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Sapporo Izakaya & Ramen in Metrowest

Posted by The Orlando Real on September 13th, 2023

By Holley Long

Orlando recently gained a new restaurant offering ramen and other traditional Japanese dishes. Sapporo Izakaya & Ramen is located on the west side of Orlando in Metrowest, and it’s definitely worth a visit if you find yourself on this side of town.

The Restaurant

Sapporo Izakaya & Ramen opened this spring in MetroWest, near Orlando’s Chinatown shopping center. Previously, the shopping center was the location of Sapporo Ramen, a well-loved eatery offering authentic Japanese noodles and other traditional dishes, before the restaurant closed in 2019. 

The restaurant is named after the city in Japan where it was founded - Sapporo. This is the largest city north of Tokyo, and the largest city on Hokkaido, which is the…

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Hawkers Asian Street Food in Mills 50

Posted by The Orlando Real on August 23rd, 2023

By Yasmene Warren

Traditional Asian food is great and all, but something about Asian street food just hits different. Luckily, there’s a chain dedicated to serving a host of flavors right here in Orlando, and it’s called Hawkers!

What is it?

Hawkers Asian Street Food is an Asian restaurant chain with locations in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. This restaurant is renowned for serving unique Asian street eats and craft cocktails, and has been doing so it since was started by four best friends in 2011.

Orlando is lucky enough to have two locations - in Mills 50 and Windermere. Today, we decided to visit the Mills 50 location on North Mills Avenue, and it did not disappoint!

Hawkers also recently…

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