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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4 Rivers Smokehouse (Winter Park)
Where 4 Rivers was born: John Rivers left a healthcare career, started with a 2004 charity cookout he called the Barbecue Ministry, and flipped the Hot Brisket Now sign on Fairbanks Avenue in 2009. Now a 16-store group, still family owned, with vegan burnt ends and a kids menu.
The Courtesy
Orlando's first dedicated cocktail bar by its own account, opened downtown in 2012 by Gene and Diana Zimmerman and moved to Winter Park after its tenth year. Best for small groups, with Saturday classes where you build three cocktails from scratch.
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.
The Ravenous Pig
James and Julie Petrakis, Winter Park natives who met at the Culinary Institute of America, opened it in 2007 and brew their own beer, with a beer garden out back. Four straight years as James Beard semifinalists and a 2026 Bib Gourmand.
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