24 big things coming to Orlando in 2026
We’ve wrapped up what felt like an eternity of a year in the City Beautiful, and now we’re already looking forward to some of the biggest new things…
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The 12 most memorable plates our critic cleaned in 2025
It’s that most wonderful, and agonizing, time of the year: a time for me to reflect on 12 months’ worth of eating, then reduce it to 12 superlative…
Read more The 12 most memorable plates our critic cleaned in 2025Here are the Orlando restaurants closed in 2025 we’ll miss the most
While a new year is kicking off, we can’t help but linger on some of Orlando’s hardest goodbyes of 2025. Financial struggles, city regulations and overall drops in…
Read more Here are the Orlando restaurants closed in 2025 we’ll miss the most27 essential Orlando restaurants to take out-of-town visitors to
Hosting family, visitors or out-of-towners who just want to escape much colder climates is the harsh reality for many Floridians this time of year, and impressing them with…
Read more 27 essential Orlando restaurants to take out-of-town visitors toLocal food news: Rumor has another Trader Joe’s opening, a 15,000-SF sushi bar opens in Colonialtown, and more
Credit: Shutterstock Restaurant openings & closings: After Amazon Fresh pulled out of the Trelago Market in Maitland, word comes that Trader Joe’s will open a 12,500-square-foot store in the shopping…
Read more Local food news: Rumor has another Trader Joe’s opening, a 15,000-SF sushi bar opens in Colonialtown, and more24 Orlando restaurants to eat cheap for $15 or less
Spending is at the forefront of a lot of people’s minds these days, and that probably won’t let up any time soon. Grocery prices are skyrocketing, while restaurants…
Read more 24 Orlando restaurants to eat cheap for $15 or lessOrlando restaurants offering Thanksgiving specials and take-out meals
Credit: Canvas Restaurant It’s almost Turkey Day, and luckily for those who’d rather not cook this year, Orlando restaurants are here to please. There’s a slew of Thanksgiving…
Read more Orlando restaurants offering Thanksgiving specials and take-out mealsCafe Collective takes over Pom Pom’s former Milk District spot
Credit: Chloe Greenberg New small food hall Cafe Collective has opened in the former home of Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria on Bumby Avenue, bringing a new energy…
Read more Cafe Collective takes over Pom Pom’s former Milk District spot21 new Orlando restaurants and bars opening before the year ends
Somehow, we’re nearing the end of 2025 but the year is definitely not over yet. There’s plenty to do and plenty to look forward to before we even…
Read more 21 new Orlando restaurants and bars opening before the year endsWinter Park’s Briarpatch is now open for dinner
Credit: via Google Maps Winter Park’s Briarpatch Restaurant, the longtime fan favorite that has been dishing out breakfast, brunch and lunch for more than four decades on Park…
Read more Winter Park’s Briarpatch is now open for dinnerLima 1535 captures palates with stirring renditions of Peruvian classics
Credit: Matt Keller Lehman By my estimation, I’ve reviewed more than a dozen Peruvian restaurants in this city over the past 20 years, a list that includes both…
Read more Lima 1535 captures palates with stirring renditions of Peruvian classicsOrlando’s new pickleball spot, social club Hamlin House opens ‘soon’
Credit: via Hamlin House Orlando is getting a boujee new pickleball and social club concept, and it’s now accepting memberships ahead of its grand opening in SoDo. Hamlin…
Read more Orlando’s new pickleball spot, social club Hamlin House opens ‘soon’Orlando food news: Zayn&Co Palestinian food truck posts up at Digress; Águila Coffee opens Ivanhoe brick-and-mortar – Orlando Weekly
Zayn & Co food truck Credit: courtesy Zayn & Co/Instagram RESTAURANT OPENINGS & CLOSINGS: Palestinian food truck Zayn&Co will be posted outside Digress Wine Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday…
Read more Orlando food news: Zayn&Co Palestinian food truck posts up at Digress; Águila Coffee opens Ivanhoe brick-and-mortar – Orlando WeeklyOrlando food news: Prato temporarily closed; Baddie Bird pops up at Mills Market – Orlando Weekly
Credit: via Luke’s Kitchen and Bar | Facebook OPENINGS & CLOSINGS: Prato has temporarily closed in order to facilitate a brand and restaurant refresh that will include renovations,…
Read more Orlando food news: Prato temporarily closed; Baddie Bird pops up at Mills Market – Orlando Weekly‘Bar Rescue’ host Jon Taffer opens Taffer’s Tavern in Orlando this October – Orlando Weekly
Credit: via Taffer’s Tavern Jon Taffer, the ever-agitated host of reality series Bar Rescue, will open his full-service restaurant, Taffer’s Tavern, in Orlando in October. The Orlando outpost,…
Read more ‘Bar Rescue’ host Jon Taffer opens Taffer’s Tavern in Orlando this October – Orlando WeeklyH Mart is now open in Orlando – Orlando Weekly
Credit: H Mart/Facebook It’s true: The long, long-awaited opening of beloved Asian supermarket H Mart has finally touched down in Orlando. Florida’s very first H Mart is now…
Read more H Mart is now open in Orlando – Orlando WeeklyThe 18 hottest new restaurants opening in Orlando this fall – Orlando Weekly
Summer is coming to a close, and with a new season always comes plenty new to eat in Orlando. This fall, expect new unorthodox pizza, bustling Asian food…
Read more The 18 hottest new restaurants opening in Orlando this fall – Orlando WeeklyOsteria Ester, from Good Salt Restaurant Group, opens November in Thornton Park
When Soco, the contemporary Southern restaurant fronted by chef Greg Richie, closed last May after 11 years in Thornton Park, owner Craig Ustler promised to bring “something exciting…
Read more Osteria Ester, from Good Salt Restaurant Group, opens November in Thornton ParkHigh Tide Harry’s in East Orlando is still a catch after 30 years
High Tide Harry’s Credit: Matt Keller Lehman If celebrating 30 years of restaurant survival didn’t warrant a long overdue visit to High Tide Harry’s, its Best of Orlando…
Read more High Tide Harry’s in East Orlando is still a catch after 30 yearsFlorida’s first H Mart finally opens in Orlando this month
Photo via Shutterstock After years of playing with our hungry hearts, the wait is finally over: Asian supermarket chain H Mart has officially set its grand opening date…
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