Union Park
Union Park introduces itself with a corridor and lives by a river. East Colonial Drive (SR-50) runs through the middle of this unincorporated Orange County community — 10,452 people at the 2020 census, ZIP codes 32817 and 32825 — but its green heart is behind the strip: the Little Econlockhatchee River, bending through Jay Blanchard Park, 84 acres of county parkland at 2451 North Dean Road with a YMCA family center at its gate, and the Little Econ Greenway running 7.4 paved miles along the river from Alafaya Trail to Forsyth Road. Dean Road and Rouse Road tie the river ground to the corridor; UCF's campus sits a few miles northwest, close enough to matter and far enough that Union Park keeps its own, older character.
The magazine's rankings have not scored a business inside Union Park yet, and this page says so plainly. Its ranked tables are borrowed, with their home areas named, from East Orlando and its neighbours — the UCF corridor's scored dining and Waterford Lakes Town Center, about two and a half miles southeast of Blanchard Park — while the community's own substance is the river, the park and the trail, none of which need a ranking to be the best of Union Park.
Ranked Nearby
These businesses are ranked under neighbouring areas, not in Union Park itself, and we label them that way on purpose. The rest are the highest-ranked businesses in neighbouring East Orlando and Waterford Lakes and Oviedo, each linked to its full Top 10.
Miss Emily's Bed & Biscuit — Pet Groomers & Boarding #2 · Net Score 94.2 · 5307 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL · in East Orlando
Valhalla Bakery — Bakeries #3 · Net Score 92.7 · 5565 Old Cheney Hwy, Orlando, FL 32807 · in East Orlando
Vespr Coffee Bar — Coffee Shops #4 · Net Score 92.3 · 626 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL · in East Orlando
Bacio Ice Cream Shop (Lee Vista) — Ice Cream & Desserts #2 · Net Score 92.2 · 8734 Lee Vista Blvd, Orlando, FL 32829 · in East Orlando
Lazy Moon Pizza (UCF) — Pizza #8 · Net Score 91.6 · 11551 University Blvd, Orlando, FL 32817 · in East Orlando
DUO58 Community Coffee Bar & Cafe — Coffee Shops #10 · Net Score 91.5 · 2842 S Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828 · in East Orlando
Oviedo Farmers Market — Farmers Markets #5 · Net Score 89.5 · 200 W Broadway St, Oviedo, FL · in Oviedo
Rankings data as of Nov 14, 2026.
On the Map
See Union Park on the Top Spots map — the link opens it on Miss Emily's Bed & Biscuit, the top-ranked spot nearby, in East Orlando. Filter by category to explore the whole region’s 290 spots.
From the Magazine
Union Park: The River Community East of Downtown
Blanchard Park: 84 Acres on the Little Econ
The Little Econ Greenway: 7.4 Miles of Paved River
The Little Econlockhatchee: Union Park's River
Where to Eat in Union Park: The Colonial Corridor Feeds It
A Union Park Family Day: The Park, the River, the Trail
UCF Next Door: Union Park and the University
Out of Union Park: Colonial, the 408 and the East Side Web
Date Night From Union Park: The River at Dusk, Dinner Southeast
The Econ Soccer Complex: Where the East Side Plays
Photo: Mdnghtshdw · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons. Graded to the magazine’s photo finish; the scene is unaltered.
More Areas
Also in South Orlando & the East Side: Conway · Belle Isle · Hunter's Creek · Southchase · Meadow Woods · East Orlando · Waterford Lakes · Avalon Park · St. Cloud · Azalea Park · Pine Castle.
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