Orlando, reviewed like a local — reviews, news, tips and guides from the neighborhoods up.
Orlando, reviewed like a local — reviews, news, tips and guides from the neighborhoods up.
Brunch at Maxine’s or Se7en Bites, the Langford–Dickson Azalea park pair, a ranked corridor reset, Il Pescatore on Saturday night and hot yoga on Sunday: how Colonialtown locals actually build a weekend.
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Golden hour in Dickson Azalea Park, a Michelin-selected prix fixe at Maxine’s on Shine or red sauce at Il Pescatore, then a show at The Plaza Live: Colonialtown date night at three altitudes.
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Orlando Power Yoga scores 97.4 at No. 3 for yoga, Mens Luxury Spa ranks No. 4 for spas at 95.9, and Crunch East Colonial holds No. 9 for gyms — Colonialtown’s complete hot-yoga, spa and strength circuit, sequenced.
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A 1924 azalea ravine with a 1926 bridge, an eighteen-acre neighborhood park with two playgrounds, and sixteen festival acres just east: the complete guide to Colonialtown’s three-park southern rim.
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Four of Colonialtown’s seven ranked businesses string along East Colonial Drive — a No. 4 spa, a No. 7 barbershop, a No. 8 nail salon, a No. 9 gym — anchored by 1956 Colonial Plaza and The Plaza Live. Appreciating SR 50 properly.
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Two ranked tables hide inside the neighborhood — a Michelin-selected brunch house and a No. 6 Italian room — and two famous food corridors wait at its labeled edges. Colonialtown dining, honestly mapped.
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Platted in 1883, built out from 1913, protected since 2000: a self-guided walk through Colonialtown South’s Craftsman bungalows, revival styles and brick streets — plus the looser, unprotected north for contrast.
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Family-owned, ranked No. 6 for Italian in Orlando with a Net Score of 91.9, and closed on Sundays like a family should be. A profile of The Fisherman on Primrose Drive — lasagna, veal parmigiana and all.
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Split by East Colonial Drive into an 1883-platted historic south and a 1911 Highland Grove north, Colonialtown hides its best tables in its houses and its services along the corridor. The complete guide to Orlando’s most residential neighborhood.
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A Michelin Guide selection run by Kirt and Maxine Earhart from a Colonialtown South house, ranked No. 5 for brunch in Orlando with a Net Score of 90.9. Inside the Rejuicination Brunch, the prix-fixe dinners and the adults-only rule.
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