This is your sign to visit your local Ethiopian 🇪🇹 restaurant soon! @nileethiopian is a long time locally owned mom and pop Orlando Ethiopian restaurant right on International Drive. Visit them and support their delicious food asap!!!
Popular dishes at Nile Ethiopian Restaurant include:
- Nile Special (vegetarian) : Kik Alicha, Misir Wat, Gomen and Tikel GomenÂ
- Injera: A sourdough flatbread that is a staple in Ethiopian cuisine and used to scoop up stews and other dishes. It comes with most of the dishes.
- Lamb Tibs
- Beef Alicha Watt
- Kitfo minced beef tartare
- Doro wat stewed chicken with egg
- Ethiopian coffee: did you know Ethiopia is considered the birthplace of coffee? It’s where the coffea arabica plant originates. If you have never experienced the traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony, make sure you do so at Nile ASAP!
- Sampler Starter - Sambusa, Azifa and Tomato Fitfit. Â
- Nile House Salad - Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and jalapeno peppers tossed with Nile house dressing
Nile Ethiopian
7048 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
nileorlando.com
PHONE: 407.354.0026
@nileethiopian #visitorlando #ethiopianfood #orlando #orlandofoodie
Best Italian Restaurants in Orlando, Florida? Part Four - @primoatgrandelakes@jwmorlando@grandelakesorlando and Two-Time James Beard Foundation Best Chef Award winning Chef Melissa Kelly @chefmelissak recently made history as the first JW Marriott restaurant in the world to receive a Four-Star rating in the 2025 Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards! They also recently made the list for the fourth year in a row as a Michelin Guide Recommended restaurant! Big well deserved congratulations to the entire team at Primo! Also recently locally in Orlando Primo is led by dher @dj_tangalin !! Check them out asap!
Congratulations again, Primo!! #primoatgrandelakes #grandelakesorlando
Upcoming Asian Night Market in Orlando! Ring in the Lunar New Year with spirit and good fortune at Mills Night Market! For one night, Mills Market becomes an indoor night market inspired by the street food culture of Asia—this time welcoming the Year of the Horse, a symbol of luck, strength, and celebration.
✨ What to expect:
- Unlimited Asian street food + drinks
- Live DJ bringing fast and festive energy
- Guest chefs + vendors from Orlando and beyond
- Lunar New Year–themed merch, prizes & red-envelopes
- Sake cocktails available for purchase
Your ticket is an all-access pass to eat, drink, and move through the market at your own pace.
🧨 The event is ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT so COME HUNGRY.
đź“Ť Location: Mills Market, 1110 E. Colonial Drive (INDOOR Night Market)
đź“… Date: Friday, February 20th | 6 PM - 10 PM tickets @millsmarket.orl
Did you know about this limited time Seasonal Afternoon Tea in Orlando? It’s found inside Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort at Ravello restaurant with a mix of elegant tea service, live music, and a floral spring garden party.
The current “Spring in Bloom” Afternoon Tea is offered on select weekends in May, with seatings from approximately 1:15 PM–2:45 PM.
Pricing is currently around $80 per adult (includes a glass of prosecco) and $40 for children ages 2–12. Reservations are required and tend to book quickly.
The experience includes a seasonal tea selection, delicate tea sandwiches, savory bites, pastries, petit desserts, live acoustic entertainment, and a build-your-own floral bouquet station that makes it especially popular for girls’ outings, celebrations, and date afternoons.
Highlights from recent menus included smoked salmon tartlets, Japanese tamago sando, tuna tataki bao, scones, strawberry choux pastries, lemon tarts, and chocolate petit gateaux. Reservations can be made by calling +1 (407) 313-6161 or online via the Four Seasons App.
Check them out asap and follow @tastychomps for more!
Squid Game in Real Life?? If you’ve ever wanted to feel like you’re inside a live-action video game, Sandbox VR at Pointe Orlando is one of the most immersive group activities in Orlando right now. Using full-body motion capture, haptic vests, and free-roam VR, players physically walk, duck, dodge, and compete inside cinematic virtual worlds instead of standing still with a headset. The biggest draw is the officially licensed “Squid Game Virtuals” experience inspired by the Netflix series, where groups compete through high-pressure mini-games including Red Light Green Light and other survival-style challenges while seeing each other as avatars in real time. It’s built for groups, making it a strong option for birthdays, team outings, date nights, and friends looking for something more interactive than a typical arcade or escape room.
Sandbox VR Orlando is located at 9101 International Drive Space 108 inside Pointe Orlando. Hours are generally Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pricing is usually around $50 to $60 per person depending on day and time, with most experiences lasting about 45 minutes to an hour including check-in and post-game highlight videos. The automatically generated replay videos are one of the best parts because they capture your group inside the game world and are easy to share on social media afterward. Besides Squid Game, other popular experiences include zombie survival and sci-fi shooter games, but Squid Game remains the signature attraction for first-time visitors because of the competitive reactions and recognizable challenges. Check them out asap and follow us @tastychomps for more @sandboxvr_orlando@pointeorlando@aja.digitals
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This week Asian American Pacific Islanders Coming Together (ACT) hosted an AAPI town hall with Orange County Supervisor of Elections Karen Castor Dentel, bringing community members together for an important conversation on civic engagement and the issues impacting AAPI families across Central Florida. Discussions focused on the economy, immigration, healthcare, and the impact of war on AAPI communities, while also giving residents an opportunity to ask questions, share perspectives, and learn more about the importance of participating in local elections. There was also an insightful panel with @mtskitchenllc owners Dan and Brittney and also @aja.digitals an ACT fellow and UCF senior.
The event highlighted the power of voting and community involvement, encouraging attendees to stay engaged and ensure AAPI voices continue to be represented in the democratic process. A special shoutout goes to Mae Tao and Sons Kitchen, the Lao and Cambodian food truck that provided delicious chicken sandwiches and skewers for attendees, helping create a warm and welcoming atmosphere centered around culture, conversation, and community connection.
We had so much fun attending the AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration at the Orange County Administration Center! 🌺
We were excited to interACT with members of the community and continue to collect pledges to vote for the upcoming midterm elections!
#aapiheritagemonth #act
Happy AAPI Heritage Month!! To kick off the month we were in ACTion at East Meets West @celebratelunar !!
Our fellows had a great time talking to community members about the upcoming mideterm elections and collecting pledges to vote in Lake Nona! Be sure to follow us and join our newsletter to stay up to date with upcoming events!!
New in Orlando! Glow or Go at The Florida Mall is an indoor, interactive group experience that mixes elements of an escape room, arcade, and obstacle course. Groups move through five different challenge rooms—laser mazes, “floor is lava,” reflex-based games, and target puzzles—working together against the clock to complete each task. The full experience runs about 75 minutes and ends with a colorful paint blast finale that’s messy in a fun, photo-friendly way. It’s designed to be active and social, so expect a mix of movement and quick thinking rather than a traditional clue-solving escape room.
Tickets typically start around $22 per person depending on time and demand. It’s located inside The Florida Mall near the Macy’s entrance and is fully indoors, making it an easy option for avoiding the heat this summer 🥵 . Popular for birthdays, date nights, and group outings, it’s best to wear comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy in.
