Brightlight Books

The Write-Up

The full story

A family run used bookstore on SR 436 in Fern Park, buying, selling, and trading since 1995, with roughly 200,000 books, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl across 7,000 square feet. One of the largest theology collections in the Southeast gives it a depth most used shops never reach.

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East End Market

Markets & shops · Audubon Park · $

Local makers under one Audubon Park roof: Gideon's Bakehouse, Olde Hearth Bread, Lineage Coffee, Domu, La Femme du Fromage, Dochi and Hinckley's.

3201 Corrine Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

Winter Park Farmers Market

Markets & shops · Winter Park · $$

Every Saturday morning, Central Park West Meadow fills with a laid-back, strollable market locals treat as a tradition.

150 N New York Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

Everoak Farm

Markets & shops · University · $

A family-run regenerative farm on Carrington Drive growing Certified Naturally Grown produce with no sprays in living soil.

Everoak Farm, 2335 Carrington Dr, Orlando, FL 32807

Market On South

Markets & shops · Milk District · $$

Fully plant-based food hall on East South Street, bohemian and laid-back, as much community space as place to eat.

2603 E South St, Orlando, FL 32803

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Sourdough Bread House

Bakeries · Bakery · $$

Cozy, family-owned Turkish bakery cafe in Casselberry built around slow-fermented sourdough guests say melts in your mouth.

Sourdough Bread House, 5761 US-17-92, Casselberry, FL 32707-3819, United States

Zocalo 436 Mexican Grill

Mexican · Mexican and Colombian · $$

A Mexicolombian grill and bar on 436, where birria tacos share the menu with a Burrito Paisa and a parrillada for the table.

Zocalo 436 Mexican Grill, 505 FL-436, Casselberry, FL 32707

Lake Concord Park

Parks & outdoors · Park · $

Casselberry's event front yard since 2010: a lakefront park with old oaks, an amphitheater, a sculpture garden, and a playground.

Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry, FL 32707

Casselberry Art House

Attractions · Art Gallery · $

The city's art house since 2002, a former lake house on Lake Concord turned gallery and classroom with rotating exhibitions.

Casselberry Art House, 127 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry, FL 32707

Poblano's Cocina Mexicana

Mexican · Mexican · $$

A family owned Mexican kitchen on 436 built around the poblano pepper, with chile rellenos and a full vegetarian section.

Poblano's Cocina Mexicana, 908 FL-436, Casselberry, FL 32707

WA Sushi

Japanese & sushi · Sushi · $$

A Casselberry strip plaza hides a serious sushi counter where Chef Hong flies fish in from Japan, cozy and unpretentious.

Wa Sushi, 924 Semoran Blvd, Casselberry, FL 32707