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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 |
You'd go to the best Thai restaurant in Orlando called G&G Thai Cuisine. It's on Conroy Windermere rd. by the intersection of Conroy and Turkey lake rd. It's very authentic especially the pumpkin chicken curry, The duck noodle soup, Siamese Fighting Fish and the Basil Duck. If you have time, you'd come and check it out.