Disney currently lists 29 dining locations at Animal Kingdom, including table-service restaurants, quick-service meals, lounges, bars, coffee shops and snack kiosks. One of those, Pizzafari Family-Style Dining, is currently listed as temporarily unavailable.
If you’re trying to figure out what restaurants are actually in Animal Kingdom, the easiest way to use this guide is to start with the complete list below. After that, I’ve separated the full restaurants from quick-service meals and smaller snack stops so you can see which places actually work for lunch or dinner.
This guide covers Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. Animal Kingdom Lodge is a separate resort with its own restaurants such as Boma, Jiko and Sanaa. If that’s what you’re looking for, use my Animal Kingdom Lodge restaurants guide instead.
All Animal Kingdom Restaurants and Dining Locations
| Dining Location | Type | What It Is |
|---|---|---|
| Tiffins Restaurant | Table service | Signature dining with African, Asian and Latin influences |
| Yak & Yeti Restaurant | Table service | Pan-Asian à la carte restaurant |
| Tusker House Restaurant | Character dining | Buffet with Donald Duck and Disney friends |
| Rainforest Cafe at Disney’s Animal Kingdom | Table service | American casual dining near the park entrance |
| Nomad Lounge | Lounge | Global small plates, cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks |
| Pizzafari Family-Style Dining | Table service | Currently temporarily unavailable |
| Satu’li Canteen | Quick service | Customizable bowls and breakfast in Pandora |
| Flame Tree Barbecue | Quick service | Barbecue and outdoor seating |
| Harambe Market | Quick service | African-inspired quick meals |
| Pizzafari | Quick service | Pizza and familiar American food |
| Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafes | Quick service | Fast Pan-Asian meals |
| Creature Comforts | Quick service / bakery | Starbucks coffee, drinks and bakery items |
| The Smiling Crocodile | Quick-service kiosk | Small meals and snacks |
| Anandapur Ice Cream Truck | Snack | Ice cream and frozen treats |
| Caravan Road | Snack | Asian-inspired snacks |
| Dawa Bar | Bar | Drinks in Harambe |
| Drinkwallah | Snack / drinks | Cold drinks and snacks |
| Eight Spoon Café | Snack | Small savory bites |
| Harambe Fruit Market | Snack | Fruit and lighter snacks |
| Isle of Java | Snack / drinks | Coffee, drinks and pastries |
| Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery | Bakery | Coffee, pastries and quick bites |
| Mahindi | Snack | Popcorn and refreshments |
| Pongu Pongu | Drinks / snacks | Pandora drinks and quick bites |
| Tamu Tamu Refreshments | Snack / drinks | Frozen treats and refreshments |
| Terra Treats | Snack | Quick snacks and drinks |
| Thirsty River Bar | Bar | Drinks and refreshments |
| Trek Snacks | Snack | Grab-and-go snacks |
| Warung Outpost | Drinks | Cocktails and other beverages |
| Yak & Yeti Quality Beverages | Drinks / snacks | Refreshments near Yak & Yeti |
That count comes from Disney’s current Animal Kingdom dining directory. Disney includes everything from full restaurants to tiny beverage locations in its dining total, which is why the number is higher than the number of places where you would realistically sit down for a full meal.
Table-Service Restaurants at Animal Kingdom
If you’re specifically looking for a sit-down restaurant, the list becomes much shorter.
| Restaurant | Dining Style | Reservations |
|---|---|---|
| Tiffins Restaurant | Signature à la carte | Recommended |
| Yak & Yeti Restaurant | Casual à la carte | Recommended |
| Tusker House Restaurant | Character buffet | Recommended |
| Rainforest Cafe | Casual à la carte | Recommended |
| Pizzafari Family-Style Dining | Family style | Temporarily unavailable |
Nomad Lounge sits somewhere between a bar and a restaurant experience. Disney classifies it as a lounge, but it serves enough small plates that I sometimes use it as a lighter meal.
If you’re trying to decide which sit-down restaurant is actually worth booking rather than simply seeing the full list, that’s a separate question. I rank those in my best restaurants at Animal Kingdom guide.
Tiffins Restaurant
Tiffins is Animal Kingdom’s signature dining restaurant. Disney describes the menu as drawing from African, Asian and Latin cuisines, while the dining rooms themselves are filled with artwork and references to the Imagineers and animal experts who developed the park.
This is the restaurant I associate with a slower, intentional meal rather than simply stopping because I’m hungry. It is also one of the more expensive dining choices in the park.
Yak & Yeti Restaurant
Yak & Yeti is a full-service Pan-Asian restaurant in the Asia section of Animal Kingdom. This is the sit-down version of Yak & Yeti, not to be confused with the nearby Local Food Cafes quick-service counter.
That distinction matters because both show up when you’re looking through Animal Kingdom dining options.
Tusker House Restaurant
Tusker House is Animal Kingdom’s main character dining restaurant. It serves a buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner while Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and other Disney friends visit the dining rooms in safari outfits.
The buffet combines familiar food with African-inspired dishes, which makes it useful when a group has very different tastes.
Rainforest Cafe
Rainforest Cafe sits near the front of Animal Kingdom and serves familiar American food inside the chain’s heavily themed rainforest dining room.
Disney currently serves breakfast, lunch and dinner here, making it one of the few Animal Kingdom dining locations with a full breakfast menu.
Quick-Service Restaurants at Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom has several quick-service restaurants that serve substantial meals rather than just snacks:
- Satu’li Canteen
- Flame Tree Barbecue
- Harambe Market
- Pizzafari
- Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafes
- Creature Comforts
- The Smiling Crocodile
I keep the ranking and what-to-order side separate in my best quick-service restaurants at Animal Kingdom guide. This page is meant to show you what exists and how the different dining formats fit together.
Satu’li Canteen
Satu’li Canteen in Pandora is one of Animal Kingdom’s largest quick-service restaurants and currently supports Mobile Order.
The menu is built around customizable bowls with proteins, grains, vegetables and sauces. Disney also currently serves breakfast here, which gives Pandora an early-morning meal option.
Flame Tree Barbecue
Flame Tree Barbecue is the park’s dedicated barbecue quick-service restaurant. The food is only part of why I remember it, because the large outdoor seating areas spread downhill behind the restaurant and give you somewhere to sit away from the main pathways.
Harambe Market
Harambe Market is a quick-service location in Africa with an outdoor marketplace setup. It’s more substantial than the nearby snack stands and works when you want a meal without committing to Tusker House.
Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafes
Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafes gives you a faster version of the Pan-Asian food available in this part of the park without the time commitment of the table-service restaurant.
Pizzafari
Pizzafari is the straightforward choice for pizza and familiar American food. Don’t confuse regular Pizzafari quick service with the separate Pizzafari Family-Style Dining experience that Disney currently lists as temporarily unavailable.
Animal Kingdom Lounges and Bars
If you’re looking more for drinks and a place to pause than a full restaurant meal, Disney currently lists several lounge and bar locations.
- Nomad Lounge: cocktails, nonalcoholic drinks and internationally inspired small plates next to Tiffins
- Dawa Bar: drinks in the Africa section
- Thirsty River Bar: drinks and refreshments in Asia
- Warung Outpost: cocktails and other beverages
- Yak & Yeti Quality Beverages: drinks and quick refreshments near Yak & Yeti
Nomad Lounge stands apart because its small-plate menu makes it practical as a light meal, not just a drink stop.
Animal Kingdom Snacks, Coffee and Smaller Food Stops
The rest of Disney’s dining count is made up largely of coffee counters, dessert stops, fruit stands and small kiosks:
- Anandapur Ice Cream Truck
- Caravan Road
- Drinkwallah
- Eight Spoon Café
- Harambe Fruit Market
- Isle of Java
- Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery
- Mahindi
- Pongu Pongu
- Tamu Tamu Refreshments
- Terra Treats
- Trek Snacks
I don’t plan a day around these smaller locations. I think of them as useful landmarks to know when I need coffee, something cold, a snack between rides or a quick bite without crossing the park.
How Many Restaurants Are at Animal Kingdom?
Disney currently lists 29 dining locations at Animal Kingdom. That does not mean there are 29 full restaurants.
The total includes table-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants, lounges, bars, bakeries, drink stands and snack kiosks. It also currently includes Pizzafari Family-Style Dining, which Disney marks as temporarily unavailable.
If you only count substantial table-service and quick-service meals, the useful list is much shorter.
Do Animal Kingdom Restaurants Need Reservations?
Quick-service restaurants do not require dining reservations. For in-park table-service restaurants, Disney strongly recommends reservations.
The restaurants I would check for reservation availability are Tiffins, Yak & Yeti, Tusker House and Rainforest Cafe. Tusker House is especially different from the others because it combines a buffet with Disney character appearances.
Disney dining reservations can generally be made up to 60 days in advance, with additional booking flexibility for eligible Disney Resort hotel guests.
Animal Kingdom Restaurants vs. Animal Kingdom Lodge Restaurants
These are two different dining areas, and they’re easy to mix up in search results.
Animal Kingdom restaurants are the dining locations inside or associated with the theme park, such as Tiffins, Tusker House, Satu’li Canteen and Yak & Yeti.
Animal Kingdom Lodge restaurants are at the nearby resort and include Boma, Jiko and Sanaa among other dining locations.
If you’re trying to choose among the resort restaurants, use my separate Animal Kingdom Lodge restaurants guide.
What About Breakfast at Animal Kingdom?
Animal Kingdom has several breakfast options, but that intent deserves its own guide rather than turning this restaurant directory into another breakfast article.
For the current morning choices and which ones make sense around park opening, see my Animal Kingdom breakfast guide.
Which Animal Kingdom Restaurant Should You Choose?
This page is meant to answer what restaurants are in Animal Kingdom. If your next question is which one is actually worth your time and money, I keep the recommendations separate so the two pages don’t try to answer the same search.
Use my best Animal Kingdom restaurants guide for table-service recommendations and my best Animal Kingdom quick-service restaurants guide when you want to eat without spending a large part of the day at a table.
For the official live lineup, menus and reservation availability, check Disney’s Animal Kingdom dining directory before your visit.
