The poet Alfred Lord Tennyson said it best: “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” When it comes to bygone Lakeland businesses, we can’t help but agree — there are always some we wish we could visit again.
which shuttered restaurants you would bring back if you could, and our readers gave us a full list of their past favorites. Now, we’re opening the floor for you to share love for all the businesses you miss the most.
Unfiltered Lakeland closed in December 2023.
Photo by LALtoday
City Editor Connor here.
I’ll go first with a few foodie favorites. I wish I could stop by Unfiltered Lakeland for another morning coffee + a blueberry muffin or Red Door for dinner on the patio. A new concept (
) is planned for Red Door’s building, but we haven’t heard any updates on Unfiltered’s spot on Main Street.
I was also a big Tuesday Morning fan, as I know many of our readers were. Progress is coming along on its former location in the Southgate Shopping Center, which