Guidebook for Winter Garden
Food Scene
Good Tex-Mex with a chill rooftop bar. They have an elevator if you need it. After a pitcher of margaritas you might.
9 locals recommend
The Whole Enchilada Fresh Mexican Grill & Bar
129 W Plant StGood Tex-Mex with a chill rooftop bar. They have an elevator if you need it. After a pitcher of margaritas you might.
Local hang out with great coffee and tea. Laptop friendly! Many say it is the best coffee they have ever had…no joke!
17 locals recommend
Axum Coffee
146 W Plant StLocal hang out with great coffee and tea. Laptop friendly! Many say it is the best coffee they have ever had…no joke!
Excellent food and a bit more upscale. Popular for their tapas and cocktails. All the old time Winter Garden characters drink here in the early evening.
22 locals recommend
Chef's Table at the Edgewater & Tasting Room
99 W Plant StExcellent food and a bit more upscale. Popular for their tapas and cocktails. All the old time Winter Garden characters drink here in the early evening.
Cheap and delicious treats! Often has a line out the door but it moves quickly.
7 locals recommend
Scoops Old Fashioned Ice Cream Store
99 W Plant StCheap and delicious treats! Often has a line out the door but it moves quickly.
Wood fired oven. More expensive than the “other” pizza place but worth it!
Michael's Ali Coal Fired Pizza
426 W Plant StWood fired oven. More expensive than the “other” pizza place but worth it!
The BEST bread and pastries outside the EU. We are bread snobs and we LOVE this place! It is NOT downtown. It is located just as close however. The address is: 1201 Winter Garden Vineland Rd #4a, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Pane D'Or
1201 Winter Garden Vineland RdThe BEST bread and pastries outside the EU. We are bread snobs and we LOVE this place! It is NOT downtown. It is located just as close however. The address is: 1201 Winter Garden Vineland Rd #4a, Winter Garden, FL 34787
This spot has my favorite pizza and tea (Antiquiteas). Many beer drinkers love the brewery. The outside seating is enchanting and it is fun to pick from several food vendors and then find a spot to relax under the towering oaks. This is a kid friendly place with grassy squares to safely coral children while their parents drink.
25 locals recommend
Plant St. Market
426 W Plant StThis spot has my favorite pizza and tea (Antiquiteas). Many beer drinkers love the brewery. The outside seating is enchanting and it is fun to pick from several food vendors and then find a spot to relax under the towering oaks. This is a kid friendly place with grassy squares to safely coral children while their parents drink.
Get in your car right now and go here. There is nothing else more important. Disney can wait. Your niece’s second wedding can wait—but these doughnuts cannot! Housed in a Chevron on Hwy 50, you would never guess the divine experience hidden behind gas pumps and 32-ounce jugs of Mountain Dew.
DG Doughnuts
29 W Colonial DrGet in your car right now and go here. There is nothing else more important. Disney can wait. Your niece’s second wedding can wait—but these doughnuts cannot! Housed in a Chevron on Hwy 50, you would never guess the divine experience hidden behind gas pumps and 32-ounce jugs of Mountain Dew.
Drinks & Nightlife
Dive bar extraordinaire! You WILL leave here smelling like smoke but oh, the stories you’ll tell! Beware…Karaoke makes a crash landing here several nights a week and that is all I’ll say about that.
Tony's Liquors Inc
1 W Plant StDive bar extraordinaire! You WILL leave here smelling like smoke but oh, the stories you’ll tell! Beware…Karaoke makes a crash landing here several nights a week and that is all I’ll say about that.
The place to drink if you want to rub elbows with Disney entertainment outside of the park. They also hold an open mic night and if you’re into show tunes, you’ll feel like you’ve stumbled upon a secret pot of entertainment gold and if you’re not…have another Nolet’s and tonic…
9 locals recommend
Pilars (Martini)
146 W Plant StThe place to drink if you want to rub elbows with Disney entertainment outside of the park. They also hold an open mic night and if you’re into show tunes, you’ll feel like you’ve stumbled upon a secret pot of entertainment gold and if you’re not…have another Nolet’s and tonic…
Many beer drinkers love the brewery. The outside seating is enchanting and it is fun to pick from several food vendors and then find a spot to relax under the towering oaks. This is a kid friendly place with grassy squares to safely coral children while their parents drink.
40 locals recommend
Crooked Can Brewing Company
426 W Plant StMany beer drinkers love the brewery. The outside seating is enchanting and it is fun to pick from several food vendors and then find a spot to relax under the towering oaks. This is a kid friendly place with grassy squares to safely coral children while their parents drink.
Sightseeing
Every Saturday until 1:00 or 2:00 PM depending on the season. This market has won lots of awards and is a fun way to spend a Saturday morning. In the summer it gets VERY hot so going earlier will save you from the temptation of running naked through the children’s splash pad next door.
43 locals recommend
Winter Garden Downtown Pavilion and Farmers Market
104 S Lakeview AveEvery Saturday until 1:00 or 2:00 PM depending on the season. This market has won lots of awards and is a fun way to spend a Saturday morning. In the summer it gets VERY hot so going earlier will save you from the temptation of running naked through the children’s splash pad next door.
Parks & Nature
Kids LOVE this spring! Buy a tube at the entrance to the park then spend the afternoon floating down its refreshing waters. A word of caution: If gleeful gangs of children annoy you, this may not be the spring for you.
6 locals recommend
Rock Springs Run
Kids LOVE this spring! Buy a tube at the entrance to the park then spend the afternoon floating down its refreshing waters. A word of caution: If gleeful gangs of children annoy you, this may not be the spring for you.
This is a great spring for swimming and an awesome outpost for canoeing down the gorgeous Wekiva River. Once you make your way down the river a bit, away from the main spring, don’t be surprised to see wildlife including alligators. One tourist insisted that the alligators were animatronics created by Disney in order to create an authentic Florida experience. We assure you, this tourist is mistaken. The alligators are real and though you’re not their preferred meal, they have been known to attack and sometimes eat a human or two. Due to this, you may not want to swim in undesignated areas if you value the body parts you have.
229 locals recommend
Wekiwa Springs State Park
1800 Wekiwa CirThis is a great spring for swimming and an awesome outpost for canoeing down the gorgeous Wekiva River. Once you make your way down the river a bit, away from the main spring, don’t be surprised to see wildlife including alligators. One tourist insisted that the alligators were animatronics created by Disney in order to create an authentic Florida experience. We assure you, this tourist is mistaken. The alligators are real and though you’re not their preferred meal, they have been known to attack and sometimes eat a human or two. Due to this, you may not want to swim in undesignated areas if you value the body parts you have.
This spring is FULL of manatees in the cooler months. A must see!
407 locals recommend
Blue Spring State Park
2100 W French AveThis spring is FULL of manatees in the cooler months. A must see!
My favorite spring! This is a crazy freak of nature kind of place…the earth burps and belches up from under the crystal clear water leaving “boils” of white sand. This is also one of my favorite places to canoe or kayak though it may not be the best place to canoe for your very first time unless you like a challenge. Juniper is also located in the Ocala National Forest, which is full of nature-based experiences!
82 locals recommend
Juniper Springs
My favorite spring! This is a crazy freak of nature kind of place…the earth burps and belches up from under the crystal clear water leaving “boils” of white sand. This is also one of my favorite places to canoe or kayak though it may not be the best place to canoe for your very first time unless you like a challenge. Juniper is also located in the Ocala National Forest, which is full of nature-based experiences!
Essentials
The Farmacy
1918 West Princeton StreetOrganic and local everything plus the nicest people you could ever hope to meet!
Publix Super Market at West Point Commons
13750 W Colonial DrBravo Supermarkets
Great supermarket with lots of latin flavors!
Bray Ace Hardware
500 S Dillard StTiki torch fluid, propane tank refill, bug spray...
Shopping
This place is a working farm that looks as if it was snatched right out of Sonoma! Go to check out the farm as well as buy great organic goodies!
Lake Meadow Naturals
10000 Mark Adam RdThis place is a working farm that looks as if it was snatched right out of Sonoma! Go to check out the farm as well as buy great organic goodies!