Mills 50

Mills 50 is the best part of Orlando for food: independent restaurants, bars and music venues with a mixed, creative crowd. It is easy by day and on busy evenings, but it is more spread out and rougher than Thornton Park, so take a rideshare between venues after dark.

Mills 50 is a food district covered in murals, centered where Mills Avenue meets Colonial Drive. Locals come for Vietnamese pho, Korean fried chicken, Cuban sandwiches, ramen, tacos, craft cocktails and vegan cafes, and the crowd skews young and mixed. Days are easy. In the evening the main strips are busy with people eating and heading to bars and music venues, but the district sits next to larger roads and some blocks are quiet and dim, so riding between venues works better than walking long stretches. Counters and bar seats make solo dining simple. Expect a casual, slightly rough-around-the-edges place rather than a polished one.