El Coqui Ninja Restaurant

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El Coqui Ninja fuses Puerto Rican soul with Asian comfort on Curry Ford, and the mashup is the whole point. Cuerno beef eggrolls, crab rangoon, Puerto Rican Chinese rice, and roast pork mofongo with shrimp land in a room that is quirky and cozy, with flowered couches and projector boxes at the tables. Guests call it a piece of home and a real surprise fusion, and the portions make for good leftovers.

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Matt's Latin BBQ

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Zaru

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A Curry Ford go-to for generations, baking in the same shop since 1971.

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Theo's Kitchen

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Family-owned on Curry Ford, a staple that plays a rare double act locals keep coming back for.

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Shaka Donuts

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Aloha spirit in a cozy Curry Ford shop where every donut is made to order and served warm, and regulars call them Orlando's best.

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Hourglass Brewing, 2500 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, FL 32806-2506, United States

Foxtail Coffee

Coffee & cafes · Coffee Shop · $

Orlando-born chain that still pours like a neighborhood shop, with a peaceful, low-key room in the Hourglass District.

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