Diners' Choice: Best Ambience restaurants in Orlando

OpenTable

Updated January 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best ambience in Orlando? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Permanent Vacation

4.9

4.9 (300)

$30 and under

American

Maitland

About the restaurant

Permanent Vacation is a tropical destination with an extensive rum list, rum mixed with exotic flavors, exquisite bites, immersive special effects and vibes that never stray too far from the equator!

You must be at least 21 to dine or drink with us.

Top review

Keith

Dined 3 days ago

A true tiki bar, from the drinks to the theming. Friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging server and bar staff. Felix offered expert advice on all menu items, including some background on drink preparation. Permanent Vacation lived up to all our expectations.

Chayote Barrio Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (9)

$31 to $50

Latin / Spanish

Winter Park

About the restaurant

{Awarded Best New Restaurant In Orlando | Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards}
{Awarded Best Latin Restaurant In Orlando | Orlando Magazine Readers' Choice 2024}

Bienvenidos to Chayote Barrio Kitchen, celebrated Chef Mario Pagán's newest concept located in Winter Park Village, in the Plaza, across from the Regal Movie Theater in Winter Park, FL.

Introducing Nueva Mesa Latina, we celebrate the traditions and culinary footprint of all cultures with Hispanic heritage while also looking forward to where Latin cuisine will go into the future.

The Chayote team is dedicated to providing exceptional guest experiences, with a focus on unparalleled service and exceptional food in a welcoming atmosphere.

Top review

Robert VIP

Dined on Jan 9, 2025

Absolutely perfect! The ambiance, the food, the service and the drinks were fantastic!

Christini's Ristorante Italiano

4.8

4.8 (4655)

$50 and over

Italian

I Drive / Sand Lake

About the restaurant

Christinis Ristorante Italiano is a fine dining Italian restaurant in Orlando that has mastered the art of exceptional dining. We are open for dinner seven days a week and feature a Northern Italian menu that has delighted guests from all over the world. We are famous for our freshly made pasta, enormous veal chops and Chilean Sea Bass over a shrimp risotto. We also have an extensive wine list and full bar, with a sommelier to help answer your wine pairing questions.

Best Restaurant in Orlando -
"With more than 45 years of distinctive culinary experience, I am convinced that success comes down to this: One restaurant, in one location, serving the highest quality cuisine, the best service and a friendly atmosphere in which to enjoy it." - Chris Christini

Dress code: Business Elegant

* Guests ages 6 and above are invited to dine at this establishment.

*Please No Infants. No strollers. No exceptions.

Visit our Website for more Seating Options!

Top review

franciscoVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Absolutely fantastic restaurant. The service is amazing and the food is delicious. A very premium restaurant experience. Service staff could not do enough for you. The owner came to our table to greet us and make sure everything was to our satisfaction.

Discover more

4.9

4.9 (107)

$50 and over

Japanese

Winter Park

About the restaurant

We are a team of young and inspired professionals taking down the walls between kitchen and guests and taking you on a culinary adventure. Immerse yourself in a progressive tasting menu focusing on the simple, yet luxurious, ingredients around the world with deep inspiration from Japanese cuisine.

We challenge the seasons, navigate beyond the limits of time and break with tradition— getting playful with process and tricky with techniques at the intersection of place and possibility.

At Ômo we offer a unique and exclusive experience to only 16 guest at a time. The journey starts in the living room with a welcome drink and snacks, then you are transported into the main counter overlooking the kitchen where you will enjoy all the savory bites in an interactive environment. At the end, you will transition to the pastry parlor to continue your experience with sweet bites and after dinner drinks.

Top review

Andrew

Dined today

What a phenomenal experience. I took my husband for his birthday, and we were both blown away with the food and service. We are already talking about coming back the next time we visit Orlando.

Discover more

Experience

Chef's Tasting Menu

Experience

ÔMO x Shafer Vineyards

Experience

ÔMO x Billecart-Salmon x Chateau Malherbe

Nami

4.9

4.9 (456)

$50 and over

Japanese Speciality

Lake Nona South

About the restaurant

Nami’s contemporary Japanese concept sparkles with European elements in its approach to the modern dining experience. Discretely positioned in Lake Nona’s art-forward Wave Hotel, the world-class culinary team collaborated to bring a one-of-a-kind menu served in an imaginative and beautifully designed dining room.

Plan ahead Thursday - Saturday evenings for a captivating culinary journey, with our 10-seat Chef's Counter experience, curated by Michelin-Star Restaurant Chefs Freddy Money and Jason Beliveau.

The cocktail bar offers elevated mixology in its precise and beautiful cocktails. But have you heard of Nami Nights? As the night evolves, the cocktail bar and dining room become one to create a lounge-like retreat with in-house DJ led vibes, Champagne service and special late night menu offerings.
Friday and Saturday evenings after 10pm.

We politely request all guests be respectful in their choice of attire and elevate when dressing for Nami, while adhering to our guidelines.

Top review

Karlie

Dined 1 day ago

We had an incredible experience! Our waitress Dana guided us thru the menu and was so kind. The atmosphere is very sexy and elevated and the food was INSANE. Favorite dish was the oysters. I wish I ordered 12 orders of them.

Discover more

Experience

Chef's Counter at Nami

Experience

Prix Fixe Tasting Menu

Experience

Nami Nights Late Night

The Moderne

4.8

4.8 (361)

$31 to $50

Contemporary Asian

Downtown Orlando

About the restaurant

SUN-THURS: 5PM - 1AM
FRI&SAT: 5PM - 2AM
KITCHEN LAST CALL: SUN-THURS: 11:30pm/FRI & SAT: 12:30am
21+ AFTER 10PM

- Reservations available for parties up to 10 guests 7 days in advance
- For parties of more than 10 guests, please email: Lindsey@DrinkModerne.com
- If you do not see a reservation available at the time that you’d like to dine, we still may be able to accommodate you on our patio (for which we do not take reservations), at our bar top (open seating), or during lounge hours from 10pm-Close
- Please arrive on time. We give a 10-minute grace period past the time of the reservation for you to check in with the host stand
- A $10/person no-show penalty is charged should you fail to cancel your reservation
- The restaurant may not be able to accommodate additional guests to a reservation
- In order to accurately quote wait times for all guests, we have a 2-hour limit on all parties dining at tables
- A 20% gratuity will be added to all parties of 5+

Top review

Don

Dined 2 days ago

Great experience. Good food and service. Thank you for a nice evening.

The Cake Bake Shop at Disney's BoardWalk

4.6

4.6 (660)

$31 to $50

American

Bay Lake

About the restaurant

Discover this new restaurant and bakery with a whimsical atmosphere that complements the idyllic charm of Disney’s BoardWalk. Discover an array of sensational dishes and desserts—along with afternoon tea—in this beautiful dining room and bar. Upon entering the bakery, you’ll find counters lined with handmade cakes that are one-of-a-kind in beauty and taste, attractively displayed on French porcelain platters topped with glass domes.

Top review

Leslie

Dined 1 day ago

It is a beautiful restaurant. Great food and wonderful service! Would definitely return and recommend to visitors.

Roka Hula

4.8

4.8 (168)

$30 and under

Speakeasy

I Drive / Sand Lake

About the restaurant

Come check out Orlando's newest speakeasy located inside Voodoo Bayou. We serve modern Asian with Tiki-inspired cocktails.

Top review

Kendra

Dined 2 days ago

Wowza! Great food, amazing drinks, fantastic service. Could have have been better.

Rome's Flavours

4.8

4.8 (679)

$31 to $50

Italian

Winter Park

About the restaurant

Welcome to our cozy Winter Park gem, where authentic Italian cuisine is certified by the authentic Italian owner.

We make everything in-house by hand, using Italian flour and water. Enjoy handmade pasta, gnocchi, pizza, bread.

Let us guide you to the perfect food and wine pairing for an authentic Italian experience.

Pino Miraglia

Top review

Mignon

Dined 2 days ago

Service was pleasant and the food and drink recommendations were perfect!

Discover more

Popular dish

Fettuccine Alfredo

Popular dish

Fettuccine alla Carbonara

Popular dish

Bolognese

Cafe-Boutique PIANO

4.8

4.8 (243)

$30 and under

Italian

Winter Park

About the restaurant

Cafe - Boutique PIANO is a corner gem with a big windows and an even bigger heart—your home away from home.

Connecting the dots between European innate style and Old World culinary confidence and America's brash sense of freedom, Cafe-Boutique PIANO celebrates their combined spirit of independence, imbuing it with equal parts of sophistication and surprise. We serve dishes that are elevated, shareable, and match the excitement of the already jubilant atmosphere created by PIANO’s visionaries.

The bar serves an extensive list of carefully curated wines from all around the world. With delicious gourmet foods, imported Italian pasta, cheeses and meats, combined with a warm, sociable experience.

PIANO is a cozy spot for a quick breakfast, elegant lunches, relaxed dinners or lazy weekend brunches.

Open for brunch, lunch and dinner.

Top review

Lawrence

Dined 3 days ago

Delightful, small, cozy and intimate. Excellent menu choices. Nice and varied wine selection . Food was well prepared; presentation was appetizing; service attentive and pleasant. The only downside side that we could notice, was that the background music was a little too loud, making conversation difficult. Also the lighting was quite subdued, which made us break out cell phone flashlights in order to read menu! Definitely worth a repeat visit or two!

Discover more

Popular dish

Creme Brule

Explore Diners' Choice best of Orlando

Explore more Diners' Choice lists