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Two of our ten. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa has Victoria & Albert's, holding one MICHELIN star, and Cítricos, in the MICHELIN Guide; The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes has Knife & Spoon, John Tesar's steak and seafood room, and Southern cooking from the resort's own farm at Highball & Harvest.

2 of our ten · Hand-pickedHotels cannot pay to be hereLast checked: October 2026

At a glance

  1. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: The resort across Seven Seas Lagoon

    Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

    Victoria & Albert's, with a MICHELIN star, and Cítricos upstairs

    Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom area · From about $855 a night

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  2. The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes: The spa's adults-only lap pool

    The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes

    Knife & Spoon's dry-aged steaks and cooking from the resort's farm

    Grande Lakes · From about $480 a night

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What we looked for

In Orlando, dinner usually means the hotel or a drive. From the Grand Floridian nothing else is within ten minutes on foot, and beyond the Grande Lakes estate nothing is walkable at all, so a hotel with a restaurant worth booking in its own right changes the evening. Two of our ten have one. The Grand Floridian, one monorail stop from Magic Kingdom, has Victoria & Albert's, the first Disney restaurant to win a MICHELIN star, and Cítricos, in the MICHELIN Guide. The Ritz-Carlton in Grande Lakes has Knife & Spoon, John Tesar's steak and seafood room, with the resort's own farm feeding its kitchens.

Choose the Grand Floridian for a tasting-menu evening with Magic Kingdom on the doorstep, and The Ritz-Carlton for a big steak dinner and a long breakfast between park days. Plan ahead for Victoria & Albert's: bookings open 60 days out, and it serves one seating a night.

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: The resort across Seven Seas LagoonThe icon

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Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom area, Orlando

The Grand Floridian keeps its best tables in the house, and the first is a reason to come on its own. Victoria & Albert's became the first Disney restaurant to win a MICHELIN star in 2024 and kept it in 2026. It serves one seating a night, Tuesday to Saturday, with a choice of two tasting menus over three hours, more than 500 wines and zero-proof pairings, in a domed dining room with garden-themed Victorian murals and a harpist. The Chef's Table in the kitchen and Queen Victoria's Room are the more private versions.

Cítricos, on the main building's second floor and in the MICHELIN Guide, is the easier booking: a seasonal coastal American menu of seafood, citrus and tropical fruit, every night from 5pm. Narcoossee's serves dinner on the lagoon, and for a drink there are The Perch in the lobby, the Enchanted Rose and afternoon tea in the Garden View Lounge.

Deluxe King Room - Club Level at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: a king bed with a scalloped teal velvet headboard under a chandelier, a wardrobe with painted floral panels, a desk and a blue sofa

The room to book

Deluxe King Room - Club Level

$1,480 a night

Disney describes it as larger than the standard room, and club access adds the Royal Palm Club's continental breakfast, snacks and evening drinks to the dinners at Victoria & Albert's and Cítricos.

Every room, and why

Book Victoria & Albert's as soon as the 60-day window opens; it serves one seating a night, Tuesday to Saturday, for guests aged 10 and over.

$$$$From about $855 a night

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The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes

Grande Lakes, Orlando

The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes runs seven places to eat and drink of its own, and two make the case. Knife & Spoon, John Tesar's steak and seafood room off the lobby, has an open kitchen, a well-stocked bar and dry-aged steaks from 44 Farms. It is in the MICHELIN Guide, without the star it won in 2022, and holds four stars from Forbes Travel Guide. Highball & Harvest cooks Southern food from breakfast to dinner with produce from Whisper Creek Farm, the resort's working farm, which keeps beehives too.

The estate fills the gaps. Primo, Melissa Kelly's Italian kitchen at the JW Marriott, is eight minutes' walk, the Lobby Lounge stays open until midnight, or 1am at weekends, and First Drop pours coffee from 6am. Beyond the estate every table is a drive, so the house restaurants are the point of staying.

The Ritz-Carlton Club room at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes: two queen beds, a writing desk and an armchair by the sliding door onto the balcony

The room to book

The Ritz-Carlton Club

About 480 sq ft (45 m²)$1,047 a night

Worth it if you will use the 14th-floor Club Lounge: five food and drink presentations a day, from breakfast to cordials, around dinners at Knife & Spoon and Highball & Harvest.

Every room, and why

Make Knife & Spoon the trip's big dinner on a day without a park, and dress smart casual.

$$$From about $480 a night

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How to choose

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A tasting menu worth dressing up forDisney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
A big steak dinner between park daysThe Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
Magic Kingdom by day, a serious dinner by nightDisney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

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Questions people ask

Good questions about Orlando

Does Victoria & Albert's have a MICHELIN star?

Yes. Victoria & Albert's, at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, became the first Disney restaurant to win a MICHELIN star in 2024 and held it in 2026. It serves one seating a night, Tuesday to Saturday, with a choice of two tasting menus, more than 500 wines and zero-proof pairings. Book as soon as the 60-day window opens and dress semi-formal to formal; children under 10 are not admitted, and cancelling inside five days costs $100 a head.

Which Orlando hotel restaurants are in the MICHELIN Guide?

Among our ten, Victoria & Albert's at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa holds one star, and Cítricos in the same hotel is in the guide. At The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, Knife & Spoon is in the guide, without the star it won in 2022. At Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, Capa and Ravello are both in the guide. Six minutes' walk from The Alfond Inn, Ômo by Jônt holds one star.

What is Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando?

John Tesar's steak and seafood restaurant on the lobby level of The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, with an open kitchen, a well-stocked bar and dry-aged steaks from 44 Farms. It is in the MICHELIN Guide and holds four stars from Forbes Travel Guide. The dining room opens from 5:30pm to 10pm and asks for smart casual. Book it as the trip's big dinner rather than a quick meal after a park day.

Where can you eat near the Grand Floridian?

The nearest is the Polynesian, with 'Ohana, Kona Cafe and Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, 12 to 18 minutes along the lagoon path or 4 by car, and the Resort Monorail brings you back in one stop. California Grill, on the Contemporary's 15th floor, is two monorail stops away by way of Magic Kingdom. Disney Springs, a Disney bus ride or 16 to 18 minutes by car, has Morimoto Asia and The Polite Pig, both in the MICHELIN Guide.

Is breakfast included at the Grand Floridian and The Ritz-Carlton?

Not on the standard rates at either; club-level rooms at both include breakfast in the lounge. At the Grand Floridian, Gasparilla Island Grill by the marina opens at 6am and 1900 Park Fare's character buffet runs from 8am to noon. At The Ritz-Carlton, Highball & Harvest serves breakfast from 7am to 11am, with an omelette and egg station, house-baked pastries and warm Southern dishes, and coffee from Lineage, an Orlando roaster.

How did you choose these hotels?

Independently, through extensive research, trusted sources and first-hand visits. Hotels cannot pay to be included, and every one of the ten has to exist for a different reason.

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