Canvas Restaurant & Market

Canvas sits on the Lake Nona edge like a neighborhood show-off: sunlit screened patio, low-key modern interiors and a small market selling curated housewares. The kitchen marries Southern comfort with Latin accents—comfort plates reworked with bold citrus, pickled heat and thoughtful spice. Weekends tilt toward brunch crowds who come for crab cake Benedict, loaded potatoes and cocktails that hold their own; evenings fill with sunset cocktails over the water. Staff can make the meal—attentive servers and a manager who circles the floor—though the rhythm here can wobble when busy. Locals treat it as a regular: morning coffee, family brunch or an easy date night; visitors arrive for the lake view and the market’s gift-ready finds. It’s not a flawless temple of consistency, but when Canvas fires on all cylinders it’s exactly what that new-town neighborhood needed: a gathering place that blends pantry-driven retail with honest, slightly adventurous comfort food.