern is now open in Orlando

The eatery aims to stay true to the American 'melting pot' theme

By Sarah Harwell
Apr 11, 2024
Eataly is coming to Orlando. Sort of.

What's in a name?

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 9, 2024
Top Chef's Fabio Viviani opens Chuck Lager America's Tavern on I-Drive, Oviedo gets new Oyster House and 'elevated contemporary Shanghainese' Yao's

Plus more Orlando food news

By Faiyaz Kara
Apr 4, 2024
Elevated Mexican restaurant Ceiba now open on Conrad Orlando rooftop

Like, literally elevated

By Sarah Harwell
Apr 2, 2024
Orlando restaurant openings and closings: Boxer and Clover in East End Market, The Fry Shoppe, Paletas Morelia and more

New spots for BBQ, Mexican frozen treats and Dutch-style fries

By Faiyaz Kara
Mar 27, 2024
New barbecue concept Boxer and Clover soft opens at East End Market

Serving Southern staples and homemade pies

By Alexandra Sullivan
Mar 26, 2024
V's Vegan Diner closes just months after opening in Casselberry

Recent sales had 'declined drastically,' the restaurant said

By Chloe Greenberg
Mar 25, 2024
New Winter Park spot the Fry Shoppe will soon be serving up Dutch-style cone fries

Cones aren't just for ice cream anymore

By Matthew Moyer
Mar 21, 2024
A La Cart SoDo opens next month, Great Southern Box Co. Food Hall announces vendors, and more

Orlando food news

By Faiyaz Kara
Mar 21, 2024
Smokemade Meats + Eats soft-opens this weekend in the Hourglass District

You can get a first look (and taste) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

By Matthew Moyer
Mar 20, 2024
Fresh new spots in Orlando for ice cream and tacos, plus a pair of shawarma pop-ups

Local food news: Crispy Cones, Nola's Ice Cream, Torchy's Tacos, Shawarma Bros. and more

By Faiyaz Kara
Mar 13, 2024
Italian bistro and bowling alley concept Pinstripes comes to Orlando in April

A bowling and bocce bistro is pretty ballsy if you ask us

By Alexandra Sullivan
Mar 12, 2024
New Winter Park restaurant Bricks and Bowls will serve 'brick-sized' sandwiches and 'chef-crafted' bowls

Get thick as a brick on Park Ave starting next month

By Faiyaz Kara
Mar 7, 2024
Deadwords Brewing will close at the end of April

The brewery cited 'immense challenges' including 'the slow implementation of the Parramore Main Street development program'

By McKenna Schueler
Mar 6, 2024
Alfie’s HiFi Lounge moving into the old St. Matthew Tavern space in Mills 50

Vinyl listening bar with a ’70s vibe is slated to open by the end of April

By Faiyaz Kara
Mar 1, 2024
Parlor Doughnuts, specializing in signature layered doughnuts, is now open in Orlando

Dough-not miss out on these layered treats

By Sarah Harwell
Mar 1, 2024

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