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A new Turkish and Aegean restaurant and bar is preparing to open in downtown Orlando. Mavi Turkish Aegean Kitchen and Bar (Website) was issued a license for 100 S. Eola Drive [GMap], according to public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (that we sleuthed out). The license went to Mavi Eola Group LLC and took effect on October 28.
The license allows full liquor service at a bar or restaurant, meaning spirits as well as beer and wine. A new license often appears a few weeks before a place opens. Mavi’s website says the restaurant is “coming soon,” with a planned opening in December 2026. The site describes the concept as “Turkish soul. Aegean spirit,” built around shared meze, charcoal grills, Aegean seafood, mantı, and İskender, along with cocktails, Turkish wine, and weekend DJ nights. It lists separate menus for lunch, dinner, late night, dessert, happy hour, brunch, and a Sunday table. It also lists cocktails and beer, plus rakı and ouzo, the anise-flavored spirits common in Turkey and Greece.
Oh, and mavi is Turkish for “blue.”
Sample lunch prices on the site include a $29 Mavi Meze Experience, $10 lentil soup, $18 fried mussels and $16 döner, Adana, köfte and chicken shish sandwiches or wraps. Desserts include baklava, sütlaç (rice pudding), and kazandibi (caramelized milk pudding).
Planned hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday through Sunday. The website is also recruiting staff.
