Guidebook for Sanford

Erin
Guidebook for Sanford

Breweries & Bars - Close to Home

Restaurant & Bar. Live music some nights. Expensive but fun.
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F&D Kitchen and Bar
1541 International Pkwy
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Restaurant & Bar. Live music some nights. Expensive but fun.
Located in Colonial Town Center. Nice new theater with reclining seats, beer and wine for sale in theater. Lots of restaurants in plaza. Make a night of it! I have heard Thursdays are Ladies Nights at the restaurants here. Try Dexters, F&D Cantina or Liam Fitzpatrick's restaurants/bars.
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Dexter's Lake Mary
1145 Townpark Ave
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Located in Colonial Town Center. Nice new theater with reclining seats, beer and wine for sale in theater. Lots of restaurants in plaza. Make a night of it! I have heard Thursdays are Ladies Nights at the restaurants here. Try Dexters, F&D Cantina or Liam Fitzpatrick's restaurants/bars.
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Sanford Brewing Company
400 Sanford Ave
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Wops' Hops Brewing Company
419 Sanford Ave
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Inner Compass Brewing
300 E 2nd St
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Deviant Wolfe Brewery
121 W 1st St
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Celery City Craft
114 S Palmetto Ave
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Buster's Bistro
300 Sanford Ave
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Arts & Culture

Small local theater. Great live performances with a small town feel.
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Wayne Dench Performing Arts Center
201 Magnolia Ave
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Small local theater. Great live performances with a small town feel.
Large, beautiful theater. Lots of performance types and options.
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Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
445 S Magnolia Ave
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Large, beautiful theater. Lots of performance types and options.
Children's museum. Check the website for some adult evening events. Great activities for younger kids. Some older kid movies, activities and events.
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Orlando Science Center
777 E Princeton St
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Children's museum. Check the website for some adult evening events. Great activities for younger kids. Some older kid movies, activities and events.
tiffany musem
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Orlando Museum of Art
2416 N Mills Ave
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Orlando Shakes
812 E Rollins St
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Bob Carr Theater
401 W Livingston St
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Shopping

Small shops, restaurants, bars, chocolate shops, coffee shops, park, etc. Check the website for local music and art events in the park. Try parking at the Sun Rail station and riding the train in!
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Winter Park Village
510 Orlando Ave
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Small shops, restaurants, bars, chocolate shops, coffee shops, park, etc. Check the website for local music and art events in the park. Try parking at the Sun Rail station and riding the train in!
Closest Mall
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Seminole Town Center
200 Towne Center Cir
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Closest Mall
Closest Outlet Mall
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Tanger Outlets Daytona
1100 Cornerstone Blvd
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Closest Outlet Mall
Touristy area near Disney. They have just about everything.
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Pointe Orlando
9101 International Dr
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Touristy area near Disney. They have just about everything.
Farmers Market
500 Savage Ct

Essentials

Shopping is a pleasure at Publix. Prices are not the lowest.
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Publix Super Market at Lake Mary Collection
4195 W Lake Mary Blvd
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Shopping is a pleasure at Publix. Prices are not the lowest.
“small store, low prices, brand new renovation, basics. This store is nice to get your essentials quickly but will not have much beyond basic groceries.”
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ALDI
4160 FL-46
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“small store, low prices, brand new renovation, basics. This store is nice to get your essentials quickly but will not have much beyond basic groceries.”
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Walmart Supercenter
1601 Rinehart Rd
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This is the closest Walmart. Super Walmart listed below is a little further but also a little nicer.
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Walmart Supercenter
1601 Rinehart Rd
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This is the closest Walmart. Super Walmart listed below is a little further but also a little nicer.
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Target
1201 WP Ball Blvd
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Entertainment, Activities & Amusement Parks

Small zoo with small splash pad. Great for young children. Zoo will take you a couple hours at most to go through. Small but very enjoyable. There is a zip line course and other activities (separate entry fees) at the front of the zoo.
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Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
3755 W Seminole Blvd
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Small zoo with small splash pad. Great for young children. Zoo will take you a couple hours at most to go through. Small but very enjoyable. There is a zip line course and other activities (separate entry fees) at the front of the zoo.
Sticky floors and older movies. $1.75 per movie daily. $1 on Tuesdays. Great value but not a fancy theater.
Picture Show at Altamonte Springs
130 E Altamonte Dr
Sticky floors and older movies. $1.75 per movie daily. $1 on Tuesdays. Great value but not a fancy theater.
Nice new theater with reclining seats, beer and wine for sale in theater. Lots of restaurants in plaza. Make a night of it! I have heard Thursdays are Ladies Nights at the restaurants here. Try Dexters, F&D Cantina or Liam Fitzpatrick's restaurants/bars.
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AmStar Lake Mary
950 Colonial Grand Ln
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Nice new theater with reclining seats, beer and wine for sale in theater. Lots of restaurants in plaza. Make a night of it! I have heard Thursdays are Ladies Nights at the restaurants here. Try Dexters, F&D Cantina or Liam Fitzpatrick's restaurants/bars.
Large concerts and sports events. Try taking the Sun Rail!
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Amway Center
400 W Church St
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Large concerts and sports events. Try taking the Sun Rail!
Watch our professional soccer team play a game
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Exploria Stadium
655 W Church St
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Watch our professional soccer team play a game
Watch a UCF football game, see a concert, go to the circus or search their website for many event options!
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Addition Arena
12777 Gemini Blvd N
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Watch a UCF football game, see a concert, go to the circus or search their website for many event options!
The Escape Artists
115 N Oak Ave
Watch a River Rats baseball game! Eat a hot dog, soda and chips. Good family fun.
Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium
1201 Mellonville Ave
Watch a River Rats baseball game! Eat a hot dog, soda and chips. Good family fun.
Great for walking along the old brick roads, antique stores, restaurants and coffee shops.
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Historic Downtown Sanford
214 E 2nd St
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Great for walking along the old brick roads, antique stores, restaurants and coffee shops.
Gift shop and lots of info to be had.
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Historic Downtown Sanford
214 E 2nd St
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Gift shop and lots of info to be had.
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Altitude Trampoline Park
1810 Rinehart Rd
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Planet Obstacle
1150 Emma Oaks Trail
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Make sure you have all day to visit. Fridays tend to be busier because people come a day early for their cruises leaving out of the nearby port.
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NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Space Commerce Way
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Make sure you have all day to visit. Fridays tend to be busier because people come a day early for their cruises leaving out of the nearby port.
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SAK Comedy Lab
29 S Orange Ave
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Great kids events and resources
Seminole County Northwest Branch Library
580 Green Way Blvd
Great kids events and resources
Timacuan Golf Club
550 Timacuan Blvd
children 12 and under golf free!
Mayfair Country Club
3536 Country Club Rd
children 12 and under golf free!
great golf course
RedTail Clubhouse
26026 Member Lane
great golf course

Getting Around

Check website for times and fees. Easy to park and ride into the city of Orlando! Try taking it to the Winter Park stop for ice cream, bars, restaurants, museums, parks and shopping! or to Church Street station for bars, restaurants, Amway Center, Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, and more!
Lake Mary Station
2200 W Lake Mary Blvd
Check website for times and fees. Easy to park and ride into the city of Orlando! Try taking it to the Winter Park stop for ice cream, bars, restaurants, museums, parks and shopping! or to Church Street station for bars, restaurants, Amway Center, Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, and more!
Check website for times and fees. Easy to park and ride into the city of Orlando! Try taking it to the Winter Park stop for ice cream, bars, restaurants, museums, parks and shopping! or to Church Street station for bars, restaurants, Amway Center, Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, and more!
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Sanford station
2720 W State Rd 46
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Check website for times and fees. Easy to park and ride into the city of Orlando! Try taking it to the Winter Park stop for ice cream, bars, restaurants, museums, parks and shopping! or to Church Street station for bars, restaurants, Amway Center, Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, and more!
Great Day Trip. Park in Lake Mary and take a ride to Winter Park for an art festival, Tiffany Stained Glass Museum, stroll the brick roads with cute shopping, lovely restaurants, coffee and ice cream!
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Lake Mary SunRail station
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Great Day Trip. Park in Lake Mary and take a ride to Winter Park for an art festival, Tiffany Stained Glass Museum, stroll the brick roads with cute shopping, lovely restaurants, coffee and ice cream!
Amtrak Auto Train is only 10 minutes away.
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Sanford Auto Train Station
600 S Persimmon Ave
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Amtrak Auto Train is only 10 minutes away.

Favorite Sanford Restaurants - Close to Home

These are our very favorite close to home hang outs. We love to support local!
Very close to the house, a local favorite hang out. The elk on the wall is named "Buster".
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Colorado's Prime Steak
3863 South Orlando Drive
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Very close to the house, a local favorite hang out. The elk on the wall is named "Buster".
Our favorite sushi place! Very close to home, decent prices. Great sushi.
Yabi Sushi
3755 S Orlando Dr
Our favorite sushi place! Very close to home, decent prices. Great sushi.
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The Smiling Bison - Sanford
107 Magnolia Ave
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OUR FAVORITE WING PLACE! $2 beers
Papa Bees
480 S Ronald Reagan Blvd
OUR FAVORITE WING PLACE! $2 beers
Great German food with live music. Sit outside - it gets loud inside. Order a "Boot of Beer!" Check out the deli store around the corner,
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Hollerbach's Willow Tree Café German Restaurant
201-205 E 1st St
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Great German food with live music. Sit outside - it gets loud inside. Order a "Boot of Beer!" Check out the deli store around the corner,
hand made marshmallows and ice cream cones. Try it out!
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Wondermade
214 E 1st St
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hand made marshmallows and ice cream cones. Try it out!
Sit on the back porch, it's lovely.
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F&D Kitchen and Bar
1541 International Pkwy
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Sit on the back porch, it's lovely.
Try the gelati. So good!
Jeremiah's Italian Ice of Lake Mary
4355 W Lake Mary Blvd
Try the gelati. So good!
Bruster's Real Ice Cream
901 N State Rd 434
support the fight against human trafficking. non-profit organization. all proceeds go to the cause! facility run by volunteers. very quaint and enjoyable environment.
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Palate Coffee Brewery
105 W 2nd St
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support the fight against human trafficking. non-profit organization. all proceeds go to the cause! facility run by volunteers. very quaint and enjoyable environment.
upstairs is a sit down restaurant. downstairs is an outdoor picnic table bar with snacks like fries. outdoor music downstairs in good weather/weekends. upstairs is open air in good weather.
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Swamp House Riverfront Grill
488 W Highbanks Rd
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upstairs is a sit down restaurant. downstairs is an outdoor picnic table bar with snacks like fries. outdoor music downstairs in good weather/weekends. upstairs is open air in good weather.
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The Breezeway Restaurant & Bar
112 E 1st St
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try Sunday brunch
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The Original Christo's
107 W 1st St
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try Sunday brunch
Authentic Italian food and atmosphere. Live music on occasion. Our favorite Italian!
Terra Mia Ristorante Lake Mary
7025 Co Rd 46A
Authentic Italian food and atmosphere. Live music on occasion. Our favorite Italian!
BRUNCH! :-)
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Santiago's Bodega | Altamonte Springs
1185 Spring Centre S Blvd
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BRUNCH! :-)
Don Julio Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar Lake Mary
4275 West Lake Mary Boulevard
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Excellent BBQ and sweets. Try the "Burnt Ends". Closed on Sundays.
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4 Rivers Smokehouse - Longwood BBQ
1869 W State Rd 434
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Excellent BBQ and sweets. Try the "Burnt Ends". Closed on Sundays.
Same owners as 4 Rivers. I have heard the tenders are wonderful but haven't made it there to try them out yet. Let me know what you think!
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The COOP - Winter Park Fried Chicken
610 W Morse Blvd
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Same owners as 4 Rivers. I have heard the tenders are wonderful but haven't made it there to try them out yet. Let me know what you think!
German deli with indoor and outdoor seating. some of the same food as Hollerbach's cafe but a more informal setting.
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Hollerbach's Magnolia Square Market
117 Magnolia Ave
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German deli with indoor and outdoor seating. some of the same food as Hollerbach's cafe but a more informal setting.
by far our favorite delivery or take out pizza. ask about the buy 1 get the second pizza 1/2 off special. it's not far away, so you can easily avoid the $2 delivery charge if you wish.
Friendly's Pizza New York Style
2921 S Orlando Dr
by far our favorite delivery or take out pizza. ask about the buy 1 get the second pizza 1/2 off special. it's not far away, so you can easily avoid the $2 delivery charge if you wish.
Definitely our FAVORITE pastry shop! Coffees, pastries and lunch! We have a copy of the menu in our welcome book. So close to home and such a fun atmosphere. In house baking and super fresh!
PARVA COLOMBIAN RESTAURANT-BAKERY-CAFÉ
220 W Lake Mary Blvd
Definitely our FAVORITE pastry shop! Coffees, pastries and lunch! We have a copy of the menu in our welcome book. So close to home and such a fun atmosphere. In house baking and super fresh!