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.
Valhalla’s PETA-listed Key lime pie, Bacio’s No. 2 ice cream ranking at 92.2, DUO58’s pastry case — plus an honest note on the new creamery announced for Bacio’s Lee Vista address.
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No. 3 for bakeries in Orlando at 92.7 — and a 2026 PETA statewide nod for its vegan Key lime pie. How Valhalla Bakery on Old Cheney Highway wins over vegans and omnivores alike.
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Orlando’s first artisanal ice cream boutique, at 420 E. Church Street since 2018 — small-batch dairy, a coconut-and-soy vegan menu with a cult following, and No. 3 in our ice cream rankings at 92.1.
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Goff’s served soft serve at 212 S. Orange Blossom Trail from 1948 until fire closed it in 2022. Sweetie’s — No. 7 for ice cream in our rankings, Net Score 91.1 — reopened the window in November 2023, with mini pancakes and a youth-training mission.
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Gideon’s original counter, Kelly’s six-flavour flight, The Salty’s guava-and-cheese donut and taiyaki inside the market — Corrine Drive is Orlando’s dessert corridor. Pace yourself. Nobody does.
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Salt & Straw’s daring flavors, Ghirardelli’s hot fudge orthodoxy and the eight-scoop Kitchen Sink — a ranked, walkable afternoon of pure dessert.
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Fifty-plus doughnuts, a walk-up milkshake counter, ice cream and cinnamon rolls — CityWalk after dinner is a dessert district, and the pink box is its flag.
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The smokestacks are theater, but the kitchen underneath them is serious — a full savory menu, roaming characters and milkshakes built like architecture.
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Two ranked top-ten ice cream shops, a half-pound cookie and a proper soda fountain, all on one waterfront. The crawl, run west to east, with the rankings behind every stop.
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