There are lots of other options that are truly wonderful, but these just happen to be our favorites at Walt Disney World庐 Resort. We tried to pick at least one location at or near each of the parks you will be visiting, though if you have the Park Hopper庐 Option with your tickets, then you can 鈥渉op鈥 to another park to eat dinner and see nighttime entertainment. You don鈥檛 need to worry about which day you will be going where (unless there is a reason you want to be at a certain park on a certain day). Your Small World Big Fun agent will look at where the crowds are expected to be and will do his or her best to steer you in the opposite direction. You can also download this handy list to take along with you.
We've also written great posts on how to eating with food allergies and eating vegetarian when traveling to Disney!
(ADR = Advanced Dining Reservations) (QS=Quick Service, reservations not needed)
TABLE SERVICE RESTAURANTS IN THE PARKS
MAGIC KINGDOM庐 PARK
- Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen 鈥 Our new favorite restaurant in Magic Kingdom! The servers are the skippers from the Jungle Cruise ride and they tell you funny jokes as they take you through the 鈥渆xpedition鈥 of your meal. Great fun and great food! Requires ADR.
- The Plaza Restaurant 鈥 Located at the end of Main Street, U.S.A.庐 鈥 takes ADR, but sometimes you can get a late lunch reservation with no wait during the slower times of the year.
- The Crystal Palace 鈥 Character meal with Pooh and Friends. Requires ADR.
- Liberty Tree Tavern 鈥 Like having Thanksgiving dinner. Everything is served family-style. 鈥 Requires ADR
- Be Our Guest Restaurant 鈥 A restaurant in Beast鈥檚 Castle in Fantasyland庐. Prix fixe set menu at dinner requiring 2 table service credits, Requires ADR 鈥 hard to get, so plan early!
EPCOT庐
- Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria 鈥 Disney brought the ovens all the way from Naples, Italy, which is known as the birthplace of pizza. They even import the flour and water used to make the pizza dough from Naples! Requires ADR.
- Coral Reef Restaurant 鈥 Dine in front of a two-story aquarium. Good seafood option. Requires ADR.
- Spice Road Table 鈥 Great tapas options with a view of the World Showcase Lagoon. Requires ADR.
- Garden Grill Restaurant 鈥 This slowly rotating restaurant serves food that has actually been grown in the gardens at Epcot. Character meal featuring Chip 鈥榥鈥 Dale. Requires ADR.
- Akershus Royal Banquet Hall 鈥 Good alternative to Cinderella鈥檚 Royal Table for dining with the same princesses, uses one of your table-service credits for breakfast, two for lunch and dinner. Only recommended for breakfast unless you like a Norwegian menu. Requires ADR.
- Le Cellier Steakhouse 鈥 Good steaks and great cheese soup! This is a Signature meal, meaning there is a dress code. Difficult to get a reservation. Uses 2 credits. Requires ADR.
- La Hacienda de San Angel 鈥 Located in Mexico with floor-to-ceiling windows on the water. Excellent viewing for the Epcot Forever fireworks! This is a prime place to watch the fireworks but you need to be willing to eat around 8 p.m. When you arrive, request a table by the window and be willing to wait for it to get the best views of the show. Requires ADR.
- San Angel Inn Restaurante 鈥 Located inside the Mexico pavilion, which looks like the inside of a Mayan temple. Wonderful atmosphere. This is not Tex-Mex (there is no cheese dip on the menu) but the food is good. Requires ADR.
- Chefs de France 鈥 Traditional French favorites. A great place to let your kids try something different. Requires ADR.
DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS庐
- 50鈥檚 Prime Time Caf茅 鈥 This is a super fun place to eat! Themed after a 1950s sitcom and your waitress is 鈥渕om.鈥 Most fun if you can play along! Requires ADR.
- Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant 鈥 One of the best-themed restaurants at Walt Disney World Resort 鈥 diners eat in cars facing a drive-in movie screen and watch old science fiction trailers. Requires ADR.
DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM庐 THEME PARK
- Tusker House Restaurant 鈥 Buffet with lots of great choices! Character meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Great option if there鈥檚 no availability at Chef Mickey鈥檚. Requires ADR.
- Rainforest Caf茅 鈥 This is a good choice for a menu with lots of variety. It is a chain restaurant, but if you haven鈥檛 been to one, it is lots of fun. See animated animals from the rainforest come alive while you eat. Requires ADR.
- Yak and Yeti鈩 Restaurant/Yak and Yeti Local Foods Caf茅 鈥 The restaurant is table service and requires ADR. The Local Foods Caf茅 is Quick Service.
TABLE SERVICE RESTAURANTS IN THE RESORTS
MAGIC KINGDOM AREA
- DISNEY'S CONTEMPORARY RESORT 鈥 Chef Mickey鈥檚 鈥 One of our favorite ways to kick off our vacation or to say goodbye to Disney. This is the quintessential character meal with Mickey and the gang. This place can get LOUD. Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S POLYNESIAN VILLAGE RESORT 鈥 Kona Caf茅 鈥 Arguably the best breakfast to be found at Disney. Do NOT leave without trying the Tonga Toast! Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S POLYNESIAN VILLAGE RESORT 鈥 鈥极丑补苍补 at the Polynesian is a big family favorite with coconut shell races and hula lessons for the kids. Character meal for breakfast with Stitch and Friends. Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA 鈥 1900 Park Fare 鈥 Another good Princess character meal option. At breakfast and dinner, you will meet Aladdin, Cinderella, Mirabel, and Princess Tiana. At the Grand Floridian, which is on the Monorail. Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA 鈥 狈补谤肠辞辞蝉蝉别别鈥檚 鈥 Seafood, with a view of the Magic Kingdom. Uses 2 credits. Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S WILDERNESS LODGE 鈥 Whispering Canyon Caf茅 鈥 This place is lots of fun 鈥 ask the waiter for ketchup and see what happens! Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S WILDERNESS LODGE 鈥 Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White 鈥 Character dining with Snow White and a few of the dwarfs. Inspired by the cuisine of the Northwest. Prix Fixe Menu. Dinner Only. Uses 2 credits. Requires ADR.
- THE CABINS AT DISNEY'S FORT WILDERNESS RESORT AND CAMPGROUND 鈥 Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue 鈥 Fun, campy comedy dinner show at Fort Wilderness. Uses 2 credits. Requires ADR.
ANIMAL KINGDOM AREA
- DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM LODGE 鈥 Both Boma 鈥 Flavors of Africa and Jiko 鈥 The Cooking Place at the Animal Kingdom Lodge are outstanding. Both require ADR. Boma is a buffet, more casual and less expensive than Jiko, but Jiko is not to be missed. The food is superb, with an excellent wine list. These restaurants are great excuses to visit the resort if you are not staying there. Jiko uses 2 credits.
- DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM LODGE 鈥 KIDANI VILLAGE 鈥 Sanaa has a fantastic view of the Sunset Savannah. The menu is 鈥淎frican inspired鈥 and includes a range of sampler platters if you want to try something new. There are still lots of kid-friendly options! Requires ADR.
EPCOT AREA
- DISNEY'S BOARDWALK ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 鈥 Flying Fish 鈥 Excellent seafood. Watch the chefs as they prepare food in the open kitchen. Uses 2 credits. Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S BOARDWALK ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT 鈥 Trattoria al Forno 鈥 Great authentic Italian food. Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S BEACH CLUB RESORT 鈥 Beaches & Cream Soda Shop 鈥 Go there for the ice cream sundaes. Very small location so reservations are limited. Requires ADR.
- DISNEY'S BEACH CLUB RESORT 鈥 Cape May Caf茅 鈥 Has a wonderful seafood buffet at night. If you don鈥檛 like seafood, there is a 鈥渞egular鈥 food side with something for everyone. Breakfast is a character meal buffet with Mickey and Friends. Requires ADR.
DISNEY SPRINGS庐 AREA
- T-REX鈩 鈥 If you have a dinosaur lover, this is the restaurant for you! It is owned by the same chain as Rainforest Caf茅 but instead of rainforest animals, you鈥檙e dining with the dinosaurs! Requires ADR.
- Paddlefish 鈥 Nice seafood restaurant on a paddleboat. Uses 2 credits. Requires ADR.
- Frontera Cocina 鈥 Gourmet Mexican restaurant. Requires ADR.
- Morimoto Asia 鈥 Pan-Asian cuisine including seafood, sushi, Chinese, Japanese and Korean food. *Uses 2 table-service credits for dinner, 1 credit for lunch.
- Chef Art Smith鈥檚 91电影网comin' 鈥 Features farm-to-fork, home cooking. Requires ADR.
- STK Steakhouse 鈥 An ultra-modern steakhouse featuring an innovative menu, in-house DJ and fabulous patio. Requires ADR.
GREAT QUICK-SERVICE OPTIONS IN THE PARKS (no reservation needed)
MAGIC KINGDOM (Mobile ordering available):
- Casey鈥檚 Corner 鈥 Counter service restaurant located at the end of Main Street, U.S.A. Serves hot dogs and fries. Sometimes there is a ragtime piano player there that the kids will love.
- Columbia Harbour House 鈥 Counter service restaurant in Liberty Square. Fish, chicken and great salads, a bit for everyone! Plenty of choices for the kids.
- Cosmic Ray鈥檚 Starlight Caf茅 鈥 Counter service in Tomorrowland庐 Area. Great family meal 鈥 salads and great burgers with a fixin鈥檚 bar that鈥檚 very good!
- Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Caf茅 鈥 Counter service between Adventureland庐 Area and Frontierland庐 Area. Mexican cuisine with rice bowls and nachos, plus a great burger bar with all the fixings!
EPCOT
- Sunshine Seasons 鈥 Counter service in the Land pavilion. LOTS of choices 鈥 you will have no trouble finding something for everyone here.
- Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie 鈥 Counter service in France. Lots of options for lunch, plus a little something for your sweet tooth! Stop here to get dessert before the Epcot Forever fireworks (We love the napoleons!)
- Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar 鈥 Nifty wine bar in Italy. Limited menu.
DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS (Mobile ordering available)
- ABC Commissary 鈥 The recently updated dinner menu includes shrimp tacos, chicken sandwiches, mediterranean salad.
- Woody's Lunchbox 鈥 Breakfast, lunch and dinner 鈥 delicious sandwiches and soup, plus alcoholic beverages for adults.
DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM (Mobile ordering available)
- Satu鈥檒i Canteen 鈥 NEW quick service location in Pandora 鈥 The World of Avatar. Serves bowls with an international flair.
- Flame Tree Barbecue 鈥 Counter service that serves smoked meats and chicken. A great option.
- Pizzafari 鈥 Counter service with pizzas, salads, pasta, and more. Very good and convenient location.
DISNEY SPRINGS AREA
- Earl of Sandwich庐 鈥 A great spot for a quick service meal. Soups, sandwiches, and salads.
- Gideon鈥檚 Bakehouse 鈥 Amazing cookies, the place is small, but the line outside moves very fast - very Goth and so cool!
- D-Luxe Burger (mobile ordering available) 鈥 Features gourmet burgers, hand-cut fries and artisanal gelato shakes.