The Boheme

The Boheme feels like Orlando finally got its act together and opened a proper French bistro — candlelit, intimate, the kind of room where the wine list actually matters. The list clocks in somewhere between 150 and 250 bottles, which is respectable for the market, and the California-France dual focus makes sense for a spot leaning into classic French-inspired cooking. It's earned a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2025, and walking in, that credential doesn't feel like a stretch.

The list leans on two reliable pillars: California Cabernet and French classics, and it executes both without embarrassing itself. You'll find Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Jordan sitting alongside Caymus, which covers the crowd-pleasing Napa spectrum but doesn't push much further into adventurous California territory. On the French side, Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin handle Burgundy and Chablis duties — dependable names, but not exactly the kind of grower-producer selections that make a list feel curated rather than catalogued. The gap is anything outside these two worlds: no real Loire, no Rhône to speak of, no Southern Hemisphere to speak of — if you're not drinking California Cab or French classics, the menu starts thinning out fast.

Twelve to twenty pours by the glass is a genuinely solid range for an upscale bistro, and the $12–$18 price window is fair enough for Downtown Orlando. We'd love to know whether the glass program rotates or if it's the same twelve bottles gathering dust — based on the overall vibe, it reads more like a stable, static selection than something with active curation. Grab a glass of the Joseph Drouhin Chablis before dinner; it's one of the better plays on the list.