Permanent Vacation

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Permanent Vacation hides behind an Employees Only door inside the Copper Rocket, trading the sports bar for dark, theatrical tiki. Skulls and bamboo, fog, and fish floats in netting set the scene, and the Pearl Necklace leads a rum heavy menu that guests say is for real. The room is small and tables sit tight, so planning ahead is part of the ritual.

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The Living Room Bar

Bars & lounges · Lake Nona · $$

The Wave Hotel's Lake Nona lounge is eclectic and art-filled, arranged around a pink dogwood tree with low chairs.

6100 Wave Hotel Dr, Orlando, FL 32827

Noir Bar

Bars & lounges · Downtown · $$$

Tucked behind a hidden door inside Talay Thai on North Orange Avenue, this speakeasy stays dark, moody and blissfully uncrowded.

861 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801 (inside Talay Thai)

Marketplace at Avalon Park

Markets & shops · Orlando · $$

Avalon Park's food hall and front porch, a lively casual hall of local vendors where the crew never has to agree on one menu.

Marketplace at Avalon Park, 3801 Avalon Park East Blvd, Orlando, FL 32828, United States

The Hampton Social

American · Pointe Orlando · $$

A coastal escape inside Pointe Orlando, whitewashed wood and rose on the tables, with seafood towers, a lobster roll and blackened sea bass.

9101 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

Debbies Bar

Bars & lounges · Casselberry · $

Debbies is a classic Casselberry dive on Semoran Boulevard, a small, old-school full liquor bar where the atmosphere stays fun and relaxing.

Debbies Bar, 1490 FL-436, Casselberry, FL 32707

Maitland Social

Markets & shops · Maitland · $$

Locals treat this food hall like a neighborhood living room, made for lingering with friends.

Maitland Social, 360 E Horatio Ave, Maitland, FL 32751-4517, United States

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Jazz Tastings

Nightlife & music · Jazz Supper Club · $$

Maitland's intimate supper club on Lake Ave, a low-lit room where dinner and the show share the same table.

164 Lake Ave, Maitland, FL 32751

Lim Ros Thai Restaurant

Noodles & Southeast Asian · Thai · $$

Lim Ros, meaning to taste in Thai, serves modern, northern-leaning Thai cooking in an elegant, warm Maitland dining room.

Lim Ros Thai Restaurant, 933 Orlando Ave S, Maitland, FL 32751

Antonio's

Italian · Italian Restaurant · $$$

Upstairs at Antonio's, Maitland's old-school special-occasion room has white tablecloths overlooking Lake Lily.

611 S Orlando Ave, Maitland, FL 32751

Antonio's Market & Cafe

Italian · Italian Market · $$

Downstairs, the casual half: a cafe and boutique Italian market under the same roof as the upstairs dining room.

611 S Orlando Ave, Maitland, FL 32751

Lukes Kitchen and Bar

American · $$$

From the team behind Luma on Park and Prato, this Maitland spot does playful American cooking with an open kitchen and praised patio.

Luke's Kitchen and Bar, 640 Orlando Ave S, Maitland, FL 32751-5612

Francesco's Ristorante

Italian · $$

In Maitland, Sicilian-rooted Italian cooking comes out of a warm open kitchen where guests feel like family.

Francesco's Ristorante, 400 S Orlando Ave, Maitland, FL 32751