France Booth Menu & Review: EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

France’s Global Marketplace is a perennial favorite and one of the best snack spots in Walt Disney World. This booth at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival lives up to its namesake country’s rich culinary tradition year in and year out, and that remains just as true as ever.

In terms of World Showcase dining, France has enjoyed a strong reputation since the beginning, with EPCOT scoring a huge victory in the ‘celebrity chef’ department early on when Paul Bocuse signed on as one of the founders of Chefs des Frances (he’s also the “Paul” in Monsieur Paul).

Of course, the France Global Marketplace’s reputation stems just as much from a reputation that precedes the real-world France, arguably the most food-rich country in the world. Consequently, the France Global Marketplace tends to draw the longest lines of any booth in World Showcase, with switchbacks set up for the busier days. Deservedly so, as France has been one of our reliable favorites for at least the last 5 years.

A mainstay of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival for over 20 years, France normally offers a mix of new options and greatest hits. The menu typically features items inspired by the 18 regions of France.

Anyway, here’s a look at the food menu for France:

Now our photos and reviews of each item.

Moelleux aux Oignons Caramélisés et au Fromage de Chèvre ($7.95) – This Egg moelleux features goat cheese and caramelized onions, and replaces the Beignet aux Trois Fromages from the last couple of years. There’s not much common ground between the two, aside from the cheese. (Our review said that beignet was “how the chef at a Cracker Barrel would reinterpret French cuisine–to be clear, I don’t mean that as disrespect.”

This, conversely, is how a French chef might reinterpret one of the omelettes at Cracker Barrel. (Yes, I realize there are already French omelettes, but no better comparison comes to mind.) The moelleux is fluffy and light, with the goat cheese providing most of the flavor. The caramelized onion doesn’t do nearly as much as it could in terms of flavor or texture, making the resulting dish more like a fancy omelette than I’d personally like. I don’t have a strong opinion or recommendation (or lack thereof) on this either way. It’s fine.

Brioche aux Escargots ($7.95) — This Escargot brioche with garlic and parsley cream brings a new twist on a returning fan favorite of the Epcot Food & Wine Festival. My favorite version of this was 2 years ago, when it was a dense pastry that was topped with escargot and slathered in garlic and parsley cream–that seemed more fitting for escargot than this more delicate dish, but to each their own on that.

The pastry is more airy and less substantial, while still having the buttery sweetness of the croissant. This provides a mild contrast to the cream, without overpowering the escargot. As always, this is recommended–albeit not as highly as a few years ago when this dish truly peaked.

Boeuf Bourguignon, Pommes de terre roties ($7.95) – The braised short ribs in cabernet with potatoes is another winner. The meat is tender, and has a richness from the braising that works really well. The potatoes are ordinary, but go together with the sauce and the meat quite well.

This is a tried and true favorite of the France booth, with different meats and types of potatoes swapped out over the years. It’s always a good option for “meat and potatoes” people who want an ambitious twist on that, while still playing it relatively safe. Recommended.

Crème Brûlée mangue et passion à la Confiture ($5.95) — Rounding out the menu is the classically French creme brulee. As usual, it’s very good. We really appreciate that the dessert has a twist: Mango passion crème brûlée with fruit compote.

While there are better and more inventive desserts at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, this is a good one that nails the fundamentals and offers a fun twist. The France pavilion certainly has experience in making crème brûlée, and tends not to screw it up. Recommended.

Ultimately, you probably didn’t need to read this review to know that France is a must-visit booth at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. Nonetheless, hopefully this review was helpful in letting you know that everything is worth ordering here, as France doesn’t stumble with any of its dishes this year.

With other “popular” countries like China, Mexico, and Italy both being disappointments, it’s good to see France picking up the slack. As is common, we recommend the entire menu at the France booth, albeit with the caveat that the cheese topped, gravy-filled doughnut may not technically be good food. That is, unless you’ve always wondered what Cracker Barrel would taste like in France!

Check out our Global Marketplace Booth Menus & Photos for the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Booth Menus post if you want to see and read more about every menu this year! You’ll also want to read our full 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival Guide before you go to get an idea of what to do, strategy for the festival (yes, you will need a strategy), and much more!

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YOUR THOUGHTS

What do you think of France’s Global Marketplace? Have you tried any of the food items at this booth? What did you think of them? Do you agree with our take that France is a reliable winner at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival? 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!