Get a side of exhilarating entertainment with your meal. Our unique dinner shows combine unforgettable entertainment with high-quality fare — including unlimited food and beverages in some cases. Explore

Experience a meal your family will never forget when beloved characters join your table. The young and the young-at-heart can eat with storybook princesses and living legends at character dining locations across the destination. Explore

From food festivals to tasting menus to celebrity chef appearances to holiday events and so much more, you will never run out of one-of-a-kind culinary experiences in Orlando. Make reservations ahead of your next visit. Explore

Does Orlando have MICHELIN Guide restaurants?

Yes. As of 2025, Orlando is home to 59 MICHELIN Guide restaurants . They include one Two-Star eatery, eight One-Star options, 15 Bib Gourmands and 35 Recommended. Make reservations to experience them during your next visit.

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Meet Orlando’s Top Chefs

Prepare your palate for nationally recognized celebrity chefs, James Beard Award nominees and other restaurateurs dedicated to providing the very best in dining.

JALEO at Disney Springs; Chef José Andrés preparing Paella

José Andrés: JALEO and Pepe

Named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” and awarded “Outstanding Chef” by the James Beard Foundation, Andrés has brought his famed JALEO brand to DISNEY SPRINGS® at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort.

Frontera Cocina at Disney Springs meat entree

Rick Bayless: Frontera Cocina

Located in Town Center at DISNEY SPRINGS®, Bayless’ Frontera Cocina is as notable for its design elements as its authentic Mexican fare.

Four Flamingos A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Richard Blais: Four Flamingos

At Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress close to WALT DISNEY WORLD, the MICHELIN Recommended Four Flamingos, A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen brings the Top Chefs: All-Stars winner to Orlando.

Todd English: bluezoo

Stylish and entertaining, English has appeared on Cooking Under Fire and Food Trip. Todd English’s bluezoo combines the freshest seafood, global coastal cuisine and unforgettable atmosphere at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort.

Planet Hollywood Observatory burger meal

Guy Fieri: Chicken Guy! and Planet Hollywood

A New York Times-bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning television host, Fieri has Chicken Guy! at DISNEY SPRINGS®. He also contributed a signature line of burgers and sandwiches to the shopping and dining hub’s Planet Hollywood.

Grilled octopus at Primo by Melissa Kelly

Melissa Kelly: Primo by Melissa Kelly

Like the namesake original, Orlando’s MICHELIN Recommended Primo at JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes serves Mediterranean cuisine using local, organic ingredients. In addition to numerous TV appearances, Kelly is a two-time James Beard Award recipient.

Se7en Bites is a modern bakery with a southern flair in Orlando's Milk District.

Trina Gregory-Propst: Se7en Bites

A longtime Orlando favorite thanks to her Se7en Bites in The Milk District, Gregory-Propst has also made a name for herself on Food Network and Somebody Feed Phil. Her signature eatery serves gourmet, down-home comfort food for breakfast, brunch and lunch.

Chef Scott Hunnel of Victoria & Albert's restaurant

Scott Hunnel: WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort

Eight-time James Beard Award nominee Scott Hunnel is the culinary director of multiple WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort hotels and has served as the culinary head of the One-MICHELIN-Star Victoria & Albert’s at DISNEY'S GRAND FLORIDIAN Resort & Spa since 1995.

Steve Jayson: Universal Orlando Resort

A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Jayson is the corporate executive chef at Universal Orlando Resort, and he’s worked there since it opened in 1989. He was also the winner of The American Culinary Federation’s “National Chef of the Year” in 2000.

Brandon McGlamery: Prato & Luke’s Kitchen

James Beard nominee Brandon McGlamery oversees two of the Orlando area’s best restaurants: the MICHELIN Guide Recommended Prato in Winter Park, about 20 minutes north of International Drive, and Luke’s Kitchen and Bar in Maitland, just north of Winter Park.

Henry Moso: Kabooki Sushi

A two-time James Beard Award semifinalist in 2020 and 2022, and a finalist for “Best Chef: South” in 2023, Henry Moso oversees both Kabooki Sushi locations. They include the original, MICHELIN Guide Recommended restaurant in the Mills 50® district and its Restaurant Row location.

James & Julie Petrakis: The Ravenous Pig, The Polite Pig, and Cask & Larder

The husband-and-wife team of Chefs James and Julie Petrakis are seven-time James Beard semifinalists. Their signature restaurant is Winter Park’s The Ravenous Pig, a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, and they also operate The Polite Pig at DISNEY SPRINGS® and Cask & Larder at Orlando International Airport

Akira Back: Salt & The Cellar by Akira Back

Born in Seoul, Korea, and raised in Colorado, Back’s repertoire includes numerous award-winning restaurants, and now you can try his creations in Orlando. The signature dining experience at ette hotel, Salt & The Cellar embraces innovative Mediterranean Asian cuisine.

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Guillermo Pernot: Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar

A two-time James Beard Award winner — including Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic Region and Best Single Subject Cookbook — Chef Guillermo Pernot is a founding partner at Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, part of Pointe Orlando on International Drive.

Ryan Ratino: ÔMO by Jônt

The executive chef and owner of the Two-MICHELIN-Stars Jônt and One-MICHELIN-Star Bresca in Washington, D.C., and the recipient of the MICHELIN 2023 Young Chef Award for D.C., Chef Ryan Ratino has brought his bold flavors to Winter Park with ÔMO by JÔNT.

MICHELIN Guide Dining

Prepare for gourmet glory with nine MICHELIN starred venues, 15 Bib Gourmands and 35 Recommended restaurants, plus other rarified honors.

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Character dining at Disney’s Riviera Resort

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Orlando Dining FAQs

Orlando’s sensational dining scene includes numerous celebrity chefs — and you will find the lion’s share at DISNEY SPRINGS®. Options include José Andrés’ JALEO and Pepe, Rick Bayless’ Frontera Cocina, Maneet Chauhan’s eet, Guy Fieri at Planet Hollywood and Chicken Guy!, Masaharu Morimoto’s Morimoto Asia, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, and Art Smith’s Homecomin’ Florida Kitchen.

Minutes from Disney Springs, you can experience Four Flamingos, A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, plus Todd English’s bluezoo and Chef Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. Closer to the Orange County Convention Center, dig into Primo by Melissa Kelly at JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, with Top Chef’s John Tesar helming Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes.

Many of these restaurants are also MICHELIN Recommended, including Four Flamingos, Morimoto Asia, Primo by Melissa Kelly, and Knife & Spoon.

Yes, Orlando has a bevy of homegrown culinary geniuses who are ready to dazzle you with their skills and knowledge. Hot off of three James Beard Award nominations, Chef Henry Moso heads up Kabooki Sushi in two locations, including the original, MICHELIN Recommended Milk District venue and a second on Restaurant Row. Headed by Food Network favorite Trina Gregory, the MICHELIN Recommended Se7en Bites is also in The Milk District.

Fellow James Beard Award nominees James and Julie Petrakis are the masterminds behind Winter Park’s The Ravenous Pig and Disney Springs’ The Polite Pig. And prior to joining Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar at Pointe Orlando, Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot earned James Beard Awards for Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic Region, and Best Single Subject Cookbook in 2002.

Also of note is Chef Brandon McGlamery of Winter Park’s MICHELIN Recommended Prato and Maitland’s Luke’s Kitchen, a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chefs of the South” category. Other local favorites include Food Network’s Wendy Lopez of Reyes Mezcaleria and John Rivers of 4 Rivers Smokehouse in East Orlando, Kissimmee, Longwood, SODO, Winter Garden and Winter Park, as well the 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck.

Several other notable chefs have brought their talents to Orlando after winning awards and accolades in other destinations. They include Akira Back of Salt & The Cellar, Hung Huynh of Mills Market (home to four different MICHELIN restaurants), Guillermo Perno of Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, and Ryan Ratino of ÔMO by JÔNT.

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