Beefy King ★ 4.6
Beefy King on North Bumby Avenue has served thin-sliced roast beef on a steamed bun since 1968, the Orlando lunch counter with the house Beefy Sauce.
Try: Roast beef sandwich on a steamed bun, the city's 1968 icon
Eat well in Orlando for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
Black Bean Deli ★ 4.6
Black Bean Deli on East Colonial Drive in Mills 50 has run since 2001, with pressed Cuban sandwiches, cafecito and pastelitos from a family counter.
Try: Cuban sandwiches, pressed cubano, cafecito
Tin and Taco ★ 4.2
Tin and Taco on West Washington Street downtown is the quick-serve taqueria with craft tacos under $4, open until 03:00 on weekends for Wall Street spillover.
Try: Craft tacos, quesadillas, late-night tacos
Tako Cheena ★ 4.4
Tako Cheena on North Mills Avenue is the Latin and Pan-Asian counter from the Pom Pom Diner group, with Korean BBQ tacos and pork belly arepas under $12.
Try: Latin-Asian tacos, arepas and rice bowls
Pho 88 ★ 4.4
Pho 88 on North Mills Avenue has anchored the Mills 50 Vietnamese corridor since 1996, with bowls of pho, bun and vermicelli plates well under $15 daily.
Try: Vietnamese pho, bun, vermicelli bowls
Soupa Saiyan ★ 4.4
Soupa Saiyan on Vineland Road near Universal Studios is the Dragon Ball Z anime-themed Vietnamese-Lao ramen and pho counter, with novelty bowls under $16.
Try: Anime-themed ramen and pho bowls
Banh Mi Boy ★ 4.6
Banh Mi Boy inside Mills Market on East Colonial Drive is the Michelin Bib Gourmand Vietnamese sandwich counter, with banh mi and summer rolls under $13.
Try: Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches