There are SO MANY dishes to eat at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival that it might be hard to decide what you really need to eat, and that’s why we’re here! We put in the work. We spent the money (a LOT of it, too). We did it for YOU!

We’re here to help you decide what’s really worth your time and money at the 35+ EPCOT Marketplaces. Now that we’ve gone through the WHOLE festival, here are the booths and booth items we feel are 100% the best at the fest!

Without further ado, let’s dive into our picks for the BEST eats and drinks at the 2025 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival!

NEW BESTS!

Street Corn Dumplings at Gyozas of the Galaxy

The Street Corn-style Dumplings, despite the name, are not a vegetarian item. These are actually chicken dumplings with tomatillo salsa verde, street corn salad, cotija cheese, lime crema, and cilantro.

This was our fave from this booth! It’s packed with a lot of that wonderful street corn filling (and it tastes like street corn), with the corn itself being nicely toasted. It’s literally elote in dumpling form. This is some Disney magic, y’all.

French Onion Soup Dumplings at Gyozas of the Galaxy

The French Onion Soup-style Dumplings are pork and beef soup dumplings swimming in caramelized onions, sherry-beef broth, and an onion and Gruyère soubise. The dish is garnished with Parmesan cracker and micro chives.

Y’all…this is one to watch out for. This is like a dumpling version of French onion soup in the best way possible. Imagine your favorite French onion soup, and then put it inside a dumpling. This is SO that, and it’s SO good. It’s nice and brothy, thick and creamy, and all those flavors you already love.

See Our Full Gyozas of the Galaxy Review Here

Kirschwasser Torte at The Alps

This new dessert is at the top of our best of the fest picks. It’s made with cherry-brandy buttercream, fondant, sugared almonds, and cherry compote. Yes, this dessert is for those folks who love icing as much as the cake underneath it. The cherries are beautifully fresh and tart, and the almonds add a nice crunch.

We also found that this dessert is even better once it starts melting…and it WILL melt in the Florida heat.

Read Our Review of The Alps Here

Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll at Flavors of America

This new dish includes arm-water lobster, rock shrimp, lobster bisque, and sherry-crème fraîche on a toasted brioche bun. Let’s just say we are still thinking about it, okay? You get a LOT of lobster for the price ($8.75) and the bisque just tastes so RICH.

We really hope this sticks around for future festivals.

Read Our Review of Flavors of America Here

Basque Cheesecake at the Spain Marketplace Booth

The Basque Cheesecake is plated with orange sauce, which is a special take on cheesecake we are SO into. This sweet treat costs $5.25 and is an eligible item for those participating in Emile’s Fromage Montage Cheese Crawl.

The textures and flavors here were absolutely delightful. The cheesecake sticks to your fork with a creaminess without being too crumbly. The citrus flavor is light and bright with bits of orange peel in the sauce that add some extra zing. Very delicious!

Read Our Review of the Spain booth here

Brioche in France

Y’all… this might be the best thing we’ve EVER had at an EPCOT festival…no, really. It’s a spiced brioche with a three-cheese mornay filling. It’s so soft and moist and full of flavor. France is good at delivering at festivals, and they’ve done it again.

The spices are very aromatic and mild, and they paired perfectly with the mornay.

Read Our Review of France Here

Butternut Squash and Ginger Bisque at Milled and Mulled 

Coming in at $5.50, this soup is garnished with cinnamon cream, toasted pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin seed oil.

Wow…this was GREAT! This is up there with the best things we’ve had at the festival. If there’s one downside to this dish, it’s the fact that the weather is not ideal for eating this right now. It’s just so hot for this dish. However, we would love to learn how to make this at home for cozy fall dinners. It’s mostly savory, but it’s got a hint of sweetness to it, which we loved. We genuinely loved all these flavors! Like seriously, we love this dish! It feels a little indulgent, and the texture is creamy with nice crunchy pumpkin seeds.

See Our FULL Milled & Mulled Booth Review Here

Returning Bests

We’ve had these snacks in the past, and we’re happy to report that they have returned with perfect scores again for 2025! In fact, some of them are even BETTER than they were before, which we didn’t think was possible. YAY for old favorites.

Grilled Cider-brined Pork Tenderloin at Bramblewood Bites

This dish is served with chili-apple butter, celeriac-apple slaw, and apple cider gastrique. The pork tenderloin just pairs so perfectly with the apple slaw, and it’s all just so flavorful. The pork tenderloin is also tender and juicy with a nice char from the grill.

The textures and flavors come together in perfect harmony, PLUS there’s even a little bit of crunch. YUM!

Read Our Review of Bramblewood Bites Here

Autumn Chili at Forest & Field

This was made with bison, lamb, pork belly, root vegetables, jalapeño cornbread, smoked cheddar, and Crème Fraîche last year, but this year, it’s a plant-based version with IMPOSSIBLE Beef with root vegetables, plant-based cheddar, and plant-based sour cream in a bread bowl. So it’s kinda returning AND kinda new. We think it’s very similar to Skyline chili, with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices.

It is a LITTLE dry for a chili, but this one is still a winner for us.

Read our review of Forest & Field

Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli at Forest & Field

This delicious ravioli is made with brown butter vinaigrette, pecorino cheese, pomegranate seeds, and hazelnut praline. It’s mostly just cheesy goodness, though, with tender ravioli and a lovely caramelized butter topping.

The hazelnut praline was sweet and balanced out the earthiness of the pumpkin. All the flavors just melded together.

Read our review of Forest & Field

Rice Bowl at Hawaii

This returning bowl features spam, eggs, eel sauce, spicy mayonnaise, and furikake. It’s like a deconstructed musubi. The salty spam flavor just works so well with all the other flavors in the bowl.

If you’re not familiar with spam, this is a good way to try it because it shows what you can do with it. We love it when Disney gets creative like this!

Read our review of Hawaii

Pão de Queijo at Brazil

Not only is the Pão de Queijo (Brazilian cheese bread!) a fan-favorite Festival dish, it’s also an eligible item for those participating in Emile’s Fromage Montage. It costs $5. It’s cheesy bread, y’all, and you know how we feel about cheesy bread. This is consistently a great option. The bread is light and airy, and it’s something you can eat without feeling heavy.

Yes, you can find something very similar year-round on the secret menu at Skipper Canteen in Magic Kingdom, but we welcome it every year to EPCOT for this festival.

Read our full review of the Brazil booth

Pistachio Cake at Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina

Wanna know what we LOVE? The iconic Pistachio Cake for $5 — made with cinnamon pastry cream and candied walnuts. This is normally a winner at the Festival. It’s still fantastic this year. The cake is light, moist, and fluffy with a nice light pistachio flavor. The custard on top has a bit of spice to it and is creamy and silky.

The candied walnuts and the little white chocolate piece on top are also nice touches.

Read our full review of the Tangierine Cafe booth

Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup at the Canada Booth

Cheese. Soup. Need we say more? It’s up for grabs for $6.25, and many find it to be an affordable way to enjoy one of the famous dishes from Le Cellier Steakhouse (the Canada Pavilion’s signature restaurant) — no Advance Dining Reservation needed! Now, this is usually a big hit with us (it’s cheese soup, so OF COURSE, we love it). This one is a MUST if you love cheese — we get it every year for a reason.

It’s super cheesy and super creamy. The bacon flavor disperses throughout the entire soup, which is delicious. The cheese is a very good beer cheese, and the pretzel bread is soft and fluffy!

Read our full review of the Canada booth

The Braised Beef Poutine at the Refreshment Port Hosted by Boursin Cheese

For this Food and Wine Festival snack, the French Fries are topped with braised beef (yum) and a mushroom sauce featuring Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese (yum AGAIN!). The essential cheese curds are joined by a gherkin relish. This super savory dish often lands a spot on our Best of the Fest list… and this year was NO exception.

One word of warning: if you’re not a fan of soggy fries, you may want to eat this on the quick side (which shouldn’t be that hard, since it’s almost too delicious to put down).

Read our full review of the Refreshment Port booth

The Freshly Baked Carrot Cake at the Milled and Mulled Food Booth

The Freshly Baked Carrot Cake with walnuts and cream cheese icing has had a few different homes at the Food and Wine Festival. We’re always more than happy to find it wherever it lands (especially since it usually winds up on our Best of the Fest list), and we’re glad it’s here at Milled and Mulled this year for $5.50.

It’s your typical carrot cake with all of those walnut and cream cheese flavors in it. The cream cheese is very sweet and very rich. It will harden a little bit if you let it sit for too long.

See Our FULL Milled & Mulled Booth Review Here

CONTROVERSIAL Best of the Fest

These next eats are controversial picks — some members of our team LOVE them, while others absolutely CANNOT STAND them. Read through our notes to decide for yourself if you want to give them a try. If you do, be sure to come back and leave us a comment with your thoughts!

Pickle Milkshake at Brew-Wing Lab

It’s BAAAACCCKKK! Yep, the drink you’ll try to get your friends and family to try…just for fun. Well, pickle lovers might actually like it because it’s very dill-heavy, tangy, and creamy. If you like drinking from the pickle jar…well, you’ll love it.

BEST Booth of the FEST

Mexico

The Mexico booth is just one that never disappoints, and EVERYTHING we tried here was pretty much perfection. We loved the new Tostada de Carnitas and the returning items were a hit…yet again.

If you visit any one booth at the festival, it should be Mexico.

See Our FULL Mexico Booth Review Here

Coastal Eats was a latecomer this year, but we have to mention it as well. Here, you’ll find Lump Crab Cake (a returning item) and some new eats too, like the Peruvian Ceviche and the Seaside Pot Pie.

It’s almost like the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival saved its best booth for last since Coastal Eats opened last, and we would agree that this is even a Best Booth of the Fest contender for us. The food here is done SO well, and if you love seafood, you’ll want to make this your first stop at the festival.

See Our FULL Coastal Eats Review Here

We have to give a shoutout to the France booth, too, because France almost always delivers.

Our meal here was a mixed bag of REALLY GOOD, not so good, and there was even a hidden gem!

See Our FULL France Booth Review Here

Best of the Fest for Kids

Looking for a few dishes the kiddos will love? Here are a few dishes we think they’ll really like trying!

Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce at Germany

This is one of those desserts with flavors that are simple enough to please even the pickiest of eaters, and that includes kids.

The apple flavor is delicious, and the vanilla sauce just adds an additional element of sweetness.

Read our full Germany review

Apple-Cinnamon and Caramel Mini Churros Sundae at Milled & Mulled

Churros and vanilla gelato? Kids are going to love this. Again, it’s simple, and if the kids are turned off by the apples, they can still eat around them to get to the good stuff.

This one will be a crowd pleaser with the little ones, trust us.

See Our FULL Milled & Mulled Booth Review Here

We know that was a LOT to take in! Be sure to bring those stretchy pants and your tray when visiting EPCOT during this Festival — you’ll need them both! You’ve got until November 22nd to give these items a try, so make a list (check it twice) and come enjoy some GREAT food.

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