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Top Restaurants in Celebration
From freshly baked biscuits to gourmet charcuterie plates to refreshing ice cream, Celebration's restaurants are sure to please.
Celebration is a little Florida town dusted with dashes of pixie dust — and that magic is most obvious in the town’s food scene. From billowy biscuits to salty charcuterie plates to airy French macarons, there’s a bit of sorcery in every bite.
Dine on Spanish/Cuban cuisine at Celebration favorite Columbia Restaurant
Bright ‘n’ Early Breakfasts
Get your day off to a good start at Maple Street Biscuit Company. This Celebration eatery serves up modern Southern comfort food — and more specifically, loads of buttery biscuits. While biscuits and gravy have a well-deserved spot on the menu, Maple Street Biscuit Company is best known for its biscuit sandwiches. For a hearty meal, try the salty-sweet Sticky Maple. Bacon slices balance atop a fried chicken breast precariously sandwiched between a fluffy biscuit sitting in a pool of maple syrup.
Internationally Inspired Dining
The Columbia Restaurant is a Florida favorite, with Spanish-Cuban roots dating back to 1905 Tampa. Over a century later, it's still going strong with family recipes like Cuban black bean soup, ropa vieja, and palomilla. But if there’s just one thing to try at the Columbia Restaurant, it’s the Cuban sandwich. Layered with Spanish ham, mojo-marinated roast pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on crusty, light Cuban bread, it's been called “the best sandwich in Florida” by Food & Wine. It pairs perfectly with the signature 1905 Salad.
Enjoy the perfect pairing of wine and authentic Colombian food at Columbia Restaurant in Celebration Town Center
Around the corner you’ll find Ari Sushi, an inviting Asian eatery that serves up a tempting selection of sushi rolls plus Japanese and Korean dishes like bibimbap, teriyaki chicken, tempura shrimp and vegetables, and even convenient lunch bento boxes.
Reggiano’s of Celebration is one of the newest restaurants in town. This upscale Italian eatery serves up delicious dishes like ravioli pomodoro, funghi pizza, parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan), and Mediterranean branzino. You’ll want to save room for delectable desserts like tiramisu and cannoli. Enjoy the food along with the sophisticated vibes — think pressed tablecloths, flickering candlelight, and elegant chandeliers.
Up the street, Thai Thani is serving up the best Thai in town. Enjoy everything from tom kha soup to green papaya salad to pad Thai. And with the full bar, you can pair your dish with your drink of choice.
Try a new flavor at Thai Thani / Christina Thomas, Go Epicurista
Well-Crafted Food & Wine
Do you love to dine out with a bottle of wine and a lavish charcuterie board? Look no further than Imperium Food & Wine. This gem of a wine bar has a more casual ambiance than you may expect, with its chalkboard menus, warm wood bar, and local artwork. Beyond the charcuterie, try gourmet bites like spicy shrimp tacos and chicken bacon ranch flatbread. The award-winning wine list is absolutely next level, with bottles from many of the best wine regions in the world.
If you prefer cocktails to wine, check out the trendy Lakeside Kitchen & Bar at The Inn at Celebration. The lakefront patio is the perfect place to sip a handcrafted cocktail like the Peach Pearl: peach-infused vodka with prosecco, acai, triple sec, and lime juice.
Casual Bites
Pizza is the ultimate crowd pleaser. Order a slice or a pie from Upper Crust Pizza, Celebration’s beloved counter-service pizza. Or watch the big game as you down a cold beer and savor New England-style seafood dishes (fried clam strips or "lobstah," maybe) at Celebration Town Tavern. For Mediterranean flavors, head to Little Greek Fresh Grill for falafel, dolmades, and gyros.
Delicious dishes are waiting at Celebration Town Tavern
Splurge-Worthy Sweets
No visit to Celebration would be complete without at least one sweet treat. Step back in time with a visit to Kilwins Chocolates & Ice Cream. This old-fashioned ice cream shop serves up all sorts of whimsical flavors, including marshmallow s’more, raspberry sorbetto, and cappuccino chocolate chip. And as if that weren’t enough, Kilwins also whips up sweet confections like decadent fudge squares and caramel apples.
Indulge in chocolate-covered apples at Kilwins in Celebration Town Center.
Just two doors down from Kilwins, you’ll find Le Macaron, an adorable Paris-inspired shop serving up, well, French macarons. These airy French pastries come in all sorts of fun flavors, like rose, strawberry key lime, and basil white chocolate. You may end up getting a whole box just to try every flavor that catches your eye!