An Insider’s Guide to the
Best Bars in Orlando
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Where to drink on your next trip to the City Beautiful,
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In Orlando, you’ll find no shortage of bars shaking up delicious, decadent cocktails. Here, local food blogger Ricky Ly highlights some of his favorite watering holes for a fun night out.
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The Courtesy in Orlando serves a wide range of cocktails, absinthes, whiskeys and more
The Courtesy
Ricky recommends visiting this intimate speakeasy-style bar for “sophisticated hand-crafted cocktails that are made with love and care by knowledgeable mixologists.” Try Night Moves, a silky blend of gin, Campari, lemon orange blossom, Blue Curaçao chamomile and honey. There’s also a diverse absinthe and whiskey selection on offer, along with a range of craft beers and wine.
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Visit Tori Tori in Orlando for delicious Japanese whiskey highballs and sakes
Tori Tori
According to Ricky, this izakaya-style restaurant and pub in Orlando’s Mills 50 district (once called “Little Vietnam”) serves an enticing range of Japanese whiskey highballs and sakes at its centerpiece bar. Pair your drink with delicious, stomach-padding dishes like crab fried rice and pork belly gyozas.
Hanson’s Shoe Repair
Set in a former cobbler’s shop, this atmospheric rooftop speakeasy in Downtown Orlando serves some of the best cocktails in the city. Ricky suggests going for a classic Old Fashioned. “It’s an art to watch the mixologists peeling the oranges and preparing the cocktail here,” he says. Tip: You’ll need a password to gain entrance, so call 407-476-9446 or visit the bar’s Instagram or Twitter pages on the day of your visit.
Hanson’s Shoe Repair in Orlando is characterized by a speakeasy-style vibe
South American Pie
Tori Tori recommends shaking up this cocktail for a taste of fall. “The fresh apples in the shrub provide the perfect crisp flavor. Combine that with the cinnamon notes from the Avua Cachaca Amburana and you have a cocktail that tastes like a delicious apple pie,” says bartender Derek Blose.
The South American Pie cocktail from Tori Tori
Ingredients
For the shrub:
5 medium apples
1 cup sugar
A handful of sage leaves
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
Instructions
For the shrub:
1. Dice the apples, then add the sugar and sage leaves.
2. Let the mixture sit in a sealed container for three days, stirring daily.
3. After three days, strain the resulting liquid and mix it with the apple cider vinegar.
For the cocktail:
1 oz Avua Cachaca Amburana
1 oz Rum Santa Teresa 1796
¾ oz apple sage shrub
¼ oz vanilla syrup
1 sage leaf
For the cocktail:
1. Shake the cocktail ingredients — including the shrub — in a shaker tin and serve over ice.
2. Garnish with a sage leaf.
Mathers Social Gathering in Orlando features stylish Americana-themed interiors
Mathers Social Gathering
Tucked away on the third floor of a 19th-century building in Downtown Orlando, this comfortable, convivial bar feels like a “private library with great drinks,” says Ricky. Order the Pisco Sour, which is brightened with house-made mixed berry syrup for a sweet Florida twist.
Mathers Harvest
Mathers Social Gathering shares the recipe for its fall-inspired Mathers Harvest cocktail, which is sweetened with pure maple syrup.
Ingredients
1 whole egg white
1¼ oz bourbon
¾ oz Amaretto Disaronno
1 oz pure maple syrup
½ oz fresh lemon juice
2 dashes of bitters
Fresh grated nutmeg or cinnamon
Instructions
1. Chill a coupe glass by placing it in the freezer.
2. Add all ingredients to a shaker tin and shake it vigorously for 15 seconds.
3. Add some ice and shake the tin again for another 7 seconds.
4. Strain the liquid into the chilled coupe glass.
5. Garnish your cocktail with fresh grated nutmeg or cinnamon — or if you really want to impress, try a rim of toasted, crushed and salted pecans.
The Mathers Harvest cocktail from Mathers Social Gathering
Be sure to try the visually striking Peacock Egg cocktail at Peacock Alley in Orlando
Peacock Alley
For a show-stopping tipple you’ll remember for years to come, Ricky suggests heading to this elegant lounge for its signature Peacock Egg cocktail: A hollowed ice egg filled with a mix of fresh lemonade, lavender tea, Blue Curaçao and Bombay Sapphire gin. The drink itself is inserted through a hole drilled into the icy sphere.
Looking for more Orlando travel inspiration? Read the Summer 2021 issue of Club Traveler,
which shines a spotlight on the city’s flourishing culinary scene.