Calling all foodies! A popular dining event is coming back to Orlando this year!

Between the festivals at EPCOT to the culinary demonstrations in the area, Orlando is consistently blessed with fantastic foodie events year-round. Well, the fun isn’t slowing down any time soon with news of the return of a super popular dining event in Orlando!

We hope you’ve built up an appetite, because, per the Orlando Sentinel, Visit Orlando’s Magic Dining, presented by Orlando Health, is returning to Orlando for its 19th year!

Running from August 16th through September 30th, 2024, Magical Dining will feature 150 participating restaurants. According to the Orlando Sentinel and Visit Orlando, 25 of those 150 restaurants are new to the event and nine are Michelin Guide-recognized.

The event will feature a two-tier pricing system that was introduced in 2023 that offers three-course prix fixe menus fo $40 or $60. This year’s Magical Dining event will also maintain the tradition of $1 from each $40 dinner and $2 from each $60 dinner being donated to a local nonprofit selected by Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining. This year’s recipient is The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, an organization that helps residents from hardships by providing essentials. The Mustard Seed is all about sustainability and has diverted nearly 4 million cubic feet of landfill waste, per the Orlando Sentinel.

Further adding to the philanthropic spirit, Visit Orlando will donate an additional $3,000 to one local nonprofit in each of Orange County’s six commission districts. In line with The Mustard Seed’s philosophy, the theme of the donation will be all about creating thriving and sustainable communities.

Since the charity aspect was introduced in 2009, Magical Dining has raised over $2.5 million. Last year, $269,272 was donated to charities supporting survivors of abuse in Central Florida, including The Lifeboat Project, which was able to hire a case manager, purchase new vehicles, and build a safe house. It goes without saying that taking part in this delicious event does a lot of good for a lot of people.

The new restaurants joining the event and their prices are as follows:

New for 2024

• Adega Gaucha in Kissimmee — $40
• Armando’s in College Park — $40
• Armando’s in Lake Nona — $40
• Armando’s in Winter Park — $40
• Braccia Ristorante — $40
• Chayote Barrio Kitchen — $60
• Chef’s Table at The Edgewater — $60
• Chima Steakhouse — $60
• Citrus Club — $40
• Crocante Restaurant + Bar — $40
• Cru Quarters at The Mayflower — $40
• F&D Prime Modern Steakhouse — $60
• Firebirds Wood Fired Grill — $40
• Helena Modern Riviera — $40
• Nami — $60
• Norman’s Orlando — $60
• Pine & Oak Tavern — $40
• Sophia’s Trattoria — $40
• Summer House on the Lake — $40
• Trabucco — $40
• Trattoria del Porto at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando — $40
• Twin View Restaurant at Evermore Resort — $60
• Wine 4 Oysters Bar and Bites, East Orlando — $40
• Wine 4 Oysters Bar and Bites, West Orlando  — $40
• Yamasan Sushi and Grill — $40

9 Michelin Guide Restaurants

• AVA MediterrAegean — $60
• BACAN — $60
• Four Flamingos: A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen — $60
• Kabooki Sushi (East Colonial location) — $40
• Maxine’s on Shine — $40
• Ravello — $60
• The Pinery — $40
• The Ravenous Pig — $40
• Z Asian Vietnamese Kitchen — $40

Menu’s are live on the Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining website and more information about the event can be found there, including locations, dietary preferences, and dine-and-stay deals. Even more menu information is expected to be released soon.

Orlando has established itself as perhaps the foodie capital of America over the past several years, so we’re super excited to see such a prolific dining event return! As always, stay tuned right here at the Disney Food Blog for more Orlando foodie event updates!

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