The 2024 Orlando Dining Awards Readers’ Choice List

Best Restaurant

1 Norman’s
Restaurant Row
Normans.com

2 Luke’s Kitchen And Bar
Maitland
Eatatlukes.com

3 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar
Winter Park
Reelfishcoastal.com

Best Chef

1 Seito Sushi – Huy Tin
Baldwin Park
Seitosushi.com

2 Kres Chophouse – Mari Fonseca
Downtown Orlando
Kresrestaurant.com

3 Aashirwad Indian Food And Bar – Amit Kumar
Universal Area
Aashirwadrestaurant.com

Best New Restaurant

1 Nami
Lake Nona
Namilakenona.com

2 Ceiba
Lake Buena Vista
Ceibaorlando.com

3 Ômo By Jônt
Winter Park
Omobyjont.com

Best Neighborhood Restaurant

1 Maxine’s On Shine
Thornton Park
Maxinesonshine.com

2 The Osprey
Baldwin Park
Theospreyorlando.com

3 The Tap Room At Dubsdread
College Park
Taproomatdubsdread.com

Best Appetizers

1 Chef’s Table At The Edgewater – Tasting Room
Winter Garden
Chefstableattheedgewater.com

2 Tori Tori
Mills 50
Toritoripub.com

3 Cocina 214
Winter Park
Cocina214.com

Best Bakery

1 Charlie’s Bakery & Creamery
Curry Ford West
Charliesbakery.com

2 Buttermilk Bakery
Winter Park
Buttermilk-Bakery.com

3 Orlando Fresh Bread
Altamonte Springs
Orlandofreshbread.com

Best Bar Food *New Category  

1 Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
Mills Park
Firebirdsrestaurants.com/Orlando

2 Eden Bar
Maitland
Enzian.Org/Food

3 Spatz Sports Bar
Winter Park
Spatzwinterpark.com

Best Bartender

1 Maxine’s On Shine – Makenna Whiteside
Thornton Park
Maxinesonshine.com

2 Cocina 214 – Julio Santiago
Winter Park
Cocina214.com

3 Armando’s – Jerry Green
College Park
Armandosorlando.com

Best BBQ

1 4 Rivers Smokehouse
Multiple Locations
4rsmokehouse.com

2 Smokemade Meats + Eats
Curry Ford West
Smokemade.com

3mission Bbq
Multiple Locations
Mission-Bbq.com

Best Beer

1 Hourglass Brewing
Hourglass District
Hourglassbrewing.com

2 Crooked Can Brewing Company
Winter Garden
Crookedcan.com

3redlight Redlight
Audubon Park
Facebook.com/Redlightredlight

Best Instagrammable
Restaurant *New Category

1 Voodoo Bayou
Restaurant Row
Voodoobayou.com/Orlando-Location

2 Permanent Vacation
Maitland
Permanentvacationfl.com

3 Sixty Vines
Winter Park
Sixtyvines.com/Locations/Winter-Park

Best Kept Secret

1 Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
Disney Springs
Disneysprings.com

2 The Chef’s Table At Edgewater
Winter Garden
Chefstableattheedgewater.com

3 Mathers Social Gathering
Downtown Orlando
Mathersorlando.com

Best Bib Gourmand Restaurant

1 Isan Zaap Thai Café
Orlando
Isanzaaporlando.com

2 Bombay Street Kitchen
Orlando
Bombaykitchenorlando.com

3 Domu
Audubon Park
Domufl.Squarespace.com

Best Breakfast

1 Peach Valley Café
Multiple Locations
Peachvalleycafe.com

2 George’s Café
Winter Park
Georgescafeandcatering.com

3 The Daybreak Diner
Curry Ford West
Facebook.com/Thedaybreak97

Best Brunch

1 Maxine’s On Shine
Thornton Park
Maxinesonshine.com

2 Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar
Winter Park
Reelfishcoastal.com

3 Soco Restaurant
Thornton Park
Socothorntonpark.com

Best Buffet *New Category

1 Aashirwad Indian Food And Bar
Universal Area
Aashirwadrestaurant.com

2 Unreserved
Lake Buena Vista
Jwmarriottorlandobonnetcreek.com

3 Pinstripes Orlando
O-Town West
Pinstripes.com/Orlando

Best Burgers

1 Teak Neighborhood Grill
Maitland / Metrowest
Teakorlando.com

2 Beth’s Burger Bar
Multiple Locations
Bethsburgerbar.com

3 The Tap Room At Dubsdread
College Park
Taproomatdubsdread.com

Best Business Restaurant

1 Kres Chophouse
Downtown Orlando
Kresrestaurant.com

2 Luke’s Kitchen And Bar
Maitland
Eatatlukes.com

3 Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster
Orlando
Christnersprimesteakandlobster.com

Best Caribbean

1 Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
Pointe Orlando
Cubalibrerestaurant.com/En/Orlando

2 Zaza’s Cuban Café
Multiple Locations
Zazacubancomfort.com

3 Pal Campo Restaurant
Lake Buena Vista
Palcamporestaurant.com

Best Cheap Eats

1 Beefy King
Milk District
Beefykingorlando.com

2 Hot Dog Heaven
Orlando (East Colonial)

Hot Dog Heaven

3 Sticky Rice Lao Street Food
Mills 50
Stickywithit.com

Best Chef’s Table

1 The Chef’s Table At Edgewater
Winter Garden
Chefstableattheedgewater.com

2 Victoria & Albert’s
Lake Buena Vista
Disneyworld.Disney.Go.com/Dining/Grand-Floridian-Resort-And-Spa/Chef-Table-At-Victoria-And-Alberts

3 Foreigner
Audubon Park
Foreignerrestaurant.com

Best Chinese

1 Chuan Fu
Winter Park
Chuanfuorlando.com

2 Kung Fu Dumpling
Oviedo
Kungfudumplings.com

3 Taste Of Chengdu
Baldwin Park
Facebook.com/Tasteofchengdu

Best Cocktails

1 Otto’s High Dive
Milk District
Ottoshd.com

2 The Pinery
Ivanhoe Village
Thepineryorlando.com

3 The Robinson
Downtown Orlando
Therobinsonroom.com

Best Coffee

1 Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Co.
Winter Park
Barniescoffee.com

2 Craft & Common
Downtown Orlando
Craftandcommon.com

3 Foxtail Coffee Co.
Multiple Locations
Foxtailcoffee.com

Best Deli

1 Stasio’s Italian Deli
Milk District
Instagram.com/Stasiositaliandeli

2 Deli Desires
East Colonial
Delidesires.com

3 Toojay’s Gourmet Deli
Multiple Locations
Toojays.com

Best Desserts

1 The Glass Knife
Winter Park
Theglassknife.com

2 Amorette’s Patisserie
Disney Springs
Disneyworld.Disney.Go.com/Dining/Disney-Springs

3 Better Than Sex
Ivanhoe Village
Betterthansexdesserts.com

Best Doughnuts

1 Voodoo Doughnuts
Universal Citywalk
Universalorlando.com/Web/En/Us/Things-To-Do/Dining/Voodoo-Doughnut

2 The Glass Knife
Winter Park
Theglassknife.com

3 DG Doughnuts
Ocoee
Dgdoughnuts.com

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

1 Pirate’s Dinner Adventure
International Drive
Piratesdinneradventure.com

2 Rainforest Cafe
Disney Springs / Animal Kingdom
Rainforestcafe.com/Location/Rainforest-Cafe-Disney-Springs

3 Sugar Factory
Icon Park
Sf3.Sugarfactory.com/Orlando-Fl

Best Food Festival *New Category

1 Epcot Food & Wine
Epcot
Disneyworld.Disney.Go.com/Events-Tours/Epcot/Epcot-International-Food-And-Wine-Festival

2 Field To Feast Dinner
Great Scott Farms
Facebook.com/Events/Long-Scott-Farms/Field-To-Feast-Dinner/667227253799818

3 Seaworld’s Seven Seas Food Festival
Seaworld
Seaworld.com/Orlando/Events/Seven-Seas-Food-Festival

Best Food Hall *New Category

1 Plant Street Market
Winter Garden
Crookedcan.com/Plant-St-Market

2 East End Market
Audubon Park
Eastendmkt.com

3 Great Southern Box Co.
Packing District
Greatsouthernboxco.com

Best French

1 Chez Vincent
Winter Park (Hannibal Square)
Chezvincent.com

2 La Boulangerie French Cafe
Downtown Orlando
Laboulangerie-Frenchcafe.Square.Site

3 Paris Baguette
Winter Park
Parisbaguette.com

Best Frozen Treats

1 Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream
Multiple Locations
Kellyshomemadeicecream.com

2 Charlie’s Bakery & Creamery
Curry Ford West
Charliesbakery.com

3 Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
Multiple Locations
Jeremiahsice.com

Best German

1 Hollerbach’s German Restaurant
Sanford
Hollerbachs.com

2 Schmankerl Stub’n
Downtown Orlando
Schmankerlstubn.com

3 Emmy’s Time Out Tavern
Deland
Facebook.com/Emmysrestaurant

Best Greasy Spoon *New Category

1 Cow & Cheese
Maitland
Facebook.com/Cowandcheese

2 Christo’s Café
College Park
Facebook.com/Christoscafeorlando

3 Shaker’s American Café
College Park
Shakerscafe.com

Best Greek

1 Taverna Opa
International Drive
Opaorlando.com

2 Theo’s Kitchen
Curry Ford West
Theoskitchen.com

3 Athena Roasted Chicken
Maitland
Athenachicken.com