Sparrow Orlando

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Sparrow is an intimate, moody wine bar on North Orange Avenue, all low light, vinyl in the air and an unhurried pace. Chef Wendy Lopez sends out southern European small plates like mushroom pate, short rib rigatoni and Dover sole, with a tomato gimlet that guests single out. It feels cozy and a little sexy, the kind of room where a date night stretches out on purpose.

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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Similar Feel

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

Grape & the Grain

Bars & lounges · 1110 Virginia Dr · $$

Unpretentious Mills 50 wine bar where the real draw is the covered back patio guests call the best in Orlando.

Grape & the Grain, 1110 Virginia Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

Vines by H

Fine dining & steak · Sand Lake · $$$

Restaurant Row's long-running wine and jazz room is back under a new name at the same Sand Lake address.

7533 W Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819

Yaz Orlando

Nightlife & music · Downtown · $$

On North Orange Avenue, dinner and lounge come first, then the room deepens into a club as the night goes on, low-lit and moody.

114 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

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

Santiago's Bodega

Mediterranean · Ivanhoe Village · $$

Lively and eclectic on Virginia Drive, a tapas room built for sharing plates out on the patio.

Santiago's Bodega, 802 Virginia Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

Tori Tori

Japanese & sushi · Mills 50 · $$

A dark, low-lit izakaya on North Mills where the drinks are stiff and the grill stays busy.

720 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

Keep Going

More in Mills 50

Other places in Mills 50, Local Picks first, then the closest to Sparrow Orlando.

The Guesthouse Local Pick

Bars & lounges · Cocktail Bar · $$

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

1321 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

The Strand

American · $$

A cozy, mid-century dining room on Mills Avenue, with mom-and-pop warmth polished up a level.

807 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

Death in the Afternoon

Bars & lounges · Bar · $$

Dark, intimate Mills 50 room built around absinthe, named for the Hemingway cocktail of absinthe and sparkling wine.

Death in the Afternoon, 930 Mills Ave N, Orlando, FL 32803-3230, United States

Tori Tori

Japanese & sushi · Japanese · $$

A dark, low-lit izakaya on North Mills where the drinks are stiff and the grill stays busy.

720 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

Chi-Kin

Restaurants · Korean Fried Chicken · $$

The low-key Korean fried chicken counter on North Mills, where wings stay crunchy under scratch-made sweet gochujang and soy garlic sauces.

813 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

King Bao

Restaurants · Asian Fusion · $

A loud, playful hole-in-the-wall on North Mills Avenue where steamed buns come loaded and the energy stays up.

710 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803