For a classic Southern breakfast served with a side of local history, start your day at Johnson’s Diner (595 West Church Street, 407-841-0717; www.johnsonsdiner.com), a fixture in Orlando’s sizable African-American community for more than two decades. Soul food doesn’t get much better than the fish and grits, fried whiting with perfectly buttery grits ($5.25). Although Johnson recently moved to a new location — the ground floor of a gleaming retail and apartment complex in the hard-scrabble Parramore area — the tablecloths are still vinyl, it’s still decorated with portraits of prominent black Americans like Ray Charles, and residents still linger and gossip.