2020 Dining Awards | Critic’s Pick 1 | Critic’s Pick 2 | Readers’ Choice | Readers’ Spotlight | Critic’s Farewell
Best Restaurant
1 Pal Campo Restaurant
Lake Buena Vista
palcamporestaurant.com
2 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
3 Beth’s Burger Bar
Three area locations
Best New Restaurant
1 Tori Tori
Mills 50 District
2 Sette
Formerly in Ivanhoe Village; some dishes now at Se7en Bites
3 The Old Jailhouse
Downtown Sanford
Best Chef
1 Francesco Aiello
Francesco’s Ristorante & Pizzeria, Maitland
2 Huy Tin
Seito Sushi, Baldwin Park
3 Mariano Vegel
Bulla Gastrobar, Winter Park
bullagastrobar.com/locations/winter-park
Best Appetizers
1 Cocina 214
Downtown Winter Park
2 The Tasting Room
Winter Garden
3 Santiago’s Bodega
Orlando & Altamonte Springs
Best Indie Bakery
1 Buttermilk Bakery
Winter Park
2 The Glass Knife
Winter Park
3 Yalaha Bakery
Yalaha (Lake County)
Best Barbecue
1 Sonny’s BBQ
Multiple area locations
2 4 Rivers Smokehouse
Six area locations
3 Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa
Mills 50 District & Lake Nona
Best Beer Selection
1 Redlight Redlight Beer Parlour
Audubon Park
redlightredlightbeerparlour.com
2 World of Beer
Three area locations
3 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
Best Breakfast
1 First Watch
Multiple area locations
2 Keke’s Breakfast Café
Multiple area locations
3 Briarpatch Restaurant
Downtown Winter Park
Best Brunch
1 Maxine’s on Shine
Colonialtown
2 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
3 Santiago’s Bodega
Orlando & Altamonte Springs
Best Local Burger
1 Beth’s Burger Bar
Three area locations
2 Teak Neighborhood Grill
MetroWest
3 The Tap Room at Dubsdread
College Park
Best Place for a Business Dinner
1 Pio Pio Restaurant
International Drive area
2 Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster
Lee Road, Orlando
christnersprimesteakandlobster.com
3 The Boheme
Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando-Downtown Orlando
kesslercollection.com/restaurants
Best Caribbean
1 Bahama Breeze
Multiple area locations
2 Negril Jamaican Restaurant
Three area locations
3 Golden Krust
Three Orlando-locations
Best Chef’s Table
1 Chef’s Table at the Edgewater
Winter Garden
2 Victoria & Albert’s
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
3 Luma on Park
Winter Park
Best Chinese
1 Taste of Chengdu
W. Colonial Drive & Baldwin Park
2 Peter’s Kitchen China Bistro
East Colonial Drive
3 Chuan Lu Garden
Mills 50 District & UCF area
Best Deli
1 Stasio’s Italian Deli & Market
Milk District
2 Toojay’s
Six area locations
3 Hinckley’s Fancy Meats
Audubon Park
Best Desserts
1 The Glass Knife
Winter Park
2 Better Than Sex
Ivanhoe Village
3 Amor em Pedaços Bakery
International Drive
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant
1 Pal Campo Restaurant
Lake Buena Vista
2 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
3 Café Paisano
Longwood
Best Food Truck
1 A Lo Cubano Kitchen
facebook.com/alocubano-kitchen
2 Peru Power
facebook.com/perupowerfoodtruck
3 Avofuel
Best French
1 Chez Vincent
Winter Park
2 Le Coq au Vin
South Orange Avenue
3 Café de France
Winter Park
Best German
1 Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Café
Sanford
2 Biergarten Restaurant
Epcot
disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/biergarten-restaurant
3 The Backhaus
Mount Dora
Best Greek
1 Taverna Opa
Pointe Orlando
2 Mediterranean Blue
East Michigan Street
3 Little Greek Fresh Grill
Nine area locations
Best Happy Hour
1 Tapa Toro
ICON Park
2 Taverna Opa
Pointe Orlando
3 Cocina 214
Winter Park
Best Healthy Selections
1 JJ’s Fresh From Scratch
Curry Ford Road
2 The Sanctum Café
Mills 50 District
3 Hungry Pants
SoDo District
Best Hotel Restaurant
1 The Boheme
Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando
Downtown Orlando
kesslercollection.com/restaurants
2 The Venetian Chop House
Caribe Royale Orlando
3 deep blu seafood grille
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek
Best Indian
1 Tamarind
Winter Park and East Orlando
2 Guru Restaurant
Clermont
3 Saffron Indian Cuisine
Restaurant Row
Best Italian
1 Fresco Cucina Italiana
Dr. Phillips
2 Francesco’s Ristorante & Pizzeria
Maitland
3 Prato
Winter Park
Best Japanese
1 Seito Sushi
Baldwin Park & Restaurant Row
2 Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Multiple area locations
3 Kabooki Sushi
Colonialtown & Dr. Phillips
Best-Kept Secret
1 Chef’s Table at the Edgewater
Winter Garden
2 Café Paisano
Longwood
3 Too Much Sauce
Mills 50 District
Best Late-Night Dining
1 Taverna Opa
Pointe Orlando
2 Retro Station Italian Food
Kissimmee
3 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
Best Latin
1 Pal Campo Restaurant
Lake Buena Vista
2 Mrs. Potato
South Kirkman Road
3 Pio Pio Restaurant
International Drive area
Best Live Music/Entertainment
1 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
2 Taverna Opa
Pointe Orlando
3 Pal Campo Restaurant
Lake Buena Vista
Best Mexican
1 Reyes Mezcaleria
North Quarter
2 Agave Azul
Four area locations
3 Cocina 214
Winter Park
Best Middle Eastern
1 Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine
Three area locations
2 Nile Ethiopian
International Drive
3 Cedar’s Restaurant
Restaurant Row
Best Neighborhood Restaurant
1 Café Paisano
Longwood
2 Teak Neighborhood Grill
MetroWest
3 The Osprey
Baldwin Park
Best Old Favorite
1 Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster
Lee Road, Orlando
christnersprimesteakandlobster.com
2 Chatham’s Place
Dr. Phillips
3 Beefy King
Milk District
Best Outdoor Dining
1 Hillstone
Winter Park
2 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
3 Canvas Restaurant & Market
Lake Nona
Best Pizza
1 Retro Station Italian Food
Kissimmee
2 Pizza Bruno
Curry Ford Road
3 Café Paisano
Longwood
Best Place for Cocktails
1 The Robinson Cocktail Room
Pine Street, Downtown Orlando
2 Cocina 214
Winter Park
3 The Guesthouse
Mills 50 District
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Best Power Lunch
1 Hillstone
Winter Park
2 The Boheme
Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando, Downtown Orlando
kesslercollection.com/boheme-restaurant
3 The Tap Room at Dubsdread
College Park
Best Ramen
1 Domu
Audubon Park
2 Seito Sushi
Baldwin Park & Restaurant Row
3 JINYA Ramen Bar
Thornton Park
Best Ribs
1 4 Rivers Smokehouse
Six area locations
2 The Polite Pig
Disney Springs
3 Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa
Mills 50 District & Lake Nona
Most Romantic
1 The Venetian Chop House
Caribe Royale Orlando
2 Victoria & Albert’s
Disney’s Grand Floridian
3 Chef’s Table at the Edgewater
Winter Garden
Best Salads
1 Greens & Grille
Millenia Boulevard
2 Sweet Tomatoes
(Closed in May)
3 The Sanctum Café
Mills 50 District
Best Sandwiches
1 Bad As’s Sandwich
Milk District & Winter Park
2 Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria
Milk District
3 Stasio’s Italian Deli & Market
Milk District
Best Seafood
1 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar
Winter Park
2 deep blu seafood grille
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek
3 Winter Park Fish Co.
Best Service
1 Pal Campo Restaurant
Lake Buena Vista
2 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
3 deep blu seafood grille
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek
Best Southern
1 Soco
Thornton Park
2 The COOP
Winter Park
3 Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’
Disney Springs
Best Spanish
1 Tapa Toro
ICON Park
2 Bulla Gastrobar
Winter Park
3 Columbia Restaurant
Celebration
Best Steak House
1 Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster
Lee Road, Orlando
christnersprimesteakandlobster.com
2 Linda’s La Cantina
East Colonial Drive
3 The Venetian Chop House
Caribe Royale Orlando
Best Sushi
1 Seito Sushi
Baldwin Park & Restaurant Row
2 Kadence
Audubon Park
3 Kabooki Sushi
Colonialtown & Dr. Phillips
Best Takeout
1 4 Rivers Smokehouse
Six area locations
2 Beth’s Burger Bar
Three area locations
3 Bento Asian Kitchen
Downtown Orlando & Dr. Phillips
Best Thai
1 Orchid Thai Cuisine
Winter Park and Lake Mary
2 Sea Thai
East Colonial Drive
3 Thai House of Orlando
East Colonial Drive
Best Vegetarian
1 Proper & Wild
Winter Park
2 Ethos Vegan Kitchen
Winter Park
3 The Sanctum Café
Mills 50 District
Best Vietnamese
1 Viet-Nomz
Winter Park & Waterford Lakes
2 Pho Vinh
Colonialtown
3 Pho 88
Mills 50 District
Best View
1 Hillstone
Winter Park
2 Capa
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort
fourseasons.com/orlando/dining
3 Canvas Restaurant & Market
Lake Nona
Best Wine Bar
1 The Wine Room
Winter Park
2 Wine Bar George
Disney Springs
3 The Attic Door
Winter Garden
Best Wine List
1 The Wine Room
Winter Park
2 The Venetian Chop House
Caribe Royale Orlando
3 Wine Bar George
Disney Springs