Disney Springs is the premier shopping and dining hub of Walt Disney World. It's become
so popular that it's hit capacity several times since reopening in the Spring of 2019.
One of the main attractions in Disney Springs is its high-quality restaurants. It has something
for everyone, including burger and chicken joints for a quick bite, fine dining at Chef Art Smith’s
Homecoming, and uniquely themed restaurants like T-REx Cafe and The Edison.
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for another meal. Watch our video to learn about the best Disney Springs restaurants.
Chicken Guy!
Guy Fierri and Robert Earl founded this quick-service franchise.
The Disney Springs location has a positive reputation.
All of its menu options, including sandwiches, salads, bowls, wings,
and tenders, are customizable. It also has over 20 specialty sauces to choose from,
delicious sides, and unique shakes.
Chicken Guy offers indoor and
outdoor seating. The staff will bring your meal out to you wherever you are.
Blast Fast-Fire Pizza
This is another one of the best Disney Springs restaurants if you want to get delicious,
customizable food quickly. You can expect an 11’’ pie within 3 minutes
covered in all-natural toppings. The menu also has salads,
desserts, dough knots, and drinks. You can eat inside or outside.
D-Luxe Burger
A repurposed 20th-century ranch is now a favorite Disney Springs burger joint.
The decor gives off a nostalgic air that speaks to its past.
This is one of the only Disney Springs restaurants open for breakfast, but it
also has delicious burgers made on fresh buns, chicken or plant-based sandwiches,
fries, house-made sauces, and gelato shakes with or without alcohol.
You can eat at a traditional table or in a comfortable booth.
D-Luxe accepts the 2019 and 2020 Dining Plan, 2019 and 2010 Deluxe Dining Plan,
and the 2019 and 2020 Quick Service Dining Plan. It even accepts mobile orders.
The Polite Pig
Husband and wife James and Julie Petrakis,
a James Beard Foundation Award-nominated husband and wife duo, run this restaurant with
his brother Brian. It’s the place for Florida barbeque dishes made with local ingredients.
A few of the best menu options include the Burnt Ends BBQ Meatballs,
Baby Back Ribs, and Cedar Plank Salmon. You can also choose from one of 7 sauces,
get 3 sides for $15, or enjoy a dessert like Red Velvet Cake or Orange Blossom or
Buttermilk Chess Pie. There’s also a bourbon bar and plenty of beer on tap.
You’ll notice a built-in tip added to your bill, but that includes modern table service
where staff will bring your food right to you. There is both indoor and outdoor
seating. The Polite Pig accepts the Disney Dining Plan and the Quick Service Plan.
Paradiso 37
This restaurant provides waterfront views and a menu inspired by over 40 countries
in North and South America. There’s also a tequila bar with over 50 brands,
and live music will keep you entertained. Terralina Craft Italian
Chef Justin Plank enjoys adding creative touches to Italian favorites,
including wood-fired pizzas, pasta, salads, sandwiches, seafood, and antipasti options.
His specialty is the Chocolate Paradiso, a layer cake with chocolate ganache and coffee crunch.
Paddlefish
This permanently docked riverboat has been the most unique restaurant
in Disney Springs since 1977. It was designed after a 19th-century steamboat
and christened The Empress Lilly in honor of Walt Disney’s wife Lillian.
The waterfront views are spectacular, but so is the menu.
Paddlefish was voted the Best Seafood Restaurant in 2018 by Orlando Magazine.
A few of its best offerings are lobster guacamole or corndogs and
king crab. There are also delicious turf options including large steaks.
Paddlefish has 3 floors to explore full of unique dining areas indoors and outdoors. There’s also
regular live entertainment and events to enjoy on the top deck on Friday and Saturday nights.
Boathouse
Believe it or not, 2 restaurants in Disney Springs let you take a ride on a boat. The
one known as The Boathouse is considered one of the best Disney Springs restaurants. It’s also
one of the best of the over 75 restaurants scattered throughout Walt Disney World.
The menu is full of delicious seafood like their Mahi Mahi Tacos
and DisneCedar Plank Salmon. You can also try the Award-Winning Cherrywood-smoked BBQ
Chicken or a vegetarian option like the Sauteed Vegetables and Cavatappi Pasta.
If regular live entertainment and shopping at the boathouse boutique
aren’t enough to keep you entertained, take a tour.
There are only 400 amphicars in the world today. If you spend at least $50 at the restaurant,
you’ll get a chance to let one take you on a 25-minute tour throughout the best parts of Disney
Springs. Taking the 40-foot Italian Water Taxi is also an impressive way to glide through the water.
The Boathouse takes the 2019 and 2020 Dining Plan and the 2019 and 2020 Deluxe Dining Plan.
T-Rex Cafe
This is one of the best Disney Springs restaurants for kids going through their
dinosaur-obsessed phase, but it also has something for the entire family to enjoy.
The decor makes you feel like you’ve been transported
into prehistoric times. There are 6 rooms with different themes,
including the Coral Reef, Fern Forest, Geo-Tech Room, Sequoia Room, Shark Bar, and Ice Cave.
There's a meteor show every 20 minutes. The Paleo Zone dig area lets you unearth fossils and gems.
You can take home a souvenir from the store or go to the Build-A-Dino station.
The menu is extensive, and every dish has a creative name. An appetizer sample gives you
variety. You can also check out the Carnivor, Seafood, or Pasta sections. One of the best
desserts is the Chocolate Extinction, a huge dish that arrives at your table still smoking.
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about more of the best Disney Springs restaurants with unique themes and bars with delicious menus.
The Edison
This former power plant once served as Lake Buena Vista’s main source of electricity,
and you can still see the dormant equipment surrounding it. There are several rooms and bars,
including the Ember Parlour, Telegraph Lounge,
Patent Office, Tesla Lounge, Radio Room, Waterfront Patio, and Lab.
Many menu options honor this history with names like Electri-Fries, DB Clothesline Candied Bacon,
and the house special Edison Burger.
During the day, this is a family restaurant, and kids can enjoy a visit from Rory the Inventor.
It turns into an adults-only 20’s-inspired cabaret at 10 pm
every night. Entertainment options include hula hoopers, cabaret singers, aerialists, and more.
The Edison sits in The Landing. It accepts the 2019 and 2020 Dining Plan,
the 2019 and 2020 Deluxe Dining Plan, and Tables in Wonderland.
STK Orlando
This 2-story restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating with beautiful views.
The in-house DJ keeps the party pumping.
Menu options include the typical steak and meat along with carefully crafted salads,
sandwiches, and cocktails. Their signature corn pudding is also a beloved Disney Springs staple.
Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill
Chef Wolfgang Puck is known for his Californa-style dishes, and this is
one of the best places to get them. The decor is nostalgic and simple with plenty of natural light
pouring through the windows. The menu includes meatballs, specialty pizzas, porterhouse steaks,
soups, salads, and more. Finish off your meal at the gelato bar and bakery next door.
Morimoto Asia
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto has created a menu full of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean flavors.
Try the lunch set to get soup, salad, grilled dishes, and sushi in one meal.
There are several menus, including one for the lounge and one for late night.
You can even watch your meal being prepared in the open restaurants.
You’ll have a wonderful experience wherever you choose to eat in this 2-story restaurant,
whether it’s the sushi bar on the 2nd floor, the exclusive Forbidden Lounge, or a regular table.
This restaurant puts as much effort into its decor as it does the food,
with over 20 chandeliers, beautiful orchids, and other dazzling additions.
Morimoto Asia accepts the 2019 and 2020 Dining Plan, the 2019 and 2020 Deluxe Dining Plan,
and Tables in Wonderland. You can also go to Morimoto Asia Street Food outside if you missed
your chance to get a reservation. Frontera Cocina
Chef Rick Bayless has the qualifications to run this quality restaurant,
including winning Top Chef and winning the James Beard Foundation Award 7 times. You
won’t be disappointed by the delicious and unique Mexican menu he’s created.
A few of the best options include house-made guacamole,
chipotle chicken, and carne asada. There’s also a variety of drinks to choose from.
Frontera Cocina doesn’t accept any general Disney Dining Plan but will take Tables in
Wonderland for lunch. Mario and Enzo’s
Mario and Enzo were 2 bakery workers inside an airport terminal that eventually closed.
They bought it and turned it into this restaurant but kept the theme in its decor.
The menu features traditional Italian dishes with a focus on pasta,
but you’ll have a bit of everything to choose from, and the service is great.
There are also several smaller places connected to the main restaurant. They include a quick counter
service area called Pizza Ponte, Enzo’s Hideaway Tunnel Bar, and a Prohibition-era speakeasy.
Mario and Enzo’s accepts the 2019 and 2020 Dining Plan, the 2019 and 2020 Deluxe Dining Plan,
and Tables in Wonderland. Jaleo
The vision behind this spot is what makes it one of the best Disney Springs restaurants.
Jose Ramon Andres Puerta imagined it as a warm
and welcoming place for the community to come together, and he achieved his goal.
Seating options include booths, tables and chairs, stools at the bar,
and even foosball tables. You can also go out on the patio if you want to eat outside.
The Valencia Paella is cooked inside in a firepit the way it’s been done for hundreds of years.
The menu also includes a range of seafood, meat, salads, and vegetarian options inspired by
Spanish cuisine. You can even get your chicken croquettes on a Cinderella-inspired pillow,
proving the chef hasn’t forgotten where his restaurant is located.
Ragland Road Irish Pub and Restauraunt
The decor combines with the live step dancing and
music to give this restaurant a distinctively Irish feel.
Come in for lunch, dinner, or weekend brunch. A few of the best items on the menu are the Rack
of Heaven baby back ribs, the Bangin’ Bangers and Mighty Mash, and the OMG Burger. Desserts include
Ger’s Bread and Butter Pudding, Fluffy Lemon Clouds, and the dairy-free Chocolate Heaven cake.
No Irish restaurant is complete without a selection of drinks.
Ragland Road is the place to go if that’s what you’re looking for.
You’ll also be sure to get dinner and a show whenever you visit. Performers go on the Patio
Stage from 8 pm to midnight and the Main Stage from 4:30 pm to 1 am. The 90-minute
Rhythms of Ragland dance show runs from 4:30-10 pm. Kids can even come up and join the dancers.
Ragland Road accepts the 2019 and 2020 DIning Plan, the 2019 and 2020 Deluxe Dining Plan,
and Tables in Wonderland. House of Blues
This is one of the best Disney Spring Restaurants for anyone craving Southern soul food. A few
of the most popular include Voodoo Shrimp, Memphis-style Baby Back Ribs, Carolina Mess,
Delta Fried Chicken, and Jambalaya. Live jazz performances enhance the atmosphere.
Wine Bar George
This is the only Sommelier-led wine bar in Florida,
but that’s only part of what makes it the best.
It also has sophisticated decor and a variety of comfortable indoor and outdoor dining rooms.
There are over 140 wines here as well as cider, beer, and cocktails. The menu
is full of surprisingly filling options such as grilled sea bass, chicken breast, and skirt steak.
Bongos Cuban Cafe
Gloria Estavan and her husband Emilio opened this spot. Its Old Havana atmosphere will draw you in,
and the Cuban cuisine on its menu will convince you to stay.
Try signature dishes like the Vaca Frita, roasted chicken, Lechon, or seafood paella.
If you’re bringing the kids, let them try the mac and cheese or a burger. They can even have
a cultural dessert like the flan, ice cream and natilla, or Cuban-style vanilla custard.
Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming
This spot tops many lists of the best Disney Springs restaurants.
It’s owned by award-winning local chef Art Smith. The menu’s full of Southern comfort
food including fried chicken, shrimp and grits, deviled eggs, and more.
BONUS: Food Trucks
If you're still hungry after visiting the best Disney Springs restaurants,
try a food truck. There are plenty of delicious options in the area.
Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet offers edible cookie dough in a cup or cone with
any toppings you want. It also has other treats like sundaes and dessert tacos.
The Mac and Cheese Food Truck has every type of mac and cheese you could want,
including lobster, burger, and traditional.
Spring’s Street Tacos lets you have a taco or bowl. You can choose chicken, fish, or beef
as your protein or opt for veggies, and there are also plenty of beans and toppings to add.
4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa serves Latin and Mexican BBQ dishes and 4 desserts.
You can pick your filling and vessel to eat your meal in. If you’ve ever wanted
to eat a taco in a cone, this is the place to go.
All of these food trucks (except 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa) accept the 2019 Dining Plan,
Deluxe Dining Plan, and Quick Service Dining Plan.
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