We love going to Florida! We recently went for my son's 11th birthday. I wanted to share our recommendations.
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Places to Eat
These are all the places we ate at and enjoyed. Hope you enjoy them as well if you try them.
The patties were absolutely delicious!! The last time I had them was when we were in Jamaica. It brings me back. Everyone was super nice and super welcoming!!
Juici Patties Kirkman Rd. Orlando - 0074 - Order Online
Favorite place to get breakfast! The food never disappoints when we go. The chicken is delicious, the waffles are great, the biscuits though are amazing!! So good!
Maple Street Biscuit Company
We were hungry while at Disney Springs and chose Italian. This place is beautiful! The seating area is so beautiful. The food was delicious! The carbonara was great but the chicken parm sandwich was so flavorful and chicken pieces were big. Definitel...
Maria and Enzo's
My absolute favorite Jamaican restaurant in Orlando!! I have to visit them whenever I am in Orlando. Get the jerk pork, you won't be disappointed! It's spicy but absolutely amazing! The oxtail is my son's favorite!
Mark's Jamaican Bar and Grill
HUGE!! The pizza slices are ginormous! The slices are bigger than my head! They have so many options. The pizza is delicious.
Lazy Moon Pizza
Ok hear me out, not an exotic place for Orlando but this Dunkin knows how to make coffee! They made my iced coffee exactly how I love it. If you are serious about your coffee, go here!
Dunkin'
This place is filled with food trucks with all kinds of food. It's great for those that want variety and want to try a lot of different things. It does get packed at night.
World Food Trucks
This marketplace had different kinds of food options. My son had the Argentinian empanadas and loved them! My husband and I had the taco bowls which were delicious!! Our daughter had the chicken bowl with mashed potatoes and corn.
Marketplace at Avalon Park
We had this on our last morning. The breakfast sandwiches were delicious and had variety. The twice baked hash brown was different but great flavor.
Einstein Bros. Bagels Dr Phillips Blvd & Sand Lake
We just happened to stumble upon this cafe and so happy we did. The cheesecake and crepe were delicious. I enjoyed their Pistachio latte. They also have the viral fruit shaped ice cream which was my favorite!
iCafe de Paris
The amount of options were awesome. It was so hard to only choose one so we shared a few. So good!
Voodoo Doughnut
The food was amazing here! The whole experience was great! The people are so friendly and made the whole dinner the best one!
Bigfire
My son loved the food and treats here. The shakes were huge and delicious! The food was great!
The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen™
Places to Visit
We love to explore and do different things. Here is a list of the places we visited and enjoyed.
EPIC!!! This was my son's birthday wish and he LOVED it so much!! We had the most amazing time! The Mine Cart Madness was the perfect ending to our night! Do that ride at night!!
Universal Epic Universe
This is a must!!! The show was absolutely amazing!!! They definitely put on a show! Loved learning and just enjoying the food! You need to go! They have 4 shows a week and need to reserve your seats so book early.
Polynesian Fire Luau in Orlando
I love animals!! This drive thru safari was so fun! We did the safari first, then we fed Walter the giraffe and ended with walking around seeing the other animals they had. So fun!
Wild Florida Drive-thru Safari Park
My son was super excited to go to Dezerland Park. We did an hour of bowling, bumper cars, laser tag and played in the arcade. We had a great time! We went around 1:30 and it wasn't packed at all.
Dezerland Park Orlando
Buc-ee's is an experience!! We love going for the food. Yes! The food is delicious, especially the brisket! You can get gas, food, skincare, clothes, household items and so much more. It's just so cool! Not in Orlando but still have to mention them ...
Buc-ee's
We love Universal!! We love going in February for the Mardi Gras experience. The food is delicious during this time! The Mummy and Jimmy Fallon ride are our favorite rides!
Universal Studios Florida
We always visit Disney Springs when we go to Orlando. You won't have the same experience every time you go. We have done the Build a Dino before and my son loved the whole experience. So many places to shop at. So many food options.
Disney Springs
We have been to ICON Park a few times and have done most of the attractions. Loved the Sea Life attraction. They have a Madame Tussauds attraction which was fun. The Museum of Illusions is short but enjoyed the different sections. They also have an a...
ICON Park
Places to Stay
We have stayed only stayed at 2 hotels when we have visited Orlando. One closed down and then this one which we loved.
We have stayed here two separate times and we have enjoyed our stay. They people are friendly. The rooms are clean. The pool area is amazing. They have 2 separate towers and each tower has their own pool area with lots of seats to lounge. They have a...
Universal's Endless Summer Resort – Dockside Inn and Suites