Mecatos Bakery & Cafe
Open now: the Colombian bakery has finally filled the old Coop building. Empanadas, buñuelos, pan de bono and coffee.
New restaurants in Orlando
Every new spot we've featured in The Orlando Thursday, updated every Thursday. Each one links to its source, so check hours before you go.
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Zaza Cuban Comfort Food flagship
Open now: the local Cuban spot's new flagship. A Winter Park location in the old Pig Floyd's space is promised by year's end.
Rye Row by Olde Hearth
Soft open: Olde Hearth Bread Company now has its own bakeshop for breads, croissants and pastries. Roughly 8am–4pm while it settles in.
Chaska
Soft open in the former Shoufi Mahfi space.
Hayashi Taro, plus two November openings
Hayashi Taro's $25–75 omakase bento boxes land on N Mills "sometime after Oct. 25." Hyperbolic Brewing with Gentry's BBQ (old Hammered Lamb) and Tavistock's Cañonita in Lake Nona are both due in November.
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