Faiyaz Kara

Moa Kai I walked into a diner one fall evening in a bit of a state. The better team losing a certain winner-take-all baseball game had me enveloped in a

Outpost is a sports bar, but one amplifying the world of the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, owner Devon Tillman (who formerly ran Island Time in Thornton Park) and OUT Sports League creator John Teixeria bill their tavern on the sink-holed shores of Lake Eola as a “fabulous place for dining, drinks, drag and sports.”

Pine Street Hospitality, the group that brought Orlando Bullitt Bar, McQueen's, Sessions, The Basement, The Attic and Papi Smash'd Burger, will bring Walter's Tavern, a 3,800-square-foot bar, to the Great Southern Box Co. Food Hall in the Packing District next month.

Palestinian food truck Zayn&Co will be posted outside Digress Wine Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. serving coffee, tea, fresh juices and a variety of pastries and traditional Arabic baked goods

Having eaten my way through the entire menu (with the help of a couple of friends), it’s hard not to bestow June with “Best New Restaurant” honors.

Expect new unorthodox pizza, bustling Asian food halls, Korean kitchens, classic-style diners and plenty more. 

When Soco closed last May after 11 years in Thornton Park, owner Craig Ustler promised to bring "something exciting to the space this fall." That something is Osteria Ester

Plus lots more tasty food news and events

"This was midcentury Japan in your mouth."

Ex-Hanamizuki chef-owner Toshi Kishimoto and Michelin award recipient Benjamin Coutts will join the O-Town West venture