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Downtown Disney Restaurants, Every Place to Eat Ranked

Downtown Disney has 27 places to eat, and no park ticket is needed. Din Tai Fung is the best restaurant, for soup dumplings worth booking ahead. Earl of Sandwich is the best quick bite, with hot sandwiches from $10.99 until 11 p.m. Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby is the splurge.

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See the top ten All 27, end to end
Downtown Disney Our short order, checkedNov 1
  1. Best overallDin Tai Fung $$$$35 to $60
  2. Best splurgeGordon Ramsay at The Carnaby $$$$35 to $60
  3. Best quick biteEarl of Sandwich $under $15
  4. Best date nightPaseo $$$$35 to $60
  5. Best dessertSalt & Straw $under $15
  6. Best drinks with a viewVista Parkside Market $$$15 to $35
Places to eat27
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The top ten Downtown Disney restaurants

Ranked on the food, the room and what you pay. The checks run highest first, so the one on top is where we would eat today.

$ under $15$$ $15 to $35$$$ $35 to $60$$$$ over $60

  1. No. 1 West End

    Din Tai Fung

    The chain's first standalone restaurant, built from the ground up, with a window into the kitchen where every soup dumpling is folded 18 times. Book up to 30 days out, and save room for the chocolate mochi xiao long bao. Open half past nine in the morning to 10 p.m.

    Order Kurobuta pork xiao long bao

    Table service $$$$35 to $60
    Book ahead
  2. No. 2 West End

    Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby

    A swinging 60s London gastropub upstairs over Earl of Sandwich, with a terrace over the district. The Beef Wellington is $73, the fish and chips ($33) plus sticky toffee pudding ($15) is the smarter dinner, and the Wagyu burger at $25 is the bargain.

    Order Fish and chips, then sticky toffee pudding

    Table service $$$about $48 a meal
    Book ahead
  3. No. 3 Center courtyard

    Paseo

    Michelin starred Chef Carlos Gaytán's dressy indoor room, and the best date night on the promenade. The cochinita pibil is a $42 pork shank braised in banana leaves, and the Ritual Margarita ($20) is worth the splurge. Weekend brunch runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

    Order Mama's Cochinita Pibil

    Table service $$$about $58 a meal
    Walk-up list
  4. No. 4 West End

    Earl of Sandwich

    Back in a permanent two story flagship by the LIVE! stage since June 2026, with hot sandwiches from $10.99 and a new Carvery hand carving pastrami all day. Open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and the Pub corner pours draft beer and frozen cocktails.

    Order The Original 1762

    Quick service $under $15
    Walk up
  5. No. 5 Center courtyard

    Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio

    New Orleans roots with a California coastal menu, a big patio and live jazz at dinner. The jambalaya pasta and shrimp and grits are the orders, and the beignets come to the table hot.

    Order Jambalaya pasta

    Table service $$$$35 to $60
    Walk-up list
  6. No. 6 Center courtyard

    Céntrico

    Paseo's open air sibling, a cantina in the courtyard where the tacos run $23 to $29 and the frozen mangonada is $14. It stays open until 11 p.m., and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, one of the latest tables on the promenade.

    Order Cochinita pibil tacos

    Table service $$$15 to $35
    Walk-up list
  7. No. 7 Esplanade end

    Naples Ristorante e Bar

    Twenty five years of Neapolitan pizza by the tram stop, in a two story room with a balcony over the promenade. The 10 inch Margherita is $24 and feeds one, the 20 inch is $40 and feeds a family that just walked out of the park.

    Order A 10 inch Margherita

    Table service $$about $24 a meal
    Walk-up list
  8. No. 8 Center courtyard

    Salt & Straw

    Portland's small batch ice cream shop, across the walk from Paseo and Céntrico. Ask for tastes of everything weird on the board, then order the one you did not expect to love.

    Order A flight of the rotating flavors

    Snacks $under $15
    Walk up
  9. No. 9 Center courtyard

    Beignets Expressed

    The to go beignet counter next door to Jazz Kitchen, with glazed versions beside the classic. Do not eat them in a dark shirt, and do not breathe in while you bite.

    Order Classic beignets in powdered sugar

    Snacks $under $15
    Walk up
  10. No. 10 Center courtyard

    Ballast Point Brewing Co.

    A brewpub on the second story above Black Tap, with a rooftop patio that turns into one of the best evening seats at the resort. No reservations, so lunch is easy and sunset takes patience.

    Order Sourdough pretzel and a flight

    Table service $$$15 to $35
    Walk up

When to leave the park for dinner

Inside Disneyland Park, lines usually peak around 7 PM, at about 23 minutes. That is the hour to walk out to Downtown Disney for a meal, then head back in for the dip around 9 AM, near 12 minutes.

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Every place to eat at Downtown Disney

All 27, in walking order from the park entrance plaza toward the hotels. The stamp says how to get in, the total line is Disney's price band per adult before tax and tip.

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Esplanade endStarts at the tram stop by the gates of both parks, home to World of Disney, Starbucks and Naples.

  • Table service Check 01

    Naples Ristorante e Bar

    Top ten, No. 7, see why

    Order A 10 inch Margherita

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$about $24 a meal
    Walk-up list
  • Quick service Check 02

    Napolini Pizzeria

    The counter next door to Naples, for the same Italian mood without the wait for a table. Open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., which makes it the easy pizza grab on the way back to the car.

    Order A slice and a salad

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 03

    Starbucks

    The first coffee you reach coming off the tram, open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The line at opening is a who's who of people with park reservations and big plans.

    Order Your usual, before the gates

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up

Center courtyardThe round courtyard in the middle, home to Chef Carlos Gaytán's Mexican trio, with Black Tap, Ballast Point upstairs and the bowling lanes at Splitsville close by.

  • Table service Check 04

    Paseo

    Top ten, No. 3, see why

    Order Mama's Cochinita Pibil

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$about $58 a meal
    Walk-up list
  • Table service Check 05

    Céntrico

    Top ten, No. 6, see why

    Order Cochinita pibil tacos

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk-up list
  • Quick service Check 06

    Tiendita

    The street food window of the Gaytán trio, ordered at a self serve kiosk or the counter. Grab esquites and al pastor tacos and eat them on the courtyard ledge like a local.

    Order Tacos al pastor

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Table service Check 07

    Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes

    A SoHo style burger joint on the lower level of the courtyard, famous for milkshakes wearing entire slices of cake. Split the CrazyShake, because nobody has ever finished one alone and still wanted dinner.

    Order The All-American Burger and a CrazyShake

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 08

    CrazyShake Window by Black Tap

    The to go window for Black Tap's over the top shakes, next door to Splitsville. Same sugar summit, no table required.

    Order A CrazyShake to go

    Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Table service Check 09

    Ballast Point Brewing Co.

    Top ten, No. 10, see why

    Order Sourdough pretzel and a flight

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Table service Check 10

    Splitsville Luxury Lanes

    Twenty bowling lanes across two floors, with a full menu of sushi, burgers and pizza. Open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The best rainy day or after dinner plan for a group that has walked enough.

    Order Sushi between frames

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$$35 to $60
    Walk-up list
  • Snacks Check 11

    Salt & Straw

    Top ten, No. 8, see why

    Order A flight of the rotating flavors

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 12

    Wetzel's Pretzels

    The flagship store sits beside Salt & Straw under a big Southern California mural, and a cart works the tram area too. Warm, cheap and easy to carry to the car.

    Order A cinnamon pretzel

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Table service Check 13

    Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio

    Top ten, No. 5, see why

    Order Jambalaya pasta

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$$35 to $60
    Walk-up list
  • Snacks Check 14

    Beignets Expressed

    Top ten, No. 9, see why

    Order Classic beignets in powdered sugar

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up

West EndThe newest stretch by the Disneyland Hotel, with the lawn and the Downtown Disney LIVE! stage, Parkside Market, Din Tai Fung and the monorail station.

  • Table service Check 15

    Din Tai Fung

    Top ten, No. 1, see why

    Order Kurobuta pork xiao long bao

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$$35 to $60
    Book ahead
  • Table service Check 16

    Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby

    Top ten, No. 2, see why

    Order Fish and chips, then sticky toffee pudding

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$about $48 a meal
    Book ahead
  • Quick service Check 17

    Earl of Sandwich

    Top ten, No. 4, see why

    Order The Original 1762

    Alcohol Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Quick service Check 18

    GG's Chicken Shop

    The first West Coast GG's, downstairs in the Parkside Market food hall. Order ahead online, then carry the sandwich out to the lawn for the stage show.

    Order A fried chicken sandwich

    Mobile order Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Quick service Check 19

    Seoul Sister

    Korean forward bibimbap bowls with a California twist inside Parkside Market. The lightest real meal in the district, and the one that will not slow down the next five hours.

    Order A bibimbap bowl

    Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 20

    Parkside Market Coffee

    The Parkside Market coffee window, renamed from Sip & Sonder in October 2025. Lattes, cold brew and cake pops, with mobile ordering when the Starbucks line wraps.

    Order An iced latte and a cinnamon roll

    Formerly Sip & Sonder, renamed October 2025.

    Mobile order Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Lounge Check 21

    Vista Parkside Market

    The outdoor bar on Parkside Market's second story, with two balconies over the lawn and the LIVE! stage. Open until 11 p.m., with mocktails for the kids who earned one.

    Order A craft cocktail on the balcony

    Alcohol Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 22

    Happy Ice

    The pop up truck turned permanent West End cart, opened on Juneteenth 2026. Real fruit Italian ice until 11 p.m., the best cool down in the district on a hot night.

    Order A cup of Philadelphia style Italian ice

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Quick service Check 23

    Big Boi Lumpia Co.

    Chef Barb Batiste's Filipino cart near the monorail station, open since July 2026. Savory lumpia in pork, chicken or plant based, and sweet ube or peach mango to finish.

    Order Pork lumpia, 12 to a box

    Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Quick service Check 24

    Blue Ribbon Corn Dog

    The kiosk in the cart cluster near the monorail, with hand dipped dogs classic or flavored. Dinner for a kid who will eat nothing else, handled.

    Order A classic hand dipped corn dog

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 25

    California Churro

    Churros at two carts in the district, one beside Blue Ribbon in the West End. If you skipped the park churro today, this is your second chance.

    Order A classic cinnamon churro

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 26

    Cathy's Cookies

    A cookie cart next to Blue Ribbon and California Churro, baking chocolate chip cookies warm. You can also buy 36 frozen cookies to bake at home, which is a souvenir the whole family uses.

    Order A warm chocolate chip cookie and milk

    Menu and hours $$$15 to $35
    Walk up
  • Snacks Check 27

    Kayla's Cake

    A local bakery kiosk that has been in the district about a decade and now bakes desserts across the resort. The macarons come in seasonal flavors, and the cake in a jar travels well back to the hotel.

    Order French macarons

    Menu and hours $under $15
    Walk up

Menus, hours and prices change. Confirm on Disney's Downtown Disney dining page before you walk over.

Good to know before you eat at Downtown Disney

No ticket needed

Downtown Disney is free to enter and walk, with no park ticket or reservation. You only need a ticket and a park reservation to ride the monorail from the West End station into Tomorrowland.

Parking and validation

The Downtown Disney lot off Disneyland Drive charges $10 for the first hour. Spend $20 anywhere in the district for 3 more validated hours, or eat at a table service restaurant for up to 5 more. After that it is $14 an hour, with a $66 daily maximum, and the lot fills on busy nights.

What closed and what is coming

Catal and Uva Bar became Paseo, Céntrico and Tiendita in 2024. Tortilla Jo's closed in 2024 and its site is being rebuilt for Arthur & Sons Steak and Bourbon and Pearl's Roadside BBQ. Jamba closed July 6, 2026 for Bopo Go! boba, and Porto's Bakery & Cafe is under construction near the parks. None has an opening date yet.

Downtown Disney restaurant questions

What restaurants are in Downtown Disney at Disneyland?

Downtown Disney has 27 places to eat, including nine sit down restaurants. The big names are Din Tai Fung, Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby, Paseo, Céntrico, Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio, Naples, Black Tap, Ballast Point and Splitsville, plus Earl of Sandwich and the Parkside Market food hall.

Do you need a park ticket to eat at Downtown Disney?

No. Downtown Disney is free to enter, and every restaurant and snack stand is open to anyone. You only need a ticket and a park reservation to go through the gates or ride the monorail.

What is the best restaurant in Downtown Disney?

Din Tai Fung, for its soup dumplings and a menu that works for every age. Book up to 30 days ahead. For a big night out, Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby and Paseo are the two dressiest rooms.

Does Downtown Disney validate parking?

Yes. The first hour is $10. A $20 purchase anywhere in the district adds 3 validated hours, and a table service meal adds up to 5. After that it is $14 an hour up to $66 for the day.

Do you need reservations for Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby?

Reservations are strongly recommended and are booked on OpenTable, though walk ins are seated when there is room. The Carnaby serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Is Porto's open at Downtown Disney?

Not yet. Porto's Bakery & Cafe is under construction near the park entrances and will be the first Porto's with table service and a full bar. Disney has not announced an opening date.

Where can you eat late at Downtown Disney?

Céntrico and Splitsville serve until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and Céntrico until 11 p.m. the rest of the week. Earl of Sandwich, Napolini, GG's Chicken Shop, Starbucks and Vista Parkside Market all stay open until 11 p.m.

Is Jamba still at Downtown Disney?

No. Jamba closed on July 6, 2026 after 23 years. Bopo Go!, a boba and light bites shop, is moving into the space, with no opening date announced.

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