If you could only do 1 restaurant ...

MK - None, leave and go to Steakhouse 71 at the Contemporary
Epcot - Shiki-Sai
Studios - Ronto Roasters or Docking Bay
AK - None, leave and go to Sanaa at AKL
DS- Homecomin
 
MK - Liberty Tree Tavern
Epcot - I rarely do restaurants here because I'm usually there during a festival and just eat from the booths.
Animal Kingdom - Tusker House
Hollywood Studios - Sci Fi if doing TS, but I really like Ronto Roasters.
DS - Homecomin
 

I'll be honest and say that dining isn't that important to me - not planning my trip around it. Maybe a better way to phrase the question is, a terrible tragedy has happened and only one restaurant is available - all else are gone forever. What would you save? That out of the way;
MK - CRT - it's too pricey but man do I love eating in the castle - just such a unique experience.
Epcot - Garden Grill is the only one we've felt compelled to go back to
Animal Kingdom - Tusker House character breakfast is our favorite Disney Character meal.
DHS - Woody's Backyard BBQ
DS - Raglan Road - we had a great time here in 2020 when everything was shut down.
 
MK - Don't really have one. Agree with the above about heading over to Steakhouse 71.
HS - Sci-Fi. It's our family's favorite. We go every time we go to WDW.
Epcot - Prefer to snack around the world. Space 220 was fun but not necessarily one to hit every visit.
AK - Satul'i Canteen. The best QS there is, IMO. Quick, easy and relatively healthy depending on your order.
DS - Homecomin'.
 
MK- none, really. We'd be up for SH71 or even Kona at Poly
EP- Via Napoli
DHS- Probably Brown Derby
AK- Definitely Tiffins, with Y&Y a very close 2nd
DS- Morimoto - a must-do most trips!
 
Disney doesn't have any truly must have dining. But the best meal I have had at each ....

MK: CRT
Epcot: Teppan Edo
HS: Docking Bay Seven
Animal Kingdom: Tiffins
DS: Morimoto
 
The only "must have" dining at WDW is Jaleo at Disney Springs. It's the only restaurant I would go to if it was outside the bubble too.
 
MK - Another one leaving the park for Steakhouse 71
EP - usually eating at a booth
HS - Hollywood Brown Derby
AK - Satu’li Canteen
DS - Polite Pig
 
MK - Liberty Tree Tavern, Be Our Guest, Tony’s.
Epcot - Chefs de France, Space220, Le Cellier, Coral Reef, Tutto Italia.
HS- 50’s Prime Time Cafe and Hollywood Brown Derby.
AK - Rainforest Cafe. We usually have dinner at Boma at AKL.
DS - The Boathouse.
 
My answer to this question would change based on how often you go to WDW/if this is your first trip, if you're traveling with kids, etc; but in general, this is my shortlist:

MK: Liberty Tree Tavern (though would prefer to head over to Contemporary for Steakhouse 71)
Epcot: Chefs de France
Hollywood Studios: Ronto Roasters
Animal Kingdom: Yak & Yeti
Disney Springs: Chef Art Smith's Homecomin'
 
MK - None, leave and go to Steakhouse 71 at the Contemporary
Epcot - Shiki-Sai
Studios - Ronto Roasters or Docking Bay
AK - None, leave and go to Sanaa at AKL
DS- Homecomin
Adult DD & I went to Shiki-Sai 2 days ago when we were there. We're back home and keep talking about our lovely meal there. We never particular cared for "Tokyo something or other" when it was there but really liked Shiki. The people are even so sweet.
 
Mk- Skippers or go to Contemporary for CG.
EPCOT - Monsieur Paul
HS - Brown Derby
AK - Tiffins
DS - Polite Pig

However, I would pick Flying Fish over Monsieur Paul (for cost).
Jiko over Tiffins.
toppolinos instead of Brown Derby.
 
MK: Leave and head over to Steakhouse 71
Epcot: Rose and Crown
HS: We take the boat to Beaches and Cream
AK: Flame tree
Disney springs: Homecomin for table service or Chicken guy for quick service
 



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