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Hammered Lamb

Orlando, FL

For more than a decade, The Hammered Lamb poured cold beer and stiff Bloody Marys on the corner of Orange Avenue and the train tracks in Ivanhoe Village, and Orlando loved us for it. We were the neighborhood's loud, welcoming, wonderfully weird patio bar, a place where the drinks flowed until 2am every night and nobody cared what team you rooted for or who you brought home. Our banner said it plainly: great drinks and really great food, booze and eats until close. Weekends belonged to brunch. We built what regulars swore was the best Bloody Mary bar in Orlando, and we backed it up with $5 mimosas, $5 red sangria and $8 Bloody Marys from 10am to 4pm every Saturday and Sunday. Beer people had it good too. Twenty drafts on tap, more than seventy-five beers to choose from, and a dollar off every draft Monday through Thursday from 7pm to 2am. Happy hour ran 4 to 7, Monday through Friday, and if the freight train rolled past while you were on the patio, that meant free train shots for the house. The patio was the heart of it. String lights strung over the palms, a fenced yard just off Orange Ave, room to sprawl with friends and strangers who quickly became friends. We threw ourselves into the community that made us, hosting Equality Florida nights and standing proudly as one of the area's LGBTQ+ friendly gathering spots. Live music, holiday parties, charity fundraisers: if it brought people together over a good drink, we said yes. The food matched the mood, honest bar fare done right, from weekend brunch plates to late-night eats meant to soak up whatever you had been drinking. We were never fancy, and that was the point. The Hammered Lamb was a come-as-you-are kind of place. Please note: after more than ten years in Ivanhoe Village, The Hammered Lamb served its final day on January 25, 2025, and has permanently closed. The website is no longer active. We remain grateful to every guest, bartender and neighbor who made 1235 N. Orange Ave feel like home. Thanks for all the mornings, all the nights, and every train shot in between.

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Nikki's Place

Orlando, FL

Welcome to Nikki's Place, a soul food kitchen rooted in the heart of Orlando's historic Parramore neighborhood. Our story is a legacy of soul and flavor. It began generations ago at his aunt's restaurant, where a young Nick Aiken first learned to cook under the woman who gave him his start, Mama Rosser. Over the decades that followed, Chef Nick built a place of his own and named it for his daughter, Nikki. Today Nikki's Place stands as one of Orlando's most beloved soul food destinations, still cooking Southern cuisine the way it used to be. Step through our doors on Carter Street and you will find warm yellow walls, family photos, and tables that have hosted neighbors, church families, and travelers from far away. We are proud of Parramore, a community that has carried so much of this city's Black history, and we consider ourselves keepers of a table that has fed it for a very long time. Everything we serve is made with love. Here, food is more than a meal. It is comfort, tradition, and care on a plate. Our meat-and-three plates are the heart of the menu, generous helpings of Southern favorites paired with the sides you grew up on. Chef Nick's hands have decades of practice behind them, and every dish comes out rich, balanced, and honest. Save room for a slice of our house-made pound cake, glazed and golden, baked fresh the old-fashioned way. Nikki's Place has always been about connection as much as cooking. Local families and first-time visitors alike leave feeling like part of our extended family. Beyond the dining room, we bring that same warmth to catering, serving weddings, corporate gatherings, and celebrations of every size, always listening closely and delivering with care. We open early and cook through the day, welcoming you Wednesday through Monday for breakfast, lunch, and a real Southern meal (we rest on Tuesdays). Whether you are a regular pulling up a familiar chair or a newcomer curious about honest soul food, choosing Nikki's Place means choosing warmth, tradition, and a plate that feeds both body and soul. Come hungry, and leave feeling right at home.

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Se7en Bites

Orlando, FL

Welcome to Se7en Bites, where Southern comfort is a way of life and everything starts from scratch. Tucked into the heart of Orlando's Milk District on North Primrose Drive, our bakeshop and brunch kitchen is the place folks come when they want food that tastes like home, only a little more indulgent. Chef and owner Trina Gregory-Propst built this place around the idea that good food should feel like a hug, so we pile our plates high with the nostalgic dishes we grew up loving and give every one of them a modern twist. Mornings here mean biscuits the size of your fist, buttery and layered, split open for our signature breakfast sandwiches and smothered in sausage gravy. We do brunch the way it was meant to be done, unhurried and generous, with fried chicken, shrimp and grits, cinnamon rolls, and eggs done right. And then there are the pies. Oh, the pies. Our cases stay full of towering meringues, fruit pies, cream pies, and the kind of cakes that make a birthday worth celebrating. If it can be baked, chances are we are baking it fresh and baking it with love. We are proudly LGBTQ+ and woman-owned, and that spirit of welcome sits at the center of everything we do. Every guest who walks through our door is family, whether it is your first visit or your fiftieth. We believe a bakery should be a gathering place, a spot where neighbors linger over coffee, strangers become friends, and nobody leaves hungry or unseen. Se7en Bites grew from a small dream into a beloved Orlando institution, earning recognition along the way, but the heart of it has never changed. We still make everything by hand, still greet regulars by name, and still believe that a slice of pie can turn a bad day around. Come hungry, bring your people, and settle in. Whether you are here for a leisurely weekend brunch, a box of pastries to go, or a whole pie for the table, we will treat you like kin and send you home full. That is the Se7en Bites way, and it always will be.

Orlando, FL

Orlando, FL

Women-owned, asian-owned, family-owned, immigrant-owned vietnamese restaurant in Orlando.

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