Pepe's Cantina

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Pepe's Cantina brings a festive cantina feel to Winter Park, with a beautiful bar and a dining room partly open to the air. The tableside guacamole is made in front of you and earns its praise, while birria tacos, ceviche and enchiladas keep the table busy. Guests call it one of Winter Park's best kept secrets and a great date spot, vibrant yet relaxing.

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Matched by vibe, not by neighborhood: the places across Greater Orlando closest in spirit to Pepe's Cantina.

F&D Cantina

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On East Central, Thornton Park's festive cantina, a dog-friendly patio room where regulars dream about birria tacos and the watermelon margarita.

617 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL 32801

Prato

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Hunger Street Tacos

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A colorful, mural-covered corner on Fairbanks Avenue serving Mexico City style street tacos in the open air.

Hunger Street Tacos, 2103 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-4507

Sixty Vines

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A wine-country room transplanted to Winter Park, with wines on tap by the glass, carafe or bottle and a greenhouse patio that glows after dark.

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Bulla Gastrobar

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A Winter Park room for Spanish shareables, casual but still upscale, with a buzzy, celebratory energy.

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Mecatos

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A bright Colombian bakery cafe on Morse Boulevard in Winter Park, built around coffee from beans sourced in Colombia.

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Other places in Winter Park, Local Picks first, then the closest to Pepe's Cantina.

AVA Mediterranean Local Pick

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A glamorous Greek agora on Park Avenue, sophisticated and high-energy from the moment you sit down.

290 S Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

The Imperial on Park Local Pick

Bars & lounges · Wine Bar · $$

Park Avenue's neighborhood bar, warm and laid back, with boutique wines, craft beers and cocktails built on Winter Park Distillery spirits.

136 S Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

Prato Local Pick

Italian · $$$

Italian the Park Avenue way: rustic yet upscale, exposed brick and warm light, house-made pastas and wood-fired pizzas.

Prato, 124 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

Vinia Wine & Kitchen

Italian · Wine Bar · $$

Dinner feels like a welcome home: small, low-lit room in Hannibal Square, a boutique wine list, plates from Italy and Brazil.

Vinia Wine & Kitchen, 444 W New England Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-4224

CFS Coffee

Coffee & cafes · Coffee Shop · $

Short for Coffee for the Soul, a Colombian-hearted cafe on New England Avenue with a cozy room and a comfy sofa corner.

CFS Coffee, 430 W New England Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-4230

Corner Chophouse

Fine dining & steak · Steakhouse · $$

Just off Park Avenue in Hannibal Square, a warm, prohibition-styled steakhouse that gets better as the lights go down, guests say.

Corner Chophouse, 558 W New England Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-4125, United States