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F&D Italian, Winter Park
F&D shipped their pizza oven in from Italy, which tells you how seriously they take the one thing everything else is built around. Wood fired, properly blistered, the kind of base that has some chew to it rather than going limp in the middle. We went to the Winter Park location.
The part worth planning around is the deals. There is something on almost every day of the week, and they are not token discounts. We went on a Wednesday and had the wood fired pizza for $12, which for an oven that came over on a boat is faintly ridiculous. Check what is running before you pick a night, because the difference between showing up on the right day and the wrong one is real money.
Key facts
- Where
- Winter Park, FL, the location we visited
- Order
- The wood fired pizza, from an oven imported from Italy
- Good to know
- Daily deals run most days of the week. We paid $12 for the wood fired pizza on a Wednesday. Check the current offers before choosing a night.
Tartini Pizzeria & Spaghetteria, Orlando
Tartini has a cheese wheel that cost $3,000, and they did not buy it to sit in a display case. It is the cooking vessel. The Pasta Alla Ruota is finished inside the hollowed-out wheel: the pasta goes in, brandy goes in, the brandy gets lit, and the whole thing is tossed against the warm interior until the cheese comes away and coats it.
It is dinner and a show, and unlike most dinner-and-a-show the food is the point rather than the excuse. Sit where you can see it happen. This is the dish to order if it is your first time, and the one to bring people to when you want the table to go quiet for a second.
Key facts
- Where
- Orlando, FL
- Order
- Pasta Alla Ruota, mixed inside a $3,000 cheese wheel with flaming brandy
- Good to know
- Ask for a table with a view of the wheel. Watching it made is half of what you are paying for.
La Bella Luna, Baldwin Park
La Bella Luna has the advantage of where it is. Baldwin Park is built for walking, so a heavy Italian dinner does not have to end with rolling straight into the car. You eat, you walk it off around the neighbourhood, and the evening keeps going instead of stopping at the bill.
That makes it the best of the three for a date or for a long dinner with friends. The other two are destinations you drive to and drive home from. This one comes with somewhere to go afterwards, which quietly matters more than it sounds like it should.
Key facts
- Where
- Baldwin Park, Orlando, FL
- Why here
- Walkable neighbourhood, so you can stretch your legs after dinner
- Good to know
- Best of the three for a date night, because the walk afterwards is part of the evening.
Which one to pick
- Cheapest night out: F&D Italian, if you go on the right day. Check the deals first.
- Best for a first date or a group: Tartini, for the cheese wheel.
- Best for a long evening: La Bella Luna, because Baldwin Park gives you somewhere to walk afterwards.
- Prices and daily offers change. Confirm before you go, especially if you are choosing a night around a deal.
More places to eat around Orlando
Still hungry? Take on the biggest pizza in Florida over in Kissimmee, cook your own pancakes at a historic mill, or find one of the hidden speakeasy bars for a drink afterwards.
Last verified August 9, 2026. Prices and daily deals change often. Confirm current offers with each restaurant before you go.