Beignets at the Mardi Gras celebration at Universal Studios Florida theme park in Orlando

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There’s a lot to enjoy during the Mardi Gras event at Universal Orlando Resort: the parade, the concerts, and the merchandise, to name a few.

But one of the best parts of the Universal Mardi Gras celebration is actually the food!

At Universal’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, you get to experience amazing Carnaval-inspired cuisine from all over the world.

Today, we’re going to go over those Universal Studios Florida Mardi Gras food options. Check out the menus of the different food booths throughout the park.

Universal Orlando Mardi Gras 2025 Food Menu

Bites of the Bayou

Food Menu

  • Chicken & Sausage Gumbo – Chicken, bacon, andouille, and trinity stew served over white rice. ($8.99)
  • Baked Cajun Mac & Cheese – Spicy creamy cavatappi pasta with a Cajun cream sauce, andouille sausage, and holy trinity, garnished with scallions. ($10.99)
  • Cajun Spiced Twisted Tater – Cajun seasoned potato with herbs and Creole remoulade sauce. ($9.99)

Drink Menu

  • Modelo ($11.50)
  • NÜTRL ($12.50)
  • Miller Lite ($10.50)

Canada

Food Menu

  • Margherita Poutine – Pub fries with roasted tomatoes, basil cream, and fresh mozzarella. ($10.49)
  • Hot Maple Lacquered Salmon – Griddled salmon fillet with maple lacquer served with an ancient grain mixed salad. ($14.99)

Drink Menu

  • Ginger Snap Mocktail – Maple syrup, lime juice, cinnamon syrup, and ginger purée. ($9.00)
  • Ginger Snap – Maple syrup, Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, ginger purée, and lime juice. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.50 / Refill $13.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50)
  • Collective Arts Brewing Life in the Clouds IPA (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.00 / Refill $12.75 / 20 oz. Single Serve $13.00)

China

Food Menu

  • Duck Xian Bing – Hoisin scallion ginger butter with shredded duck dumpling. ($10.99)
  • Spicy Szechuan Chicken Bites – Crispy chicken pieces served with white rice, Szechuan chili crunch, and sesame seeds. ($11.99)

Drink Menu

  • Heineken (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $15.25 / Refill $11.25 / 20 oz. Single Serve $12.25)
  • Luck and Prosperity – Blood orange syrup, Hokkaido Milk Tea powder, vanilla cream syrup, ginger puree, and mango popping boba. ($9.00)
  • NÜTRL ($12.50)
  • Bud Light ($10.50)
  • Voodoo Brewing Co. Lacto-Kooler ($13.50)

Coca-Cola Market Square

Drink Menu

  • Frozen Irish Coffee – Cold brew concentrate, Jameson Irish whiskey, vanilla ice cream, and JF Haden’s Espresso Liqueur. ($13.50)
  • Frozen Brandy Milk Punch – Milk, cream, Torres 10 year brandy, Old Forester bourbon, vanilla bean, and simple syrup. ($13.50)
  • Peach Cobbler Smash Mocktail – Coca-Cola, lime wedges and peach purée. ($9.00)
  • Peach Cobbler Smash – Lime wedge, peach puree, and Old Forester bourbon with Coca-Cola. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.50 / Refill $13.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50)
  • Orange Coconut Snowball Mocktail – Fanta orange, coconut milk, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice. ($9.00)
  • Doberge Cake Cocktail – Cupcake cold foam, 360 Double Chocolate vodka, vanilla cream syrup, Sprite, and 360 Sorrento Lemon vodka. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.50 / Refill $13.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50)
  • BLTC Bloody Mary – Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, tomato juice, simple syrup, New Amsterdam vodka, lemon juice, black pepper, and celery salt. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $19.00 / Refill $15.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $15.00)
  • Premium Cocktail – Mixed with your choice of liquor: Patron Silver tequila, Tito’s vodka, BACARDI Superior rum, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Crown Royal whisky, Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 whiskey, Tanqueray London Dry gin. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $19.00 / Refill $16.00 / 12 oz. Single Serve $16.00)
  • Banana’s Fosters Fizz – Planteray O.F.T.D. rum, Barq’s Creme Soda, Bols crème de banana and Cruzan Aged Dark Rum. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup 16.50 / Refill 13.50 12 oz. / Single Serve 13.50)

Colombia

Food Menu

  • Chicken Empanadas – Crispy corn masa chicken empanadas, served with aji picante. ($8.99)
  • Colombian Burger – Pineapple cabbage slaw, Monterey Jack cheese, potato sticks, and cilantro garlic sauce on a grilled burger. ($10.99)
  • Pandebono – Colombian cassava bread, served warm. ($7.99)

Drink Menu

  • Aguapanela – Water, fresh cut lemon, and panela sugar. ($9.00)

France

Food Menu

  • Duck a l’orange Crepe – Freshly made crepes filled with onions, shredded duck, Boursin cheese, an orange slice, and orange segments. ($15.99)

Germany

Food Menu

  • Currywurst & Pommes – Crispy bratwurst with spicy curry ketchup on top, served with mayo and fries. ($9.99)
  • Leberkäse – German-style meatloaf on a pretzel bun with sauerkraut and mustard. ($10.99)
  • Apple Strudel – Flaky pastry layers with spiced apple filling. ($4.99)

Drink Menu

  • Bitburger Premium Pils (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.00 / Refill $12.75 / 20 oz. Single Serve $13.00)
  • Beer Flight – Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier, ERDINGER Weißbier Dunkel, and Bitburger Premium Pils. ($13.00)
  • Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.00 / Refill $12.75 / 20 oz. Single Serve $13.00)
  • ERDINGER Weißbier Dunkel (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.00 / Refill $12.75 / 20 oz. Single Serve $13.00)

French Quarter Sips

Drink Menu

  • Pimm’s Cup – Seagram’s ginger ale and Pimm’s No 1 Cup, with a garnish of fresh cut orange, lemon, cucumbers, and strawberry. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.50 / Refill $13.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50)
  • Espresso Martini – New Amsterdam vodka, simple syrup, Julius Meinl breakfast blend, and JF Haden’s Espresso Liqueur. ($18.00)
  • Category 5 Punch – Myers’s dark rum, Cruzan Aged Dark Rum, passion fruit puree, lime juice, simple syrup, grenadine, and orange juice. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.50 / Refill $13.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50)
  • Modelo ($11.50)
  • Corona ($11.50)
  • Bud Light (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $14.25 / Refill $11.00 / 20 oz. Single Serve $11.25)
  • NÜTRL ($12.50)

India

Food Menu

  • Butter Chicken – Tender chicken in a spiced tomato butter sauce, served with cilantro and Naan bread. ($10.99)
  • Potato Dosa – Griddled dosa filled with curried potatoes, black mustard seeds, onions, served with coconut chutney. ($7.99)

Drink Menu

  • Iced Chai Latte – House-made masala cold foam, milk, and chai. ($9.00)
  • Jaljeera Soda – Sprite, Jaljeera Spice mix, and lemon juice. ($9.00)

Italy

Food Menu

  • Trapizzini – Meatball, warm ciabatta, spiced parmesan, and marinara. ($10.99)

Drink Menu

  • Peachello Spritz – Cavicchioli 1928 Prosecco, Pallini Peachello, club soda and peach bursting boba. ($17.00)

Mexico

Food Menu

  • Churro Loops – Crispy cinnamon sugar loops with chocolate sauce and dulce de leche. ($8.49)
  • Quesabirria – Monterey Jack cheese, Oaxaca cheese, and birria beef in a corn tortilla, served with a birria broth. ($10.99)
  • Chilaquiles Verde – Tortillas with toppings of salsa verde, chile braised shredded chicken, cilantro onion mix with lime crema and Cotija cheese. ($7.99)

Drink Menu

  • Elote Old Fashioned – Del Maguey Vida mezcal, Nixta Licor de Elote, agave syrup, and Desert Door sotol. ($19.00)
  • La Tormenta – Smoked sea salt, Cuervo Tradicional blanco tequila, orange juice, passion fruit puree, dragon fruit puree, and lime juice. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.50 / Refill $13.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50)

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Food Booth at Universal Studios Florida Mardi Gras CelebrationFood Menu

  • Pastelon Fritters – Crispy sweet plantain and picadillo beef fritters, accompanied by mayo ketchup. ($8.99)
  • Pinchos de Lechon – Char-grilled pork shoulder skewer with pan sobao and guava bbq sauce. ($10.99)
  • Limber – Puerto Rican frozen iced treat with your choice of guanabana or coconut. ($9.00)
  • Cheese Dog – Cheddar cheese and an all-beef hot dog wrapped in an empanada disc, served with mayo ketchup. ($9.99)

Drink Menu

  • Ponche – Blackberry essence, Welch’s grape juice, and sweetened condensed milk. ($9.00)
  • Piña Colada – Pineapple juice, Ron del Barrilito Three Star rum, coconut cream, smoked sea salt, and lime juice. (20 oz. Souvenir Cup $16.50 / Refill $13.50 / 12 oz. Single Serve $13.50)

Taste of the Quarter

Food Menu

  • Beignets – Sweet fried pastry topped with powdered sugar. ($7.49)
  • Red Beans & Rice – White rice, vegan sausage with stewed beans, and a scallions garnish. ($7.49)
  • King Cake – Traditional cake with Mardi Gras sprinkles, a Mardi Gras baby, and cinnamon swirl icing. ($7.49)

Universal Mardi Gras Food Map 2025

Knowing about these fantastic food and drink options won’t do you any good if you don’t know where to find them!

This map of the Universal Orlando Mardi Gras 2025 event shows where the different food booths are located.

And in case you’re like me and sometimes struggle with reading maps, we’ve also shared the general locations of the Mardi Gras food:

New York Area (across from Race Through New York)

  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Taste of the Quarter
  • Bites of the Bayou
  • French Quarter Sips
  • Puerto Rico

New York Area (near Louie’s Italian Restaurant)

  • Italy

San Francisco Area (near Lombard’s Seafood Grill)

  • India
  • Germany
  • China

Hollywood Area (near Cafe La Bamba)

  • Coca-Cola Market Square
  • France
  • Mexico

Other Things to Do at Universal Mardi Gras

As we mentioned before, the food is just part of the many things to do at Universal’s Mardi Gras event.

You can read all about it in our complete guide to Universal Orlando Mardi Gras.

And you can see for yourself how fun the parade can be!