Dr. Phillips Center

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Dr. Phillips Center anchors downtown Orlando's cultural life on Magnolia Avenue, a beautiful glass building guests praise first for its sound. Steinmetz Hall delivers acoustics guests call fantastic, the Walt Disney Theater hosts Broadway tours, and Judson's Live keeps things intimate with cabaret, while film-in-concert nights put an orchestra under the movie. The one headache is getting in and out: the center has no garage of its own and valet backs up on show nights, so plan the parking before the performance.

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Matched by vibe, not by neighborhood: the places across Greater Orlando closest in spirit to Dr. Phillips Center.

Chathams Place

Fine dining & steak · Dr. Phillips · $$$$

A candlelit, old-school room in Dr.

Chatham's Place, 7575 Dr Phillips Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819-5149

Kia Center (formerly Amway Center)

Attractions · Downtown · $$$$

Orlando's big room on Church Street downtown, home of the Magic and the Solar Bears, is where the city gathers loudest.

400 W Church St, Orlando, FL 32801

Lake Eola Park & Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain

Parks & outdoors · Downtown · $

Downtown's lake is the city's front porch, with swans, pedal boats, a lit fountain, and a shaded loop around the shore.

Lake Eola Park, 512 E Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801-1941

At The Diner

Breakfast & brunch · Dr Phillips · $

Bright, playful Dr.

5072 Dr Phillips Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819

Celine Orlando

Nightlife & music · Downtown · $$$

Downtown on Magnolia Avenue, it stacks a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a grand main room, and a rooftop guests call their favorite in Orlando.

22 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

Orlando Science Center

Museums & landmarks · Loch Haven · $$

Loch Haven Park's hands-on museum is the real kind, all digging, building and touching rather than pressing buttons.

777 E Princeton St, Orlando, FL 32803

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Fixtion Restaurant & Bar Local Pick

American · American Restaurant · $$

On Orange Avenue, comfort food and huge comfy booths early, club energy after dark, shape-shifting through the day.

15 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

Wall Street Plaza Local Pick

Nightlife & music · Entertainment District · $$

One downtown block holds the whole crawl: eight bars and patios that, on a big night, turn into a single street party.

25 Wall St, Orlando, FL 32801

Elixir Kitchen and Bar Local Pick

Bars & lounges · Bar · $$

A rustic-hip gastropub in one of downtown's original buildings, and very much the neighborhood's spot.

9 W Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801

BENTO Asian Kitchen + Sushi

Japanese & sushi · Sushi · $$

Fast-casual Pan-Asian on South Orange Avenue, built for the group that cannot agree on one cuisine.

151 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

Celine Orlando

Nightlife & music · Club · $$$

Downtown on Magnolia Avenue, it stacks a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a grand main room, and a rooftop guests call their favorite in Orlando.

22 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL 32801