Orlando for digital nomads

Best cafes

Orlando's cafe map is not one thing. Downtown around 32801 leans on espresso bars and bakery counters that open before the office lights come on; the Mills 50 stretch of 32803 has turned into the city's tea belt, where bubble tea and matcha have colonised the block; the SoDo stretch of South Orange Avenue keeps its own coffee crowd; and Millenia at 32839 anchors the west-side bubble tea run. Twelve rooms below, opinionated, sit across those pockets. Some open at 06:00 for people on their way somewhere; others do not unlock the door until 11:30 or 12:00 because the drink they make is an afternoon drink. A few are Latin bakeries where a colada is the point; a couple are third-wave roasters where the pour-over is; several are tea rooms where the boba matters more than the coffee. The list is arranged for a visitor with a morning to spend downtown and an afternoon to spend crossing town, not for a driver looking for the nearest Starbucks. Read the hours before you go.