Florida grouper sandwich is fresh Gulf or Atlantic grouper, blackened or fried golden, on a buttered brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, tartar sauce and a pickle spear.
Grouper is Florida's signature white fish, pulled from the Gulf and Atlantic by commercial fleets out of Madeira Beach, Tarpon Springs and the Florida Keys since the late 1800s. The grouper sandwich rose to fame in the 1970s as Florida tourism opened coastal seafood shacks; it became the canonical lunch order across the state by the 1990s. Florida-leaning Orlando rooms run the sandwich heavy in the summer and switch to imported grouper offseason: The Boathouse at Disney Springs, Canvas at Lake Nona and many Mills 50 lunch counters carry the canonical version.
3 editor picks for Florida grouper sandwich in Orlando, ranked by editorial score. All Orlando signature dishes · Florida grouper sandwich across every city.
SoCo Restaurant ★ 4.4
thornton-park · 629 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL 32801
SoCo on East Central Boulevard in Thornton Park runs a modern Southern menu with shrimp and grits, fried chicken and a covered weekend brunch patio.
Canvas Restaurant and Market ★ 4.3
lake-nona · 13615 Sachs Ave, Orlando, FL 32827
Canvas Restaurant and Market on Sachs Avenue in Lake Nona is the lakefront American room with a covered patio, a wood-fired hearth and Sunday lake brunch.
The Boathouse ★ 4.2
disney-springs · 1620 E Buena Vista Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
The Boathouse at Disney Springs is the dockside American seafood restaurant with raw bar, lobster rolls and Amphicar lake tours of the Disney Springs lake.