From over-the-top milkshakes to seasonal doughnuts and bakery treats, the Universal Orlando holiday food lineup brings festive flavors resort-wide.
The Holidays at Universal Orlando Resort kick off the festive season this Friday, November 21. The event runs through January 4. It offers a brand-new lineup of holiday food offerings, and fans of outrageous desserts, seasonal sweets, and over-the-top culinary creations are in for a treat. Each year, the resort debuts an impressive spread across its parks, hotels, and CityWalk, and 2025 looks to be no exception in terms of Universal Orlando holiday food. From towering milkshakes to limited-time pastries, this year’s lineup is shaping up to be one of the most delicious yet.
Universal Orlando Resort revealed via throughout the park for the holiday season. Epic Universe, the newest addition to Universal Orlando Resort, will have several holiday-themed dishes, including a Holiday Churro and Gronckle Bread Pudding.
Universal Orlando Holiday Food Menu 2025
Based on what was revealed by Today.com, we got a look at many of the Universal Orlando holiday food and beverage options for the 2025 season. Additionally, we learned about a few other Universal Orlando holiday food options from an official blog on Thursday, the day before the event started. These include:
- Elegant Ornament (Today Cafe) – Chocolate crème brûlée that has a white chocolate peppermint center
- Snickerdoodle Crepe (Central Park Crepes) – Cinnamon mascarpone spread with snickerdoodle crumbles, whipped cream and holiday sugar dust.
- Santa’s Christmas Crème Puff (San Francisco Pastry Company and Croissant Moon Bakery) – The puff is filled with Chantilly cream and mocha cookie butter. This quick-service location also has the Chocolate Yule Log and the returning (we do not know why) Coquito Crunch, a chocolate rum cake with coquito mousse and a chocolate hazelnut crunch.
- Red & White Nice Shake (Toothsome Chocolate Emporium and Savory Feast Kitchen) – Mocha and peppermint shake that’s made with candy cane sprinkles, peppermint bark snowflakes, and a candy cane.
Isle of Berk Options
- Gronckle’s Bread Pudding (Mead Hall) – Warm malted cinnamon bread pudding with a Yaknog anglaise, chocolate pop rocks and vanilla ice cream.
- Snoggletog Spiked Nog (Mead Hall)
- Snoggletog Harvest Mac and Cheese Cone (Hooligan’s Grog & Gruel) – Creamy mac and cheese cone that comes with pulled maple-glazed turkey, a spiced lingonberry drizzle, roasted sweet potatoes, sage chimichurri, and crispy stuffing crumbles. This is already available.
- Gingy Cookie (DreamWorks Imagination Cafe) – This divisive treat returns for 2025. This gingerbread cookie comes with icing and gumdrop buttons
- Holiday Churro (Celestial Snacks) – This gingerbread churro is topped with peppermint marshmallow, holiday sprinkles, and a white chocolate Santa.
- Sunday Roast (Finnegan’s Bar & Grill) – Roasted petite tender steak that comes with colcannon mashed potatoes, asparagus, root vegetables, and caramelized shallot gravy.
- Cookies for Santa – These holiday-themed sugar cookies will be available throughout the resort.
- Pumpkin Praline Gelato and Peppermint Chocolate Chip Gelato at Louie’s Italian Restaurant
Beverages
- Glühwein (Le Gobelet Noir) – Cabernet sauvignon, ruby port, raspberry himbeergeist, orange juice, honey syrup, ginger, allspice, nutmeg and clove.
- Holiday Hot Chocolate (Hop on Pop Ice Cream) – Served with whipped cream, toasted merengue and a holiday churro covered in white chocolate and sprinkles+
- Snoggletog Spiked Nog (Mead Hall) – This malted chocolate and cinnamon drink is spiked with Dansk Mjød GI spiced mead with ginger and hops, and a whipped topping.
- Espress-O Come All Ye Faithful (Red and Green Coconut Club) – Vanilla vodka, crème de cacao, white crème de menthe, and cold brew concentrate, then served with a crushed candy cane rim.
All Universal Orlando Holiday Food Locations
Universal Orlando Resort has not released a complete list of holiday food at the time of writing. Still, they have released a list of locations. They include:
Universal Studios Florida Venues with Specialty Items
- Lombard’s Seafood Grille
- San Francisco Pastry Company
- Finnegan’s Bar & Grill
- Chez Alcatraz
- Central Park Crepes
- TODAY Cafe
- Louie’s Italian Restaurant
- Dreamworks Imagination Café
Universal Islands of Adventure Venues with Specialty Items
Universal EPIC Universe Venues with Specialty Items
- Le Gobelet Noir™
- Mead Hall
- Hooligan’s Grog & Gruel
- Celestial Snacks
- Frosty Moon
- Atlantic
Universal CityWalk Venues with Specialty Items
- The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium and Savory Feast Kitchen
- Voodoo Doughnut
- Antojitos
- Margaritaville
- NBC Grill
- Red Coconut Club
- Vivo Italian Kitchen
- Bigfire
- Cowfish
- Bob Marley’s
- Bread Box
If you are a Universal Orlando Resort passholder, there exist several exclusive holiday food and beverage options for you in addition to the ones described above. For more theme park-related news and information, visit MSM News. As always, eat like you mean it!
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