Best Disney Restaurants For Southern-Style Cooking

Disney World is known to have a wide-variety of restaurants that will suit anyone’s taste. Whether you wish to experience cultural cuisine in EPCOT’s World Showcase, or traditional American food at Liberty Tree Tavern, there are plenty of options to experience when dining at Disney. Disney World is located in Orlando, Florida and so guests can expect a southern flair here and there. There are several restaurants throughout the Disney parks and Disney Springs that feature southern-style cooking. So if you’re looking for fried chicken, grits, and other southern dishes during your vacation then check out these Disney restaurants that are best for southern-style cooking.

Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ at Disney Springs

Located at The Landing at Disney Springs, this restaurant serves authentic southern-style cuisine that will have you feeling homesick. Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ is famous for its southern-style brunch that takes place every Saturday and Sunday morning. This brunch serves up southern-style breakfast like biscuits, gravy, doughnuts, and savory options like fried chicken. For lunch and dinner, Homecomin’ serves everything from Deviled Eggs to Catfish Sandwiches. If you want true and authentic southern cooking then this restaurant is absolutely a must-do.

Olivia’s Cafe at Disney’s Old Key West Resort

Disney’s Old Key West Resort gives guests a taste of the Florida Keys, and Olivia’s Cafe serves southern-style food that represents the state well. Olivia’s Cafe serves brunch in the mornings and afternoons, and dinner in the evenings. Brunch consists of buttermilk fried chicken, Banana Bread French Toast, and Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict. Dinner offers southern favorites like hushpuppies, Conch Fritters, and Shrimp and Grits. This restaurant will really make you feel like you’re enjoying a small-town restaurant in the south!

Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Located in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, this restaurant takes southern-style barbecue to a whole new level. Roundup Rodeo BBQ is a fun restaurant featuring larger-than-life Toy Story scenery. The meal is an interactive experience, with guests having to freeze and act like toys when they hear Andy coming. The food here consists of barbecue favorites like cheddar biscuits and red pepper jelly, ribs, chicken, brisket, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and so much more.

Boatwright’s Dining Hall at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort

Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort is home to another style of southern cooking. Boatwright’s Dining Hall is a restaurant that specializes in Cajun cuisine. Serving a Taste of the Bayou platter consisting of Hickory-smoked Pork Ribs, Crispy Cajun Chicken, Smoked Sausage, Barbecued Beef Brisket, Mashed Potatoes, Mac & Cheese, Roasted Corn with Cajun Butter, and Seasonal Vegetables, this restaurant is the place to be when you want authentic Cajun flavors. Boatwright’s Dining Hall also serves a Seafood Boil, Jambalaya, Shrimp and Grits, and so much more.

Do you enjoy southern-style cooking during your Disney vacation? Which one of these restaurants have you tried? We want to hear from you in the comments below!

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