Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Mills 50 District

Local Flavor: A Taste Profile of Orlando’s Mills 50 District for Spring 2024

First published in The Community Paper - February 2024 From hidden mom-and-pop shops to Michelin Guide–recommended restaurants, Orlando’s colorful Mills 50 District neighborhood is truly...

After 32 Years, Saigon Market Closes in Orlando’s Mills 50 District in November 2023

Late last year, Saigon Market announced they would close their doors after serving the Orlando community over 32 years since 1991. My first memories of...

Inside Look: Pho Huong Lan with Phuc Map aka Brandon Hurley

Pho Huong Lan, located in a hidden courtyard in Orlando's Mills 50 District, is a Vietnamese eatery known for its house hand made pho...

The Strand – Weaving the Fabric of Orlando Together through Food

Last year, the long standing Chuck's Diner, known as a local, little diner specializing in British breakfasts, closed in the Mills 50 District. Taking its...

Chuan Lu Garden turns up the heat with real spicy Sichuan cuisine – Mills 50

Update: Our readers and friends ask us what are some good choices out of the quite extensive menu at Chuan Lu Garden. Here is...

Boiling Crab and Seafood – Mills 50 District

This little seafood shack in the Mills 50 District used to be a banh mi (Vietnamese Sub sandwich shop) by the name of Saigon...

Yum-Mi Sandwiches Orlando serves up some tasty banh mi

There's a new banh mi shop in town, complete with new bar seats and tables and modern lighting. Where Ba Le bakery once sat,...

Hawker Asian Street Fare – Mills 50 District – Orlando

Hawkers Asian Street Fare - Mills 50 District - Orlando Hawkers Asian Street Fare is a brand spanking new restaurant that opened recently on Mills...







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