Where to eat at Hollywood Studios

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

• Anaheim Produce · Fruit, snacks and frozen drinks · about $7 a head
  For fruit or a frozen drink on Sunset Boulevard, yes.
• Kat Saka's Kettle · Popcorn and cold brew · about $7 a head
  Yes, for the Outpost Mix.
• Neighborhood Bakery · Cookies, popcorn and slushies · about $7 a head
  It is the same Jack-Jack cookie Market sells nearby, at the same price, so go to whichever has the shorter line.
• Hollywood Scoops · Hand-scooped ice cream and sundaes · about $8 a head
  Yes, for the brownie sundae.
• Market · Pretzels, cookies, hot dogs and slushies · about $8 a head
  For the cookie, if you like them warm and gooey.
• Epic Eats · Funnel cakes, soft-serve and floats · about $9 a head
  For the cookies 'n cream funnel cake, yes.
• FØØD by Swedish Chef · Snacks, soft-serve and specialty drinks · about $9 a head
  Yes, especially for the drinks.
• Ice Cold Hydraulics · Churros, cinnamon rolls, slushies and frozen drinks · about $10 a head
  For something different, yes.
• Milk Stand · Frozen plant-based milks · about $10 a head
  As a once-in-a-trip Star Wars drink, yes.
• The Trolley Car Café · Starbucks coffee and bakery · about $12 a head
  Only if you want Starbucks — which, first thing in the morning, a lot of people do.
• Woody's Lunch Box · American · about $14 a head
  The best-value food in Hollywood Studios, with one real caveat.
• Dockside Diner · Hot dogs and macaroni and cheese · about $15 a head
  As a snack stop, yes.
• Fairfax Fare · Savoury waffle bowls · about $15 a head
  Yes, if the weather is kind.
• Ronto Roasters · Grilled wraps · about $15 a head
  Yes.
• Catalina Eddie's · Pizza, pasta and subs · about $18 a head
  Only if it is exactly what you want.
• ABC Commissary · Tacos, burgers, sandwiches and salads · about $19 a head
  Yes, when what you need is a seat indoors.
• Backlot Express · Burgers, teriyaki bowls and chicken · about $19 a head
  Yes, as a dependable lunch with somewhere to sit.
• Rosie's All-American Café · Burgers, hot dogs and chicken · about $19 a head
  Fine for a standard burger lunch.
• Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo · Star Wars — Pan-Asian and Middle Eastern influenced · about $20 a head
  For one meal on a Galaxy's Edge day, yes.

Sit-down, cheapest first

• Tune-In Lounge · Cocktails, beer and wine · about $18 a head · walk up
  For a drink in a themed room, yes.
• BaseLine Tap House · California beer, wine and small plates · about $20 a head · walk up
  Yes, as a break between rides.
• Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant · American diner · about $33 a head · book at 60 days
  Yes, and specifically for children.
• Oga's Cantina · Cocktails and small plates · about $35 a head · gone in minutes at 60 days
  Yes, for the room and the drinks, provided you know what it is.
• 50's Prime Time Café · American home cooking, 1950s · about $45 a head · book at 60 days
  It depends entirely on whether you want to be part of a bit.
• Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge · The Brown Derby's menu, outdoors · about $45 a head · walk up
  For the Cobb salad and grapefruit cake without a reservation, yes.
• Roundup Rodeo BBQ · American barbecue, served family style · about $49 a head · book at 60 days
  For a family in Hollywood Studios, yes — mainly because of what it replaces.
• The Hollywood Brown Derby · American · about $60 a head · book at 60 days
  For one meal, on one day, yes — and specifically at lunch.
• Hollywood & Vine · American, character dining, buffet · about $64 a head · book at 60 days
  Yes at breakfast.

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

Every other place Disney files under Hollywood Studios, 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 Hollywood Studios, rides and shows best first.
• Whether the dining plan pays for how your family eats.
• Every restaurant we have written up, across the resort.