For the past year, Rich Juzwiak and Caity Weaver have scoured New York in search of the city’s greatest restaurant. This spring, the authors expanded their quest into a global hunt: the search for the Best Restaurant in the World. Due to time and budget constraints, it was determined that the most efficient method to travel the world would be via the World Showcase in Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park, where 11 distinct nations are represented by themed architecture, shops, costumes, and restaurants. The authors would spend four full days in Epcot, taking one meal in each of the 11 countries represented, plus surrendering a disastrous afternoon to a marathon drinking challenge. In between meals, they would explore the park itself.

Day 1

The Best Meal in the World is: Breakfast in Norway

The Best Ride in the World is: Living With the Land

The Best Ride in the World is: The Circle of Life

The Best Ride in the World is: Captain EO Starring Michael Jackson

The Best Meal in the World is: Lunch in Mexico

The Best Ride in the World is: Spaceship Earth

The Best Ride in the World is: Mission: SPACE

The Best Meal in the World is: Dinner in Canada

Day 2



The Best Meal in the World is: Breakfast in China

The Best Ride in the World is: Test Track® Presented by Chevrolet®

The Best Meal in the World is: Lunch in Italy

The Best Ride in the World is: The Seas with Nemo & Friends®

The Best Ride in the World is: Journey Into Imagination with Figment

The Best Meal in the World is: Dinner in Morocco

Day 3

The Best Meal in the World is: Breakfast in the UK

The Best Ride in the World is: Soarin’®

The Best Ride in the World is: Innoventions

The Best Meal in the World is: Lunch in Germany



The Best Meal in the World is: Dinner in Japan

The Best Spectacle in the World is: IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth

Day 4



The Best Ride in the World is: Ellen’s Energy Adventure

The Best Meal in the World is: Lunch in France

Shot, Sake, Margarita, Slush: Drinking Around the World

The Best Meal in the World is: Dinner in America

Images by Jim Cooke and Adam Pash / GIF by Bobby Finger / Photos via AP, Getty, Rich Juzwiak