Exciting Vegan Food Coming to Epic Universe in Orlando

Universal Orlando Resort will open its game-changing new theme park—Epic Universe—in May, and we have the inside scoop on some vegan food on the menus, and it’s nothing short of epic.

Epic Universe

Universal promises the next level of theme park innovation in the new park that will feature more than 50 attractions and experiences. Epic Universe is a collection of five immersive worlds themed to iconic stories and entertainment franchises, including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Nintendo, How to Train Your Dragon, and Universal’s classic monsters.

Vegan Food in Dark Universe

The spookiest of the themed areas in Epic Universe is Dark Universe. The location is set in an eerie village called Darkmoor, where guests will encounter elements and characters from legendary monster stories, including Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and The Wolf Man.

Das Stakehaus

The village of Darkmoor is home to Das Stakehaus, a restaurant run by vampires who “size up unsuspecting patrons to be part of the vampires’ feast.”

The restaurant menu includes Our Favorite Vegan Familiar’s Stuffed Cabbage, which is cabbage stuffed with animal-free meat served with beet bucatini in a bell pepper tomato sauce.

Vegan Food in Celestial Park

Celestial Park is the hub of Epic Universe with “portals” that transport visitors to one of the four other themed areas of the park.

Pizza Moon

This pizza place themed to an 18^th-century Victorian theater will serve a vegan pizza that Universal bills as a “vegan masterpiece.” The Harvest Moon Pizza features a rich tomato sauce adorned with grilled artichoke hearts, Divina tomatoes and roasted peppers, and is topped with Castelvetrano olives and arugula.

Oak and Star Tavern

Oak and Star Tavern is one of several restaurants in Celestial Park and will offer an Ancient Grain Tofu Scramble consisting of ancient grain, tomato pepper stew, tofu, and arugula. The restaurant will also serve the most epic side, in my opinion—vegan bacon!

Pair your meal with The Plastered Owl, a cocktail featuring dark rye whiskey, simple syrup, cherry syrup, lemon juice, lemon wedges, and muddled cherries.

Atlantic

This ocean-themed restaurant will serve an Oyster Mushroom Ceviche featuring marinated mushrooms, tomato, cilantro, jicama, and lime.

Top it off with any of these vegan drinks:

• Aranciata Mule: A mocktail that features San Pellegrino Aranciata, ginger beer, lime juice, black cherry syrup, and an orange wheel andblack cherry topping.
• Spice Route Old Fashioned: Features bourbon, date syrup, cardamom bitters, bitters, and an orange twist and cherry.
• Rosemary Paloma: Features tequila, white grapefruit juice, lime juice, rosemary infused simple syrup, smoked sea salt, Fresca, and a rosemary sprig and dried blood grapefruit slice.
• Melon and Herb Highball: Features gin, basil & cucumber essence, watermelon syrup, sparkling mineral water, with a cucumber ribbon and a basil sprig.
• The Fountain of Youth: Features gin, vermouth, absinthe, and an orange twist.
• Espresso Manhattan: Features bourbon, agave syrup, espresso liqueur, chocolate bitters, and espresso.
• Grand Atlantic Martini: Features gin, Cocchi Americano Bianco, and a gilded lemon twist

Meteor AstroPub

No theme park is complete without a pub, and this one will offer a Vegan Sausage and Peppers dish, which will feature vegan sausage, pepperonata, basil aioli, arugula, and a toasted roll.

CelesTiki

Universal calls this the “trendiest tiki bar in the cosmos” which makes sense as it will offer a number of vegan drinks.

• Waturi Punch: A cocktail featuring a blend of rum, bitters, and fruit juices.

• Kunuku Daiquiri: A mocktail featuring strawberry puree, lime juice, simple syrup, strawberry essense, and a hint of smoked sea salt. 

Bar Zenith

This bar will serve a fiery cocktail called the Meteor Strike, which features rum, triple sec, zesty lime and pineapple juices, lemon-lime soda, a sprinkle of edible gold glitter, and a flaming sugar cube “meteor” as a garnish.

Frosty Moon

Frosty Moon is an ice cream stand that will serve vegan ice cream and vegan chocolate chip cookies baked in-house.

Vegan Food in the Ministry of Magic™

Harry Potter fans will recognize the Ministry of Magic from the film series and the Fantastic Beasts films. This area of the park will be set in a hidden shopping district in wizarding Paris that will have several restaurants with vegan options.

Le Gobelet Noir

According to Universal, Le Gobelet Noir is a mysterious inn where “international Dark witches and wizards gather to escape the prying eyes of the Paris Ministry and have a hearty meal over hushed conversation.”

The restaurant menu will offer a Lentil Stew, featuring a hearty stew with vegan bacon and root vegetables. The restaurant’s baklava will consist of pistachio, walnuts, vegan anglaise, and coconut nectar.

Café L’air De La Sirene

Café L’air De La Sirène is a charming French café that will offer a Cassoulet Végétalien aux Haricots Blancs, a stew featuring cannellini beans, vegan sausage, vegan bacon, trumpet mushrooms, carrots, and tomatoes, topped with baguette croutons.

The café will also serve vegan croissants and non-dairy Bièraubeurre, a “non-alcoholic sweet drink reminiscent of shortbread and butterscotch,” which will be vegan when served cold and without the topping.

Bar Moonshine

This wizarding bar will offer a number of vegan beverages including:

• Gigglewater: An amber shimmering elderflower prosecco spritz.
• Lobe Blaster: Features moonshine, limoncello, lemon juice, club soda, absinthe, simple syrup, and a rosemary garnish.
• Sherbert Lemon: Features vodka, herbaceous liqueur, lemon bitters, ginger beer, lemon sugar rim, and edible flower.
• Fleur 75: Features gin, sparkling wine, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup, and a lemon spiral.
• Philosopher’s Old Fashioned: Features bourbon, aromatic bitters, simple syrup, and orange zest.

Vegan Options in How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk

This area will be themed to the world from the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy and will include attractions, character meet-and-greets, and “flying dragons.”

Mead Hall

Visitors will feast like a Viking at the village’s main gathering hall, which will offer Valka’s Vegan Burger, consisting of an ancient grains patty, mushroom, leeks, smoked berry aioli, arugula, and pickled cucumbers on a pumpernickel kaiser bun.

If you’re going for greens, the Nordic Harvest Salad features kale and arugula greens, red cabbage, radishes and hearty ancient grains, blueberries and crisp apples for a tangy flavor, and a sprinkle of trail mix and raspberry vinaigrette to top it off.

Spit Fyre Grill

The area will also feature this quick-service location that will serve Valka’s Vegan Bowl, a bowl of spring mix blend, bean salad, pineapple salsa, candy beets, vegan feta, and mango & mint vinaigrette.

If you visit Orlando to experience Epic Universe, check out our other vegan guides to Universal Orlando and Walt Disney World.

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