Where to eat at EPCOT

There is no league table here, because the verdicts are written, not scored, and a ranking built from prose would be a number we made up. Each place shows what a meal costs a head and the first line of our verdict. Read the verdict, then the page. Prices are the typical spend on each page, dated there.

Counter service, cheapest first

• The Land Cart · Pretzels, pickles and smoothies · about $6 a head
  For a cheap snack near Soarin' and Living with the Land, yes.
• Canada Popcorn Cart · Maple popcorn and Canadian beer · about $7 a head
  For maple popcorn, yes; at $6.99 it is a cheap snack.
• Refreshment Outpost · Dole Whip, slushies and frozen drinks · about $7 a head
  For a Dole Whip in EPCOT, it is the only choice, and at $6.29 a cone it costs 30 cents more than a cup at Aloha Isle in Magic Kingdom.
• Oasis Sweets & Sips · Mediterranean pastries and cold drinks · about $8 a head
  As a small, cheap treat, yes.
• Joy of Tea · Tea, bubble tea, egg rolls and cocktails · about $9 a head
  Yes, as an inexpensive stop.
• Kabuki Cafe · Japanese shaved ice, sushi and drinks · about $9 a head
  Yes, for the kakigori on a hot day.
• Kringla Bakeri Og Kafé · Norwegian pastries and coffee · about $9 a head
  Yes, and its most famous item divides people.
• Fife & Drum Tavern · Turkey legs, hot dogs, pretzels and slushies · about $10 a head
  For the American Dream and the soft-serve, yes.
• L'Artisan des Glaces · French ice cream and sorbet · about $10 a head
  Yes, for the macaron ice cream sandwich above all.
• Pizza al Taglio · Pizza by the slice · about $10 a head
  Yes.
• Connections Café · Starbucks coffee and bakery · about $11 a head
  For a Starbucks, fine — and the Liège waffle is a better reason to stop than the coffee.
• Crêpes À Emporter · Breton galettes and crêpes · about $11 a head
  Yes.
• Gelateria Toscana · Italian gelato, pastries and coffee · about $11 a head
  The quality is praised and the price is the catch.
• Funnel Cake · Funnel cakes · about $12 a head
  For the festival special, reviewers say yes.
• La Poutinerie · Poutine · about $12 a head
  Yes.
• Sommerfest · German · about $13 a head
  Yes, for a quick German snack.
• Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina · Moroccan and Mediterranean small plates · about $14 a head
  Yes, as a cheap stop on a World Showcase loop.
• Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie · French bakery · about $15 a head
  Yes.
• Lotus Blossom Café · Chinese · about $15 a head
  Yes, if you want something a little lighter than burgers.
• Choza de Margarita · Margaritas and Mexican snacks · about $16 a head
  For a frozen margarita on the move, yes.
• La Cantina de San Angel · Mexican · about $17 a head
  Yes, for the setting as much as the tacos.
• Sunshine Seasons · Wood-fired proteins, bowls, sandwiches and salads · about $17 a head
  Yes — the safest bet in EPCOT for a group.
• Connections Eatery · Burgers, pizza and salads · about $19 a head
  Yes, as a dependable meal before or after World Showcase.
• Katsura Grill · Japanese noodles, teriyaki and curry · about $19 a head
  Yes, for a calmer lunch.
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue · American regional barbecue · about $19 a head
  The best quick-service value in EPCOT, and the air conditioning is half of why.
• Yorkshire County Fish Shop · Fish and chips · about $20 a head
  Yes, if you want fish and chips — which is all it sells.

Sit-down, cheapest first

• UK Beer Cart · British beer and cider · about $12 a head · walk up
  For a pint without queuing at the Rose & Crown's bar, yes.
• Block & Hans · American craft beer and pretzel bites · about $13 a head · walk up
  For a craft beer while walking World Showcase, it is the American option, at $12.50 to $14 a pint, a little above the UK and Canada carts' $11 to $13.25.
• Rose & Crown Pub · British beers, pub blends and whisky · about $14 a head · walk up
  Yes, as a stop on a World Showcase evening.
• Les Vins des Chefs de France · French wine and frozen slushes · about $15 a head · walk up
  For the orange slush on a hot World Showcase evening, yes.
• Spice Road Table Bar · Mimosas, sangria and Mediterranean drinks · about $16 a head · walk up
  For a mimosa with a lagoon view, yes.
• La Cava del Tequila · Tequila, mezcal and margaritas · about $21 a head · walk up
  For a tequila fan, yes; for a quick drink, the line is the cost.
• Nine Dragons Restaurant · Chinese, à la carte · about $30 a head · walk up
  Yes, and it is the most underrated table in World Showcase.
• Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar · Italian wine, cocktails and small plates · about $30 a head · walk up
  For a sit-down glass of wine away from the World Showcase crowds, yes.
• San Angel Inn Restaurante · Mexican, à la carte · about $33 a head · book a few days ahead
  For the room, comfortably.
• Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya · Japanese, sushi and izakaya, casual dining, à la carte · about $35 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, and it is the better Japan pavilion choice for most people.
• Coral Reef Restaurant · Seafood and American, à la carte · about $38 a head · book a few days ahead · closed, back 29 September
  For the aquarium, once.
• Tutto Italia Ristorante · Italian, à la carte · about $38 a head · book a few days ahead
  Reasonable rather than exciting, and it is the most conventional table-service restaurant in World Showcase.
• Chefs de France · French, à la carte · about $39 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, and it is the World Showcase table-service booking that most reliably delivers what it promises.
• La Hacienda de San Angel · Mexican, à la carte · about $39 a head · book at 60 days
  For the view, yes — and the view is genuinely the product.
• La Crêperie de Paris · French (Breton crêperie), casual dining, à la carte · about $40 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, and it is the best value table-service meal in the France pavilion by a distance.
• Space 220 Lounge · Small plates and cocktails · about $40 a head · book at 60 days
  Yes, if what you want is the view.
• Teppan Edo · Japanese teppanyaki and sushi, à la carte · about $40 a head · book at 60 days
  Yes, if you understand what you are booking, and it is the one EPCOT restaurant people most often misjudge.
• Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria · Neapolitan Italian · about $40 a head · book at 60 days
  For a family sharing a Mezzo Metro, yes — and it is one of the few table services in World Showcase where the arithmetic actually favours you.
• Rose & Crown Dining Room · British · about $42 a head · book at 60 days
  The food is fine and the terrace is the product.
• GEO-82 · Craft cocktails and small plates · about $45 a head · book at 60 days
  For a special drink, yes, but the cocktails cost more than most in the parks.
• Spice Road Table · Mediterranean small plates, à la carte · about $45 a head · book a few days ahead
  For the terrace, yes.
• Biergarten Restaurant · German, buffet · about $49 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, if you understand you are buying an evening, not a meal.
• Garden Grill Restaurant · American farm-to-table, served family style · about $62 a head · book at 60 days
  For families with young children, this is the character meal to book, and the reason is the room, not the food.
• Akershus Royal Banquet Hall · Norwegian and American, character dining, family style · about $69 a head · book at 60 days
  As a princess meal, yes, and it is the value option rather than the compromise.
• Space 220 Restaurant · Contemporary American prix fixe · about $79 a head · gone in minutes at 60 days
  Once, for the room.
• Le Cellier Steakhouse · Canadian steakhouse · about $80 a head · gone in minutes at 60 days
  Yes if you want a proper dinner inside a park, which is rarer than it sounds.
• Monsieur Paul · French, fine/signature dining, prix fixe · about $195 a head · book a few days ahead
  For a milestone dinner with people who love French cooking, yes.
• Takumi-Tei · Japanese kaiseki, fine/signature dining, prix fixe · about $250 a head · book a few days ahead
  For people who want a real kaiseki meal, yes, and nothing else at Walt Disney World offers one.

Also on Disney’s list, with no page here yet

Every other place Disney files under EPCOT, linked to Disney’s own page. We have not written these up, so there is no verdict to give.

More for the day

• What to do at EPCOT, rides and shows best first.
• Whether the dining plan pays for how your family eats.
• Every restaurant we have written up, across the resort.