Port of Entry
Confisco Grille
$$
The park's dependable sit-down option by the entrance, and the table service most likely to seat a walk-up when everything else is full.
Universal's Islands of Adventure
Where to eat at Universal's Islands of Adventure
All 26 places to eat in the park, with an honest verdict on each. We tell you which reservations are worth the 60-day scramble and which are a waste of a meal.
| Restaurant | Price | Land | Service | Cuisine | Reservations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confisco Grille | $$ | Port of Entry | Table service | Global - Mediterranean, Asian and American plates | Reservations recommended |
| Backwater Bar | $$ | Port of Entry | Lounge | Cocktails and bar plates | Walk-ups usually fine |
| Croissant Moon Bakery | $ | Port of Entry | Bakery | Pastries, sandwiches and coffee | No reservations |
| Cinnabon | $ | Port of Entry | Bakery | Cinnamon rolls and coffee | No reservations |
| Starbucks | $ | Port of Entry | Quick service | Coffee and pastries | No reservations |
| Cafe 4 | $$ | Marvel Super Hero Island | Quick service | Pizza and Italian-American | No reservations |
| Captain America Diner | $$ | Marvel Super Hero Island | Quick service | Burgers and American diner food | No reservations |
| Blondie's | $$ | Toon Lagoon | Quick service | Deli sandwiches | No reservations |
| Comic Strip Cafe | $$ | Toon Lagoon | Quick service | Mixed - Chinese, Italian, fish and chips, burgers | No reservations |
| Thunder Falls Terrace | $$ | Jurassic Park | Quick service | Wood-fire rotisserie and barbecue | No reservations |
| The Burger Digs | $$ | Jurassic Park | Quick service | Burgers and chicken sandwiches | No reservations |
| Pizza Predattoria | $ | Jurassic Park | Quick service | Pizza and salads | No reservations |
| The Watering Hole | $$ | Jurassic Park | Lounge | Bar - beer, cocktails and light snacks | No reservations |
| Natural Selections | $ | Jurassic Park | Snack cart | Fresh fruit, snacks and cold drinks | No reservations |
| Three Broomsticks | $$ | Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure | Quick service | British pub food | No reservations |
| Hog's Head | $$ | Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure | Lounge | Pub - beer, cider and Butterbeer | No reservations |
| Honeydukes | $ | Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure | Snack cart | Sweets and confectionery | No reservations |
| Butterbeer Cart | $ | Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure | Snack cart | Butterbeer and frozen treats | No reservations |
| Magic Neep Cart | $ | Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure | Snack cart | Fresh fruit and wizarding drinks | No reservations |
| Mythos Restaurant | $$$ | The Lost Continent | Table service | Mediterranean-influenced modern American | Reservations recommended |
| Fire-Eater's Grill | $ | The Lost Continent | Quick service | Gyros, chicken and hot dogs | No reservations |
| Doc Sugrue's Desert Kebab House | $ | The Lost Continent | Snack cart | Grilled skewers and snacks | No reservations |
| Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous | $$ | Seuss Landing | Quick service | American - fried chicken, pizza and pasta | No reservations |
| Green Eggs and Ham Cafe | $$ | Seuss Landing | Quick service | Novelty American - loaded tots and burgers | No reservations |
| Moose Juice Goose Juice | $ | Seuss Landing | Snack cart | Frozen drinks and snacks | No reservations |
| Hop On Pop Ice Cream Shop | $ | Seuss Landing | Snack cart | Ice cream and sundaes | No reservations |
Last verified July 2026
2 in this park
Table service
The Lost Continent
Mythos Restaurant
$$$
The best restaurant at Islands of Adventure - a carved cave dining room over the lagoon with cooking that outclasses everything else in the park.
12 in this park
Quick service
Port of Entry
Starbucks
$
A full Starbucks store in Port of Entry with the standard menu, and the only reliable specialty coffee inside the park.
Marvel Super Hero Island
Cafe 4
$$
The Fantastic Four-themed pizza counter on Marvel Super Hero Island, and the only substantial air conditioning on that plaza.
Mobile order
Marvel Super Hero Island
Captain America Diner
$$
A burger counter on the lagoon side of Marvel with the best water views of any quick service in the park.
Mobile order
Toon Lagoon
Blondie's
$$
A deli counter in Toon Lagoon built around the Dagwood, a stacked sandwich named after the comic strip that invented the genre.
Mobile order
Toon Lagoon
Comic Strip Cafe
$$
A food-court counter in Toon Lagoon with several separate stations, and the only indoor seating on the island.
Mobile order
Jurassic Park
Thunder Falls Terrace
$$
Wood-fired rotisserie chicken and ribs in a huge air-conditioned room with windows onto the River Adventure drop - the best quick service in the park.
Mobile order
Jurassic Park
The Burger Digs
$$
The upstairs burger counter in the Jurassic Park visitor complex, with a toppings bar and air conditioning.
Mobile order
Jurassic Park
Pizza Predattoria
$
A walk-up pizza and salad window in Jurassic Park with shaded outdoor seating and one of the shortest queues in the park.
Mobile order
Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure
Three Broomsticks
$$
Hogsmeade's pub - a timber-framed hall with rotisserie chicken, shepherd's pie and Butterbeer, and the best-themed room in the park.
Mobile order
The Lost Continent
Fire-Eater's Grill
$
A small counter in The Lost Continent doing gyros and chicken fingers, with shaded seating and almost no queue.
Mobile order
Seuss Landing
Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous
$$
The big-top dining hall in Seuss Landing with a trolley train running through the ceiling and the largest indoor seating on this side of the park.
Mobile order
Seuss Landing
Green Eggs and Ham Cafe
$$
The ham-shaped counter in Seuss Landing serving the tater tot dish it is named after, which is better than a novelty item has any duty to be.
Mobile order
3 in this park
Lounge
Port of Entry
Backwater Bar
$$
The bar attached to Confisco Grille - dim, air-conditioned, almost always half empty, and the quietest seat inside the turnstiles.
Jurassic Park
The Watering Hole
$$
An open-air bar in Jurassic Park with shaded stools, frozen drinks and a view of the VelociCoaster launch.
Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure
Hog's Head
$$
The pub attached to the Three Broomsticks, with an animatronic hog's head over the bar and the only beer brewed for this land.
2 in this park
Bakery
Port of Entry
Croissant Moon Bakery
$
The park's breakfast answer: croissants, pastries, sandwiches and decent coffee, a hundred yards inside the turnstiles.
Mobile order
Port of Entry
Cinnabon
$
The chain cinnamon roll counter in Port of Entry, exactly as you would expect and priced like a theme park.
7 in this park
Snack cart
Jurassic Park
Natural Selections
$
The fresh fruit and cold drink stand near Camp Jurassic, and one of very few places in the park selling something that is not fried.
Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure
Honeydukes
$
Hogsmeade's sweet shop, floor to ceiling in candy, with a Chocolate Frog that is mostly a collectible card in chocolate form.
Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure
Butterbeer Cart
$
The outdoor Butterbeer carts in the village - the fastest route to the drink the whole land is built around.
Hogsmeade — Islands of Adventure
Magic Neep Cart
$
The fresh produce cart in Hogsmeade street, selling pumpkin juice and whole fruit under a wooden awning.
The Lost Continent
Doc Sugrue's Desert Kebab House
$
A grilled skewer window in The Lost Continent selling chicken and beef kebabs, and one of the few portable hot meals in the park.
Seuss Landing
Moose Juice Goose Juice
$
The frozen drink stand in Seuss Landing selling two colored slushes named after the animals that supposedly produced them.
Seuss Landing
Hop On Pop Ice Cream Shop
$
The ice cream window in Seuss Landing, with shaded seating and the shortest queue of any sweet counter in the park.
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