food IS a theme park
With nearly 100 retail locations and over 60 different eateries, you have A LOT of options at Disney Springs. You can find just about anything you could want here.
Disney Springs
And there is about to be a few more dishes you can try! A Disney Springs restaurant is revamping some of its lunch options and introducing three new dishes to the menu.
Disney Springs is home to some of the best restaurants in Disney World, a number of them owned by renowned celebrity chefs.
Morimoto Asia
From Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ to the upcoming EET be Maneet Chauhan, you’ll find all kinds of dining experiences to fit your style. Occasionally, you’ll even be able to meet some of these chefs on different occasions throughout the year. We’ve seen Chef Rick Bayless host a special event for a new menu launch at Frontera Cocina, Chef José Andrés hold a presentation during Flavors of Florida, and more. This holiday season, another popular chef is hosting a weekend of fun in his Disney Springs restaurant — Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
If meeting a celebrity chef is on your bucket list, then listen up — we’ve got some BIG news!
Morimoto Asia
Celebrity Chefs have created many restaurants in and near Disney World, especially over at Disney Springs. There’s Homcomin’ from Chef Art Smith, Morimoto Asia from Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Jaleo from Chef Jose Andres, and even Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill from Chef Wolfgang Puck. Sometimes the famous chefs behind these oh-so-delicious spots grace guests with their presence in these restaurants, and soon one will be doing just that!
There are TONS of awesome restaurants in Disney Springs. But even with some impressive competition, Morimoto Asia still stands out as one of our favorite spots!
Morimoto Asia
The restaurant specializes in Pan-Asian food, focusing on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cuisines. One of our favorite things about Morimoto Asia is the interesting variety in their menu. We’ve had everything from beer cheese to frog legs here!
Morimoto Asia is an upscale Asian eatery in Disney Springs helmed by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. This spot serves up some seriously delicious Pan-Asian eats year-round, but it also offers some specialty items or events from time to time.
Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs
From July 6th to August 12th, Disney Springs will be home to Flavors of Florida, an event where all sorts of Disney Springs restaurants and kiosks will be serving dishes with ingredients inspired by the Sunshine State! In 2019, Morimoto Asia served up an Alligator Tail Waffle Cone(!!) during the Flavors of Florida event. But this year, it’s serving up something different…frog legs!
Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs, run by the famous Culinary Hall of Fame member and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, has been serving up high-end Asian dishes through their main location and the neighboring Morimoto Asia Street Food.
Morimoto Asia
Last week, Morimoto Asia hosted a special ticketed Luau to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month! It’s a time to appreciate all of the accomplishments made by AAPI folks!
Mira from Disney Junior is celebrating AAPI month in the parks!
Morimoto Asia is already celebrating the month with a limited-time menu and a new drink, but now the restaurant is holding a special event!
Disney food isn’t just tasty — it’s also so pretty.
Cinnamon Roll at Gaston’s Tavern
We could spend all day tearing apart cookies and digging our forks into delicious treats.
Make room for dim sum! Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs has extending a discount for select guests!
Morimoto Asia
Morimoto offered a 20% discount to all Cast Members upon reopening. Now, Morimoto Asia is continuing to show its appreciation for the hard-workers of Disney!
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Disney Springs began its phased reopening on May 20th to welcome guests back to its third-party restaurants and stores.
Morimoto Asia
Since there are plenty of new health and safety procedures in place across Disney Springs, restaurants are limiting capacity and implementing social distancing measures. And, while we gave you ALL the details on dining in Disney Springs, we’re back again for more food! But, this time, we’re heading to Morimoto Asia for some Japanese cuisine.
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