Taverna Opa

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Taverna Opa is a festive, high-energy Greek taverna at Pointe Orlando where dinner turns into a celebration, napkins flying as confetti. Saganaki flames tableside, wood-fired lamb chops and branzino anchor the menu, and loukoumades and baklava finish it, with belly dancers and the Zorba line dance pulling guests in. It gets loud as the party builds, which is exactly the point, and guests call the food some of the best Greek they have had outside Greece.

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