The restaurant will be built on the site of the former Import Auto Parts at 2312 S. Florida Ave. and is expected to open by the end of the year. Source: The Ledger
Category: Food & Dining
Survey Yields Profile of a Particular Lakeland Diner
A recent survey yields a portrait of a Lakeland diner — at least one who’s interested in higher-end restaurants in the city center. The profile: a 30-something woman who eats out at least 10 times a month and doesn’t mind shelling out $10 at lunch and $20 at dinner — before alcohol is added.
Uncle Nick’s Bagels Expanding to Edgewood, Downtown
The Edgewood location, opening around Oct. 1, is in a storefront between New Jersey and Lakeland Highlands (map) that previously held a coffee shop and a discount pharmacy. The downtown location at the NoBay complex is expected to open around the end of the year. Source: YLakeland.com
Critic Pera Gives Mellow Mushroom 3 for Food, 5 for Ambience
Source: The Ledger
Downtown Restaurants Consider Joint Valet Service
The vision of downtown Lakeland as an evening restaurant and nightlife destination is coming into focus as new venues announce big plans. But the vision brings a complication: With most of the eateries concentrated within a block of each other, how do you get customers quickly from their cars to their tables?
Preservation Alley Closure ‘Temporary But Necessary’
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFP2GlqtFO7/ The owners of Posto 9 gastropub say the closure of Preservation Alley is “temporary but necessary” for the work to restore their building at 215 E. Main across from Munn Park. Source: Instagram: Posto 9
June Food Festival at Lakeland Center Packs Heat
Tickets ($15) go on sale Friday for the June 11-12 Florida Festival of Flavor & Fire. Source: Creative Loafing
Market Studies Preceded Plan for Brazilian Restaurant
Source: Business Observer

