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The gift shop of the Modernism Museum across the street is attached to this tearoom-turned-restaurant, which helps to explain its striking and sublime decor. The menu features dishes from Florida and elsewhere in the South that are made using local ingredients whenever possible; wood oven–fired oysters, slow-cooked octopus with Japanese eggplant, or barbecue lamb shank are just some of the possibilities.
142 E. 4th Ave., Mount Dora, Florida, 32757, USA
Known For
- New interpretations of Florida cuisine
- Locally sourced seafood and chicken
- In-house pastry chef
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
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Locals like this legendary, uncomplicated, very large, family-run steak house, which delivers carefully prepared food and attentive service in a traditional setting of red leather and dark wood. When your steak arrives—still sizzling on a hot plate—the waiter asks you to cut into it and check that it was cooked as you ordered. Don't let the location in an industrial part of town keep you away. The menu is simple: rib eye, porterhouse, filet mignon. Seafood such as lobster, shrimp, and salmon fill out the surf side of the menu. End your meal with a big slice of the award-winning mandarin orange cake.
729 Lee Rd., Winter Park, Florida, 32810, USA
Known For
- Simple, perfectly executed steaks
- House-made mandarin orange cake
- Extensive wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch
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$$$$ | Central Orlando |
A hip space nestled in a former private house off Colonial Drive, Kaya gives traditional dishes from throughout the 7,000 islands of the Philippines inventive new angles. Though pricey, the "five-wave Sama Sama Tasting Menu" is truly memorable—what should be a standard dish, the yam noodle pancit, becomes extraordinary, and California long-grain sushi rice is transformed into a revelatory fried-garlic-infused plate with locally grown squash, eggplant, and lion’s mane and oyster mushrooms. Indeed, chef Lordfer Lalicon, who honed his craft at the famed Blue Hill at Stone Farms, takes local sourcing very seriously.
618 N. Thornton Ave., Orlando, Florida, 32803, USA
Known For
- Inventive, multicourse meals
- Family-style dishes
- Pancit sotanghon and garlic rice
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch. Closed Sun. and Mon., Make reservations online through website
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$$$$ | Sand Lake Rd. Area |
Business travelers love to spend money at Christini's, one of the city's fanciest places for northern Italian cuisine. A throwback to elegant dining in the 1950s, the menu is filled with high-end versions of familiar dishes like chicken marsala and veal with lemon-wine sauce. You may be so enchanted by the rose each lady receives and the serenade by a roving accordion player that you forget to check the price of the recommended wine, which will cost you.
7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Orlando, Florida, 32819, USA
Known For
- Chris Christini, the charming owner since 1984
- Upscale classic Italian cuisine
- Distinguished wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | Sand Lake Rd. Area |
This fine choice among Orlando's many steak houses looks like a sophisticated private club, and youngsters with mouse caps are not common at the nationwide chain's local outpost. Center stage in the kitchen is a huge broiler, kept at 900°F to sear in the flavor of the porterhouses, sirloins, rib eyes, and other cuts of aged beef. For true value, nibble on "bar bites" in the lounge area during happy hour, when they're half price, and you'll enjoy top-quality sliders and such for $6 to $7 a plate. The wine list has about 350 vintages from around the world.
7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Orlando, Florida, 32819, USA
Known For
- House-aged steaks
- Seafood towers
- Mixed grill assortments with steak and lobster
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | Sand Lake Rd. Area |
From the Berries & Bubbles martinis that start off the meal to the chocolate peanut butter dessert draped in bittersweet chocolate ganache, Ocean Prime wows. This local outpost of an upscale chain holds its own with consistently good food, if uneven service. The jumbo-lump crab cake with pickled fennel is a good way to begin, as are the white truffle caviar deviled eggs, ahi tuna tartare, and goat cheese ravioli. Follow with a simple grilled steak, sea scallops with Parmesan risotto and citrus vinaigrette, or the teriyaki salmon. Locals find the daily happy hour to be a bargain.
7339 W. Sand Lake Rd., Orlando, Florida, 32819, USA
Known For
- Great lakeside view
- Inventive seafood selections
- Gluten-free menu
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | International Drive |
Don't let the 1930s-era ocean-liner interior fool you: as theme restaurants go, this place is a good one. The straightforward preparation—grilled or broiled, brushed with lemon butter—is welcome. The chefs change the menu every day based on what's fresh. Lobster bisque is a standout, as is the chilled shellfish platter and the day's fish specialties. Save room for the baked Alaska, which is flamed at the table.
9101 International Dr., Orlando, Florida, 32819, USA
Known For
- Exceptional fresh seafood
- Large wine menu
- "Grand Shellfish Tower" raw bar offering
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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The bright, shiny, and oh-so-hip ette hotel is home to this eatery, created by celebrated chef Akira Back, who has 22 restaurants worldwide and a Michelin star to his credit. The menu delights with Mediterranean-Asian (emphasis on Asian) dishes that might include miso black cod with pickled cauliflower or garlic maple soy chicken. The hotel and restaurant are strictly nonalcoholic, so drinks from the creative mixology menu won't trigger any breathalyzers.
3001 Sherberth Rd., Kissimmee, Florida, 34747, USA
Known For
- Menu from an international chef
- Sophisticated surroundings in a very hip hotel
- Alcohol-free establishment
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner Mon. and Tues., Reservations required, Afternoon tea also served Sun. (noon–5 pm)
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$$$$ | College Park |
Closed Permanently
K is a hot spot for locals, serving upscale, eclectic American and Italian cuisine in an intimate, neighborhood setting. Besides happy-hour specials and dinner, K hosts wine tastings in the garden or on the patio and popular prix-fixe wine dinners. Menus change daily and include appetizers such as fried green tomatoes with sweet corn and crab salad, and country-fried chicken livers with caramelized onion marmalade. For entrées, check out the mushroom-dusted filet mignon with red wine sauce, the popular mac-and-cheese specials, or homemade sausage. From Monday to Friday during lunch hours, you can order via Uber Eats delivery.
1710 Edgewater Dr., Orlando, Florida, 32804, USA
Known For
- Ever-changing seasonal menu
- Great local meeting spot away from Downtown Orlando
- Mac-and-cheese specials
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Sun., Credit cards accepted
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$$$$ | Sand Lake Rd. Area |
Closed Permanently
This splashy-looking restaurant caters to the convention crowd, with private rooms, polished service, and high prices—but the food is quite good. Ten to 15 fish varieties are flown in daily and prepared with a fusion of flavors from around the world. The menu is varied, with appetizers like almond-fried lobster tail and pan-Asian steak tartare, and entrées like citrus oak-grilled, blackened, or bronzed fish; fish prepared Hong Kong–style with fresh ginger and scallions in a light sherry soy sauce; and Oscar Mignon, a steak with hollandaise and a crabmeat topping. The sushi is consistently fresh, and the wine list is extensive with about 250 labels.
7525 W. Sand Lake Rd., Orlando, Florida, 32819, USA
Known For
- Fresh fish
- Upscale atmosphere
- Florida stone crab and lobster-encrusted trigger fish
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | Sand Lake Rd. Area |
Closed Permanently
Chef Roy Yamaguchi has more or less perfected his own cuisine type, using European-style cooking techniques with Asian ingredients, primarily seafood, together with lots of imagination. The menu changes seasonally, but typical dishes include Hawaiian-style butterfish (black cod) with furikake rice, and hibachi-style grilled Atlantic salmon with Japanese citrus ponzu sauce. If your taste buds want to stay on land, go for hearty fare like grilled filet mignon with shiso Bernaise or braised short ribs with honey mustard. "Mixed plates" featuring two or three entrées are an option. The crunchy golden lobster pot stickers are a Roy's classic.
7760 W. Sand Lake Rd., Orlando, Florida, 32819, USA
Known For
- Hawaiian- and Philippine-inspired cuisine from celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi
- Chef's tasting menu
- Hibachi salmon