Best restaurants of Orlando: Here are 24 restaurants popular food influencer says you must try in 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. - Are you looking for a new restaurant to try in Orlando this year? 

Whether you are craving a tasty brunch or seeking a nice romantic dinner, the City Beautiful is home to several diverse food cultures and top-quality dishes. 

Christina Petsos, a popular Orlando-based food influencer with over 61,000 followers on her Instagram, @somehowimnotfat, curated a list of 24 restaurants you must try in 2024 as a guest blogger for Visit Orlando's website. 

See her choices below. (Note: They are not listed in terms of the best quality, but instead by location.)

Downtown Orlando area neighborhood restaurants

• Black Rooster Taqueria (Orlando)
• Boca (Winter Park)
• Chayote Barrio Kitchen (Winter Park Village)
• Edoboy (Orlando)
• The Glass Knife (Winter Park)
• JUJU (Orlando)
• Market to Table (Winter Garden, Roper Garden Building)
• The Nauti Lobstah (Apopka)
• Park Pizza & Brewing Company (Lake Nona)
• Prato (Winter Park)
• Smoke & Donuts (Orlando, Colonial Plaza)
• Thrive Cocktail Lounge & Eatery (Orlando)
• Vinia Wine & Kitchen (Winter Park)

Tourism Districts restaurants

• A Land Remembered (Orlando, Rosen Shingle Creek)
• At Siam Thai Cuisine (Orlando, I-Drive)
• Bull & Bear (Orlando, Signia Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek)
• Chima Steakhouse (Orlando, Phoenicia Center)
• Descend 21 (Orlando, Hyatt Regency Orlando)
• Four Flamingos, A Richard Blaise Florida Kitchen (Orlando, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort)
• Hemisphere Restaurant (Orlando, Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport)
• JoJo's Shakebar (Orlando, I-Drive)
• Kavas Tacos + Tequila (Orlando, I-Drive)
• Norman's (Orlando, Dellagio Town Center)
• Seito Sushi Sand Lake (Orlando, Phillips Crossing)

To read more about why she recommends trying these restaurants, click here.