Cheap Eats in Orlando

Black Rooster Taqueria

• ★ 4.8
• Taqueria
• $
• Mills 50

Black Rooster Taqueria on North Mills Avenue in Mills 50 is a counter-service taqueria with house-pressed tortillas, scratch salsas and a rotating short-list.

Buttermilk Bakery

• ★ 4.8
• Bakery
• $
• Winter Park

Order Cruffin

Buttermilk Bakery on Orange Avenue in Winter Park is the family-run morning bakery and lunch counter, with cruffins, croissants and biscuit sandwiches.

Haan Coffee

• ★ 4.8
• Café
• $
• Mills 50

Drink Seoul Iced Coffee, SuJungGwa latte

Haan Coffee on East Colonial Drive in Mills 50 is the Korean-inspired roastery and cafe with a 2.5-kilo Diedrich, in-house roasts and a dabang-style menu.

Black Bean Deli

• ★ 4.7
• Cuban
• $
• Mills 50

Black Bean Deli on East Colonial Drive in Mills 50 is the family Cuban counter since 2001, with pressed Cuban sandwiches, ropa vieja and a Winter Park branch.

Beefy King

• ★ 4.7
• American Diner
• $
• Mills 50

Beefy King on North Bumby Avenue is the Orlando institution since 1968, with thin-sliced roast beef sandwiches, crinkle fries and a counter-only diner.

Olde Hearth Bread Company

• ★ 4.7
• Bakery
• $
• Winter Park

Order Country sourdough

Olde Hearth Bread on North Wymore Road in Winter Park is the European-style bakery since 1996, with sourdough loaves, pastries and a Saturday morning counter.

Lineage Coffee Roasting

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $
• Audubon Park

Drink Single-origin pour-over

Lineage Coffee Roasting inside East End Market on Corrine Drive is the Audubon Park flagship of the local specialty roaster, with single-origin pour-overs.

Qreate Coffee + Studio

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $
• Mills 50

Drink Asian-inspired specialty lattes

Qreate Coffee + Studio on Woodward Street in Mills 50 is the specialty cafe and photo studio with Asian-inspired signature drinks in a minimalist room.

Gideon's Bakehouse

• ★ 4.6
• Bakery
• $
• Disney Springs and Lake Buena Vista

Order Chocolate chip half-pound cookie

Gideon's Bakehouse at Disney Springs is the gothic-themed bakery with half-pound chocolate-chip cookies, peanut-butter pie and monthly cookie specials.

Craft & Common

• ★ 4.6
• Café
• $
• Downtown Orlando

Drink Lavender Honey latte, charcoal latte

Craft & Common on East Robinson Street downtown is the specialty coffee shop with signature lattes, cold brews and pastries in an industrial-chic room.

Deeply Cafe & Bottle Shop

• ★ 4.6
• Café
• $
• Downtown Orlando

Drink Specialty espresso, natural wine pours

Deeply Cafe & Bottle Shop on North Magnolia Avenue downtown is the day-into-evening cafe and bottle shop, with specialty espresso and natural-wine pours.

Banh Mi Boy

• ★ 4.6
• Street food
• $
• Mills 50

Try Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches

Banh Mi Boy inside Mills Market on East Colonial Drive is the Vietnamese banh mi counter, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 and featured on Somebody Feed Phil.

Pho 88

• ★ 4.5
• Vietnamese
• $
• Mills 50

Pho 88 on North Mills Avenue in Mills 50 is the Vietnamese pho counter favorite, with rare-beef pho, bun bo Hue and rice plates seven days a week.

Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream

• ★ 4.5
• Bakery
• $
• Audubon Park

Order Buttery Bourbon Pecan

Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream on Corrine Drive in Audubon Park is the small-batch ice cream shop with house waffle cones, seasonal flavors and a downtown second.

New General Cafe

• ★ 4.5
• Café
• $
• Winter Park

Drink Health-forward espresso, matcha latte

New General Cafe on East New England Avenue in Winter Park is the contemporary general-store cafe with health-forward bowls, espresso and home goods.

Hunger Street Tacos

• ★ 4.5
• Street food
• $
• Winter Park

Try Mexico-City-style street tacos and quesadillas

Hunger Street Tacos on West Fairbanks in Winter Park is the family-run Mexico-City-style taco counter with carnitas, lengua and house-pressed corn tortillas.

Pizza Bruno Edgewater

• ★ 4.5
• Street food
• $
• College Park

Try Neapolitan-style pizza by the slice

Pizza Bruno's Edgewater Drive shop in College Park runs the same wood-fired Neapolitan program as the Curry Ford flagship, with quick-serve slices and pies.

La Lechonera El Jibarito

• ★ 4.5
• Street food
• $
• Sanford

Try Puerto Rican lechon, pernil and roast pork plates

La Lechonera El Jibarito on John Young Parkway in Kissimmee is the canonical Puerto Rican roast-pork counter, with lechon, pernil and rice plates daily.

P is for Pie Bake Shop

• ★ 4.4
• Bakery
• $
• Audubon Park

Order Salted caramel chocolate pie

P is for Pie on Corrine Drive in Audubon Park is the small-batch pie shop, with sweet pies, savory pot pies and Florida key lime pie by the slice.

Foxtail Coffee Co

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• $
• Winter Park

Drink Cold brew, oat milk lattes

Foxtail Coffee on North Orange Avenue in Winter Park is the Central Florida specialty roaster's flagship cafe, with cold brew and a covered patio.

Lobos Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• $
• Audubon Park

Drink Small-batch espresso, pour-over

Lobos Coffee Roasters on Corrine Drive in Audubon Park is the small-batch roaster in a converted former gas station, with espresso and a covered patio.

Tako Cheena

• ★ 4.4
• Street food
• $
• Mills 50

Try Latin-Asian fusion tacos, arepas and bowls

Tako Cheena on North Mills Avenue is the Pom Pom Diner spinoff counter, with Korean BBQ tacos, pork belly arepas and rice bowls in a Mills 50 storefront.

Soupa Saiyan

• ★ 4.4
• Vietnamese
• $
• ICON Park and I-Drive

Try Anime-themed ramen and pho bowls

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.

Tin and Taco

• ★ 4.3
• Taqueria
• $
• Downtown Orlando

Tin and Taco on West Washington Street downtown is the homegrown street-taco counter with flour and corn tortillas, loaded queso and build-your-own tacos.

Se7en Bites Bake Shop

• ★ 4.3
• Bakery
• $
• Milk District

Order Minnie pearl biscuit

Se7en Bites Bake Shop on Primrose Drive in the Milk District is the Southern bakery from chef Trina Gregory-Propst, with biscuits, pies and weekend brunch.

Vespr Craft Coffee and Allures

• ★ 4.3
• Café
• $
• Mills 50

Drink Single-origin espresso

Vespr Craft Coffee and Allures on Collegiate Way near UCF is the specialty roaster's flagship, with single-origin espresso, pour-overs and a study-cafe setup.

Valhalla Bakery

• ★ 4.2
• Bakery
• $
• Milk District

Order Vegan chocolate cupcake

Valhalla Bakery on East South Street in the Milk District is the fully vegan bakery, with cupcakes, layer cakes, donuts and a small house wholesale program.

Christo's Cafe

• ★ 4.2
• Café
• $
• College Park

Drink Drip coffee, diner-style breakfast

Christo's Cafe on Edgewater Drive is the College Park diner cornerstone, with home-style breakfast, lunch, drip coffee and new evening dinner hours.

Foxtail Coffee Lake Eola

• ★ 4.2
• Café
• $
• Downtown Orlando

Drink Cold brew, lavender honey latte

Foxtail Coffee Lake Eola on East Central Boulevard is the lakeside downtown cafe of the Central Florida roaster, with cold brew near the Lake Eola swans.

Boxi Park Food Containers

• ★ 4.2
• Street food
• $
• Lake Nona

Try Rotating shipping-container food vendor lineup

Boxi Park at Lake Nona on Lake Nona Boulevard is Central Florida's first container food park, a rotating lineup of vendors with beach volleyball and music.

The Glass Knife

• ★ 4.1
• Bakery
• $
• Winter Park

Order Glass cake

The Glass Knife on South Orlando Avenue in Winter Park is the modern bakery and dessert house, with cakes, French pastries and a sit-down brunch cafe.

Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar

• ★ 4.1
• Café
• $
• Mills 50

Drink Chai latte, espresso

Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar on North Bumby Avenue is the long-running Mills 50 indie coffee shop, with chai lattes, espresso and a workspace-friendly room.

Stardust Video and Coffee

• ★ 4.1
• Café
• $
• Audubon Park

Drink Mocha, espresso plus film rental

Stardust Video and Coffee on East Winter Park Road in Audubon Park is the longstanding cafe and film rental shop, with the Monday Community Market behind it.

Lazy Moon Pizza

• ★ 4.0
• Bakery
• $
• Mills 50

Order Cheese slice

Lazy Moon Pizza on University Boulevard near UCF is the East Coast hand-tossed pizza counter, with oversize slices, paper plates and an in-house dough bakery.

Cafe Collective

• ★ 4.0
• Café
• $
• Milk District

Drink Vietnamese coffee, rotating vendor pours

Cafe Collective on North Bumby Avenue in the Milk District is the small food-hall cafe in the former Pom Pom's space, with Vietnamese coffee and pop-ups.