Universal Mardi Gras Foodie Guide [2025]

One of the best things about Carnival is the food! Mardi Gras at Universal Studios is known for having a wide variety of food from all around the world. That is one of the main things that makes their Mardi Gras celebration so unique.

In this post we will break down all of the items on the Mardi Gras Menu for the 2025 Mardi Gras celebrations! We will truly dive into what is best to savor the flavor, and where you can find all of these mouth-watering dishes.

We also have our complete Universal Mardi Gras Guide. Please be sure to check it out to see everything you can experience during Universal’s Mardi Gras.

Food at Universal’s Mardi Gras

There are over 13 different locations to get food at Universal’s Mardi Gras event! There is a lot of food to go over, and a lot of good things to try!

I have compiled all of the menu items together so you can plan out which items are the best for you to try, and which ones you need to pass.

Since Universal Mardi Gras highlights different celebrations of Mardi Gras around the world, most of the food locations, are named after the country that they are highlighting.

Giving you the opportunity to try different Mardi Gras eats from around the world.

Now for each of the food and drink item, I have listed the price that is listed for the item. But it is important to know that the prices are subject to change, and I am not responsible for any changes in the price during your visit. I will do my best to keep this post updated to reflect current costs.

Mardi Gras: Bites of the Bayou Menu

Cajun Spiced Twisted Tater – cajun seasoned potato, Creole remoulade sauce, and herbs … $9.99 (gluten sensitive, vegetarian)

Drinks:

• Miller Lite … $10.50
• NÜTRL … $12.50
• Modelo … $11.50

Mardi Gras: Canada Menu

Margherita Poutine – fresh mozzarella, roasted tomatoes, basil cream and pub fries … $10.49 (vegetarian)

Drink Menu:

• Ginger Snap
• Ginger Snap Mocktail … $9.00
• Collective Arts Brewing Life in the Clouds IPA

Mardi Gras: China Menu

Duck Xian Bing – a dumpling filled with shredded duck paired with a Hoisin scallion ginger butter… $10.99

Drink Menu:

• Lunch and Prosperity … $9.00
• Heineken … $12.25
  • Souvenir Cup … $15.25
  • Refill … $11.25
• Bud Light … $10.50
• NÜTRL … $12.50
• Hokkaido Milk Tea – Ginger puree, blood orange and vanilla cream syrup mixed with mango popping boba

Mardi Gras: Coca-Cola Market Square Menu

Alcohol Drink Menu:

• Frozen Brandy Milk Punch – Torres (10 yr), Old Forester bourbon, milk, cream, simple syrup, and vanilla bean … $13.50
• Frozen Irish Coffee – Jameson Irish Whiskey mixed with JF Haden’s Expresso Liqueur, vanilla ice cream, and cold brew concentrate … $13.50
• Banana’s Fosters Fizz – Planteray O.F.T.D Rum, Cruzan Aged Dark Rum, Bols creme de banana and Barq’s Crème Soda … $13.50
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $16.50
  • 20 oz Refill … $13.50
• Doberge Cake Cocktail – 360 Double Chocolate vodka, 360 Sorrento Lemon vodka, vanilla cream syrup, cupcake cold foam and Sprite … (12 oz) $13.50
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $16.50
  • 20 oz Refill … $13.50
• Peach Cobbler Smash – Old Forester bourbon, peach puree, lime wedge, mixed with Coca-Cola … (12 oz) $13.50
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $16.50
  • 20 oz Refill … $13.50
• BLTC Bloody Mary – New Amsterdam vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt and black pepper … (12 oz) $15.00
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $19.00
  • 20 oz Refill … $15.50
• 12 oz Cocktail with your choice of liquor … $16.00
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup $19.00 (refills $16)
    • Tito’s Vodka
    • Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
    • BACARDI Superior Rum
    • Patron Silver Tequila
    • Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 whiskey
    • Crown Royal whisky
    • Tanqueray London Dry Gin

Mocktail Drink Menu:

• Orange Coconut Snowball Mocktail – Pineapple juice, coconut milk, cream of coconut, and Fanta orange soda … $9.00
• Peach Cobbler Smash Mocktail – Peach puree, lime wedges, and Coca-Cola … $9.00

Mardi Gras: Columbia Menu

Chicken Empanadas – corn masa chicken empanadas cooked to a perfect crisp, served with aji picante … $8.99 (gluten sensitive)

Pandebono – Colombian cassava bread warmed … $7.99 (gluten sensitive, vegetarian)

Drink Menu:

• Aguapanela – panela sugar, freshly cut lemon in water … $9.00

Mardi Gras: France Menu

Mardi Gras: Germany Menu

Currywurst & Pommes – bratwurst topped with curry ketchup served with fries and mayo … $9.99 (gluten sensitive)

Apple Strudel – spiced apple filling perfectly place in a flaky pastry … $4.99 (vegetarian)

Drink Menu:

• Beer Flight – Bitburger Premium Pils, Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier, ERDINGER Weißbier Dunkel … $13.00
• Bitburger Premium Pils … $13.00
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $16.00
  • 20 oz Refill … $12.75
• Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier … $13.00
  • 20 0z Souvenir Cup … $16.00
  • 20 oz Refill … $12.75
• ERDINGER Weißbier Dunkel … $13.00
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $16.00
  • 20 oz Refill … $12.75

Mardi Gras: French Quarter Sips Menu

Alcoholic Drink Menu:

• Category 5 Punch – Cruzan Aged Dark Rum, Myers’s dark rum, lime juice, orange juice, simple syrup, passion fruit puree and grenadine (12 oz) … $13.50
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $16.50
  • 20 oz Refill … $13.50

• Pimm’s Cup – Pimm’s No. 1 Cup and Seagram’s ginger ale garnished with fresh cut orange, strawberry, lemon, and cucumbers (12 oz) … $13.50
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $16.50
  • 20 oz Refill … $13.50
• Bud Light (20 oz) … $11.25
  • 20 oz Souvenir Cup … $14.25
  • 20 oz Refill … $11.00
• Modelo … $11.50
• Corona … $11.50
• NÜTRL … $12.50

Mardi Gras: India Menu

Butter Chicken – Chicken tenders with a tomato butter sauce, served with Naan bread and cilantro … $10.99

Drink Menu:

• Jaljeera Soda – Jaljeera Spice, lemon juice and Sprite … $9.00
• Iced Chai Latte – house-made masala cold foam is on top of chai and milk … $9.00

Mardi Gras: Italy Menu

Drink Menu:

• Peachello Spritz – Pallini® Peachello, Cavicchioli® 1928 Prosecco, club soda with peach bursting boba … $17.00

Mardi Gras: Mexico Menu

Chilaquiles Verde – Tortillas topped with braised chile shredded chicken, salsa verde, cilantro, and onion mix, finished with lime crema and Cotija cheese … $7.99 (gluten sensitive)

Churro Loops – crispy cinnamon sugar loops with dulce de leche and chocolate sauce … $8.49 (vegetarian)

Drink Menu:

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

Mardi Gras: Puerto Rico Menu

Pastelon Fritters – Crispy sweet plantain and picadillo beef fritters served with mayo ketchup … $8.99 (gluten sensitive)

Cheese Dog – All-beef hot dog with cheddar cheese wrapped in an empanada disc, served with mayo ketchup … $9.99

Limber – A Puerto Rican frozen iced treat with choice of coconut or guanabana … $9.00

Drink Menu:

• Piña Colada – Ron del Barrilito Three Star rum, lime juice, coconut cream, pineapple juice, and smoked sea salt … (12 oz) $13.50
  • 20 oz. Souvenir Cup … $16.50
  • 20 oz Refill … $13.50
• Ponche – grape juice, sweetened condensed milk and blackberry essence … $9.00

Mardi Gras: Taste of the Quarter Menu

Red Beans & Rice – Vegan sausage with stewed beans, white rice, and garnished with scallions … $7.49 (Vegan, contains tree nuts)

Beignets – sweet fried pastry with powdered sugar … $7.49 (Vegetarian)

King Cake – Traditional cake with cinnamon swirl icing, Mardi Gras sprinkles and a Mardi Gras baby … $7.49

Mardi Gras Food at Louie’s Gelato Window

Mardi Gras Food & Beverage Card

Now if you’re looking at these food items for Mardi Gras and thinking that these look too good, and you need to try it all but are discouraged by the price tag of everything you want to try. Have no fear, because Universal offers a Food & Beverage Card.

If you’re familiar with the Sip & Savor Pass from Disney, then you will understand the basics of Universal Food and Beverage Card. The two of them are different, but they are similar in the sense that you purchase the card and are able to use it for food during special events.

So let’s break down the Universal Mardi Gras Food & Beverage Card, so you can decide if it is something that you should get.

The Food & Beverage Card can only be purchased in person from February 1, 2025 – March 30, 2025, for the Mardi Gras event.

Where Can I Buy a Mardi Gras Food & Beverage Card?

For the 2025 Mardi Gras celebration, a Food & Beverage Card can be purchased at the following locations at Universal Studios Florida.

• Reservation Cart (by TODAY Café)
• Front Gate
• Mel’s Diner
• Louie’s Italian Restaurant
• Richter’s Burger Co.
• All Mardi Gras food locations

Mardi Gras Food & Beverage Card Promo

Additionally, for Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, Universal is offering a great promotion for those that buy the Food & Beverage Card.

The current Food & Beverage Card Promo is that you will save $10 when you buy $75 for the card! This means that you get $75 worth towards food and beverages for the event for only $65!

Universal Orlando Passholder Discount

On top of that great promo, if you are a Universal Orlando Passholder, then you can save $30! Which means that you can purchase $150 on your card for only $120.

Which is a tremendous deal if you’re planning on going for the Mardi Gras event.

Mardi Gras Food at Universal Resort Hotels

Visiting the Universal isn’t the only way to celebrate Mardi Gras, there will also be special food and beverages to celebrate throughout the Universal Resort Hotels!

These Mardi Gras food and beverage items are exclusive to the Universal Resort Hotels. Which gives you more of a reason to stay at a Universal Resort Hotel for your vacation.

Universal Endless Summer – Surfside Inn & Suites Mardi Gras Food

Beach Break Cafe
– New Orleans Chicken
– Shrimp Po’ Boy

Sand Bar
– Frozen Bayou

Universal Endless Summer – Dockside Inn & Suites Mardi Gras Food

Dockside Pear 8 Market
– Cajun Grilled Shrimp with Cheddar Grits

Sunset Lounge
– Fleur de Lis

The Oasis Beach Bar
– Fleur de Lis

The Wave Marker’s Pool Bar
– Fleur de Lis

Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort Mardi Gras Food

Galaxy Bowl
– Shrimp Po’ Boy
– Louisiana Lemonade

Bayliner Diner
– Muffuletta

Hard Rock Hotel

The Kitchen
– Bourbon Street Beignets

Velvet Bar
– Blacked Grouper Po’ Boy

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

Splendido Bar & Grill
– Mojito Pampone

Trattoria del Porto
– Seafood Étouffeé with Dirty Rice

Loews Sapphire Falls Resort

Amatista Cookhouse
– Mardi Gras Empanada

Strong Water Tavern
– Cucumber Hurricane Twist Cocktail

Loews Royal Pacific Resort

Island Dining Room
– Crawfish & Andouille Sausage Egg Roll

Orchid Court Lounge & Sushi Bar
– Orchid Cocktail

Universal Aventura Hotel

Bar 17
– Paradise Gale Cocktail
– Golden Pêche Cocktail

Mardi Gras Eats at CityWalk

Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen

Cursed Coconut Club

During the Mardi Gras event, the Red Coconut Club in CityWalk transforms into the Cursed Coconut Club. The Cursed Coconut Club offers exclusive Mardi Gras drinks from 5 pm until 12 am (midnight), or until 1 am (depending on CityWalk hours).

Closing The Gate On: Foodie Guide to Mardi Gras at Universal

Mardi Gras at Universal is in full swing for the 2025 season, and we have all of the food that is offered throughout the whole resort, including the park, CityWalk, and the Resort hotels!

This is a great year to taste all of the different Mardi Gras flavors from around the world, with cuisine from the bayou, France, China, Germany, Mexico, Italy, and many others.

Be sure to head down to Universal Studios Orlando sooner rather than later, as this Mardi Gras festival and food won’t be there forever. The event ends on March 30, 2025 and you aren’t going to want to miss this deliciously fun event

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