Restaurants in Disney's Animal Kingdom
All locations have vegetarian options, kids’ meals, and if you identify yourself, special dietary requests can usually be accommodated. There are no plastic drink lids because they can choke animals. The fruit cart ($2.50/piece) is in Africa. The most interesting bites are often found not at the restaurants but at the food kiosks (look for mac and cheese at Eight Spoon Café, tuna tataki and pork bao at Caravan Road, chicken dumplings at Mr. Kamal’s, plus others) on the paths linking Discovery Island and Africa to Asia; if they’re open, they’ll be on your Guide Map or listed in the smartphone app.
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Donald’s Dining Safari
Lunchtime appearances by Disney characters. For the location, see Tusker House Restaurant.$$$Africa - American
Flame Tree Barbecue
If you don’t mind gorging on dishes such as ribs and baked chicken when you’re supposed to be appreciating animals, it has a wonderful terraced back garden with cushioned seating on the Discovery River, useful for watching Disney KiteTails at a comfortable distance. The pulled-pork…$$Discovery Island - Pan-African
Harambe Market
This food court (in a pan-African costume) has sheltered outdoor seating. The windows started out serving what they advertise, but now are more or less all the same: ribs-and-chicken bowls, Mediterranean salad, vegetarian sausage bowls, and a mix of beers including Tusker from Kenya.…Africa - American
Pizzafari
A vibrantly colored restaurant that does pizza, garlic knots, Caesar salad with chicken, and Uncrustables. Combo meal $10‒$14.$$Discovery Island - American
Rainforest Cafe
In a lush, jungle-like, theatrically lit setting, robotic animals roar and twitter over your cheese sticks, burgers, and rum cocktails in souvenir glasses. This is not a Disney original, but one of two outposts of the established brand at Disney World (the other is at Disney Springs…$$$Oasis - American
Restaurantosaurus
As American as DinoLand U.S.A., the kitchen pumps out burgers, fried shrimp, chicken sandwiches, and nuggets. The nearby Dino-Bites kiosk (not open nearly enough for such an awesome name) sells desserts. Combo meal $11‒$17.$$DinoLand U.S.A. - Pandoran
Satu’li Canteen
At this popular counter-service choice, dishes are cooked with a kooky spin to make them appear alien: Sliced beef is served with yogurt boba balls, and the cheeseburgers are (deliciously) rethought as spongy steamed bao “pod” dumplings. The chili-garlic shrimp bowl isn’t half bad.…$Pandora—The World of Avatar - International
Tamu Tamu Refreshments
This walk-up window with very little seating serves the beloved Dole Whip frozen pineapple dessert, but here, you can spike it with a shot of rum ($9). No Mobile Orders.$$Asia - Gourmet American
Tiffins Restaurant
A contemporary upscale choice for lunch and dinner, it’s the park’s finest dining option. The menu is seasonal and inventive. To give you an idea, it has included lobster popcorn Thai curry soup and Ethiopian coffee butter-infused venison, but it’s gradually dumbing down and is now…$$$Oasis - American / African
Tusker House Restaurant
Under multicolored banners in an ancient souklike environment, Donald, Daisy, Mickey, and Goofy greet families in safari garb for Donald’s Safari Breakfast and Donald’s Dining Safari for lunch and dinner, all all-you-can eat buffets. The buffet dares more than most of Disney’s do,…$$$Africa - Asian
Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafes
Although there is a table-service location indoors by the same name, the outdoor windows do counter-service breakfast bowls and sandwiches, and later, tempura shrimp, honey tempura chicken, and pork egg rolls so greasy they could be used as torches. Chicken fried rice is just $6.…$$Asia - Asian
Yak & Yeti Restaurant
Themed like a Nepalese mansion stocked with souvenirs from across Southeast Asia, the restaurant has a menu just as geographically varied, serving Kobe beef burgers, lo meins, ahi tuna, fried honey chicken, and even roasted half duckling. The Quick Service counter outside (Yak &…$$$Asia
