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Faiyaz Kara

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · by Faiyaz Kara

    Japanese wet-aged sushi spot comes to the North Quarter (opens the original)

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    Star-chasing sushi houses continue to flock to Orlando in the hopes of affixing Michelin’s red plaque on their walls and, the latest — Aoba Omakase — will bring a twist to the multicourse, fish-filled affair when it opens Oct. 20 in the North Quarter. Aoba will specialize in wet-aging fish using traditional Japanese and modern methods to differentiate itself from other omakase houses in the city. Chef Kenny Sze, who honed his skills at Hong Kong’s Sushi Ta-Ke and Kiyotaki Japanese Restaurant bef

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · by Faiyaz Kara

    New restaurants taking over: DiVino by Grappolo in ex-Pizza Bruno spot, Koa Sushi in former Grilled Cheezus space ... (opens the original)

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    DiVino by Grappolo, a new concept from the owners of Grappolo Cucina Italiana in Winter Park, has opened in the space recently vacated by Pizza Bruno at the Maitland Social. DiVino serves wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas as well as dishes from Grappolo’s menu including bruschetta, antipasto boards, arancini, polpette al ragù, tiramisu, cannoli and pastiera Napoletana … Reeves Sports Bar has soft-opened in the old Swiggs space at 50 E. Central Blvd. downtown offering a proper craft cocktail program a

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · by Faiyaz Kara

    Jiang’s Kitchen downtown folds ambition into every soup dumpling (opens the original)

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    Eric Jiang appears to be toeing the line between dynamic chef and unhinged restaurateur. Since moving to Orlando from Syracuse, the man opened Sushi Izuki, a star-chasing omakase joint in O-Town West last summer, and then, a couple of months ago, his downtown dumpling spot Jiang’s Kitchen. But he and his wife, Miaozhen Zhang, will also open Fan Hwa, a tong sui (dessert soup) and bao house, on North Mills Avenue next month, followed by another Jiang’s Kitchen on Millenia Plaza Way in December and

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · by Faiyaz Kara

    Orlando area restaurants open now, opening soon: Sujuo Korean Eatery, Hayashi Tarō, Humble Crumb and more (opens the original)

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    The Boheme inside the rebranded Hotel Beauden has changed its name to Libra and will now offer a culinary program shaped by Hispanic, Floridian and Asian influences under the direction of executive chef Francisco Sillero … Paula Ahn, the woman behind Taste of Chengdu and the now-shuttered Eastern Pearl in Altamonte Springs, has opened Sujuo Korean Eatery at 5474 Central Florida Parkway in Williamsburg. The Korean fusion restaurant will open in the space that housed Famas Pizza & Pasta for nearly

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · by Faiyaz Kara

    Turci Italian Deli opening across the street from Gabriel's Sub Shop in College Park (opens the original)

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    The Turci family of restaurants is widening its reach along Edgewater Drive in College Park, which we may as well start calling “Little Italy,” given the number of pizza and pasta joints lining the street. Turci Panino, the sandwich shop joined at the fianco with sister operation Turci Pasta (our review), is moving a few blocks away to the former Dunkin Donuts space directly across from Gabriel’s Sub Shop, and changing its name to Turci Italian Deli. Panini, of course, will comprise a large shar

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