40 mid-range places in Orlando, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Orlando, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Orlando food.
Domu ★ 4.8
audubon-park · 3201 Corrine Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Domu at East End Market on Corrine Drive in Audubon Park is the ramen and Japanese-pub anchor, with tonkotsu, sake and a strong cocktail program.
Lineage Coffee Roasting ★ 4.8
audubon-park · 3201 Corrine Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Lineage Coffee Roasting at East End Market in Audubon Park is the small-batch roaster founded 2014, with single-origin pour-overs and espresso flights.
Hanson's Shoe Repair ★ 4.8
downtown · 27 E Pine St, Orlando, FL 32801
Hanson's Shoe Repair in downtown Orlando is a rooftop tiki speakeasy hidden behind a Prohibition-style shoe-repair facade on East Pine Street, daily password.
Tip: Follow @hansonsshoeshop on Instagram for that day's magic word before you go.
Se7en Bites ★ 4.8
milk-district · 617 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Se7en Bites on North Primrose Drive in the Milk District is the Southern brunch institution, with house biscuits, cinnamon rolls and a 09:00 walk-in queue.
Maxine's on Shine ★ 4.7
thornton-park · 337 N Shine Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Maxine's on Shine on North Shine Avenue near Thornton Park is the neighborhood bistro favorite with a weekend brunch, weeknight dinners and a long bar.
Hanson's Shoe Repair ★ 4.7
downtown · 27 E Pine St, Orlando, FL 32801
Hanson's Shoe Repair rooftop tiki speakeasy on East Pine Street runs until 02:00 Tuesday through Saturday, with rotating tiki classics and a daily password.
Beefy King ★ 4.7
mills-50 · 424 N Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Beefy King is 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.
The Rusty Spoon Brunch ★ 4.7
downtown · 55 W Church St, Orlando, FL 32801
The Rusty Spoon on West Church Street downtown runs a weekend brunch from chef Kathleen Blake, with fried chicken, shrimp and grits and seasonal plates.
Ravello at Four Seasons Sunday Brunch ★ 4.7
disney-springs · 10100 Dream Tree Blvd, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32836
Ravello at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando runs an Italian Sunday Brunch, with a pasta-making station, Champagne bar and antipasti spread from the buffet.
4 Rivers Smokehouse ★ 4.6
winter-park · 1471 S Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
4 Rivers Smokehouse on South Orlando Avenue in Winter Park is the John Rivers Texas-style barbecue chain founding location, with brisket, ribs and burnt ends.
Se7en Bites ★ 4.6
milk-district · 617 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Se7en Bites on North Primrose Drive in the Milk District is chef Trina Gregory-Propst's Southern bakery and brunch counter, with biscuits and pot pies.
Foxtail Coffee Co ★ 4.6
winter-park · 1282 N Orange Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
Foxtail Coffee on North Orange Avenue in Winter Park is the local roaster founded 2016 with a Winter Park flagship cafe and twenty-plus Central Florida shops.
Christner's Prime Steak and Lobster ★ 4.6
icon-park · 729 Lee Rd, Orlando, FL 32810
Christner's Prime Steak and Lobster is a steakhouse room in Icon Park. Book the chef's counter for a view of the dry-aged ribeyes hitting the grill.
Tip: Book the chef's counter for a view of the dry-aged ribeyes hitting the grill.
Maxine's on Shine Weekend Brunch ★ 4.6
thornton-park · 337 N Shine Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Maxine's on Shine on North Shine Avenue near Thornton Park runs the weekend brunch at the corner bistro, with eggs Benedict, breakfast tacos and a patio.
Hawkers Asian Street Food ★ 4.5
mills-50 · 1103 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Hawkers on North Mills Avenue is the Mills 50 flagship of the homegrown Asian-hawker chain, with roti canai, dumplings and skewers from across Southeast Asia.
Pizza Bruno ★ 4.5
mills-50 · 3990 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, FL 32806
Pizza Bruno on Curry Ford Road is chef Bruno Zacchini's New York-leaning pizzeria, with hand-tossed pies, fresh pasta and a small Italian wine list.
Vespr Craft Coffee and Allures ★ 4.5
mills-50 · 11951 Collegiate Way, Orlando, FL 32817
Vespr Craft Coffee and Allures on Collegiate Way near UCF is the third-wave shop with single-origin pour-overs, espresso flights and a striking interior.
Crooked Can Brewing Company ★ 4.5
sanford · 426 W Plant St, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Crooked Can on West Plant Street in Winter Garden anchors the Plant Street Market food hall, with a Florida craft brewery taproom and 30-plus rotating taps.
Sideward Brewing Company ★ 4.5
milk-district · 210 N Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Sideward Brewing on North Bumby Avenue in the Milk District is the modern craft taproom with rotating IPAs, mixed-culture sours and a Florida tap list.
Lil Indies ★ 4.5
mills-50 · 1036 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Lil Indies on North Mills Avenue runs the cocktail-craft sister room to Will's Pub until 02:00, with technical cocktails and snacks from the Will's kitchen.
Wally's Mills Avenue Liquors ★ 4.5
mills-50 · 1001 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Wallys Mills Avenue Liquors is a 1954 Mills Avenue dive bar 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.
The Strand ★ 4.5
mills-50 · 807 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
The Strand on North Mills Avenue runs a weekend brunch with the chef-owners' burger, a chicken biscuit and rotating seasonal plates from the dinner menu.
Z Asian Vietnamese Kitchen ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 1830 E Colonial Dr Ste B, Orlando, FL 32803
Z Asian Vietnamese Kitchen on East Colonial Drive is the modern Vietnamese room in Mills 50, with chef-led plates beyond pho and a strong cocktail program.
Pig Floyd's Urban Barbakoa ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 1326 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Pig Floyd's Urban Barbakoa on North Mills Avenue is the smokehouse with Latin-style barbecue, smoked pork tacos and Cuban-influenced sides in Mills 50.
Pio Pio Restaurant ★ 4.4
downtown · 501 E Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801
Pio Pio Restaurant on East Washington Street near Lake Eola is the Peruvian rotisserie chicken spot with pollo a la brasa, lomo saltado and tres leches cake.
Shin Jung Korean ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 1638 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Shin Jung Korean on East Colonial Drive in Mills 50 is the long-standing Korean room with bibimbap, bulgogi and the area's standby tabletop barbecue grills.
The Sanctum Cafe ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 715 N Ferncreek Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
The Sanctum Cafe on North Ferncreek Avenue is the plant-based and organic neighborhood room with grain bowls, plant-based burgers and a wide brunch menu.
Ten10 Brewing Company ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 1010 Virginia Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Ten10 Brewing on Virginia Drive at the north end of Mills 50 is the craft brewery taproom, with IPAs, lagers and a covered patio near Leu Gardens.
Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District ★ 4.4
milk-district · 2500 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, FL 32806
Hourglass Brewing at the Hourglass District on Curry Ford Road is the converted-church taproom with 42 Hourglass beers on rotation and a to-go cooler.
Bowigens Beer Company ★ 4.4
sanford · 1014 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707
Bowigens Beer Company on State Road 436 in Casselberry is the Seminole County brewery, with a sour-focused program, annual Sour Fest and a covered patio.
Wally's Mills Avenue Liquors ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 1001 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Wally's on North Mills Avenue runs the city's longest-running dive bar to 02:00 every night, with vintage wallpaper, well drinks and Mills 50 regulars.
Plantees ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 1030 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Plantees on North Mills Avenue runs the Mills 50 late-night vegan burger window to 02:00 Friday and Saturday, with Impossible burgers, fries and shakes.
Linda's La Cantina ★ 4.4
mills-50 · 4721 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Linda's La Cantina is 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.
Briarpatch Restaurant ★ 4.4
winter-park · 252 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
Briarpatch on North Park Avenue in Winter Park has run all-day brunch and lunch since 1980, with blueberry pancakes, shrimp po boys and a chef's torta.
The Osprey Tavern Sunday Brunch ★ 4.4
baldwin-park · 4899 New Broad St, Orlando, FL 32814
The Osprey Tavern on New Broad Street in Baldwin Park runs a Sunday brunch with a prime rib hash, wood-fired toast and a long bar full of brunch cocktails.
Santiago's Bodega ★ 4.3
mills-50 · 802 Virginia Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Santiago's Bodega on Virginia Drive in the Mills Park complex is the small-plates wine bar serving Spanish tapas, charcuterie boards and Iberian wines.
Tibby's New Orleans Kitchen ★ 4.3
winter-park · 2203 Aloma Ave, Winter Park, FL 32792
Tibby's New Orleans Kitchen on Aloma Avenue in Winter Park is the Louisiana-rooted casual room with crawfish etouffee, po-boys, gumbo and beignets to finish.
The Stubborn Mule ★ 4.3
thornton-park · 100 S Eola Dr, Orlando, FL 32801
The Stubborn Mule on South Eola Drive in Thornton Park is the burgers-and-cocktails room with a long Moscow Mule list, weekend brunch and a covered patio.
Ethos Vegan Kitchen ★ 4.3
winter-park · 601-B S New York Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
Ethos Vegan Kitchen on South New York Avenue in Winter Park is the long-running vegan room with shepherd's pie, seitan wings and a Sunday brunch.
Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar ★ 4.3
mills-50 · 444 N Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar on North Bumby Avenue in Mills 50 is the local cafe institution since 2001, with espresso, drip and vegan-friendly sandwiches.