Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Orlando for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Orlando for grown-ups.
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Drink Pearl Diver, Painkiller and rotating tiki classics
Hanson's Shoe Repair on East Pine Street downtown is the rooftop tiki speakeasy with a daily Instagram password, behind a Prohibition-style storefront.
Drink Rotating seasonal cocktails, classics with a twist
The Courtesy on North Orange Avenue in Winter Park is the long-running cocktail bar from Orlando, relocated to Winter Park with the same craft program.
Drink Cold beer, well drinks and shot specials
Wally's on Mills Avenue is the city's enduring dive bar, family-run since 1954 with vintage wallpaper and a Mills 50 corner-of-Colonial-Drive location.
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Drink Technical classic cocktails, low-ABV highballs
Lil Indies on North Mills Avenue is the cocktail-craft sister bar to Will's Pub, with a moody back-room program and a shortlisted Mills 50 indie crowd.
Drink Classic cocktails, vintage tiki, frozen drinks
Stardust Lounge on East Central Boulevard downtown is the retro Lake Eola cocktail lounge, with vintage drinks, velvet booths and a Tue-Sat calendar.
Drink Classic and modern craft cocktails
The Monroe on South Eola Drive downtown runs a craft cocktail program out of a Lake Eola corner restaurant, with a long bar and a Sunday brunch crowd.
Drink Boutique wines plus craft Florida beers
The Imperial on North Orange Avenue inside Washburn Imports furniture showroom is the late-night neighborhood wine and craft beer bar with charcuterie.
Drink Blues-bar classics, frozen hurricanes
House of Blues Orlando at Disney Springs runs a Southern American kitchen and live blues music venue, with the Sunday Gospel Brunch as the brand standard.
Drink Classic cocktails, prohibition-era list
The Robinson Room on East Pine Street downtown is the cocktail lounge with a Prohibition-era list, leather booths and a late-night downtown crowd.
Drink Pints of British ale, Guinness and house specials
The Bull and Bush Pub on East Robinson Street near Thornton Park is the British-style neighborhood pub with a fish and chips kitchen and weekend trivia.
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Drink Cold cans, well drinks
Will's Pub on North Mills Avenue is the longstanding Mills 50 indie-music dive bar, with a nightly live band calendar and a checkered indie booking history.
Drink Country-style whiskey cocktails, frozen margaritas
Ole Red Orlando on International Drive at ICON Park is the Blake Shelton country bar and restaurant, with three stories, daily live music and barbecue.
Drink Classic cocktails, prohibition-era reproductions
Mathers Social Gathering on South Magnolia Avenue is a third-floor downtown lounge inside the Mathers Building, with a velvet-banquette speakeasy aesthetic.
Drink Signature European cocktails and Champagne flights
Bosendorfer Lounge in the Grand Bohemian Hotel downtown is the second-floor jazz cocktail lounge with a Bosendorfer grand piano and European cocktails.
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