Have you ever wondered what it's like to actually live in Orlando, Florida? From an outside perspective, it is easy to forget that there is a whole lifestyle and city that can be experienced completely outside of the theme park/vacation realm.

In this episode, we wanted to give you all our favorite places that we discovered in our 5+ years of living there. From restaurants to beaches and so much more... this is the episode that gives Orlando and its surrounding areas the love that it truly deserves. 

 

Complete Resource Guide for this Episode:

 

Winter Garden:

• Plant Street Market (Instagram: @plantstreetmarket)
• The Whole Enchilada
• Jeff's Bagel Run (Instagram: @jeffsbagelrun)
• Thai Blossom
• Axum Coffee (Instagram: @axumcoffee)

Winter Park:

• Briarpatch (Instagram: @thebriarpatchrestaurant)
• East End Market (Instagram: @eastendmkt)
• Gideon's Bakehouse (Instagram: @gideonsbakehouse)
• The Heavy (Instagram: @itstheheavy)
• The Glass Knife (Instagram: @theglassknifewp)

Downtown Orlando:

• Harry P. Leu Gardens
• The Bar Method Winter Park (Instagram: @barmethodwinterpark)
• Market on South (Instagram: @marketonsouth)
• Tin & Taco (Instagram: @tinandtaco)
• Amway Center
• Dr. Phillips Center
• SAKS Comedy Lab
• Orlando City Soccer Club

Celebration:

• Celebration Community Info
• Celebration Tea Room 
• Upper Crust Pizza
• Wonderland Cookie Dough (Instagram: @wonderlandcookiedough)
• Thai Thani

Tampa:

• The Florida Aquarium
• Amalie Arena
• Portillo's (Instagram: @portilloshotdogs)
• Oxford Exchange (Instagram: @oxfordexchange)

Sarasota:

• The Ringling Museum (Instagram: @theringling)

St. Augustine:

• Prohibition Kitchen
• Ghost Tour
• The Collector Inn (Instagram: @thecollectorinn)

Beaches:

• St. Augustine (Atlantic)
• Vero Beach (Atlantic)
  • Disney's Vero Beach Resort
• Clearwater (Gulf Coast)
  • Frenchy's
• Sanibel Island (Gulf Coast)
• Siesta Key (Gulf Coast)
• Anna Maria Island (Gulf Coast)

Everyday:

• Grocery Stores: Publix, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods
• Brows by Gina (Instagram: @beauty_by_ginat)
• Clean Juice (Instagram: @cleanjuice)
• Mosaic Church (Instagram: @mosaicchurch)

 

*Please take note that these descriptions are heavily based on pre-COVID offerings. The information we shared in this episode is subject to change.*

 

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• Instagram: @JessicaFaye508
• Blog: The Road Jess Traveled
• Youtube: Jessica Faye

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• Instagram: @positively.kristen