The 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts has begun! While there are many new entertainment offerings, and plenty of new art to see, there are also lots of new food and beverage items available! To help make your festival planning easier, we’ve narrowed this review down to all of the new food and beverage items. Below you’ll find our complete reviews and ratings.

El Artista Hambriento

Food:

• 🆕 Croqueta – $8
• 🆕 Natilla de Maiz – $6.50

Beverages:

• 🆕 Floridita – $16.50
• 🆕 Strawberry Fields Margarita – $15.50

*NEW* Croqueta – $8
Chipotle Chicken and Chorizo Croquette in Chipotle Salsa with Chipotle Aioli, Avocado Mousse, and Truffle Oil

There was very little of the avocado mousse. This is a spicy dish, one of the spiciest at Walt Disney World. The chicken is tender. The chipotle salsa dominates the palate and the other elements are lost.

Rating out of 7: 4

*NEW* Natilla de Maiz – $6.50
Creamy Corn Custard with Caramelized Sugar

It’s like if creamed corn was a dessert. It’s kind of weird. It’s sweet and creamy but the only flavor here is corn. We wouldn’t have this again.

Rating out of 7: 2

*NEW* Floridita – $16.50
Centinela Blanco Tequila, Citrus Juice, Orange Liqueur, and Grapefruit Soda with a hint of Aperol

This tastes like Tang, grapefruit soda, and aperol. We aren’t aperol fans. The one aperol fan among us doesn’t like grapefruit. This drink just wasn’t for us, but it wasn’t poor quality. If it sounds like your kind of drink, it’s probably worth a try.

Rating out of 7: 4

*NEW* Strawberry Fields Margarita – $15.50
Tromba Blanco Tequila, Dos Hombres Mezcal, Strawberry Purée, and Blackcurrant Liqueur

This is pretty good. We aren’t mezcal fans but this balances well with the strawberry and blackcurrant. This is one of the better festival cocktails.

Rating out of 7: 4

You can find this location at 7 on the map below.

The Painted Panda

Food:

• 🆕 Har Gow – $10.75
• 🆕 Egg Tart – $5.50

Beverages:

• 🆕 Strawberry Bubble Milk Tea (Non-Alcoholic) – $8.75

*NEW* Har Gow – $10.75
Shrimp Dumplings with Pumpkin Purée and a Drizzle of Chili Oil

The shrimp is fishy and the dumpling is too chewy. The pumpkin puree does not taste like pumpkin and the chili oil lacks spice. It’s a terrible dish.

Rating out of 7: 1

*NEW* Egg Tart- $5.50
Hong Kong-Style Egg Custard Tart

It’s served warm and topped with a little bit of caramelization on top that really elevates this. It’s great. We’ll be back for this.

Rating out of 7: 6

*NEW* Strawberry Bubble Milk Tea (Non-Alcoholic) – $8.75

There are chunks of strawberry up against the Nesquick-style artificial syrup. This is traditional chewy tapioca boba rather than the popping pearls common in theme park drinks. It’s not the best boba tea around, but it’s a solid option.

Rating out of 7: 4

You can find this location at 8 on the map below.

Pastoral Palate

Food:

• 🆕 Pork and White Bean Cassoulet – $7.00

*NEW* Pork and White Bean Cassoulet – $7.00
with Regensburger Sausage and Crispy Pork Rinds

This is vinegar-forward to a detriment. It tastes like instant heartburn. The sausage is cooked well but it’s a small part of the dish and can’t save it.

Rating out of 7: 2

You can find this location at 10 on the map below.

L’Arte di Mangiare

• 🆕 Tricolore – $8.75
• 🆕 Hazelnut S’more Cannoli – $5.50

Beverages:

• 🆕 Mela Spritz – $15

*NEW* Tricolore – $8.75
Cheese-Filled Ravioloni, Pomodoro, Cream, and Pesto Sauces

The ravioloni themselves are cheese-filled but otherwise unremarkable. The pomodoro sauce was bland. We couldn’t taste any spices whatsoever; it was like plain tomato sauce from the grocery store. Picky eaters or children might enjoy it.

The cream sauce still wasn’t anything special, but it had a little bit of richness that we appreciated.

The pesto was pretty good. It’s not high quality but it’s definitely better than the other two.

Rating out of 7: 3

*NEW* Hazelnut S’more Cannoli – $5.50
Cannoli Shell Dipped in Chocolate and Graham Cracker, Chocolate-Hazelnut Cannoli Cream, and Toasted Marshmallows

The cannoli shell is crispy, a little on the thick side, but decent. Putting graham cracker on it makes it a little dry. It’s not bad, but it’s not a great cannoli either.

Rating out of 7: 4

*NEW* Mela Spritz – $15
Apple Schnapps, Prosecco, and Sparkling Water

This tastes like alcoholic apple juice in a bad way. We don’t recommend this.

Rating out of 7: 2

You can find this location at 11 on the map below.

The Artist’s Table

Food:

• 🆕 Deviled Egg Trio – $6.25
• 🆕 Chicken “Pot Pie” – $6.75

Beverages:

• 🆕 Swamp Head Brewery Neon Palette Lager, Gainesville, FL – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Gris, Sonoma County, CA – $6.50

*NEW* Deviled Egg Trio – $6.25
Pimento Cheese, Green Goddess, and BLT

The eggs are not very large, so we wouldn’t recommend this for sharing. They are also weirdly dry. We’re big deviled egg fans and we used to believe there was no such thing as a bad deviled egg. We were wrong.

The pimento cheese egg was the best of the trio with a nice, subtle kick. The Green Goddess egg was a “no” from us. It did not work cohesively. The BLT egg is also a failure. Even bacon didn’t save this.

Rating out of 7: 2

*NEW* Chicken “Pot Pie” – $6.75
with Smoked Cheddar Mornay Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Pickled Mushrooms, Wasabi Peas, and Sherry-Chicken Jus Served Open-Faced on Flaky Pie Crust

It’s heavy and delicious. It’s elevated. The meat has a great taste, the vegetables are perfectly cooked, and the pie crust wasn’t soggy. We thoroughly enjoyed this.

Rating out of 7: 6

You can find this location at 13 on the map below.

Goshiki

Beverages:

• 🆕 Okinawa Lemonade (Non-Alcoholic) – $6.75
• 🆕 Yuzu IPA – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Junmai Daiginjyo Sake Flight – $16.75

*NEW* Okinawa Lemonade (Non-Alcoholic) – $6.75
Lemonade Mix with Shikuwasa Citrus

This is just lemonade. There are a lot of lemonades at the festival this year, and this was our least favorite. It’s decent lemonade but it’s nothing remarkable.

Rating out of 7: 4

*NEW* Junmai Daiginjyo Sake Flight – $16.75
Plum, Yuzu+Hyuganatsu, Sakuranbo Cherry

This is served in a cute little Mistukoshi container. That’s where the good notes end. These are cheap, disgusting drinks. They have the syrupy sweetness of cough syrup. Do not get this. It’s so bad that this is the second only item we’ve ever rated a zero.

Rating out of 7: 0

You can find this location at 15 on the map below.

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina

Food:

• 🆕 Avocado-Coconut Custard Tart (Plant-Based) – $5.25

Beverages:

• 🆕 Parish Brewing Co. Mango Mochi, Broussard, LA – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.

*NEW* Avocado-Coconut Custard Tart (Plant-Based) – $5.25
with Pomegranate Cream and Henna-Inspired Gelée Veil

We were pleasantly surprised by this dish. The tart is a little mushy but it’s buttery and rich. The avocado-coconut custard is creamy and flavorful. We really enjoyed this.

Rating out of 7: 6

You can find this location at 16 on the map below.

Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina

Beverages:

• 🆕 Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie (Non-Alcoholic) – $5.00
• 🆕 Collective Arts Guava Dream Blonde Ale, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie with Sailor Jerry Rum – $14.50

*NEW* Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie (Non-Alcoholic) – $5.00
Wild Berry, Piña Colada, and Strawberry

This gets bonus points for being served in a souvenir plastic cup. For the price, it makes it a great value and allows those who don’t drink alcohol to get a nice drink and souvenir. The piña colada flavors are a little more subtle than we’d prefer, but the various berries come through nicely. It’s a slushy, so it’s cold and refreshing.

Rating out of 7: 5

*NEW* Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie with Sailor Jerry Rum – $14.50

This is the exact same drink but with rum. However, we could not taste the rum. Maybe they forgot to actually put the rum in it, though it does taste watered down in comparison to the non-alcoholic version. When spending an extra $10 to add a splash of rum, we’d like to be able to taste it.

Rating out of 7: 1

You can find this location at 17 on the map below.

L’Art de la Cuisine Francaise

Food:

• 🆕 Pithiviers de Canard et Volaille, Sauce Canard – $9.95
• 🆕 Escargot en Chocolat – $9.25

Beverages:

• 🆕 Patient Cottat Le Grand Caillou Pinot Noir – $9.75

*NEW* Pithiviers de Canard et Volaille, Sauce Canard – $9.95
Puff Pastry with Duck, Chicken, Onions, Mushrooms, Cranberries, and Duck Sauce

We give them points for attempting to make the sauce into a hidden Mickey. It didn’t quite work but it was a cute idea. The crust is a little tough and the dish overall is too greasy. It’s a hearty dish and the duck is very good.

Rating out of 7: 6

*NEW* Escargot en Chocolat – $9.25
Chocolate Mousse Flourless Cake, Citrus Coulis, Almond-Chocolate Coating, and Dark Chocolate Decoration

This is adorable. We almost didn’t want to cut into it because it’s so cute. However, the flavors aren’t well balanced. The citrus comes on very strong and clashes with the mousse. The mousse itself doesn’t have enough flavor to balance out the tart citrus. If you come looking for chocolate from this dish, you’ll be disappointed.

Rating out of 7: 3

You can find this location at 18 on the map below.

Gourmet Landscapes

Food:

• 🆕 Citrus-Braised Beet Tartare (Plant-Based) – $5.50

*NEW* Citrus-Braised Beet Tartare (Plant-Based) – $5.50
with Golden Beet “Egg Yolk”, Mustard Vinaigrette, Pickled Mustard Seeds, Pickled Mushrooms, Spiced Pistachios, and “Feta” Snow

The bread ties the whole thing together. The beet is solid and you do get a Feta-ish flavor from the fake cheese. Without the bread, this wouldn’t work, but all together, this is really good.

Rating out of 7: 6

You can find this location at 20 on the map below.

Opening Bites

Food:

• 🆕 Soft Shell Crab Slider – $7.50
• 🆕 Cheddar and Chive Scone – $7.50
• 🆕 Enchanted Rose – $6.50

Beverages:

• 🆕 Parish Brewing Co. SIPS Candy Paint Berliner Weisse, Broussard, LA – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 von Trapp Brewing Bohemian Pilsner, Stowe, VT – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Crooked Can Brewing Company Fantasia Fusion IPA, Winter Garden, FL – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne, Reims, France – $12
• 🆕 Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage Champagne, Reims, France – $12
• 🆕 Katherine Goldschmidt Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, CA – $15

*NEW* Soft Shell Crab Slider – $7.50
Green Papaya Slaw and Mango Ketchup on Toasted Brioche

The brioche does not hold up. Unfortunately, as fans of soft shell crab, this was very disappointing. It’s stringy, greasy, and fishy, with a terrible aftertaste.

Rating out of 7: 1

*NEW* Cheddar and Chive Scone – $7.50
with Smoked Salmon Salad Topped with Crème Fraîche and Caviar

It looks like a Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit, and tastes like it, if the biscuits were scones. We loved this. For a quick bite at a festival, this is really good.

Rating out of 7: 7

*NEW* Enchanted Rose – $6.50
Milk Chocolate Rose with Raspberry and Rose Center

The cookie base is excellent. Overall, this is pretty good. The rose flavor may put some people off, but we liked the way the flavors worked together.

Rating out of 7: 5

You can find this location at 26 on the map below.

The Craftsman’s Courtyard

Food:

• 🆕 Beef Wellington-Inspired Croissant Supreme – $8.50

*NEW* Beef Wellington-Inspired Croissant Supreme – $8.50
with Creamed Spinach Croissant Pinwheel, Mushroom-Gorgonzola Ragout, Mustard-grilled Flank Steak, Red Wine Sauce, and Pickled Mustard Seeds

It seemed tender when cutting it but it was hard to chew. The flavors are good. The croissant is fantastic. The dish overall is rich from the mushrooms. It’s a shame that the flank steak was poor quality, because this dish had potential.

Rating out of 7: 4

You can find this location at 25 on the map below.

Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey

Food:

• 🆕 Raspberry Pastry Tart – $5

Beverages:

• 🆕 Figment Imagination Lemonade (Non-Alcoholic) – $5
• 🆕 3 Daughters Brewing Pineapple Hard Cider, St. Petersburg, FL – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• Rainbow Hard Cider Flight – $10.25
• 🆕 81Bay Brewing Co. Make All Things Purple Ale, Tampa, FL – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.

*NEW* Raspberry Pastry Tart – $5
Sugar Cookie with Raspberry and Lemon Cream Cheese Filling

It’s very tart. The cookie is fairly decent. It’s the best part of the dish overall.

Rating out of 7: 5

*NEW* Figment Imagination Lemonade (Non-Alcoholic) – $5
with Choice of Flavor

This offering is unique in that the base is regular lemoande and then you choose from one of eight flavor options to create your beverage. The flavor options are blue raspberry, strawberry, toasted marshmallow, lavender, chipotle pineapple, cupcake, south seas blend (mango, guava, and ginger), and hickory smoke.

We chose toasted marshmallow. The flavor comes in strong but it’s so good. We wish it had an alcohol option because it would be an amazing cocktail. The tart lemonade is there but the flavoring tastes like you actually bit into a toasted marshmallow.

Rating out of 7: 7

You can find this location at 4 on the map below.

Deco Delights

Beverages:

• 🆕 3 Daughters Brewing Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Beer, St. Petersburg, FL – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Keel Farms Strawberry Shortcake Hard Cider, Plant City, FL – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout with Coconut, Longmont, CO – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.

You can find this location at 22 on the map below.

Swirled Showcase

Food:

• 🆕 Bubble Gum Soft-Serve in a Waffle Cone – $6.50
• 🆕 Imagination Cone – $6.75
• 🆕 Candy Trio Flight – $8
• 🆕 Liquid Nitrogen Minnie Cake Pop – $4.75

*NEW* Bubble Gum Soft-Serve in a Waffle Cone – $6.50

*NEW* Imagination Cone – $6.75
Bubble Gum Soft-Serve in a Lavender Cone, “Sparks” of Imagination, and White Chocolate Wings

The “sparks of imagination” are Nerds candies. The soft-serve smells more like bubble gum than it tastes. It’s also not very creamy ice cream. The white chocolate wings are poor quality. And the Nerds are just too much with everything else going on. The lavender cone is the best part, and it takes a very pretty picture.

Rating out of 7: 4

*NEW* Candy Trio Flight – $8
Dole Whip Strawberry with Starburst Minis Fruit Chews, Dole Whip Lemon with Skittles Pop’d Freeze Dried Candy, and Dole Whip Lime with Chili-Lime Seasoning and Life Savers Gummies

The strawberry DOLE with Starburst minis (particularly the lemon) is fantastic.

The lemon DOLE with freeze-dried Skittles is very tart. Those of us that like tart loved it.

The lime DOLE whip with chili-lime seasoning and Life Savers gummies is also good.

The DOLE whip flavor-candy pairings are done very well. There’s something here for everyone and they’re all good choices.

Rating out of 7: 6

*NEW* Liquid Nitrogen Minnie Cake Pop – $4.75
with Berry Sponge Cake, White Chocolate Ganache, and Colorful Chocolate Splats

This is a wasted use of liquid nitrogen. The cake happens to be very good, moist and soft, but the liquid nitrogen is just for show here. They’ve done great things with it before so it was a disappointment.

Rating out of 7: 4

You can find this location at 23 on the map below.

Fictional Victuals

Food:

• 🆕 Squid Ink Pasta – $7.75
• 🆕 Charred Octopus – $7.75
• 🆕 Black Cocoa Brownie – $6.50

Beverages:

• 🆕 Butterscotch Milk Shake – $5
• 🆕 3 Daughters Brewing Barrel Aged Cognac Porter, St. Petersburg, FL – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
• 🆕 Boyd & Blair Outis Fathom – $12

*NEW* Squid Ink Pasta – $7.75
with Lump Crab, Truffle Cream, and Shaved Truffle

The pasta is nicely al dente and the crab meat is pretty good. The bread crumbs add a nice crunch. The truffle flavor doesn’t come through, which is disappointing. For a festival booth dish, this is higher quality than usual.

Rating out of 7: 5

*NEW* Charred Octopus – $7.75
with Crushed Fingerling Potatoes, Kalamata Olives, Capers, and Romesco Sauce

It’s not listed, but there are bits of sausage in this dish. It’s good with a decent spice from the romesco sauce. The potatoes are well-cooked.

Rating out of 7: 6

*NEW* Black Cocoa Brownie – $6.50
with Ube Ice Cream, Coral Tuile, and Sponge Cake

The brownie is a dense, dark chocolate. We wish it wasn’t frosted, because it doesn’t need it. The coral tuile tastes like straight salt. It’s awful. The sponge cake is okay, but it’s too sweet. It has a cute presentation and the brownie is fantastic, but nothing else does the dish any favors.

Rating out of 7: 4

*NEW* Butterscotch Milk Shake – $5
with Chocolate Garnish

The chocolate garnish is stamped with gears. The shake is orange, which doesn’t scream butterscotch, but the flavor is straight-up butterscotch. It’s intense but fantastic, and the flavor lingers. We wish it came in an alcoholic version.

Rating out of 7: 7

You can find this location at 5 on the map below.

Connections Eatery

Food:

• 🆕 Figment’s Liege Waffle – $5.79
• 🆕 Yuzu Baumkuchen – $5.99

Beverages:

• 🆕 Imagination Lemonade – $5.79, $15.50 with Vodka

*NEW* Figment’s Liege Waffle – $5.79
with Ube Filling

This was very subtle as far as the ube, but at a detriment. It just tastes like sugar. The waffle was hard. It’s okay, but it’s kind of bland.

Rating out of 7: 2

*NEW* Yuzu Baumkuchen – $5.99
Yuzu Baumkuchen served with Yuzu Curd, Whipped Cream, and Chocolate Garnish

The cake itself is a little tough but the yuzu flavoring is good. It’s not too tart or overwhelming.

Rating out of 7: 5

*NEW* Imagination Lemonade – $5.79, $15.50 with Vodka
Minute Maid Premium Lemonade topped with Butterfly Pea Tea and Lavender

While it makes a pretty picture, it was tart and plain. With two Imagination Lemonades at the event, this is the weaker option. Get the frozen one from Figment’s Inspiration Station instead.

Rating out of 7: 3

You can find this location at 1 on the map below.

Funnel Cake

Food:

• 🆕 Cotton Candy Funnel Cake – $12

*NEW* Cotton Candy Funnel Cake – $12
Topped with Powdered Sugar, Vanilla Ice Cream, Whipped Cream, Pink and Purple Sugar Dusting, and Cotton Candy Crunch

We were skeptical, but once again, the Funnel Cake kiosk doesn’t let us down. Everything tastes like it should. However, it’s not anything special. We’re used to more complex funnel cakes during festivals. The cotton candy elements are subtle, making this kind of plain.

Rating out of 7: 4

You can find this location at 14 on the map below.

Refreshment Outpost

Beverages:

• 🆕 Brewlando Liquid Art Pilsner, Orlando, FL – $12
• 🆕 Ology Brewing Co. Rainbow Colored Glasses Rainbow Sherbet Berliner, Tallahassee, FL – $12

You can find this location at 9 on the map below.

Refreshment Port

Food:

• 🆕 Caprese Poutine – $8.50

*NEW* Caprese Poutine – $8.50
with Tuscan-Spiced French Fries, Confit Tomatoes, Slivered Garlic, Mozzarella Pearls, Basil Pesto, Shaved Pecorino, and Balsamic Glaze

The thick cut fries are well-spiced and the pesto is well balanced. All of the individual ingredients are good, but all together, they fail to come together. It’s not bad; it’s just disjointed.

Rating out of 7: 4

You can find this location at 21 on the map below.

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

Beverages:

• 🆕 Color Craze Latte + Donut – $10.99, $ with Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur

*NEW* Color Craze Latte + Donut – $10.99, $17.99 with Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur
Espresso, Swiss Chocolate Syrup, Dark Chocolate Sauce, and Milk Complemented with a Frosted Donut and Whipped Cream and Topped with M&M’s Milk Chocolate Minis

Please, we’re begging venues to stop with these over-the-top drinks. They’re messy. However, this is a minor, personal complaint.

We tried the version with Kahlua. The coffee itself is pretty good. The donut is fresh and decent. It’s better than a grocery store donut but it’s just a standard donut. The drink itself is the highlight.

Rating out of 7: 5

This is available at the Joffrey’s stands across the park. You can find the locations at 2, 6, 12, and 19 on the map below.

Review Video

Stay tuned for our video review from the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.

Map of Locations

The Food Studios are marked on the map with the following numbers:

1. Connections Eatery
2. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – World Discovery
3. Deconstructed Dish
4. Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey
5. Fictional Victuals
6. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – Showcase Plaza
7. El Artista Hambriento
8. Painted Panda
9. Refreshment Outpost
10. Pastoral Palate
11. L’Arte di Mangiare
12. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – The American Adventure
13. Artist’s Table
14. Funnel Cake
15. Goshiki
16. Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina
17. Vibrante & Vivido: Encanto Cocina
18. L’Art de la Cuisine Française
19. Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – Canada pavilion
20. Gourmet Landscapes
21. Refreshment Port
22. Deco Delights
23. Swirled Showcase
24. Pop Eats!
25. Craftsman’s Courtyard
26. Opening Bites

The 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts will be running from January 17 to February 24, 2025.

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Alicia