Walt Disney World^® Resort & Lake Buena Vista Area Restaurants & Entertainment

You never have to worry about going hungry when you visit Walt Disney World® Resort or the surrounding Lake Buena Vista area in Orlando. In addition to scores of fun, themed restaurants and quick-service kiosks for every budget at Walt Disney World theme parks and water parks, Lake Buena Vista is home to many other options — including those at Disney Springs^®, the walkable, open-air dining, shopping and entertainment district at Walt Disney World.

Learn more: Disney Springs

Disney Springs also features Orlando’s highest concentration of celebrity chefs with José Andrés’ JALEO and Pepe, Masaharu Morimoto’s Morimoto Asia, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, Rick Bayless’ Frontera Cocina, and Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy! and menu items at Planet Hollywood. And that’s on top of incredible themed restaurants and nightspots, such as The Edison, Paddlefish Restaurant, Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar and more.

Learn more: Character Dining at Walt Disney World Resort

Many nearby hotels also offer superb dining that includes celebrity chefs, with the brand-new Four Flamingos, A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress joining Todd English’s bluezoo at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort and Walt Disney World Swan Reserve. Other top resort choices include Bull & Bear® at Waldorf Astoria® Orlando, deep blu Seafood Grille at Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, La Luce® at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, The Venetian Chop House at Caribe Royale Orlando, and Il Mulino New York Trattoria, Shula’s Steak House and Kimonos at the Swan and Dolphin properties.

Learn more: Orlando’s Top Chefs

Promenade at Sunset Walk offers more great dining and entertainment under open skies, including Lizzie’s Memphis Style Barbecue, The Wharf at Sunset Walk and more. It’s minutes from Walt Disney World and adjacent to Margaritaville Resort Orlando and Island H2O Live! water park. Also close to Disney? Florida’s only — and the world’s largest free-standing — White Castle.

Use the listings below to discover more unforgettable dining choices in the Lake Buena Vista area, and see how many you can knock off your bucket list during your next visit!