Best restaurants in Orlando

Orlando’s stacked with great restaurants – if the city is a plate, it’s coming to you loaded with some of the best places to eat you can find anywhere.

With such a diverse cuisine scene, you’ll be stuck for choice and stuffed – whether you’re into American classics, gourmet Italian dishes, or flavorful Indian creations. Combine that with some iconic Florida cuisine, and you’ve got a recipe for some of the best dining on this side of the East Coast.

Trabucco

6001 Destination Parkway, Orlando, FL 32819

Get ready to step out of your car and into Trabucco for an elevated Italian dining experience. Serving traditional and nostalgic cuisine from the heart of Southern Europe, each dish is inspired by the coastal regions of Italy and the Mediterranean.

Settle into your seat as Trabucco treats your palate with handmade pastas, antipasti to whet the appetite, traditional wood-grilled seafood, and delicious drinks to complement it all. Unwind with the coastal breeze on the open-air patio and toast to a delightful meal.

The interior of Trabucco is just as considered as the menu, with a spacious and upper-class aesthetic that matches the delicate care put into the food. Sink back into cushioned sofas and let yourself sink into a high-class culinary experience.

When you’re finished, Trabucco will still be on your mind long into your trip – you might even be able to taste it.

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Sear + Sea Woodfire Grill

14900 Chelonia Parkway, Orlando, FL 32821

Looking for a luxurious holiday? Located in the Michelin Star hotel -  JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa - the drive up immediately elevates the experience. Park up your premium car rental and let the valet handle the rest. White marble. Wooden nooks. Flaming heaters. The journey is over, and the experience begins.

Sear + Sea offers classic food done in a way that speaks elegance, care and subtle creativity. This is a menu that isn’t reinventing the wheel – it’s mastering it. Select from classic twists on meats and seafood, all locally sourced and cooked to perfection on the wood-fired grill. Match your meal with sides like potato puree or cap it off with a s’mores bread pudding.

This is a quality experience that pushes the boundaries of good food into something spectacular. It’s one of the best restaurants in Orlando for that luxury experience.

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Sear + Sea Woodfire Grill

14900 Chelonia Parkway, Orlando, FL 32821

Looking for a luxurious holiday? Located in the Michelin Star hotel -  JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa - the drive up immediately elevates the experience. Park up your premium car rental and let the valet handle the rest. White marble. Wooden nooks. Flaming heaters. The journey is over, and the experience begins.

Sear + Sea offers classic food done in a way that speaks elegance, care and subtle creativity. This is a menu that isn’t reinventing the wheel – it’s mastering it. Select from classic twists on meats and seafood, all locally sourced and cooked to perfection on the wood-fired grill. Match your meal with sides like potato puree or cap it off with a s’mores bread pudding.

This is a quality experience that pushes the boundaries of good food into something spectacular. It’s one of the best restaurants in Orlando for that luxury experience.

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Sear + Sea Woodfire Grill

14900 Chelonia Parkway, Orlando, FL 32821

Looking for a luxurious holiday? Located in the Michelin Star hotel -  JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa - the drive up immediately elevates the experience. Park up your premium car rental and let the valet handle the rest. White marble. Wooden nooks. Flaming heaters. The journey is over, and the experience begins.

Sear + Sea offers classic food done in a way that speaks elegance, care and subtle creativity. This is a menu that isn’t reinventing the wheel – it’s mastering it. Select from classic twists on meats and seafood, all locally sourced and cooked to perfection on the wood-fired grill. Match your meal with sides like potato puree or cap it off with a s’mores bread pudding.

This is a quality experience that pushes the boundaries of good food into something spectacular. It’s one of the best restaurants in Orlando for that luxury experience.

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Another Broken Egg Cafe

6324 South Semoran Boulevard #1001, Orlando, FL 32322

There’s more than one way to crack an egg, and that’s especially true in this instance. Good food doesn’t need to be fine dining. Sometimes, it’s just a hearty breakfast topped with a well-cooked, fluffy egg. This isn’t your typical breakfast, brunch or lunch café. Another Broken Egg offers crave-worthy food that’ll get you through the day and give you something to look forward to.

If you’re searching for the best brunch spot in Orlando, you’ve found it. Tuck into tasty classics like chicken and waffles drizzled with chipotle honey, get a forkful of cinnamon roll French toast topped with cream cheese and seasonal berries, or try the crab cake benedict topped on an English muffin. It’s a combination of all the best things about food.

Once you’re done, wash it all down with a fruit mocktail or a pumpkin pie cold brew to give you the kick your day needs. You’ll be looking for excuses to revisit Another Broken Egg Café long after you’ve left.

There’s plenty of parking, so even if you’re exploring Orlando in a large or 7-passenger SUV, you shouldn’t struggle for room.

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Shakers American Cafe

1308 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL 32804

Park up, leave your rental car behind and step into this authentic American retro-style diner for an easy-going meal that’ll sit just right throughout the day. Shakers’ food is hearty, a tribute to comfort foods to give you a bit of that ‘rise ‘n’ shine’ or laid-back lunch vibes. There are three things every meal gives – warmth, flavor and that hankerin’ you get when a meal was worth craving and leaves you wanting more.

The menu includes quiches, soups, sandwiches, pancakes and eggs of all varieties. And for the sweet tooth, it’d be remiss of us not to mention the hot, glazed cinnamon rolls, fresh-baked muffins and soft, gooey cookies.

Shakers American Café isn’t pretending to be something it’s not. It’s an honest, easy-going, food-first establishment with a quirky, no-frills interior. So, if you want something casual and crave-worthy, you’re in the right place.

With some parking in the back, you should be able to leave your car for a spot of lunch without a worry.

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Shakers American Cafe

1308 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL 32804

Park up, leave your rental car behind and step into this authentic American retro-style diner for an easy-going meal that’ll sit just right throughout the day. Shakers’ food is hearty, a tribute to comfort foods to give you a bit of that ‘rise ‘n’ shine’ or laid-back lunch vibes. There are three things every meal gives – warmth, flavor and that hankerin’ you get when a meal was worth craving and leaves you wanting more.

The menu includes quiches, soups, sandwiches, pancakes and eggs of all varieties. And for the sweet tooth, it’d be remiss of us not to mention the hot, glazed cinnamon rolls, fresh-baked muffins and soft, gooey cookies.

Shakers American Café isn’t pretending to be something it’s not. It’s an honest, easy-going, food-first establishment with a quirky, no-frills interior. So, if you want something casual and crave-worthy, you’re in the right place.

With some parking in the back, you should be able to leave your car for a spot of lunch without a worry.

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BACÁN

6100 Wave Hotel Drive, Orlando, FL 32827

Step out from your rental car and into BACÁN – Michelin-recommended dining that’s exciting and artistic. BACÁN’s menu pays homage to the “bold and seductive” tastes of Latin America. It’s a selection that’s intended to challenge and delight your senses.

BACÁN features an à la carte menu, a tasting menu and a set three-course experience. Each dish is crafted both in ingredients and arrangement. Plates include whole truffle chicken served with crispy potato and salsa brava, short ribs accompanied by Colombian arepa, and desserts like the indulgent citrus tres leches and crunchy churros.

They employ a smart dress code and you must book. BACÁN doesn’t want to simply elevate your palate but to alter your perception of food and dining. It’s one of the reasons that BACÁN is one of the best restaurants in Orlando.

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Tabla Indian Restaurant

5847 Grand National Drive, Orlando, FL 3247

Only a few miles from Universal Orlando Studios, Tabla offers award-winning, authentic vegetarian Indian, Indo-Chinese, and Thai cuisine. It’s the perfect pit stop at the end of a day out.

Each dish attempts to capture the true essence of India. Tuck into flavorful regional vegetarian curries such as butter chicken, masalas and kormas as well as kebab platters, chaat and chicken drumsticks.

Tabla Indian Restaurant will challenge your understanding of Indian and vegetarian cuisine with each delicious bite. If you’re into Indian cuisine, then Tabla is one of the best restaurants in Orlando for you. They’ve got another restaurant in Lake Nona, if that’s more convenient too.

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Craft & Common

47 E. Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801

Got a long drive ahead? Whether you’re parking your car for lunch or just a few road snacks, Craft & Common in Downtown Orlando has you covered. This unpretentious bakery isn’t here to judge your coffee order; they just want to place it and give you the experience you deserve. Their aesthetic matches these sensibilities too, with an upbeat and bright interior brimming over with character.

The menu here is thoughtfully prepared, carefully sourced and done just right. Think flaky bacon croissants, fig and hummus on toast, turkey paninis and delicious ciabatta rolls. It’s the stuff brunch and lunch are made of. If you’re after something sweeter, get yourself hooked on the tres leches waffles, overnight oats with fresh berries and honey, or a rich espresso milkshake.

Whether you’ve time to dine in or not, it’s worth stopping by Craft & Common to enjoy some good, honest, brunchy grub before you continue your tour of Orlando.

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Unreserved Food Bazaar

14900 Chelonia Parkway, Orlando, FL 32821

Step inside Unreserved Food Bazaar – a come as you are, casual, European-esque marketplace that specializes in internationally inspired breakfast and lunch fare. This vegetarian and vegan-friendly eatery offers dishes found in Italian and Mediterranean cuisine, alongside other Euro-inspo.

The Modern, European menu is instantly varied, with buffet-style breakfasts including warm, flaky pastries baked in-house, fresh juices and savory options, like blue crab eggs benedict, waffles, pancakes, cured meats and smoked salmon. From steak and eggs to omelets and French toast – the hard part is deciding what you want.

If choice and a taste of Europe is on the menu, then the Unreserved Food Bazaar should be your restaurant of choice. With a menu like this, it’s never the same thing twice.

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