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Contempo Cafe

Wave to guests passing by on the monorail as you dine in this modern, yet comfortable, cafe! Choose your selections on an advanced touch screen that sends your order through straight to the hands of cast members ready to fulfill your hungry stomach’s desire.

Contempo Cafe has a diverse counter service menu, including deli sandwiches with gourmet toppings, fresh salads, flatbreads, vegetarian items, sauteed and baked selections during dinner hours. If you’re dining during lunch hours, the Contempo Cafe offers salads that are “tossed to order” with fresh ingredients like zucchini, squash, eggplant, goat cheese, and vine-ripened tomatoes. Classic Caesar and chopped salads are also available. If you’re looking for something more hearty, there are deli selections featured: the spice-crusted mahi sandwich topped with citrus-apple slaw and the honey lime chicken sandwich with pepper jack and ranch dressing are popular choices. Classic counter service items like Angus beef burgers and pizza flatbreads are available, as are standard children’s menu offering chicken nuggets and turkey sandwiches. During dinner hours, the Cafe also offers several sauteed pasta dishes and a vegetarian bake. For breakfast, the menu spotlights french toast, waffles, a breakfast burrito, and breakfast platters. There are number of “Grab & Go” items available at this location as well.

Service: Counter Service

Type of Food: American

Location: Contemporary Resort

Disney Dining Plan: Yes, Counter Service Credit & Snack items

Tables in Wonderland: No

Menu:
Contempo Cafe Menu

Official Breakfast Menu
Official Lunch Menu
Official Dinner Menu

Creative deli sandwiches, tossed to order salads, and sauteed entrees during dinner hours. “Grab & Go” items are available.

Reviews:
Guest Review: Contempo Cafe Dinner and Dessert
Snack Series: Contempo Cafe Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake
Snack Series: Contempo Cafe Red Velvet Cupcake
Snack Series: Spiced Apple Cupcake from the Contempo Cafe
Snack Series: Contempo Cafe Dulce De Leche Cupcake
Snack Series: Contempo Cafe’s Black Forest Cupcake
Guest Review: Two New Cupcakes at Contempo Cafe in Disney World
Disney Food Blog Review: Contempo Cafe at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Important Info:

  • Comtempo Cafe is a good alternative to eating counter service in the Magic Kingdom, especially if you want a break from the crowds on a busy attendance day. A short ride on the resort monorail will bring you directly to the Contemporary Resort where the Cafe is located.
  • Be sure to check out the cupcakes; available in caramel dos leches, Black Forest, or pina colada. They are over-sized, delicious, and arguably the best on Walt Disney World property!
  • There is no significant dividing wall between the Cafe’s seating area and the bustling Chef Mickey’s restaurant. If you are dining during peak meal hours be aware that it may get a bit noisy.

Famous Dishes: giant cupcakes, honey lime chicken sandwich, marinated beef flatbread (dinner only)
Disney Food Blog Posts Mentioning Contempo Cafe

  • Review: Contempo Cafe at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
  • Guest Review: Two New Cupcakes at Contempo Cafe in Disney World
  • Food Challenge: The 2012 DFB Holiday Cupcake Crawl
  • Snack Series: Contempo Cafe Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake
  • Food Challenge: The Disney Food Blog 2012 Cupcake Crawl
  • Guest Review: Contempo Cafe Dinner and Dessert
  • Snack Series: Contempo Cafe Red Velvet Cupcake
  • Disney Food Post Round-Up: January 1, 2012
  • Snack Series: Spiced Apple Cupcake from the Contempo Cafe
  • News! Large Mickey Waffles Now Being Served at Contempo Cafe
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