New Six Ravens Restaurant by Gideon’s Bakehouse Team Coming to Disney World!
On the 5th anniversary of Gideon’s Bakehouse opening at Walt Disney World, its owner has announced Six Ravens, a brand-new hand pie concept opening at Disney Springs in 2026. This shares details about the food and drinks that’ll be served at the upcoming restaurant, its Florida roots, and our commentary.
Gideon’s Bakehouse opening a second location at Walt Disney World has been an open secret for over a month, with signs starting to appear–literally and figuratively–that they were the ‘mystery tenant’ coming to the empty Art of Shaving store. Clues strongly suggested that a new concept from Gideon’s Bakehouse would be setting up shop in that vacancy.
The first sign was the construction permit, which listed Walt Disney World as the owner, but also ‘The First Raven LLC’ as client. Public records show the client company is owned by none other than Steve Lewis, the sole-owner of Gideon’s Bakehouse.
The next was even more obvious, as literal signs appeared in the windows with raven imagery and Gideon’s-style design elements. The branding matches the distinct visual identity of Gideon’s, further reinforcing that this would be a related concept. Those window wraps also likely conceal construction work that’s already started, suggesting we might not have to wait too long for the sequel to Gideon’s Bakehouse.
Fast forward to today, and Gideon’s Bakehouse has revealed its new restaurant concept will be Six Ravens.
Six Ravens will specialize in “Coffyns,” an original term the Gideon’s team has dubbed for old school hand pies. The new restaurant will serve savory hand pies made with fluffy yeast bread and fillings created by Gideon’s Bakehouse while collaborating with Central Florida chefs on ingredients.
The menu at Six Ravens will also include gourmet potatoes, local draft beer, and tasty desserts. The owner of Gideon’s Bakehouse called it a grab and go concept designed to fit a small space while bringing together Florida flavors and introducing Orlando’s rich culinary scene to Walt Disney World guests.
Here’s the official announcement via Gideon’s Bakehouse on social media:
A few years ago, we started exploring ideas for something new that met a grab-and-go need in a small space. I will admit that another small shop caused some hesitation, but an idea came to mind that was hard to ignore.
What if we created a place that offered up savory delights in collaboration with some of our favorite Central Florida chefs? After all, I got my start at Disney Springs as a secret menu item at the Polite Pig. It’s important to pay it forward and bring more local flavors to the international crowds we meet every day.
So with that, I introduce you to Six Ravens. This new concept specializes in a creation we call Coffyns, the original term for an old school hand pie. This fluffy yeast bread is filled with flavors created not only by the talented minds in Gideon’s kitchen but also by some of your favorite Orlando culinary superstars. Combine that with potatoes, local draft beer, and, of course, some tasty desserts, and you will have a fun new place to fuel your park adventures.
Six Ravens opens at Disney Springs later this year. Stay tuned here for details or follow @six.ravens! I’ll eventually start telling you more about our journey and share some behind-the-scenes as we build the stories in this new chapter.
In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Lewis shared that he hoped to have Six Ravens opened by Summer 2026.
He also emphasized the importance of featuring other Central Florida small businesses, and explained that he had been experimenting with the coffyns for years, often with friends and peers from the Orlando-local food scene, including Bruno Zacchini of Pizza Bruno and Eliot Hillis of Red Panda Noodle.
“My hope is that we can create little breadcrumbs for people that lead them into the Central Florida community,” Lewis told the newspaper. “They might find a Coffyn on the menu that takes them to a local restaurant they might not have explored.”
Lewis also attributed the launch of Six Ravens to the creativity of the Gideon’s Bakehouse team. “They all come from these incredible restaurants and backgrounds and have so much creativity and knowledge they don’t get to flex at Gideon’s,” he explained.
“Six Ravens has allowed them to do what they’ve done best in the past. As the owner of a business, I feel like my greatest responsibility is to give creative and professional growth opportunities to my team…but Gideon’s is only 1,600 square feet between two stores. There’s only so far I can go.”
Six Ravens’ pastries will feature internationally-inspired fillings. One of those will come from Hillis of Red Panda Noodle, which will bring a curried chicken salad pie to fruition at Six Ravens. “We knew we wanted something that would stand out and that people could recognize as Red Panda,” Hillis said.
He marveled at Lewis’s ability to build worlds that connect with so many people, and that one of his creations would soon be on the menu at Walt Disney World. “It’s wild,” he told the Orlando Sentinel. “It goes back and forth between a ‘hometown boy does good’ kinda vibe and thinking about how many millions of people would see our names … there’s an amount of awe that goes with that.”
Six Ravens will also feature the creation of new characters, like the otherworldly figure known as the Six Ravens. That ominous character will sometimes appear in its raven form and other times as a mysterious woman.
Unsurprisingly given what we’ve already seen of the window covers, art director Michael Reyes will bring his distinct style to Six Raven. Reyes and Lewis have been collaborating since 2006, with the former’s imagery having helped craft the Gideon’s brand.
Studio 407, a fixture of the themed attractions space, will once again work on design for Six Ravens, following up on their award-winning design of Gideon’s Bakehouse at Disney Springs. Expect Six Ravens to have a merchandising component to go along with the Coffyns, beer, and desserts.
Lewis famously founded Gideon’s Bakehouse with just $800 and only himself, as a solo shop operating out of his apartment. Gideon’s grew from a bicycle-delivery operation to an East End Market stall enjoying a cult following to a Walt Disney World staple.
From day one at Disney Springs, Gideon’s Bakehouse has had a long line (we were there!). It’s continued to grow in popularity since, becoming an international sensation among Walt Disney World fans. It’s not just for the iconic cookies anymore, either. Guests line up for cookies and coffee, but also limited-edition collectible merchandise, special releases, and more.
Today isn’t just the 5th anniversary of the Walt Disney World outpost; this year is the 10th anniversary of Gideon’s Bakehouse. With the first location at Disney Springs still doing big business (there are times we’d like a cookie or two but skip it due to the hassle), it makes complete sense for Gideon’s Bakehouse to expand to a new location.
We’re huge fans of Gideon’s Bakehouse, and have been anxiously awaiting this second concept announcement since the signs first went up. We first “discovered” Gideon’s back in 2017 shortly before moving to Florida, and it was hardly a discovery–all of our friends who lived in the area were already raving about it.
When we were locals, their original East End Market location in Orlando was a serious pilgrimage for us–requiring a 2+ hour round trip commute–but one we made often to stockpile cookies. Probably a little too often. We went countless times in the few years before the (much closer) Disney Springs location opened, especially from October to December–when our favorite monthly releases were offered. (And then throughout 2020, when we had nothing better to do and could use the sweet treats.)
Gideon’s Bakehouse has been a smash sensation since opening at Walt Disney World. The existing location still uses a virtual queue at busier times, even 5+ years later. It’s developed a loyal fan following, and understandably so from our perspective, as the cookies are incredible and the shop’s seasonal releases keep people coming back. It’s worked on us!
Suffice to say, this is the most excited we’ve been for a new restaurant at Walt Disney World since, ironically enough, mid-2020, back when the original Gideon’s Bakehouse announcement was made.
While we would’ve been satisfied if this were a mobile order pick-up spot for cookies (as rumored), we’re much more excited about the prospect of savory foods–and potential collaborations with other Central Florida restaurants we love (and miss!). There’s a ton of potential here, and the savory snack scene at Disney Springs (or Walt Disney World as a whole, for that matter) definitely has room for improvement.
Not only that, but the very specific problem we have when getting Gideon’s cookies is an intense sugar rush. Six Ravens will “save” us from having to first make a stop over at the 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck, Polite Pig, D-Luxe Burger (although we haven’t been there in way too long!) before heading in the direction of Gideon’s Bakehouse. This should be the perfect meal combo–my doctor is bound to love it!
On a different note, one thing that’s really surprised and disappointed us since Gideon’s Bakehouse opened is not how many Walt Disney World fans love it, but how many hate it. Not just in the “it isn’t for me” manner, but in a much more vitriolic way.
It’s one thing to offer an alternative perspective to the rave reviews. “These cookies aren’t to my tastes, and here’s why…” But some Walt Disney World fans take it several steps further than that, deriding the cookies as culinary abominations and insulting anyone with the temerity to enjoy eating them.
As someone who loves the cookies (and cake!) at Gideon’s, I obviously do not agree with those who dislike them. But I do “get” how this style of cookies is not for everyone. They definitely take a “more is more” approach as opposed to a delicate and subtle one. I can completely understand how that’s a turn-off to some people. To each their own–I’ve been underwhelmed by more than a few foods with cult followings over the years.
What I don’t get is rooting for a small business to fail. Especially one with roots in the Central Florida community. It’s not as if this is some cash grab from private equity or yet another tired concept from one of the big restaurant groups that does everything possible to cut costs.
The restaurant business is brutal for these smaller players, and Central Florida has a burgeoning culinary scene, but it’s still not easy–especially given the nature of the beast with the tourist-centric orientation of the area. Gideon’s may not be for everyone, but how can you not at least appreciate the originality and ambition? Even the exterior and interior design are miles better than virtually everything else at Disney Springs!
Ultimately, we’re really excited for Six Ravens. We will try literally anything that Steve Lewis cooks up after loving so much of what he and the team have made at Gideon’s Bakehouse. We’re also really excited about the collaborations with other chefs in Central Florida.
As cool as it is to see celebrity chefs featured at Disney Springs, I would love it if more local concepts were featured. (As it stands, arguably 3 of the best options at Disney Springs are all based in the Orlando area!) And although there’s only passing reference to it in his interview, we’re most excited for a potential Pizza Bruno Coffyn collaboration. If these hand pies deliver–and we fully expect that they will–the one-two, sweet and savory punch of Six Ravens and Gideon’s Bakehouse suddenly becomes our optimal meal at Disney Springs!
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YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you think about the Six Ravens concept? Looking forward to trying the Coffyns, or are you not a hand pie person? Like the idea of more Central Florida chefs featured at Walt Disney World? Have you had Gideon’s Bakehouse? Do you agree that it’s the greatest cookie in the world? Excited to see the shop add a second location at Disney Springs? Do you agree or disagree with our commentary? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
I would love to see another Gideons at the Boardwalk. There is plenty of open retail space, and it would be a good complement to cake bake shop. With 6 hotels in walking distance, and the IG gateway, I suspect it would be busy enough to justify the rent. Oh and the smells would be great for boardwalk guests.
That would be awesome!
I’ve tried everyone of their cookies and while some are better than others, I’ve enjoyed them all. I can understand why some people don’t like them- “too salty,” “too chocolaty,” “too sweet”- I think that all depends on which one you get because they are all different. The Lemon Poppy is neither of those three things. It’s lemony. And is “cloying” the new “unprecedented” and “epic”? I’ve never heard anyone outside pretentious chefs use the term. (LOL) I support my local foodie businesses and never wish any of them to fail, including the ones I don’t like. I do wish normal pie shops were a thing again. It’s difficult to find a good slice. Hopefully, the hand pies here will fill in a niche that seems to no longer exists outside of grocery stores. Anyway…
Lol at people who go to a cookie place and complain that they are “cloying” and “too sweet.” I can’t wait to hear your review of Six Ravens.
I was 100% on board with your comment and then for the first time I looked up pictures of the cookies at Gideon’s and they look very unbalanced. Taking a giant, soft, richly decadent chocolate chip cookie (yum!) and rolling it around in layer upon layer of extra chocolate chips, or coating it in a thick layer of chocolate and candy pieces, detracts from my ideal cookie experience. And this is coming from someone who likes to dip pretzels in a can of frosting, and after they run out of pretzels they may or may not scoop it up with a butter knife.
My family was not a fan of the cookies. They just tasted like a one note of cloying sweetness. I bought one of each flavor so we could bring them home. Sadly, our other family members didn’t like them either. They stayed in the freezer for a year until I had to throw them out. We did like the cold brew. I would absolutely try the hand coffins. I am very curious on the flavors they will come up with. And yeast bread! Yum. I wonder if it will be like the Parker House rolls??
I think yeast bread just means…bread. Wonder bread is yeast bread. Not sure if the word “yeast” makes it sound more fancy or if they’re trying to emphasize how it’s different from from hand pies, empanadas, or pasties that are made with pie crust or shortcrust.
My first thought was “Six Ravens because Six of Crows would lead to a copyright suit?” But we’ll be excited to give it a go and look at the merch. Someone tell Leigh Bardugo — there’s a partnership here waiting to happen.
I tried one cookie once and it was gross to me—too cloying and sweet. Like the cookie equivalent of one of Disney’s “glowing ice cube” cocktails. But I recognize people love those to. I’ve come to realize sugar is a little bit like alcohol and people develop a tolerance to it. For me, I don’t drinks sugary sodas and really only eat a dessert once every few months and a little sweetness goes a long way, and too much sugar tastes horrible. I’m definitely interested to try savory pastries but I hope it also employs some elements of moderation and isn’t just a big grease bomb.
Gideon’s is a go to for me when I come to Orlando… just not the Disney Springs location! Usually hit the East End Market location with a pre-sent order before I go to the airport so I can bring back with me for the family. (Just did it this Christmas- parked at the market, walked in, picked up my cookies already boxed made fresh that day, and back in the car for the drive to the airport… all in about 10 minutes!)
I had no idea there were people out there actively disliking the cookies! I thought they were basically universally loved to the point that when we tried them in the spring I was actually disappointed and felt like it just tasted like an overly sweet cookie. Don’t get me wrong I definitely didn’t think it was bad by any means, it just didn’t live up to the hype for me. My wife on the other hand through it was one of the greatest things she’s ever had. I’m not sure how anyone could actively hate them though!
I agree with you. I waited in line for over an hour, and though the cookie was good, it wasn’t something I would wait in the hot sun for again. Would I grab one if the wait was 5-10 minutes? Absolutely! Even though I think they are a bit overrated, I can’t imagine anyone saying the cookies are bad in any stretch of the imagination.
While I haven’t tried them, I am not sure how many people actually THINK they’re terrible. But with anything this hyped/popular/overpriced it becomes a target for folks who think of themselves as anti-conformists or are sick of trends. (Like people who say Taylor Swift is talentless — obviously she’s written over 250 songs, produces albums in the studio, plays multiple instruments, etc. But whether you like her or don’t, the adoration of her has grown to a level that saying “Taylor Swift sucks” is a natural reaction to seeing how far the hype machine has taken things.)
Then there’s also the “clicks” factor. There are a million Insta and TikTok posts about places like Gideon’s, so it’s hard to get the algorithms to push your millionth-and-one “check out this amazing cookie” post. But “Gideon’s is so overrated” is great clickbait for those who agree, and also the outraged majority that doesn’t.
Hoping and praying they have a vegetarian option. Money to be spent at Disney but options lacking!
Sounds great! Even though we’re from New York stare, we have been lovers of UP pasties for a long time…these look a little closer to calzone/stromboli style but I am excited to give them a try!
I’m more than down for a hand pie, but honestly, calling them “coffyns” kind of grosses me out (though I get it’s an old term that happens to fit with their creepy vibe). Maybe it’s just me, though.
Yeah, I guess it’s a bit creepy when you think about it. My first thought was that it came across as a bit trying-too-hard. But on the other hand, I do appreciate going all-in on theme, so it doesn’t really bother me.
Coffin/coffyn was a type of pastry crust that was really common several centuries ago in British and colonial American cooking. It was a really sturdy crust that would hold in the moisture of the filling making it easier to travel with and/or store. There are some great videos showing recreations of old coffin recipes online – I think the Great British Baking Show (Bake Off in the UK) has even done them as a challenge.
This is very exciting! Just as we bring Gideon’s cookies, cakes and peanut butter cold brew back with us to our DVC Villa to snack on all week (and extra cookies for the flight home and souvenirs!), sounds like Six Ravens will have some tasty savory items to do the same with!
My only hope is that they anticipate crowds, because it will be busy. Period! We skip Gideons sometimes because of the line and wish they would have figured out a better system there already, but it does not look like that is happening. When I read “Grab and Go”, I am hoping it will be like a fancy convenience store where the items are premade and and you literally grab and go. I do not see that as the plan being executed, however, and see lines, lines, and lines in their future.
The concept is exciting and can’t see what their menu looks like with collaborations, their own beer brews (possible?) and if they will have different desserts or just more of what was exclusively sold at Gideons. I did see that they “hoped” to be open in summer as past tense, so I guess I won’t be able to experience this for a while and will look forward to studying the menu and vicariously enjoying through reading reviews.
I think grab and go in this case probably means that there’s not going to be indoor seating, not that there won’t be lines. (There will absolutely be lines.)
Honestly, I think long lines are a feature–not a bug–for a place like Gideon’s. I wish they’d be more efficient and easier to access, but at the same time, I get how that helps feed into hype. I don’t want this turning into another Sprinkles or Ample Hills story 5 years from now, so I’m fine with that.
I don’t like their cookies, I’m a thin, crispy cookie fan and always happy about that when I see the long lines, but their new venture sounds awesome! Looking forward to trying it!
I’ve never had their cookies, so I can’t say if they are for me or not, but I love the look of he restaurant. As a Dissey parks fan, it’s awesome that a restaurant has an art director. It seems this is the type of 3rd party restaurant we should be celebrating.
Sounds like they’re opening a signature Villains Land quick service restaurant about 4 years too early.
As for the cookies, I didn’t have the patience for the line at Gideon’s when we were there. My favorite cookies are from Levain bakery… to me, that’s heaven. Huge, decadent, oozing soft and sweet dough from the center. But when we were in Savannah, GA we saw Byrd’s Cookie locations all around, and it’s “the thing” there so we tried some. Totally not for me at all. Tiny and crispy/crunchy is the exact opposite of what I want in a chocolate chip cookie! But people go nuts for them (no pun intended). As the saying goes, “There’s no accounting for taste.”
“Sounds like they’re opening a signature Villains Land quick service restaurant about 4 years too early.”
Oh man, how cool would that be? I doubt Walt Disney World would do any third party collaboration in its blockbuster new land. But honestly? Maybe they should! They’ve been trying for over a decade to create their own “answer” to Butterbeer. Maybe letting Lewis and co. figure it out, and then sell that in Villains Land as a collaboration is the way to go.
It would be amazing, but I feel like Disney might say Gideon’s would be bad for some people’s waistlines.
They’d actually be way too good for MK, though. The lines would be longer than any of the attractions. Not just because it’s so good – but because everything else at MK is so bad. That will be the challenge with bringing dining to Villains Land; if they create great offerings they’ll need to level-up the rest of the park to balance demand.
There was a story a back in mid 2024 that some of the employees at the Disney Springs Gideon’s were extremely unhappy with a long list of anonymous employee complaints. The vague anonymous details ended up getting re-reported in all the expected mouse ear wearing and pearl-clutching places, but Tom wisely stayed above the fray. Seemed like certain people had an axe to grind, but only from the shadows. What a weird story that was.
As you might’ve picked up, some of what’s here is a kind-of, sort-of indirect ‘response’ to all of that.
It was very clear to me from the outset that someone (not even people, plural–just one disgruntled ex-employee) had an axe to grind, and all of the claims should have been met with a great deal of skepticism. The accusations were unfounded and the way it was written was just ‘off.’ I was incredibly disappointed to see some of my colleagues (and much of social media), including people I otherwise respect, report on the claims in a completely uncritical manner.
Of course, people later started to realize it was all a bunch of nonsense, but not before the damage was already done. How’s that saying go? “Bad news travels fast and far. Positive news takes the scenic route.”
similar to the treatment of Yehaa Bob Jackson,.. Tom, you sort of believed that but I think anyone with common sense understood that accusation to be largely a figment of one person’s imagination and yet it nearly destroyed the man,.. never heard any retractions,. thousands upon thousands of people clamored to pose in photos with him and one complaint is believed? I found this infuriating!!
You’ve got to love the story of anyone who starts a small business out of his house and succeeds big time.
Not crazy about the cookies but there’s always a line.
Look forward to trying 6 Ravens. I’ve always been a fan of HOT POCKETS!
haha mickey, you’re right!! better than Hot Coffins, though,..