Hawaiian-inspired cafe, Hula Mula coming to downtown Orlando with help from DTO Restaurant Program
- Emma Walton
- Mar 20
- 2 min read
The DTO Restaurant program provides businesses with reimbursement for tenant improvements and rent expenses.
A new restaurant is coming to downtown Orlando, with Hula Mula, a Hawaiian-inspired cafe, opening at 201 S. Orange Ave, offering a variety of coffees, smoothies, bagels, poké bowls, granola bowls, sushi and more.
This new restaurant space is 2,753 sq. ft. and will feature approximately 44 seats, operating as an all-day café that offers a unique dining experience designed to attract both tourists and local residents.
Restaurant owners, Hula Mula, LLC, has secured funding via the city of Orlando's DTO Restaurant program, with up to $96,355 to be used for buildout expenses, including plumbing, flooring, electrical work, with a further $50,000 for rental assistance.
The intent of the DTO Restaurant Program is to activate spaces within the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area and establish the Area within Downtown Orlando as a foodie destination, to attract locals and visitors to visit downtown Orlando as well as attract new restaurants and encourage expansion of existing restaurants by reimbursing costs associated with interior buildout and rent of a newly leased property.
This investment in restaurants in the Area helps to accomplish the Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) Downtown Community Redevelopment Area Plan (DTOutlook) goals, including:
• Filling vacant retail spaces within the Area in order to prevent the spread of blight within the Area
• Promoting uses that activate storefronts throughout the day, helping to eliminate “dead zones”
• Supporting renovations and adaptive reuse of existing buildings
• Attracting employers and retailers to downtown Orlando
• Supporting incentives for restaurant and retail location and expansion within the CRA
• Supporting retail/restaurant development through incentive programs and other strategies to reduce barriers to entry in the downtown market
For more details on the DTO Restaurant Program:
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