
Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Orlando by diners
Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Orlando by diners
Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.
There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.
Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Orlando, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.
Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Orlando were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.
Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!
#12. Ford's Garage
- Rating: 3.4/5 (67 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4971 International Drive Ste 3D.09 Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Burgers, Comfort Food, Beer Bar
- Read more on Yelp
#11. MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes
- Rating: 3.6/5 (82 reviews)
- Address: 1040 North Orlando Ave. Ste 102 Winter Park, Florida
- Categories: Burgers, Comfort Food, Hot Dogs
- Read more on Yelp
#10. The Kitchen
- Rating: 3.7/5 (257 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5800 Universal Blvd. Hard Rock Hotel Orlando, Florida
- Categories: New American, Breakfast & Brunch, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#9. Made In PR Latin Cuisine Orlando
- Rating: 3.8/5 (142 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6651 South Semoran Blvd. Ste 109 Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Latin American, Puerto Rican, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#8. Peach Valley Cafè
- Rating: 3.8/5 (448 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2849 South Orange Ave. Ste 310 Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Comfort Food, Cafes
- Read more on Yelp
#7. Lechonera "El Sazón De Mi Viejo"
- Rating: 3.9/5 (27 reviews)
- Address: 11425 Lake Underhill Road Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Puerto Rican, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#6. Nikki's Place Southern Cuisine
- Rating: 3.9/5 (275 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 742 Carter St. Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Southern, Soul Food, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#5. La Molienda Latin Cafe
- Rating: 4.0/5 (54 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4061 South Goldenrod Road Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Salvadoran, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#4. Whisper Creek Farm: The Kitchen
- Rating: 4.3/5 (195 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4040 Central Florida Pkwy Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Comfort Food, New American, Beer Bar
- Read more on Yelp
#3. The Classic - Thornton Park
- Rating: 4.4/5 (37 reviews)
- Address: 805 East Washington St. Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Burgers, Sandwiches, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#2. The Monroe
- Rating: 4.4/5 (600 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 448 North Terry Ave. Orlando, Florida
- Categories: New American, Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#1. Maxtro's
- Rating: 4.8/5 (53 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1620 North Orange Ave. Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Comfort Food, Food Trucks
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.