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EAT DRINK DINING
THE OUTSIDERS
These restaurants offer elevated eats with outdoor spaces to match
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CANVAS, Orlando
This Lake Nona stunner is privileged with some of the best lakeside views of any Central Florida restaurant. The screened-in terrace is ideal year-round, while tables on the outdoor patio—decked with umbrellas and within sight of Tom Fruin’s Glass House, a kaleidoscopic art installation—are the hardest seats to snag during the cooler months. The fact that Canvas’ Florida-focused comfort food is stellar just makes those starry nights all the more astral. (canvaslakenona.com)
HILLSTONE, Winter Park
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HILLSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP
You can’t talk about patios without mentioning Hillstone and its gorgeously landscaped outdoor space overlooking Lake Killarney. The killer view is matched by a solid sampling of dolled-up Americana plates that seem all the more fetching when you’re seated on the architecturally striking terrace guarded by majestic oaks. It’s what has made Hillstone the most beloved chain in the city—and if you doubt that assertion, you’ve likely never dined at this Winter Park fixture or enjoyed a glass of wine while seated in an Adirondack chair in front of the firepit. (hillstonerestaurant.com)
BAKER BARRIOS ARCHITECT
EVA KOLENKO
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THE RAVENOUS PIG, Winter Park Leave it to one of the top restaurants in the city to use the pandemic as a means to get even better. After debuting its very own brewery in the building next door in the summer of 2020, The Ravenous Pig now boasts a sizeable outdoor beer garden to keep guests safe, socially distant, and satiated. The green space, spiffed with picnic-style tables, red umbrellas, and shuffleboard and cornhole areas, opened to coincide with the gastrobar’s thirteenth anniversary. The beer garden, by the way, is a family-friendly venue— and that includes pets. (theravenouspig.com)
HAMILTON’S KITCHEN, Winter Park
This Winter Park hot spot is where the well-heeled set gather to wine and dine amid the classy and manicured grounds of The Alfond Inn’s inner courtyard. Under the archways, they soak in some Old Florida glamour while feasting on fancified fare with a seafood bent, all deftly executed by chef Stephen Doyle. Think: crab and crawfish cakes, jerk swordfish glazed in serrano mint, and Faroe Island salmon with green lentils. Oh sure, Park Avenue is mere steps away, but Hamilton’s offers a more secluded alfresco experience than any of the myriad restaurants on that tony strip. (thealfondinn.com)
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