The Best Vegan Dining Options in Animal Kingdom at Disney World

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Dining

Some of the best table service restaurants can be found at Animal Kingdom Lodge, which is a Disney Resort just a 5 minute bus ride away. Don’t miss out on these restaurants when you visit Animal Kingdom as they are some of the best in the whole of Disney World and you can super easily get to the resort with the free Disney buses.

Boma – Flavors of Africa

Boma is one of the most popular restaurants in the whole of Disney World and for a very good reason! This buffet restaurant serves both breakfast and dinner, making it the perfect place to visit before or after your day in Animal Kingdom Park.

When you visit the buffet all the food will be labeled. Every dish that has a green leaf symbol on it will be plant-based and therefore suitable for vegans. Buffets used to be difficult for vegans as you would have to have a chef walk you through what you could eat but it has now never been easier to dine at a Disney buffet which is fantastic news!

There is a large variety of food here, with both African and American cuisines offered. The vegan options at breakfast include coconut steel cut oatmeal, plant-based babotie, chakalaka (which is an African tomato stew), watermelon with a mint pistachio crumb and much more! You can also ask for the famous Mickey waffles to be made vegan for you!

For dinner enjoy items such as avocado, papaya and grapefruit salad, a variety of different flavors of hummus, North African cauliflower salad, black-eyed peas and stewed tomatoes, bebere chickpea salad, harira (which is a lentil and chickpea stew) and a chocolate spice cake.

Sanaa

Sanaa is a must visit restaurant! This Indian restaurant not only serves amazing food, including the famous Bread Service, it also has amazing views of the animals in the Animal Kingdom Lodge savannah.

Do not miss out on the Bread Service. This iconic dish can be modified to be made vegan upon request and is delicious bread served with 9 dips (one is not vegan so does need to be swapped out to any of the other 8 dips that are vegan!).

The menu also features lots more vegan dishes such as samosas, a salad sampler, a Zanzibari vegetable curry, harvest potje where you can choose one of the following options: chickpea wat, sukuma wiki, lentil dahl orrajma masala and a dessert called kheer which is coconut rice pudding. Come to Sanaa hungry because you will want to try everything!

Jiko – The Cooking Place

Jiko is a signature dining experience at Animal Kingdom Lodge with a very interesting menu. On offer are three vegan options. To start with is the Jiko Salad which is made with quinoa, petite vegetables, peaches, cashew cheese and a lemon-ginger vinaigrette. The entrée is the Injera Basket, traditional African injera bread that is served with a range of stews. For dessert is the African Drum Beets dish, a chocolate cake with a coconut-strawberry-beet mousse.

Snacks

Tamu Tamu Refreshments

Tamu Tamu Refreshments is the location in Animal Kingdom where you can get the iconic Dole Whip! This cold, refreshing snack is a totally vegan apart from the coconut and vanilla flavors and perfect to enjoy in the Florida heat!

You can also get two specialty dole whip treats here too! Scar’s Lair is pineapple dole whip with a sour apple flavored syrup and Simba’s Sunset is pineapple dole whip with strawberry!

Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery

Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery serves a delicious savory treat that should definitely go on your list of foods to try! Come here for the spiced potato hand pies that are served with two dips. Only one is vegan so be sure to ask for a double portion of the coriander chutney!

Pongu Pongu

Pongu Pongu is one of the most famous snack locations in Disney World for its iconic Night Blossom drink! This frozen beverage is made from apple and desert pear limeade. Be sure to check the boba balls are vegan (as suppliers do sometimes change) and then enjoy this super refreshing drink!

Places To Skip

Yak & Yeti Local Foods Café

Although the table service Yak & Yeti Restaurant is fantastic for vegans the quick service version has virtually no options! For breakfast there is a pricey fruit salad and nothing on the lunch and dinner menu! If you love the sound of eating at Yak & Yeti be sure to book a table in the main restaurant and skip this quick service location.

Rainforest Café

Rainforest Café is famous for the amazing animatronics and atmospheric effects you will experience in this restaurant. Sadly the vegan options are lackluster. There are a few dishes that can be made vegan upon request such as a Beyond burger, anaconda pasta, ancient grains salad and the house salad but some of these dishes need to be heavily modified. This is a restaurant people visit for the experience and theming rather than the food.

With so many other great options close by it is definitely worth skipping over Rainforest Café and getting a dining reservation in one of the amazing table service restaurants, like Tiffins, instead.

Conclusion

Animal Kingdom is a truly beautiful park and it is great to know that after a day of exploring there is lots of amazing vegan food on offer to enjoy! Now you know the best places to eat the only thing left to do is go and enjoy!