Our annual guide to great cuisine, with 20 picks from Dining Critic Joseph Hayes, selections by readers in 57 categories, and four new inductees into our Dining Hall of Fame.

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2019 Dining Awards | Readers' Choice | Hall of Fame | Readers' Spotlight 1 | Readers' Spotlight 2 | Critic's Pick 1 | Critic's Pick 2

Best Resturants

1. Taverna Opa Pointe Orlando opaorlando.com

2. Francesco’s Ristorante & Pizzeria Maitland francescos-rist.com

3. Pal Campo Restaurant Lake Buena Vista palcamporestaurant.com

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

1. Bem Bom on Corrine Audubon Park facebook.com/bembomoncorrine

2. Bites & Bubbles Mills 50 District bitesbubbles.com

3. Taste of Chengdu West Colonial Drive facebook.com/tasteofchengdu

BEST CHEF

1. Frank Galeano Tapa Toro ICON Orlando 360 tapatoro.restaurant

2. Francesco Aiello Francesco’s Ristorante & Pizzeria Maitland francescos-rist.com

3. Wade McLamb deep blu seafood grille Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek deepbluorlando.com

Best Chef

1. The Tasting Room Winter Garden chefstableattheedgewater.com

2. Cocina 214 Winter Park cocina214.com

3. Bites & Bubbles Mills 50 District bitesbubbles.com

BEST INDEPENDENT BAKERY

1. The Glass Knife Winter Park theglassknife.com

2. Buttermilk Bakery Winter Park buttermilk-bakery.com

3. Olde Hearth Bread Company Audubon Park & Casselberry oldehearthbreadcompany.com

BEST BARBECUE

1. 4 Rivers Smokehouse Six Orlando-area locations 4rsmokehouse.com

2. Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa Mills 50 District & Lake Nona pigfloyds.com

3. Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ Five Orlando-area locations bubbalous.com

BEST BEER SELECTION

1. World of Beer Four Orlando-area locations worldofbeer.com

2. Redlight Redlight Beer Parlour Audubon Park redlightredlightbeerparlour.com

3. Crooked Can Brewing Company Winter Garden crookedcan.com

BEST BREAKFAST

1. Keke’s Breakfast Café Multiple Orlando-area locations kekes.com

2. Farm & Haus Audubon Park & mobile storefront farmandhaus.com

3. The COOP Winter Park asouthernaffair.com

BEST BRUNCH

1. Santiago’s Bodega Orlando & Altamonte Springs santiagosbodega.com

2. The Vineyard Wine Company Lake Mary thevineyardwinecompany.com

3. The Glass Knife Winter Park theglassknife.com

BEST LOCAL BURGER

1. Beth’s Burger Bar Edgewood & Universal Boulevard bethsburgerbar.com

2. The Tap Room at Dubsdread College Park taproomatdubsdread.com

3. Teak Neighborhood Grill MetroWest teakorlando.com

BEST FOR A BUSINESS DINNER

1. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood Restaurant Row eddiev.com

2. Bull & Bear Waldorf Astoria Orlando bullandbearorlando.com

3. Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster Lee Road, Orlando christnersprimesteakandlobster.com

BEST CARIBBEAN

1. Bahama Breeze Multiple Orlando-area locations bahamabreeze.com

2. Pal Campo Restaurant Lake Buena Vista palcamporestaurant.com

3. Mango’s Tropical Café Orlando International Drive mangos.com/orlando

BEST CHEF’S TABLE

1. Chef’s Table at the Edgewater Winter Garden chefstableattheedgewater.com

2. Tapa Toro ICON Orlando 360 tapatoro.restaurant

3. Luma on Park Winter Park lumaonpark.com

BEST CHINESE

1. Taste of Chengdu West Colonial Drive facebook.com/tasteofchengdu

2. Peter’s Kitchen China Bistro East Colonial Drive peterskitchencb.business.site

3. Hawkers Asian Street Fare Mills 50 District & Windermere eathawkers.com

BEST DELI

1. Toojay’s Six Orlando-area locations toojays.com

2. Publix Multiple Orlando-area locations publix.com

3. Stasio’s Italian Deli & Market Milk District Stasio’s on Facebook

BEST DESSERTS

1. The Glass Knife Winter Park theglassknife.com

2. Better Than Sex Ivanhoe Village betterthansexorlando.com

3. The Osprey Tavern Baldwin Park ospreytavern.com

BEST FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

1. Kobe Japanese Steakhouse Multiple Orlando-area locations kobesteakhouse.com

2. Pal Campo Restaurant Lake Buena Vista palcamporestaurant.com

3. 4 Rivers Smokehouse Six Orlando-area locations 4rsmokehouse.com

BEST FOOD TRUCK

1. Peru Power facebook.com/perupowerfoodtruck

2. A Lo Cubano Kitchen facebook.com/alocubanokitchen

3. Gourmet Popcorn Club facebook.com/gourmetpopcornclub

BEST FRENCH

1. Le Coq au Vin South Orange Avenue lecoqauvinrestaurant.com

2. Chez Vincent Winter Park chezvincent.com

3. Café de France Winter Park lecafedefrance.com

BEST GERMAN

1. Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Café Sanford hollerbachs.com

2. The Backhaus Ivanhoe Village the-backhaus.com

3. Biergarten Restaurant Epcot disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/biergarten-restaurant

BEST GREEK

1. Taverna Opa Pointe Orlando opaorlando.com

2. The Greek Corner Ivanhoe Village thegreekcorner.net

3. Mediterranean Blue East Michigan Street mediterraneanblue.net

BEST HAPPY HOUR

1. Cocina 214 Winter Park cocina214.com

2. Reyes Mezcaleria North Quarter, Orlando reyesmex.com

3. Taverna Opa Pointe Orlando opaorlando.com

BEST HEALTHY SELECTIONS

1. Farm & Haus Audubon Park & mobile storefront farmandhaus.com

2. Seasons 52 Restaurant Row & Altamonte Springs seasons52.com

3. The Sanctum Café Mills 50 District thesanctumcafe.com