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$$$$ | Animal Kingdom Resort Area |
Boma takes Western-style ingredients and prepares them with an African twist. You walk through an African marketplace–style dining room to help yourself at counters piled high with flavor from an upscale buffet like no other. The dozen or so serving stations have entrées such as roasted pork, Durban-style chicken, spice-crusted beef, and fish served with tamarind and other robust sauces; intriguing salads; and some of the best hummus this side of the Atlantic. Don't pass up the soups (the coconut-curry seafood stew is particularly good). The zebra dome dessert is chocolate mousse covered with white chocolate and striped with dark chocolate. For a more relaxed breakfast experience, book a table for before 9:30 am; Boma gets crowded quickly.
2901 Osceola Pkwy., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Superb food for both the timid and the adventurous
- African flavors and dishes
- Outstanding South African wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
The view of the surrounding Disney parks from this 15th-floor restaurant—which earned a Michelin Plate distinction for quality in 2022—is as stunning as the food, especially after dark, when you can watch the nightly Magic Kingdom fireworks from an outdoor viewing area. The space has stylish mid-century modern furnishings and chandeliers, and the exhibition kitchen is so well equipped that it has a cast-iron flat grill designed specifically for cooking fish. The restaurant offers locally sourced foods where possible, made-from-scratch items, such as the duck à l'orange pizza appetizer, and many items cooked in the wood-fired oven. Specialties include oak-fired filet of beef, Florida coast black grouper, and grilled pork tenderloin in a Zinfandel glaze. If reservations aren't available, try the Grill's Lounge, as the first-come-first-served space offers the same menu and views. Celebration at the Top, a special event held on select weekend evenings in the private Sonoma and Napa rooms, offers cocktails, craft beers, and hors d'oeuvres one hour prior to the fireworks.
4600 N. World Dr., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Stunning views of the parks and fireworks
- Great sushi
- Globally inspired, locally sourced dishes
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential; cancel at least 2 hours prior to the dining reservation time to avoid a $10-per-person cancellation fee.
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$$$$ | EPCOT Resort Area |
One of Disney World's finest restaurants—a high-ticket night out that's worth the price—has a menu heavy on seasonal seafood as well as steaks. Options include filet mignon, oak-grilled salmon, and swordfish, as well as exotic fare like Verlasso salmon. Those looking for an extravagant meal can try the shrimp pearl pasta with shrimp, lobster, scallops, clams and mussels. Special chef's table menus are available by reservation. The sparkling dining room is decorated with schools of glass fish flying overhead and gold highlights everywhere. Free self-parking is available; inform the entry booth that you are dining.
2101 EPCOT Resorts Blvd., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Sophisticated, Disney Signature Dining Experience on the BoardWalk
- AbracadaBAR cocktail lounge next door
- Fairly rigid dress code
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservestions essential; cancel at least 2 hours prior to the reservation time to avoid a $10-per-person cancellation fee, Jackets required
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$$$$ | Animal Kingdom Resort Area |
"Jiko" means "the cooking place" in Swahili, and this restaurant is certainly that, offering a menu that is more African-inspired than purely African, as well as a the largest selection of African wines in the country. The dining area surrounds two big, wood-burning ovens and a grill area where you can watch cooks in North African–style caps prepare your meal. The menu, crafted by some of the best chefs Disney has to offer, includes authentic flavors in appetizers like flatbreads and dips. Menu items often change, but entrées might include scallops, spicy Botswana-style beef short ribs, and peri peri chicken. Dining packages that include a private tour of the adjoining savanna grounds are available to Animal Kingdom Lodge guests. Though it's one of Disney's best restaurants, its distance from the parks means reservations are easier to get.
2901 Osceola Pkwy., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- African cuisine with an American flair and Indonesian accents
- Sophisticated surroundings and decor
- Moroccan lamb
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
A well-polished service team anticipates your every need, providing a truly sophisticated dining experience, one in which children under 10 aren't on the guest list. There's nothing quick about sitting down for a 7- to 10-course dinner in the main dining room, the 10-course dinner in the intimate Queen Victoria's Room, or the over-the-top Chef's Table dinner in the restaurant's kitchen. Ingredients are sourced daily from local and international purveyors and may include Australian Kobe-style beef, white truffles, Alaskan sablefish, or Galilee Osetra caviar from northern Israel. This is Orlando's only restaurant with a AAA 5-Diamond award; it's also one of the few Disney restaurants with a dress code, so pack accordingly! The meal will easily run three hours or more, and the Chef's Table can cost more than $500 per person.
4401 Floridian Way, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Highest-priced restaurant at WDW
- Enormous and expensive wine list
- Exclusives like Osetra caviar and Miyazaki beef
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential, Jacket required
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
Disney characters delight guests throughout the day at this sprawling, though dainty, lobby restaurant. Mary Poppins and friends join guests during the Supercalifragilistic Breakfast, posing for pics while cheerful tunes are played on an antique organ called Big Bertha, and the buffet features omelets made to order. Midday, the Mad Hatter reigns at the Wonderland Tea Party, for kids only. "Tea" consists of apple juice and cupcakes served by Alice and a very silly Hatter. Dress-up is encouraged but not required. Games and stories fill the hour for the 25 attendees from 4 to 12, who leave with an autographed photo. Dinner is home to Cinderella’s Happily Ever After Dinner, a buffet of worldly cuisine complete with Cinderella, Prince Charming, and their family (including wicked steps) making the rounds.
4401 Floridian Way, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Florida strawberry soup
- Character dining buffets throughout the day
- Wonderland Tea Party
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | EPCOT Resort Area |
With the feel of a New England seafood house—the type your grandma might enjoy—this bustling spot in the Beach Club Resort features popular buffet meals. For breakfast, Minnie and other cast classics visit tables while families help themselves to American classics from waffles to sausage links from the buffet. In the evening, seafood is the star of the show. Instead of characters, diners dote on a turf platter of slow-roasted strip loin or a seafood boil with mussels, clams, shrimp, and a catch of the day.
1800 EPCOT Resorts Blvd., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Character breakfast
- Seafood boil
- Casual atmosphere in an out-of-the-way setting
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
The fact that the Disney monorail zooms overhead right through the Contemporary Resort, and that Mickey, Minnie, or Goofy hangs around for breakfast and dinner, would be enough to make it popular, but the food here is surprisingly good. Chef Mickey's is shiny and bright, offering a breakfast and brunch that includes banana bread French toast, potato-cheese casserole, and the "Celebration" Mickey pancake. The family-style dinner doesn't disappoint either with prime rib, roasted salmon, potato gnocchi, and a Mickey Mouse Dome for dessert. A large selection of specialty cocktails is available for the grown-ups.
4600 N. World Dr., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Character meals and Storybook Moments
- Family-style servings
- Specialty cocktails for the grown-ups
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | EPCOT |
Family-style dinner fare is served here as the restaurant revolves, giving you an ever-changing backstage view of the Living with the Land boat ride. Offering quantity over quality, the restaurant serves all-you-can-eat meals with visits from Chip ’n’ Dale, Pluto, and occasionally Mickey. Typical choices include beef, turkey, and a sustainable fish with trimmings, beer and wine selections, plus kiddie favorites like mac and cheese and oven-roasted chicken drumsticks. Except for the princess meals in Norway, this is the only EPCOT restaurant that has Disney character meet and greets during meals.
World Nature, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Character dining
- Unusual revolving restaurant within The Land pavilion
- Family-style servings with beer and wine available
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
With an ambitious menu that's fundamentally American—with influences of Tuscan, Provençal, and Spanish-Mediterranean cuisine—this Grand Floridian restaurant is one of the resort's best dollar-to-dining options. Standout entrées include Florida Cobia with mashed fingerling potatoes and local mushrooms, house-made rigatoni, and roulade of chicken with a corn cake. The wine list, one of Disney's most extensive, includes vintages from around the world. Save room for dessert: Citricos has an extensive list, all made in their dessert kitchen. The Chef's Domain private dining and wine experience is great for larger groups as tables seat up to 12.
4401 Floridian Way, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Excellent first-course choices
- Oak-grilled meats
- Casually elegant atmosphere
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Disney Springs |
Under the watchful eye of celebrity chef Rick Bayless, Frontera brings a sophisticated yet casual approach to classic Mexican food. Look for genuine dishes from Oaxaca and Mexico City like house-made guacamole and short-rib tacos, as well as exquisite pan-roasted Florida shrimp. The bar is a popular hangout for its craft cocktails, beers, and wines as well as daily drink specials like Margarita Mondays and Tequila Tuesdays.
Town Center, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Hand-crafted tortillas and guacamole
- Vegetarian options like zucchini enchiladas and mushroom tortas
- Fun and flavorful kids' meals
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$$$$ | EPCOT |
With twinkling lights draped on its oversize, 25-foot, signature tree, this restaurant, designed to evoke New York's Central Park, specializes in character meals. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night, guests dine on classic American fare like prime rib while Goofy and his buddies make their rounds. Seafood buffets are featured Thursday through Sunday evening. Weekend mornings, Pluto leads the fray as families fuel up on day starters from raisin bread French toast to a create-your-own omelet station. The restaurant is open for lunch but without characters.
1200 EPCOT Resorts Blvd., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Character meals
- Cedar plank–blackened salmon
- Seafood buffet
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
Disney’s Perfectly Princess Tea Party is afternoon tea at its grandest as children ages 3 to 9 enjoy the royal treatment. Dressing up is encouraged, and an early 9 am meal, featuring tea and sandwiches, is served on china plates (apple juice, peanut butter, and ham-and-cheese sandwiches for the kids; cheeses and finger sandwiches for adults). Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty herself) may make an appearance. Little ones receive a special Princess Aurora doll, jewelry and a tiara, a princess bag, and a photo scrapbook page—a nice parting gift considering the hefty cost ($333.64 for one adult and one child, additional children are $234.08). From noon to 4 pm daily, the space serves a traditional afternoon tea.
4401 Floridian Way, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Highly elegant tea for young princesses and princes and refined adults
- Character appearances
- House-made scones, sandwiches, and sweets
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Disney Springs |
There is, of course, a sushi bar at this sleek, expansive Masaharu Morimoto establishment, and the Iron Chef himself takes control of it when he's in town (about four times a year), though it's fun to watch any of the chefs at work. There's also an open kitchen and multiple dining spaces and lounges where the menu features pan-Asian favorites like Chinese duck, Korean noodles, ramen and Singaporean laksa. A quarterly omakase (chef's choice) experience, which runs $250 and requires an advance deposit, could be served by Morimoto himself. The bar runs nearly the length of a football field as it snakes from the ground floor to the top floor, where an outdoor terrace overlooks the water. There's late-night munching at the Forbidden lounge, complete with an interesting cocktail menu, a balcony, and an outdoor street food window.
The Landing, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- High-end sushi and pan-Asian cuisine
- Open until 1 am on weekends
- Best views of the Disney Springs lagoon from the upstairs patio
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
The dining room, with Victorian-style columns, high ceilings, and hardwood floors, is not only a great place seafood and steaks, but also to gaze out at the nightly fireworks over the Seven Seas Lagoon (an announcement is made when fireworks commence, and music is piped in). The menu changes regularly, but typical choices are wild Alaskan halibut and the surf-and-turf centerpiece—a butter-poached lobster tail and a tender, grilled filet mignon. The name of the place, incidentally, was not coined by Disney Imagineers; it's the name of a river and a small Central Florida town, both of which predate Disney. The bar, one of the more intimate in the resorts, specializes in fine whiskeys and spirits.
4401 Floridian Way, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Intimate and well-stocked bar
- Seafood flown in daily
- Black Angus steaks
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | Disney Springs |
Housed in a paddleboat on Lake Buena Vista, this sophisticated seafood destination has multiple outdoor dining areas, where same-day, fresh-catch selections are presented in any number of ways, from raw bar delicacies to the traditional Gulf-shore jambalaya or the Build-Your-Own Seafood Boil. There are non-seafood dishes like filet mignon and pork chops, as well as vegetarian options. The casual rooftop bar offers views of the entire Disney Springs complex.
The Landing, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Freshest possible seafood from around the world
- Casual, late-night vibe from the rooftop lounge bar
- Raw bar and impeccably cooked dishes
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
Under the leadership of Neapolitan chef Fabrizio Schenardi, Ravello is a chic, modern Italian restaurant after dark. Hand-tossed pizzas emerge from the oven—perhaps finished with house-made ricotta, arugula, and truffle oil. The pastas might be familiar or ambitious, like ravioli made with veal, spinach, and wild mushrooms. And the entrées are simple yet hearty, such as a 16-ounce, dry-aged rib eye in Fabrizio's special rub or veal roulade in marsala sauce. In the morning, the dining room is fresh and bright, perfect for a buffet or à la carte breakfast. On select mornings, it's also the backdrop for a Good Morning Breakfast with Goofy & Pals character meal. The $46 adult/$24 kid price tag includes a buffet with an omelet station plus a pic of each guest with Goofy.
10100 Dream Tree Blvd., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32836, USA
Known For
- Superbly executed cuisine of Naples
- Grilled lamb chops
- Disney character breakfast
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | EPCOT Resort Area |
The hardwood floors, dark-wood paneling, and pictures of former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula make this restaurant resemble an annex of the NFL Hall of Fame. Among the best selections are the porterhouse and prime rib. If you're not a carnivore, go for the daily market fish or the huge (up to 4 pounds) Maine lobster.
1500 EPCOT Resorts Blvd., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Steak, steak, steak
- Extensive whiskey menu
- Molten chocolate lava cake
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | EPCOT |
At what is, literally, an out-of-this-world restaurant, you board a special elevator to travel 220 miles above the planet to a dining room with panoramas of Earth through viewports that use real-time, above-the-clouds imagery. The prix-fixe menu ($55 at lunch and $79 for dinner) includes a lift-off (read: appetizer) and a star (main) course. Lift-off selections include starry calamari, blue moon cauliflower, and space greens; the star course menu features dishes like X2 Duck with butternut squash flan and slow-rotation short rib with cheddar grits. There are also more than 1,000 different bottles of wine and craft beer.
World Discovery, Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Real-time views from space
- Unique craft beer
- One of the newest restaurants at Disney
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$$$$ | Magic Kingdom Resort Area |
This family-style restaurant deep inside the Wilderness Lodge offers character dining with Snow White and Dopey. The prix-fixe menu includes a shared appetizer, a single entrée per person, and then a shared dessert. There's a good northwestern U.S. wine list to choose from as well. The lobby of the hotel is its own entertainment, with giant totem poles and a huge stone fireplace that features rocks from every strata of the Grand Canyon.
901 Timberline Dr., Walt Disney World, Florida, 32830, USA
Known For
- Slow-braised pork shank
- Butter-poached sustainable fish
- Shrimp cocktail
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential
