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Guests at the bar inside Walters Tavern. Photo: Walter's Tavern.
The Write-Up
Walter's Tavern inside the Great Southern Box Company food hall in the Packing District is a spacious, lively game day room built for lingering. Guests talk about good drinks and zero pressure, with craft cocktails, mocktails, Vodkade drinks, and a house Orange Lager on hand. You can order food hall favorites like the birria crunchwrap straight to your table and settle in with your crew.
2105 N Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32804
Bars & lounges · Tavern
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District Story
A neighborhood named for colleges it never had, branded on citrus land in 1921, and still legible in every street sign you pass today.
Similar Feel
Matched by vibe, not by neighborhood: the places across Greater Orlando closest in spirit to Walter's Tavern.
On North Orange Blossom Trail, a historic citrus crate warehouse in the Packing District turned lively, group-friendly hall of counters.
The Great Southern Box Company, 2105 N Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32804
Modern and bustling on Alden Road, chef-driven stalls under one roof so a group can split across smash burgers, sushi, pasta and tacos.
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Two blocks off Lake Eola, a welcoming room guests call a cross between a sports bar and a boutique restaurant, with a lively patio and trivia leagues.
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On Sanford Avenue, Belgian Trappist ales and lambics pour in proper glassware, in a cozy room regulars compare to a living room.
300 S Sanford Ave, Sanford, FL 32771
It calls itself a vibe bar and guests back it up, starting with birria tacos one regular said should be criminal.
The Tavern Bar & Tacos, 75 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32801
Every Tuesday night, food trucks take over the lots behind the Milk District bars for an easygoing block party.
2424 E Robinson St, Orlando, FL 32803
Keep Going
Other places in College Park, Local Picks first, then the closest to Walter's Tavern.
Birria country on Fairbanks Ave, in a colorful room with Dia de los Muertos murals and the joyful chaos of its food truck days.
971 W Fairbanks Ave, Orlando, FL 32804
On North Orange Blossom Trail, a historic citrus crate warehouse in the Packing District turned lively, group-friendly hall of counters.
The Great Southern Box Company, 2105 N Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32804
On North Orange Blossom Trail, fast casual done honestly: fresh, build-your-own burritos and bowls.
2311 N Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32804
On Edgewater Drive in College Park, a cozy, romantic hole in the wall where you can watch fresh pasta made in house.
Turci Pasta, 2120 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804
On Edgewater Drive in College Park, this cute, cheerful coffee stop has become a neighborhood ritual.
2413 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804
New England fish shack spirit comes to College Park, with counter-service ease and a clean, casual room.
The Current Seafood Counter, 2425 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804-5303, United States