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FeedDining Awards 2009
Our readers name their favorite restaurants in dozens of categories.
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| ( ) 2008 Rank | ||
| Best Restaurant | ||
| 1 The Venetian Room thevenetianroom.com Caribe Royale Orlando 407-238-8060 | TIE 2 (3) Victoria & Albert’s disney.go.com Grand Floridian Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 2 (1) Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 |
| Best New Restaurant | ||
| 1 The Chef’s Table at the Edgewater chefstableattheedgewater.com 99 West Plant Street Winter Garden 407-230-4837 | TIE 2 J. Alexander’s jalexanders.com 7335 West Sand Lake Road 407-345-1039 | 2 Graffiti Junktion graffitijunktion.com 900 East Washington Street 407-426-9502 |
| Best Hotel Restaurant | ||
| 1 (2) The Boheme grandbohemianhotel.com/theboheme Grand Bohemian Hotel 407-313-9000 | 2 (1) California Grill disney.go.com Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 3 The Venetian Room thevenetianroom.com Caribe Royale Orlando 407-238-8060 |
| Best Service | ||
| 1 The Venetian Room thevenetianroom.com Caribe Royale Orlando 407-238-8060 | 2 Victoria & Albert’s disney.go.com Grand Floridian Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 3 Houston’s hillstone.com 215 South Orlando Avenue Winter Park 407-740-4005 |
| Best Outdoor Dining | ||
| 1 (1) Hue huerestaurant.com 629 East Central Boulevard 407-849-1800 | TIE 2 Bahama Breeze bahamabreeze.com Three Orlando-area locations | 2 (3) Houston’s hillstone.com 215 South Orlando Avenue Winter Park 407-740-4005 |
| Best Breakfast | ||
| 1 (1) First Watch firstwatch.com Five Orlando-area locations | 2 Le Peep lepeep.com 4666 South Kirkman Road 407-291-4580 | 3 White Wolf Café whitewolfcafe.com 1829 North Orange Avenue 407-895-9911 |
| Best Sunday Brunch | ||
| 1 (1) La Coquina grandcypress.hyatt.com Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress 407-239-3853 | 2 (2) Hue huerestaurant.com 629 East Central Boulevard 407-849-1800 | 3 Dexter’s dexwine.com Three Orlando-area locations |
| Best Take-Out | ||
| 1 Publix Downtown 400 East Central Boulevard 407-872-7201 | 2 Pei Wei Asian Diner peiwei.com Three Orlando-area locations | |
| Best Power Lunch | ||
| 1 (1) Citrus Restaurant citrusorlando.com 821 North Orange Avenue 407-373-0622 | 2 Hue huerestaurant.com 629 East Central Boulevard 407-849-1800 | 3 Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 |
| Best Late-Night Dining | ||
| 1 (1) Kres Chophouse kresrestaurant.com 17 West Church Street 407-447-7950 | 2 Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 | 3 Park Plaza Gardens parkplazagardens.com 319 Park Avenue South Winter Park 407-645-2475 |
| Best Wine Pairing Dinners | ||
| 1 The Chef’s Table at the Edgewater chefstableattheedgewater.com 99 West Plant Street Winter Garden 407-230-4837 | 2 (3) Victoria & Albert’s disney.go.com Grand Floridian Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 3 Luma on Park lumaonpark.com 290 South Park Avenue Winter Park 407-599-4111 |
| Best for a Business Dinner | ||
| 1 (3) Del Frisco’s Prime Steak & Lobster delfriscosorlando.com 729 Lee Road 407-645-4443 | 2 (2) Kres Chophouse kresrestaurant.com 17 West Church Street 407-447-7950 | 3 Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 |
| Best Caribbean | ||
| 1 Bahama Breeze bahamabreeze.com Three Orlando-area locations | 2 Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Café tommybahama.com Pointe Orlando 321-281-5888 | 3 Kafe Kalik kafekalik.com Prime Outlets International 407-248-0889 |
| Best Chinese | ||
| 1 (1) P.F. Chang’s China Bistro pfchangs.com Mall at Millenia 407-345-2888 Winter Park Village 407-622-0188 | 2 Ming’s Bistro 1212 Woodward Street 407-898-9672 | 3 (3) Winnie’s Oriental Garden 1346 Orange Avenue Winter Park 407-629-2111 |
| Best Deli | ||
| 1 (1) TooJay’s toojays.com Six Orlando-area locations | 2 (2-Tie) Jason’s Deli jasonsdeli.com 2915 Colonial Drive 407-898-9806 303 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-830-0699 | 3 (2-Tie) Publix Multiple Orlando-area locations |
| Best French | ||
| 1 Le Coq au Vin lecoqauvinrestaurant.com 4800 South Orange Avenue 407-851-6980 | 2 Chez Vincent chezvincent.com 533 West New England Avenue Winter Park 407-599-2929 | 3 Les Chefs de France disney.go.com Epcot, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE |
| Best Greek | ||
| 1 (3) Taverna Opa opaorlando.com Pointe Orlando 407-351-8660 | 2 (2) The Greek Corner thegreekcorner.net 1600 North Orange Avenue 407-228-0303 | 3 Mykonos 2401 West State Road 434 Longwood 407-788-9095 |
| Best Japanese | ||
| 1 (1) Amura amura.com Three Orlando-area locations | 2 (3) Kobé kobesteakhouse.com Six Orlando-area locations | 3 Shari Sushi Lounge sharisushilounge.com 621 East Central Boulevard 407-420-9420 |
| Best Indian | ||
| 1 (1) Memories of India memoriesofindia.org 7625 Turkey Lake Road 407-370-3277 3895 Lake Emma Road Lake Mary 407-804-0920 | 2 Passage to India passagetoindiarestaurant-orlando.com 5532 International Drive 407-351-3456 | 3 (2) Kohinoor kohinoorindianrestaurant.com 249 West State Road 436 Altamonte Springs 407-788-6004 |
| Best Italian | ||
| 1 (1) Antonio’s La Fiamma Ristorante antoniosonline.com 611 South Orlando Avenue Maitland 407-645-1035 | 2 (2) Enzo’s on the Lake enzos.com 1130 South Highway 17-92 Longwood 407-834-9872 | 3 (3) Christini’s Ristorante Italiano christinis.com 7600 Dr. Phillips Boulevard 407-345-8770 |
| Best Latin | ||
| 1 Samba Room sambaroom.net 7468 Sand Lake Road 407-226-0550 | 2 Latin Quarter universalorlando.com Universal CityWalk 407-224-FOOD | 3 (1) Columbia columbiarestaurant.com 649 Front Street Celebration 407-566-1505 |
| Best Mexican/Tex Mex | ||
| 1 Tijuana Flats tijuanaflats.com 18 Orlando-area locations | 2 (2) Taquitos Jalisco Restaurant taquitosjaliscorestaurant.com 2419 South Hiawassee Road 407-296-0626 1041 South Dillard Street Winter Garden 407-654-0363 | 3 (1) PR’s 499 West Fairbanks Avenue Winter Park 407-645-2225 |
| Best Middle Eastern | ||
| 1 (1) Cedar’s Restaurant cedarsoforlando.com 7723 West Sand Lake Road 407-351-6000 | 2 (2) Bosphorous Restaurant bosphorousrestaurant.com 108 South Park Avenue Winter Park 407-644-8609 | 3 Tony’s Deli 1323 North Mills Avenue 407-898-6689 |
| Best Southern | ||
| 1 Johnson’s Diner johnsonsdiner.com 595 West Church Street 407-841-0717 | 2 House of Blues houseofblues.com Downtown Disney 407-934-2583 | 3 Mama Nems’ mamanemssoulfood.com 805 South Kirkman Road 407-253-7744 |
| Best Spanish | ||
| 1 Columbia columbiarestaurant.com 649 Front Street Celebration 407-566-1505 | 2 Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant ceviche.com 125 West Church Street 321-281-8140 | 3 Costa del Sol Restaurant lacostadelsolweb.com 12200 Menta Street 407-240-2095 |
| Best Steak House | ||
| 1 (1) Del Frisco’s Prime Steak & Lobster delfriscosorlando.com 729 Lee Road 407-645-4443 | 2 (2) Ruth’s Chris ruthschris.com Three Orlando-area locations | 3 (3) Kres Chophouse kresrestaurant.com 17 West Church Street 407-447-7950 |
| Best Thai | ||
| 1 (1) Thai House 2117 East Colonial Drive 407-898-0820 | 2 Thai Thani thaithaniorlando.net 11025 South International Drive 407-239-9733 | 3 Orchid Thai Cuisine 305 North Park Avenue Winter Park 407-331-1400 |
| Best Vietnamese | ||
| 1 (2) Little Saigon littlesaigonrestaurant.com 1106 East Colonial Drive 407-423-8539 | 2 (1) Viet Garden vietgardenorlando.com 1237 East Colonial Drive 407-896-4154 | 3 Anh Hong Restaurant 1124 East Colonial Drive 407-999-2656 |
| Best Appetizers | ||
| 1 (1) Café Tu Tu Tango cafetututango.com 8625 International Drive 407-248-2222 | 2 Citrus Restaurant citrusorlando.com 821 North Orange Avenue 407-373-0622 | 3 Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant ceviche.com 125 West Church Street 321-281-8140 |
| Best Barbecue | ||
| 1 (1) Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ bubbalous.com Five Orlando-area locations | 2 (2) O’Boys Bar-B-Q oboysbbq.net Three Orlando-area locations | 3 Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q sonnysbbq.com Six Orlando-area locations |
| Best Burgers | ||
| 1 Five Guys fiveguys.com Eight Orlando-area locations | 2 Graffiti Junktion graffitijunktion.com 900 East Washington Street 407-426-9503 | 3 Back Yard Burgers backyardburgers.com Three Orlando-area locations |
| Best Healthy Selections | ||
| 1 Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 | 2 Dandelion Communitea Café dandelioncommunitea.com 618 North Thornton Avenue 407-362-1864 | 3 Whole Foods Market wholefoodsmarket.com 8003 Turkey Lake Road 407-355-7100 1989 Aloma Avenue Winter Park 407-673-8788 |
| Best Pizza | ||
| 1 Anthony’s Pizza Café anthonyspizza.com 100 North Summerlin Avenue 407-648-0009 | 2 Mellow Mushroom mellowmushroom.com 11680 East Colonial Drive 407-384-4455 2015 Aloma Avenue Winter Park 407-657-7755 | 3 California Pizza Kitchen cpk.com Three Orlando-area locations |
| Best Ribs | ||
| TIE 1 (1-tie) Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ bubbalous.com Five Orlando-area locations | 1 (1-tie) Smokey Bones smokeybones.com Five Orlando-area locations | 2 Houston’s hillstone.com 215 South Orlando Avenue Winter Park 407-740-4005 |
| Best Sandwiches | ||
| 1 TooJay’s toojays.com Six Orlando-area locations | 2 Panera Bread panerabread.com 16 Orlando-area locations | TIE 3 Dexter’s dexwine.com Three Orlando-area locations |
| 3 Press 101 press101.com 7600 Dr. Phillips Boulevard 407-351-2101 | | |
| Best Sushi | ||
| 1 (1) Amura amura.com Three Orlando-area locations | 2 Shari Sushi Lounge sharisushilounge.com 621 East Central Boulevard 407-420-9420 | 3 Seito Sushi seitosushi.com Four Orlando-area locations |
| Best Seafood | ||
| 1 (1) The Oceanaire theoceanaire.com 9101 International Drive 407-363-4801 | 2 (2) Cityfish Restaurant cityfishorlando.com 617 East Central Boulevard 407-849-9779 | 3 (3) Bonefish Grill bonefishgrill.com Four Orlando-area locations |
| Best Salads | ||
| 1 (1) Crisper’s crispers.com Seven Orlando-area locations | 2 Press 101 press101.com 7600 Dr. Phillips Boulevard 407-351-2101 | 3 (3) Cheesecake Factory thecheesecakefactory.com Mall at Millenia 407-226-0333 Winter Park Village 407-644-4220 |
| Best Desserts | ||
| 1 (1) The Dessert Lady dessertlady.com 4900 South Kirkman Road 407-822-8881 120 West Church Street 407-999-5696 | 2 (2) Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 | 3 (3) Cheesecake Factory thecheesecakefactory.com Mall at Millenia 407-226-0333 Winter Park Village 407-644-4220 |
| Best Wine List | ||
| 1 (3) Luma on Park lumaonpark.com 290 South Park Avenue Winter Park 407-599-4111 | 2 Eola Wine Company eolawinecompany.com 500 East Central Boulevard 407-481-9100 136 Park Avenue Winter Park 407-647-9103 | 3 (1) Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 |
| Best Beer Selection | ||
| 1 Miller’s Ale House millersalehouse.com 10 Orlando-area locations | 2 Cityfish Restaurant cityfishorlando.com 617 East Central Boulevard 407-849-9779 | 3 (1) Jax Fifth Avenue Deli and Ale 3400 Edgewater Drive 407-999-8934 951 Greenwood Boulevard Lake Mary 407-323-3354 |
| Best-Kept Secret | ||
| 1 The Chef’s Table at the Edgewater chefstableattheedgewater.com 99 West Plant Street Winter Garden 407-230-4837 | 2 K Restaurant Wine Bar kwinebar.com 2401 Edgewater Drive 407-872-2332 | 3 Graze grazeorlando.com 100 South Eola Drive 407-650-0038 |
| Best Place to Celebrate | ||
| TIE 1 (1) Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 | 1 (3) Victoria & Albert’s disney.go.com Grand Floridian Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 2 Manuel’s on the 28th (CLOSED) |
| Best Place to Take Company | ||
| 1 (1) Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 | 2 Manuel’s on the 28th (CLOSED) | 3 Hue huerestaurant.com 629 East Central Boulevard 407-849-1800 |
| Restaurant Most Worth the Wait | ||
| 1 Houston’s hillstone.com 215 South Orlando Avenue Winter Park 407-740-4005 | 2 (2) Seasons 52 seasons52.com 7700 Sand Lake Road 407-354-5212 463 East Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs 407-767-1252 | 3 Hue huerestaurant.com 629 East Central Boulevard 407-849-1800 |
| Best Old Favorite | ||
| 1 (3) Houston’s hillstone.com 215 South Orlando Avenue Winter Park 407-740-4005 | 2 (1) Le Coq au Vin lecoqauvinrestaurant.com 4800 South Orange Avenue 407-851-6980 | 3 (2) Harvey’s Bistro (CLOSED) |
| Best View | ||
| 1 (1) Manuel’s on the 28th (CLOSED) | 2 (3) California Grill disney.go.com Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 3 (2) Houston’s hillstone.com 215 South Orlando Avenue Winter Park 407-740-4005 |
| Best Live Music/Entertainment | ||
| 1 (1) Dexter’s dexwine.com Three Orlando-area locations | TIE 2 (3) Blue Martini bluemartinilounge.com Mall at Millenia 407-447-2583 | 2 The Boheme grandbohemianhotel.com/theboheme Grand Bohemian Hotel 407-313-9000 |
| Best Place for Cocktails | ||
| 1 (1) Blue Martini bluemartinilounge.com Mall at Millenia 407-447-2583 | 2 Ember emberorlando.com 42 West Central Boulevard 407-849-5200 | 3 (3) Luma on Park lumaonpark.com 290 South Park Avenue Winter Park 407-599-4111 |
| Best Romantic Rendezvous | ||
| 1 (2) Manuel’s on the 28th (CLOSED) | 2 The Venetian Room thevenetianroom.com Caribe Royale Orlando 407-238-8060 | 3 (1) Victoria & Albert’s disney.go.com Grand Floridian Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE |
| Best Chef’s Table | ||
| 1 (1) Victoria & Albert’s disney.go.com Grand Floridian Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 2 (2) La Coquina grandcypress.hyatt.com Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress 407-239-3853 | 3 Citrus Restaurant citrusorlando.com 821 North Orange Avenue 407-373-0622 |
| Best Celebrity Spotting | ||
| 1 Kres Chophouse kresrestaurant.com 17 West Church Street 407-447-7950 | 2 Morton’s Steakhouse mortons.com 7600 Dr. Phillips Boulevard 407-248-3485 | 3 (3) Christini’s Ristorante Italiano christinis.com 7600 Dr. Phillips Boulevard 407-345-8770 |
| Best Wine Bar | ||
| 1 (2) Eola Wine Company eolawinecompany.com 500 East Central Boulevard 407-481-9100 136 Park Avenue Winter Park 407-647-9103 | 2 (1) The Wine Room thewineroomonline.com 270 Park Avenue South Winter Park 407-696-9463 | 3 The Grape yourgrape.com Pointe Orlando 407-351-5815 |
| Best Happy Hour | ||
| 1 (1) Blue Martini bluemartinilounge.com Mall at Millenia 407-447-2583 | 2 (3) Dexter’s dexwine.com Three Orlando-area locations | 3 Cityfish Restaurant cityfishorlando.com 617 East Central Boulevard 407-849-9779 |
| Best Independent Bakery | ||
| 1 (2) Charlie’s Gourmet Pastries charliesgourmetpastries.com 3213 Curry Ford Road 407-898-9561 | 2 (1) The Dessert Lady dessertlady.com 4900 South Kirkman Road 407-822-8881 120 West Church Street 407-999-5696 | 3 Sweet Traditions Bakery & Café sweettraditionsbakery.com 126 West Plant Street Winter Garden 407-656-6338 |
| Best Neighborhood Restaurant | ||
| 1 (1) Cityfish Restaurant cityfishorlando.com 617 East Central Boulevard 407-849-9779 | 2 Hue huerestaurant.com 629 East Central Boulevard 407-849-1800 | 3 Harmoni Market harmonimarket.com 2305 Edgewater Drive 407-206-0033 145 Wekiva Springs Road Longwood 407-637-8050 |
| Restaurant You Are Dying to Visit | ||
| 1 Norman’s normans.com Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes 407-393-4333 | 2 (2) Victoria & Albert’s disney.go.com Grand Floridian Resort, Walt Disney World 407-WDW-DINE | 3 Christini’s Ristorante Italiano christinis.com 7600 Dr. Phillips Boulevard 407-345-8770 |
| Restaurant That Says Orlando” Best | ||
| 1 (2) Citrus Restaurant citrusorlando.com 821 North Orange Avenue 407-373-0622 | 2 The Ravenous Pig theravenouspig.com 1234 North Orange Avenue Winter Park 407-628-2333 | 3 Hue huerestaurant.com 629 East Central Boulevard 407-849-1800 |
