Paxia is a newest restaurant in the College Park area. Their menu describes themselves as “Modern World Meets Traditional Mexican Cuisine” followed by their motto, “Expect the Unexpected”. It is located across the street from Scruffy Murphy’s Irish Pub right on Edgewater Drive. On the night we visited it was quiet with just a couple at the bar […]

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Now I’ve never been to Japan, but if I could picture a small family run sushi restaurant in the middle of Tokyo, Sushi Hatsu in Downtown Orlando would be it. Compared to the other Downtown Orlando sushi restaurants I would say Sushi Hatsu’s look and feel is the most authentic. It’s been opened since the […]

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Urban Flats is one of the newest restaurants to move in at The Plaza, Downtown Orlando. They have several locations in Central Florida, including Winter Park. On their website they describe themselves as “an eclectic fusion of ancient world style flatbread in a modern urban setting.” In other words it’s thin crust pizza shaped in […]

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Bento Cafe is a new hip and trendy sushi restaurant located in the Plaza Building in Downtown Orlando. The concept was originally developed in Gainesville where it’s been successful enough to expand to a second restaurant there and open one here in Orlando. The atmosphere inside is, as mentioned above, hip and trendy. Visiting their […]

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Napasorn’s website exclaims “Thai food created by people who know Thai food” and I definitely agree. Located on E. Pine Street, Napasorn is a quiet little restaurant that serves up some excellent Thai courses. The atmosphere inside is lacking but that’s made up for in the food which the owner calls a mix of authentic […]

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Nonna Trattoria ed Enoteca, Nonna for short, is a little Italian restaurant in College Park. The restaurant itself is actually an old house that’s been remodeled to fit a restaurant. It was recently taken over and renamed by Chef/Co-Owner Kevin Fonzo & his brother Chef/Co-Owner Greg Fonzo. Kevin is most notably known for his restaurant, […]

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Just to give you a little background on Jade Bistro, the restaurant has been a staple in College Park for many years. It is located in the heart of College Park in a small strip mall which houses about 5-7 restaurants/stores.  But before you say “Strip Mall?” Jade was named “Best Chinese” by The Orlando Weekly […]

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