Winter Park Farmers Market

This is one of our favorite things to do on Saturday morning, a visit to the Winter Park Farmers Market. Located next to Central Park on Park Avenue, the converted rail freight depot and it’s yard offers a small but cozy area for vendors and farmers to offer their hand made goods and produce.

 

 The market offers a small selection of fresh produce, plants, seeds, crafts and food items. There is a crepe stand outsite, kettle corn, omlette/grill trailer outside, while inside the depot there is a host different food merchants, from cheeses and pickles to coffee and cake. A couple of our favorites are Davis Bakery (the station with the longest lines) and Irene french patesserie stand for great french baked stuff.

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

The market is crowded.. way more people than you should fit in that tiny space and it’s hard to find a place to sit sometimes and that could be annoying when holding a bagel or two, a drink and running after a toddler, but we seem to always find a spot on one of the large tables outside. Food is not cheap at the market.. a sandwich bagel is $7 and a pain au chocolat costs $3.5.  The price for produce is decent and it’s fresh.

We ordered an egg sandwich, a salmon bagel and a couple of citrus ice teas.

      

Bayridge Sushi

1000 West State Road 434
Longwood, FL 32750
(407) 331-0000

 

Decent sushi! For me, Bayridge Sushi is a place to visit if your craving sushi on a Saturday afternoon. The setting and decor are modest and reflect the location – a quiet strip mall off road 434 in Longwood. But don’t let that discourage you…. The reasonably priced menu is focused primarily on sushi with few tempura and teriaki dishes. The rolls are large and the variety is impressive with prices ranging from $5-$11. The fish tastes fresh and the rice is well seasoned. Service is a hit or miss. It could busy around 7 and the servers get overwhelmed. But overall, this place ranks somewhere in the middle for sushi in Orlando… but definitely good bang for the buck.

310 Park South

310 S Park Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 647-7277

310 Park South is definitely one of our favorite restaurants in the Orlando area for a late lunch. Besides its great location on Park Ave in Winter Park, FL, we have found the food to be consistently above average. Yes above average, but the keyword here is “consistently”. The restaurant serves modern American cuisine, from Burgers and steaks to Raviolis and Salmon. The wine list is not impressive and neither is their beer selection.  The restaurant offers seating inside or on the sidewalk of Park Ave. Service has always been good and timely. We would love to see them hire a talented pastry chef for a new twist on their dessert offerings.