{"id":217251,"date":"2026-04-03T09:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/217251\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:24:18","slug":"orlando-restaurant-openings-another-matcha-cafe-maiko-noodle-shawty-downtown-southern-fowl-on-curry-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/217251\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando restaurant openings: another Matcha Cafe Maiko, Noodle Shawty downtown, Southern Fowl on Curry Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Matcha Cafe Maiko opens another Orlando location Credit: Photo by Rob Bartlett<\/p>\n

Noodle Shawty will open downtown in the old Dapper Duck Bar space at 28 S. Orange Ave. Not much is known about the restaurant apart from it being a place where \u201cbold Chinese street flavors meet edgy modern aesthetics,\u201d with a menu offering \u201ctasty noodles and savory sauces.\u201d Stay tuned \u2026 <\/p>\n

Look for Matcha Cafe Maiko to open its second Orlando location later this month, this one in the same plaza as Isan Zaap at 4693 Gardens Park Blvd. \u2026 <\/p>\n

Southern Fowl and its menu of comforting Dixie delectables will open a second location, this one in the former Graffiti Junktion space at 4544 Curry Ford Road. Expect scratch-made buttermilk fried chicken, chicken pot pie, burgers and bread pudding. The original location at the Marketplace at Avalon Park will be rebranded as an \u201cexpress\u201d outpost. Look for the Curry Ford location to open at the end of May \u2026 <\/p>\n

Sabai Thai Street Food has opened in the old Dragon King space at 3333 S. Orange Ave. in SoDo offering a focused menu of soups, curries, noodles and fried rice dishes. The tom yum noodle soup is being touted as their \u201cstar dish\u201d \u2026 <\/p>\n

Indian Express Orlando has opened in the space that previously housed F&D Woodfired Italian Kitchen at 1000 W. State Road 434 in Longwood.<\/p>\n

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