Wally's Mills Avenue Liquors is a restaurant in Mills 50, Orlando.
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.
Why locals love it: An enduring 1954 dive bar on a Mills Avenue corner, with vintage wallpaper and a back-room crowd that has not changed since the Disney boom.
Tip: Cash works best; the wallpaper murals are documented historical artifacts.
Address: 1001 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Why locals love it: A 1947 family-run steakhouse on East Colonial Drive that survived the Disney era unchanged, with hand-cut steaks and house garlic bread.
Tip: Reservations help; the dining room still uses the original red booths.
Why locals love it: The 1968 roast beef counter on North Bumby Avenue, with six counter seats, the original blue logo and a third generation behind the slicer.
Tip: Order the King with Spuds curly fries and a side of Beefy Sauce.
Why locals love it: Alda and Joe Rees's seasonal American room on North Mills Avenue, with a tight changing menu and an excellent burger lurking under the Mills 50 noise.
Tip: The burger and the cocktail list are the through-line; the rest rotates.
Why locals love it: A 1947 family-run steakhouse on East Colonial Drive that survived the Disney era unchanged, with hand-cut steaks and house garlic bread.
Tip: Reservations help; the dining room still uses the original red booths.
Why locals love it: The 1968 roast beef counter on North Bumby Avenue, with six counter seats, the original blue logo and a third generation behind the slicer.
Tip: Order the King with Spuds curly fries and a side of Beefy Sauce.
Why locals love it: A family-run independent steakhouse on Lee Road since 1993, with USDA Prime cuts and a Wine Spectator-award wine list nobody talks about.
Tip: Book the chef's counter for a view of the dry-aged ribeyes hitting the grill.
Why locals love it: Alda and Joe Rees's seasonal American room on North Mills Avenue, with a tight changing menu and an excellent burger lurking under the Mills 50 noise.
Tip: The burger and the cocktail list are the through-line; the rest rotates.
Why locals love it: A 1980 Park Avenue brunch institution in Winter Park, where the chef's torta and the blueberry pancakes hold the room steady through generations.
Tip: Weekday mornings are best; Saturdays go an hour wait before 09:00.
Why locals love it: Since 1972, College Park diner cooking on Edgewater Drive, where the Greek family runs breakfast and lunch six days a week.
Tip: Order the Greek omelet and a side of grits; the booth turnover is fast.
