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Where to eat, drink, explore in Central Florida.
The places we end up after a shoot. The coffee, the dinners, the parks, the developments worth tracking. Curated by the people who actually photograph these neighborhoods every week.
What's coming next
The openings, developments, and arrivals worth watching.
Real estate is downstream of what's about to be there. Here's what we're tracking across the six counties.
Winter Park 32789
Winter Park 32789, around the block.
Foxtail Coffee (Hannibal Square)
The Hannibal Square outpost where the New England Avenue light hits the bar at 4pm. Our after-shoot coffee in 32789.
We end half the Winter Park shoots here. Order the cortado, sit on the bench outside, watch the brick street.
We've shot nearby
The Ravenous Pig
James and Julie Petrakis's neighborhood gastropub. The reason Winter Park has a dining identity beyond Park Avenue.
Where listing agents take serious sellers after a contract signing. Burger at the bar, smoked fish dip to start.
We've shot nearby
Central Park
Park Avenue's spine. Farmers market on Saturdays, the Morse Museum across the street, the train tracks running through it.
We've shot nearby
Morse Museum of American Art
The Tiffany chapel and the deepest Tiffany glass collection in the world. Why 32789 became a destination ZIP.
Lake Nona
Lake Nona, around the block.
Boxi Park
Lake Nona's social anchor. Shipping-container food halls, kid soccer field, the lake at the back. Open-air, family-default.
We've shot listings on the streets feeding into Boxi a dozen times. The buyers we talk to all reference it.
We've shot nearby
Canvas Restaurant
Waterfront, Lake Nona Town Center. The destination-dinner reservation that signals serious buyers are touring tomorrow.
We've shot nearby
Brightline Orlando → Tampa extension
The Tampa extension reshapes commute math nobody's priced in. Buyers in Lake Nona and Tampa both should be watching.
Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park, around the block.
The Strand at Baldwin Park
New Broad Street's commercial spine. Where the walkability claim actually proves out on a Saturday morning.
We shot a $1.4M townhome two blocks from here last month; the listing reel cut the morning coffee crowd in as the closer.
We've shot nearby
Blue Jacket Park
180-acre former naval base park anchoring the Baldwin Park master plan. Lake Susannah, dog park, three miles of trails.
Winter Garden
Winter Garden, around the block.
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