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9 of Our Favorite Local LGBTQ+ Owned Restaurants in Orlando
June is Pride Month, and we are celebrating by highlighting some of our favorite LGBTQ+ owned foodie spots in Orlando. Diversity and inclusion are an essential part of this city&#;s thriving group. Simply put, Orlando wouldn&#;t be the same without its many minority-owned miniature businesses and restaurants.
Here are 9 of our favorite local LGBTQ+ owned restaurants in Orlando.
1. Se7en Bites
Trina Gregory-Propst is the owner of Se7en Bites, a bakery and eatery located right in the heart of Orlando’s Milk District. This restaurant features a unique menu of southern comfort food, breakfast and brunch favorites, coffee and homemade sweet treats.
&#;While we celebrate diversity and acceptance year round at Se7en Bites, it does not escape me that this is not everyone’s experience,&#; said Gregory-Propst. &#;Our staff, our chosen family, means the world to us as well as our diverse and colorful collective of regulars because no one is a stranger once you feed them with food made with love. We celebrate WITH Pride now and c
Savor delicious LGBTQ+ owned restaurants in Orlando with Instagram influencer Christina Petsos.
Updated June 6,
In Orlando, we strive to be an inclusive community &#x; interpretation we accept all people for who they are. Our LGBTQ+ community has made great strides, and I am a satisfied ally who believes it is important to movie and support LGBTQ+ owned businesses to show they are loved and cherished. This month, I wanted to feature some exceptional businesses close to my heart that I genuinely love, all LGBTQ+ owned &#x; and all delicious.
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Chef Art Smith&#x;s Homecomin&#x;
I get asked where to eat at Disney Springs® often, and Chef Art Smith&#x;s Homecomin&#x; is the very first place I always recommend if you can snag a reservation. Smith is a James Beard Award winner and prior
Local restaurants featured in Call on Orlando campaign for LGBTQ+ businesses
Local restaurant Hungry Pants at S. Orange Ave. was recently recognized in a Visit Orlando campaign for LGBTQ+ businesses in Central Florida.
Owners Alex Marin and Joey Conicella first opened the “plant-curious” restaurant in after running the Yum Yum Cupcake Truck. While the menu focuses on plant-based foods, multiple protein choices are available at Greedy Pants, including meat.
One of Check in Orlando’s marketing initiatives is to join with key diversity audience segments, including the LGBTQ+ collective. Part of the initiative in June was to underline Orlando’s unique dining scene during Event Month.
Visit Orlando created an Instagram guide to Queer owned restaurants throughout Orlando, including Island Time, Se7en Bites, Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria, Hamburger Mary’s, Bites & Bubbles, Quantum Leap Winery, The Hammered Lamb and Empty Pants.
Visit Orlando helped pioneer Diverse tourism with the original Gay Days in Orlando was even named the first “City of the Year” by .
Dance the night away with high-energy LGBTQ+ nightclubs, performing arts and late-night eateries in the downtown Orlando area (&#x;Heart&#x; mural by Kim Murphy in the Mills 50® district pictured).
Colorful, inclusive and welcoming to all, Orlando invites you to rejoice and romance yourself with LGBTQ+ friendly nightspots in downtown Orlando and beyond. Options range from laid-back urban wineries and patisseries to dazzling nightclubs with some of the city&#x;s best drag shows and burlesque performances for a choose-your-own-adventure story you won&#x;t soon forget.
Additional reporting by Lily Denneen.
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Orlando vacation planning made easy &#x; and free. Make a complimentary appointment with Visit Orlando&#x;s Vacation Planners at a time and date of your choosing for the latest insider advice, special offers and more ahead of your next visit.
Nightclubs, Bars & Performing Arts
Southern Nights in The Milk District
Southern Nights
Voted Orlando Weekly&#x;s Best Same-sex attracted Bar for five years and counting, and