La Bella Luna is located a short drive northeast of Downtown Orlando in the Baldwin Park area, north of the airport. This family-owned Italian restaurant provides a warm, casual setting. Dark woods, booths and tables, and beautiful paintings on the walls make up the indoor decor, while a pleasant outdoor seating area is good for diners with pets. Choose from a wide selection of authentic Italian dishes on the menu that include items such as appetizers, salads, panini, subs, pasta, seafood, chicken, veal, eggplant, stromboli, calzones, and desserts. The New York-style pizza has been voted "Best Pizza" in the city by one of the major area newspapers. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Empire Szechuan is located in the heart of Downtown Orlando on North Orange Avenue, and is the place to go for "authentic New York style Chinese cuisine," according to the owner and master chef, Jimmy Poon. This family-owned and operated restaurant and sushi bar prepares a massive variety of menu items from fresh ingredients, and serves huge portions. You can dine in, take out, or place a call for delivery any day of the week. Empire Szechuan has a few tables on-site, but most customers get food to go or have it delivered. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Maggiano's Little Italy is located in the busy Pointe Orlando (shopping, dining and entertainment center) on International Drive in the heart of the city's tourist district. However, this relaxed, yet upscale Italian eatery ranks high with the locals as well. The restaurant is decorated in dark wood tones, and contains booths and tables in a large dining room, a bar and lounge area, plus several private rooms. The regular menu includes a large selection of authentic Italian dishes. Groups of four and above should take advantage of the family-style menu. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Located east of the Downtown area, Maria Bonita provides guests with a nice selection of both Mexican and Cuban creations in a friendly setting. The restaurant is colorful on the outside, and the inside is lively, welcoming and includes beautiful murals on the walls. Start your meal with warm, crispy chips with salsa and a cold, refreshing flavored margarita, mojito, beer or wine from the full service bar. The lunch and dinner menus include a wide assortment of specially prepared authentic Mexican and Cuban dishes. Friendly servers provide menu explanations, if needed. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

East Buffet is located a few miles north of Downtown Orlando in the nearby town of Longwood. Diners looking for a nice selection of Asian food served in a buffet style will find a nice variety here. The large restaurant features a spacious buffet set up in the middle, a busy sushi bar in the back and a hibachi grill area where you can select ingredients to create your own dish and watch the chef prepare it right in front of you. East Buffet provides a clean and welcoming atmosphere for lunch or dinner. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Market Street Café is located southwest of Orlando and near Walt Disney World in the downtown area of the distinguished town of Celebration. This upscale diner features a large selection of American favorites like meatloaf, chicken pot pie, pot roast and turkey dinners that are prepared fresh daily. Customers at Market Street Café can order breakfast at any time of the day and select from a large variety of beverages including smoothies, special flavored hot and cold coffees and teas, milkshakes and ice cream sodas as well as wines and beers. Make sure you leave room for the tasty homemade desserts, or you can order a whole pie to go. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Located north of Orlando, in the neighboring town of Sanford, Just Pizza offers customers in Central Florida a chance to experience what travelers from New York already know - an amazing variety of pizzas and a lot more. One of only a few restaurant locations of Just Pizza found outside of the western region of New York, this is one of the only places where you can get authentic chicken Buffalo wings and fingers, as made in Buffalo, NY. The pizza selection includes more than 75 varieties of pizza, and the menu contains many other choices, such as hot and cold sandwiches, tacos, salads, ribs, fish, shrimp, sides and desserts. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Kelsey's Pizzeria is located east of Orlando in the coastal city of Port St. John, which is between Titusville and Cocoa. Travelers to the east coast area from Orlando can stop in any day of the week for lunch, dinner or to catch sporting events on the flat screens TVs in the bar area. This casual restaurant provides a welcoming atmosphere, plenty of tables and booths along with a large selection of pizzas, pasta dishes, seafood, calzones, salads and other Italian favorites. Kelsey's Pizzeria prepares the large assortment of menu items daily using only the healthiest and freshest ingredients. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Situated near Hunters Creek in south Orlando, All Italian Market & Deli provides specialty products direct from Italy. Whether you want to stop by and stock up or enjoy freshly prepared meals, you will find all that and more. The interior includes a deli counter of gourmet meats and cheeses, refrigerated Italian drinks and a variety of European wines. The menu consists of authentic fresh salads, panini, soups, pasta dishes and tasty desserts. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis

Beewon Korean Cuisine restaurant lies west of Downtown Orlando and is located in the Dr. Phillips area. Anyone yearning for authentic Korean fare will find several selections from this friendly eatery. The décor reveals beautiful woods and customary Korean decorations. This informal, family-owned restaurant provides ample space and individual tabletop grills for dishes prepared right in front of guests.  Accommodating and informative servers can help you decide from numerous menu offerings. -Diane Dilov-Schultheis