Dining in Disney

The rumor has been brewing online for a couple of weeks now, but according to the Orlando Business Journal on February 19th Disney finally announced a long-term strategic partnership making Joffrey's Coffee the first "corporate alliance sponsor in the category of specialty coffee."

Have you been looking for a great spot to sit down with a drink and a bite to eat while watching IllumiNations? Lining up along the lake to find your viewing spot can provide a great outdoor location, but sometimes it's nicer to sit back and relax someplace a little more intimate. If you're up to a little pre-planing La Hacienda de San Angel might be just the spot you're looking for.

Situated in the center of the courtyard of Epcot's Japan Pavilion is a quaint little building with a stone base and thatched roof. It's held a number of different souvenir shops over the years, but in it's current incarnation, it's an outdoor sake bar. The menu is small and simple, offering a selection of Japanese Beer, Plum Wine and Sake, as well as a few Sake Cocktails.

In the lobby of Disney's Polynesian Resort, just to the side of the monorail station sits Kona Island. A coffee and pastry counter in the morning, from 5:00pm until 10:00pm in the evening this location turns in to casual sushi bar. There are a handful of seats at the bar side counter, as well as a second counter stretching down the back window towards Kona Cafe.