Epcot has an unbelievable amount of dining and snack options, so much so that we almost always end up back at Epcot each night for dinner, especially if we are staying at an Epcot-area resort.
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TABLE SERVICE
What you will find with Epcot is that there are tons of amazing options, mainly in the World Showcase. Each of the 11 countries, excluding America, has table-service options.
If we walk into the World Showcase from World Celebration and turn right, you will first enter Canada.
Le Cellier Steakhouse is the table-service restaurant in Canada, and it happens to be a signature restaurant, aka fine dining. Le Cellier has amazing steaks, amazing service, and I personally recommend the cheese soup.
If you keep walking, you will see Rose & Crown in the United Kingdom. This restaurant has good food in what feels like an authentic English pub. This restaurant overlooks the World Showcase Lagoon, where Epcot has it’s nighttime fireworks show, so if you are able, I recommend trying to grab a reservation for a time that would allow you to sit at your table and watch the fireworks, so long as there are any window seats available.
In France I recommend Chefs de France for a little bit of a fancier meal. However, if you want to upgrade to fine dining, you could try Monsieur Paul.
Morocco houses a couple of our personal favorites. The table-service restaurant Spice Road Table has great Moroccan food, and like Rose & Crown, it overlooks the World Showcase Lagoon, so I recommend grabbing a reservation during Epcot’s nighttime show and requesting a table by a window.
Honestly, I’d steer away from casual table-service dining in Japan and China. These restaurants aren’t much different than your local Japanese and Chines restaurants.
As or Italy, you can’t beat Via Napoli. There pizzas are absolutely amazing!
If you are looking for a heavier meal and/or buffet with live entertainment, you will love Germany’s Biergarten Restaurant.
Next is China, which again, I wouldn’t choose over all of these other options.
Norway has Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, which is a buffet and Princess Character Meal where you can meet Belle and a few other princesses. There are some unique options on the menu, but there are also some basic items like mac and cheese or pizza for kids who aren’t ready to branch out.
Finally you will reach Mexico which has the San Angel Inn. If you like Mexican, this is a good place to stop, but similar to Japan and China, you can typically find this type of food in your home town. Whether you decide to eat here or not, definitely go inside the Mayan pyramid for a very unique night time Mexican market!
Outside of the World Showcase, there are a couple noteworthy options. The first being The Garden Grill, a Character Meal where you can meet Chip ’n’ Dale and friends. It’s a unique Character Meal in that your food is delivered to your table “family style,” so you don’t have to get up and go to a buffet. The restaurant very slowly rotates, and you will be able to look into Epcot’s “Living with the Land” attraction during your meal.
Last to mention is the Coral Reef Restaurant, which you may remember from the show Full House. This restaurant was featured in the episode where the Tanners go to Disney World and Uncle Jesse and Uncle Joey do a radio show from under water. If that doesn’t ring a bell, know that you can dine here while looking through windows into the coral reefs of Epcot’s aquarium.
QUICK SERVICE & SNACKS
When it comes to quick-service, 8 of the 11 countries in the World Showcase have quick-service options. The countries that are missing quick-service options are Italy, Germany, & Norway, but those 3 countries have some noteworthy snacks (mentioned below). As for snacks, there are always so many options, especially when there is a Festival going on! You will find snack stands set up in most of the countries with authentic snacks and small dishes.
Let’s go in order as if you enter the World Showcase from Future world and turn right.
Before you even really enter Canada, there is a small shack, Refreshment Port, with amazing Poutine Fries!
You can grab some hot fish and chips in the United Kingdom at Yorkshire County Fish Shop.
France has good pastries and sandwiches in Les Halles. You’ve also got to try the crêpes at La Creperie de Paris. They have a easy-to-access quick-service window.
We personally love Morocco’s Tangierine Cafe, where you can get quality Moroccan quisine, including lamb, couscous, naan, and hummus.
Japan has a popular icee-type drink called Kakigori at the Kabuki Cafe stand. For $5.50, it’s one of the cheapest snacks you can find at Disney! I don’t really recommend the quick-service restaurant here since it is similar to the Japanese food you might find at home.
America has phenomenal smoked BBQ at the Regal Eagle Smokehouse.
In Italy, there isn’t a quick-service restaurant, but there is a little gelato stand called Gelati.
While Germany is well-known for their soft pretzels, bratwurst and grapefruit beer, all of which can be purchased at Sommerfest, I’m all about the fresh caramel popcorn at Karamell-Kuche!
In China, you will find good food at Lotus Blossom Cafe, but this is nothing different than what you could order at your local Chinese restaurant. I will say that the little stand Joy of Tea has some delicious Bubble Tea!
You’ve got to check out Kringla Bakeri Og Cafe in Norway! So many delicious options!
Personally, I love the nacho’s at Mexico’s quick-service La Cantina de San Angel. This is also great place to grab a margarita. Also, if you can grab a seat in the outdoor seating area during the Epcot nighttime fireworks, you could have a great view!
As you can see, there are so many amazing options here at Epcot. It might be worth upgrading to a Park-Hopper just to eat here every night 😉
Happy planning!