I’ll admit it, I’m one of those people from Miami that never found the charm in Orlando. I always associated it with the hemorrhaging of cash in theme parks and the occasional outlet mall. Shame on me.

This last trip changed all that.

Hot on the heels of a business trip to New Orleans that I turned into “coffee tourism” ( read my account on NOLA specialty coffee on MIAbites here ) I wanted to do the same this past week in Orlando. With 24 hours in The City Beautiful, I would have all of my normal business appointments, but also try and explore the “third wave” coffee scene.

The first thing I discovered while researching is that there is VERY little written about specialty coffee in Orlando. Originally, I wondered if this was indicative of how little was happening on that front. Now that I’m back I know that’s not the case and I hope this little tribute will help drive traffic to some very deserving spots.

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