Gone are the days when amusement park food consisted of overpriced hot dogs and cotton candy. These 10 amusement park restaurants were nominated by a panel of industry experts and voted the best in the U.S. for their food, atmosphere and service.
The top 10 winners in the category Best Amusement Park Restaurant are as follows:
- Aunt Granny's Restaurant - Dollywood
- Marco Polo's Marketplace - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
- Be Our Guest Restaurant - Magic Kingdom
- Three Broomsticks - Universal Studios Hollywood
- Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant - Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Mythos Restaurant - Orlando
- Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant - Knott's Berry Farm
- Le Cellier Steakhouse - Epcot
- Biergarten Restaurant - Epcot
- Cafe Orleans - Disneyland
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Robb Alvey (ThemeParkReview.com), Doug Barnes (Season Pass Podcast), Austin Carroll (Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast), Monet Massa-Sena (The Theme Park Princess), Clint Novak (In the Loop), John Stevenson (Coaster101.com) and Josh Young (Theme Park University) were chosen based on their knowledge and experience of amusement parks in North America.
Congratulations to all these winning restaurants!
The Experts
Robb Alvey
Robb Alvey is the owner of ThemeParkReview.com,... Read More
Robb Alvey is the owner of ThemeParkReview.com, started in 1996 and one of the longest running and largest theme park fan sites with over 3 million followers. Robb travels to theme parks all over the world each year including Europe, Asia, Australia, and all around the Americas, has visited hundreds of different parks and ridden about 2,000 different roller coasters. His background in theme parks started as a cast member for Disneyland when he was 17 years old and has continued more than 30 years later.
Robb Alvey

Robb Alvey is the owner of ThemeParkReview.com, started in 1996 and one of the longest running and largest theme park fan sites with over 3 million followers. Robb travels to theme parks all over the world each year including Europe, Asia, Australia, and all around the Americas, has visited hundreds of different parks and ridden about 2,000 different roller coasters. His background in theme parks started as a cast member for Disneyland when he was 17 years old and has continued more than 30 years later.
Doug Barnes
Doug Barnes is the Owner/Producer/Host of the Read More
Doug Barnes is the Owner/Producer/Host of the Season Pass Podcast. Podcasting on Themed Entertainment for over 11 years, Doug took his lifetime hobby of theme park fun and turned into the largest audio archive of creative stories, career origins, and attraction development, told by the industry creators themselves, on the Internet. Doug has interviewed 500 plus themed entertainment creatives, media, celebrities, and fans; and has moderated multiple convention panels based on themed entertainment.
Doug Barnes

Doug Barnes is the Owner/Producer/Host of the Season Pass Podcast. Podcasting on Themed Entertainment for over 11 years, Doug took his lifetime hobby of theme park fun and turned into the largest audio archive of creative stories, career origins, and attraction development, told by the industry creators themselves, on the Internet. Doug has interviewed 500 plus themed entertainment creatives, media, celebrities, and fans; and has moderated multiple convention panels based on themed entertainment.
Austin Carroll
Austin Carroll is the creator and host of Fastpass... Read More
Austin Carroll is the creator and host of Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast, a popular podcast that explores the strange origins of the world’s most iconic theme parks and rides. As a relatively new voice in the industry, she has garnered critical acclaim for applying traditional research methodology to theme park history. A former Disneyland cast member, she is currently on a quest to visit all the Disney Theme Parks worldwide before 2020. Follow her on travels on Instagram at @fastpasstothepast.
Austin Carroll

Austin Carroll is the creator and host of Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast, a popular podcast that explores the strange origins of the world’s most iconic theme parks and rides. As a relatively new voice in the industry, she has garnered critical acclaim for applying traditional research methodology to theme park history. A former Disneyland cast member, she is currently on a quest to visit all the Disney Theme Parks worldwide before 2020. Follow her on travels on Instagram at @fastpasstothepast.
Monet Massa-Sena
Monet Massa-Sena is the owner of The Theme Park... Read More
Monet Massa-Sena is the owner of The Theme Park Princess. She is a former Walt Disney World cast member who majored in journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University and currently works as a Social Media Manager and Copywriter in Orlando. The Theme Park Princess provides tips and reviews for Orlando’s best theme parks and information on the Disney College Program, reaching thousands of readers around the world each year.
Monet Massa-Sena

Monet Massa-Sena is the owner of The Theme Park Princess. She is a former Walt Disney World cast member who majored in journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University and currently works as a Social Media Manager and Copywriter in Orlando. The Theme Park Princess provides tips and reviews for Orlando’s best theme parks and information on the Disney College Program, reaching thousands of readers around the world each year.
Clint Novak
Clint Novak has been a fan of the Amusement... Read More
Clint Novak has been a fan of the Amusement Industry for almost 20 years. Along with his close friends “The Legend” and “Drew the Intern” he has been hosting an amusement park podcast called In the Loop for 14 years and they have become mildly popular with their YouTube channel. Clint visits parks weekly and is easy to spot at on the midway with his trademark propeller beanie.
Clint Novak

Clint Novak has been a fan of the Amusement Industry for almost 20 years. Along with his close friends “The Legend” and “Drew the Intern” he has been hosting an amusement park podcast called In the Loop for 14 years and they have become mildly popular with their YouTube channel. Clint visits parks weekly and is easy to spot at on the midway with his trademark propeller beanie.
John Stevenson
John Stevenson of Nashville, Tennessee, is a... Read More
John Stevenson of Nashville, Tennessee, is a writer for Coaster101.com, a roller coaster and amusement industry website featuring in-depth articles about the fundamentals of roller coaster design, interviews with industry experts, roller coaster reviews, photos and more.
John Stevenson

John Stevenson of Nashville, Tennessee, is a writer for Coaster101.com, a roller coaster and amusement industry website featuring in-depth articles about the fundamentals of roller coaster design, interviews with industry experts, roller coaster reviews, photos and more.
Josh Young
Josh Young is Editor of Theme Park University, a... Read More
Josh Young is Editor of Theme Park University, a website that covers all aspects of the themed entertainment industry. TPU is a leader in theme park news, insight and analysis.
Josh Young

Josh Young is Editor of Theme Park University, a website that covers all aspects of the themed entertainment industry. TPU is a leader in theme park news, insight and analysis.