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Reel Fish brunch, Shrimp and Avocado Toast (clockwise from front); Blue Crab & Sweet Potato Hash; Crab Cakes Benedict; with BOGO Bloody Mary, and Tequila Sunrise, photo by Roberto Gonzalez
Best Restaurant
1 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen
Winter Park
2 Soco
Thornton Park
3 Taverna Opa
Pointe Orlando
Bombay Street Kitchen (ROBERTO GONZALEZ)
Best New Restaurant
1 Bombay Street Kitchen
Orlando
2 Winter Park Biscuit
East End Market
3 Russell’s
Ivanhoe Village
Wendy Lopez with some of the ingredients that make her “regionally inspired” dishes special. (ROBERTO GONZALEZ)
Best Chef
1 Wendy Lopez (Reyes)
Downtown Orlando
2 Greg Richie (Soco)
Thornton Park
3 Venoy Rogers
Grand Bohemian Hotel / Boheme Restaurant
Downtown Orlando
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Best Hotel Restaurant
1 Le Boheme
Downtown Orlando
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2 Ravello
Four Seasons Resort Orlando
Walt Disney World Resort Area
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3 The Alfond Inn
Winter Park
Best Service
1 Venetian Chop House
Near the attractions, Orlando
2 Ocean Prime
Dr. Phillips, Orlando
3 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen
Winter Park
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Outdoor Dining
1 Maxine’s on Shine
Colonialtown
2 The Boathouse
Disney Springs
3 Hillstone
Winter Park
Best Breakfast
1 Keke’s Breakfast Café
Multiple Orlando-area locations
2 First Watch
Multiple Orlando-area locations
3 Croissant Gourmet
Winter Park
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Best Brunch
1 Russell’s
Ivanhoe Village
2 Soco
Thornton Park
3 Maxine’s on Shine
Colonialtown
Best Takeout
1 Tamarind
Winter Park and East Orlando
2 4Rivers Smokehouse (all locations)
Multiple Orlando-area locations
3 Beth’s Burger Bar
Three Orlando-area locations
Best Late Night
1 Santiago’s Bodega
Altamonte Springs and Orlando
2 STK
Disney Springs
3 Mason Jar Provisions
Thornton Park, Orlando
Best Business
1 Christner’s
Lee Road, Orlando
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2 Ocean Prime
Sand Lake Road
3 Big Fin Seafood Kitchen
Dellagio Town Center, Orlando
Best Caribbean
1 Bahama Breeze
Multiple Orlando-area locations
2 Singh’s Roti Shop
Orlando
3 Caribbean Sunshine Bakery
3 Orlando-area locations
Best Chinese
1 Taste of Chengdu
West Colonial Drive
2 Peter’s Kitchen
East Colonial Drive
3 Yummy House
Altamonte Springs
Best Deli
1 Stasio’s
Milk District
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2 NY Deli
Downtown Orlando
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3 Publix
All Orlando-area locations
Best French
1 Chez Vincent
Winter Park
2 Croissant Gourmet
Winter Park
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3 Le Coq au Vin
Orlando
Best Greek
1 Taverna Opa
Pointe Orlando
2 Greek Corner
Ivanhoe Village
3 Olympia Restaurant
Orlando
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At Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Café, customers enjoy the spirited sing-a-longs and camaraderie with Jimmy & Eckhard.
Best German
1 Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Café
Sanford
2 Biergarten Restaurant
Epcot
3 Heidi’s Jazz Club
Cocoa Beach
Best Japanense
1 Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Multiple Orlando-area locations
2 Umi Japanese Restaurant
Winter Park
3 Amura
Lake Mary
Best Indian
1 Tamarind
Winter Park and East Orlando
2 Mynt
Winter Park
3 Aashirwad
Orlando
Best Italian
1 Stasio’s
Milk District
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2 Fresco Cucina Italiana
Bay Hill, Orlando
3 Rocco’s Italian Grille
Winter Park
Best Latin
1 Pio Pio
Orlando
2 Cuba Libre
Pointe Orlando
3 College Park Café
College Park
Best Mexican
1 La Fiesta
SoDo
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2 Cocina 214
Winter Park
3 Chuy’s
3 Orlando-area locations
Best Tacos
1 MX Taco
Milk District
2 Tin and Taco
6 Orlando-area locations
3 Pepe’s Cantina
Winter Park
Best Middle East
1 Cedar’s
Restaurant Row
2 Bosphorous
Three Orlando-area locations
3 JJ’s “Fresh from Scratch”
SoDo
Best Southern
1 Soco
Thornton Park, Orlando
2 The COOP
Winter Park
3 Chef Art Smith’s The Homecoming
Disney Springs
Best Spanish
1 Tapa Toro
ICON Park
2 Bulla
Winter Park
3 Columbia Restaurant
Celebration
Best Steakhouse
1 Christner’s
Lee Road, Orlando
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2 Linda’s La Cantina
East Colonial Drive
3 Yachtsman Steakhouse
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Best Thai
1 Thai Blossom
Winter Garden
2 Orchid Thai
Winter Park and Lake Mary
3 Thai House
East Colonial Drive
Best Vietnamese
1 Viet-Nomz
Winter Park and Waterford Lakes
2 Little Saigon
Colonialtown
3 Pho Vinh
Colonialtown
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Best Appetizers
1 Cocina 214
Winter Park
2 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen
Winter Park
3 Ocean Prime
Dr. Phillips, Orlando
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The matahambre sandwich (front) is a highlight at Pig Floyd’s.
BBQ
1 Pig Floyd’s
Mills 50 District and Lake Nona
2 Cecil’s BBQ
SoDo
3 4Rivers Smokehouse
All Orlando-area locations
Best Burgers
1 Beth’s Burger Bar
Three Orlando-area locations
2 Ace Café
Downtown Orlando
3 BurgerFi
Multiple Orlando-area locations
Best Food Truck
1 Chicken Fire
Colonialtown
2 Kenny’s BBQ
Orlando
3 Purple Ocean
Orlando
Best Healthy
1 Greens N Grille
Millenia
2 Winter Park Biscuit
East End Market
3 Seasons 52
Restaurant Row and Altamonte Springs
Best Pizza
1 Anthony’s Colonial
Colonialtown
2 Lil Anthony’s
Avalon Park
3 1803 Pizza Kitchen
Winter Park
Best Sandwiches
1 Pom Pom’s
Milk District
2 Stasio’s
Milk District
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3 Croissant Gourmet
Winter Park
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Chirashi plates feature arrangements of seasonal fish atop seasoned sushi rice.
Sushi
1 Seito Sushi
Baldwin Park and Restaurant Row
2 Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Multiple Orlando-area locations
3 Umi
Winter Park
Best Ramen
1 Jinya
Downtown Orlando
2 Domu
East End Market & Dr. Phillips
3 Yuguri Ramen Project
Orlando Pop-Up
Best Pho
1 Pho 88
Mills 50 District
2 Little Saigon
Colonialtown
3 Viet-Nomz
Winter Park and Waterford Lakes
Best Seafood
1 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen
Winter Park
2 High Tide Harry’s
Orlando
3 Big Fin Seafood Kitchen
Dellagio Town Center, Orlando
Best Vegetarian
1 Market on South
Orlando
2 Bombay Street Kitchen
Orlando
3 Winter Park Biscuit Co
East End Market
Best Desserts
1 Better Than Sex
Ivanhoe Village
2 The Glass Knife
Winter Park
3 Croissant Gourmet
Winter Park
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Best Doughnuts
1 The Salty Donut
Audubon Park District
2 Shaka Donuts
SoDo District
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3 DG Doughnuts
Oakland
Best Frozen Treats
1 Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream
Four Orlando-area locations
2 Kilwin’s
Winter Park
3 Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
Multiple Orlando-area locations
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Coffee & Community
Best Coffee
1 Foxtail Coffee Co.
Varous Locations
2 New General
Winter Park
3 Lineage Roasting
Varous Locations
Best Wine
1 Swirlery
SoDo District
2 Wine Room
Winter Park
3 Ocean Prime
Sand Lake Road
Best Beer
1 MotorWorks
Downtown Orlando
2 The Crooked Can
Winter Garden
3 Redlight Redlight
Audubon Park
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Best Kept Secret
1 Garp & Fuss
Winter Park
2 Russell’s
Ivanhoe Village
3 Avalon Eatery
Avalon Park
Old Favorite
1 Linda’s La Cantina
East Colonial Drive
2 Christner’s
Lee Road, Orlando
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3 Big Fin Seafood Kitchen
Dellagio Town Center, Orlando
Best View
1 Capa
Orlando
2 Boathouse
Orlando
3 Russell’s on Lake Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Village
Best Cocktails
1 Cocina 214
Winter Park
2 Ocean Prime
Sand Lake Road
3 The Pinery
Ivanhoe Village
Best Romantic
1 Better Than Sex
Ivanhoe Village
2 Wine Room
Winter Park
3 Capa
Walt Disney World Resort Area
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Best Chef’s Table
1 Chef’s Table at the Edgewater
Winter Garden
2 Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Multiple Orlando-area locations
3 Victoria & Alberts
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Best Happy Hour
1 Cocina 214
Winter Park
2 Tapa Toro
ICON Park
3 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen
Winter Park
Best Bakery
1 Buttermilk Bakery
Winter Park
2 Croissant Gourmet
Winter Park
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3 Olde Hearth Bread Co.
Casselberry and East End Market, Orlando
Best Neighborhood Restaurant
1 Taproom at Dubsdread
College Park
2 Soco
Thornton Park
3 Maxine’s on Shine
Colonialtown
Best Live Music
1 Tin Roof
ICON Park
2 Maxine’s on Shine
Colonialtown
3 Raglan Road
Disney Springs
Best Family-Friendly
1 Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Multiple Orlando-area locations
2 Beth’s Burger Bar
Three Orlando-area locations
3 The Meatball Stoppe
Orlando