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This Florida City Was Just Named the Best Food City in the U.S.
WalletHub released its 2023 report on the Best Foodie Cities in America, which looked at restaurants — from affordable joints to Michelin-starred hot spots — in 180 cities.
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Orlando Was Just Named the Best Food City in America
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TP2000
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I'm glad you just said that.
When I saw the title of this thread I thought "Voted best food city by who? The Darden Corporation?"
I must admit I've never dined outside the Disney bubble in Orlando. I only know "Orlando" mostly as MCO, Disney World, and the Beeline Expressway. If there is a good food scene in Orlando that isn't chain-based, then that is good to hear.
I'm not a total food snob, I do enjoy some chain restaurants, and they have their place. But it's those little, locally run operations that generally have the best food and most unique experience in any city. I'm suddenly glad to hear that Orlando has developed that for themselves.
BuddyThomas
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The Travel and Leisure headline is misleading. The source they are citing is talking mainly about “affordable” meals, whatever their definition of that might be. I can virtually guarantee that Orlando is not the best food city in America. Also, this:
“It won because of the diversity and quality of the restaurants — and for another very important reason: “Orlando has the most ice cream and frozen yogurt shops,” WalletHub noted in the report.”
LOL.
“It won because of the diversity and quality of the restaurants — and for another very important reason: “Orlando has the most ice cream and frozen yogurt shops,” WalletHub noted in the report.”
LOL.
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Orlando is great for a lot of things…
…this might be a tad “overzealous”
…this might be a tad “overzealous”
Exactly this.
Pizza, I'll give you. Although I prefer Chicago Style.
Chinese food, Orlando's holds its own.
And Bagels, overall NY, but the best bagels I've had in my life, still come form one place in Orlando - Jeff's.
I'll meet you at Taste of Chengdu for lunch.
If there's one thing I adore it's shutting up New Yorkers.
Houston has better Chinese food than Orlando. Better Mexican food. Better BBQ.
Visited TX specifically Houston many times. I was advised by locals , two basic food groups in TX- BBQ and Mexican food. No sauce really needed for finger licking good BBQ especially at The Salt Lick near Austin.
Salt Lick is amazing.
SaucyBoy
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- In the Parks
- No
But we all know that eastern NC has the best bbq in the states
SaucyBoy
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
I used to be like this until i actually lived there from 2015-2020. My idea of Orlando was just like yours, but it's so much more! I'd never live there again but it really is one of the best cities in Florida once you get outside the tourist areas.
Off the beaten path where one can eat in one of the many Latino roach coach options off the main road with thousands of locals sober and many not so sober , watch the kids drag race up and down the street until 5am weekend nights is the infamous South Orange Blossom Trail where the world's oldest profession is also parading up and down the Trail gaining clients.
Not exactly the same but better than the average Orlando BBQ is Cecil's
Texas BBQ near downtown Orlando, near the former Pulse nightclub. The owners from TX have been there for many years serving the usual smoked meats and the sides are very good especially the spicy jalapeno beans.
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Tommye1078
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Exactly. We're likely on our way out of Orlando (and Florida altogether) in the next year, so we're trying to enjoy as much of Orlando as is possible.