Kai Kai BBQ & Dumplings

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Kai Kai is a no-frills Cantonese barbecue counter inside Mills Market, Chinatown-style and fast-moving. Glistening roast duck, crackling crispy pork and honey glazed char siu hang ready to be chopped into rice boxes or tucked into a roast duck bao, with handmade dumplings steaming alongside. Portions are generous, prices stay low, and guests leave happy and satisfied.

District Story

The story of Mills 50

A district named for its own crossroads, platted as front porches in 1883 and remade twice by the people who moved in.

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Mills Market

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King Bao

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Saigon Snow

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Kaya

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Banh Mi Cali

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Kai Asian Street Fare

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Casual, unpretentious spot on State Road 436 serving craveable Asian street food under one roof.

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The Guesthouse Local Pick

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Mills 50's plant-filled living room, greenery trailing over white walls around a square bar.

1321 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

Banh Mi Boy

Noodles & Southeast Asian · Vietnamese · $

Tucked into Mills Market, this Bib Gourmand stall is no-frills, with a crisp baguette loaded with pate, cold cuts and pickled vegetables.

1110 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

Cowboy Curry

Japanese & sushi · Japanese · $$

Inside Mills Market, the Japanese curry is built the slow way, a 40-hour beef curry guests call comfort food with soul.

1110 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

Saigon Snow

Sweets · Shaved Ice · $

Inside Mills Market, shaved ice comes soft and feathery, in ube, pandan, mango and lychee, unlike anything you have had before.

1110 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

The Moderne

Bars & lounges · Cocktails · $$$

Mills 50's art deco cocktail room, all gold lines and tableside smoke, swanky and a little theatrical.

1241 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

Premium Matcha Cafe Maiko

Coffee & cafes · Matcha · $$

Cute, cozy counter on Mills Ave devoted to real matcha, whisked to order.

Premium Matcha Cafe Maiko, 639 Mills Ave N, Orlando, FL 32803-4640, United States