1. If you prefer to receive your antioxidants through the vine, a good place to start is the Grape, a 3,000-square-foot wine store and bar that serves gourmet small-plate fare. The round, dark-wood space opened in December 2006 near the Orange County Convention Center and holds 70 in the dining room and 30 on the patio. Chandeliers and parachute-fabric-covered chairs accent the dining room, while the store’s dominant color is, appropriately, purple.
2. Perhaps the most surprising venue in Downtown Disney’s Pleasure Island is Fuego by Sosa Cigars, a cigar bar that opened in June 2007. Aficionados can stroll through humidors filled with 100 premium smokes and puff on them at the 800-square-foot backlit bar or outside on the patio. The space holds 50, but don’t stroll through Disney World with your cigar—smoking is limited to designated areas.
This information was previously published in the 2008 BizBash National Venue Guide.
