Kia Center
Make a Magic or Solar Bears game a full day out, with meals a short walk away on Church Street and a brewery a short drive north that posts watch parties.
Inter.co Stadium
See Orlando City, the Pride or the Storm, then eat on West Church Street or stop at a taproom that lists soccer games among its special openings.
Acrisure Bounce House
Make a UCF football Saturday an east Orlando outing, then drive about 5 miles to East Colonial Drive for a meal at the nearest places on our list.
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co.
An independent brewery named for the park George Russell's land became, with a patio facing the sunset over Lake Ivanhoe and food trucks nearly every night. Its pilsner won Best American Pilsner at the 2020 Best Florida Beer Championships.
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Sports & Game Day Orlando
Pro and college venues, nearby food and drinks, and a brewery that publishes watch parties.
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Briarpatch
A Park Avenue breakfast room since 1980, owned by the Pertz family since 1989, with Joe Pertz still making the layer cakes and his son John running the kitchen. It started dinner service in October 2025, Wednesday through Saturday.
Hamilton's Kitchen
The restaurant of The Alfond Inn, owned by Rollins College, which sends the hotel's net income to student scholarships and hangs more than 400 works of contemporary art on its walls. Chef Antwan Ellis cooks Florida Southern with local ingredients.
Jenny's Eat Drink Socialize
A Southern restaurant and lounge on West Church Street that shows local artists in its own gallery, turns cozy and intimate at night, and runs a Soul Train Sunday buffet on selected Sundays. Saturday brunch is bottomless small plates.
The Glass Knife
Named for the Depression-era glass cake knives once given away in oatmeal boxes; the family collection is on display, and chips of the glass are sprinkled through the terrazzo floor. A Winter Park favorite since 2017 with 16 first-place wins in local awards.
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