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African Restaurants at Walt Disney World

African Jiko - The Cooking Place at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Jiko is Swahili for 'a cooking place'.   Jiko - The Cooking Place, is an upscale restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. It features African style cooking with a unique blend of multi-cultural influences from the Mediterranean coast, India and Europe. Savor seafood, steak, chicken and vegetarian choices infused with the vibrant spices and flavours of Africa. The food reflects the varied cultures of Africa. Duck, lamb and chicken are just a few of Jiko's wonderful treats. Jiko also features wines of South African vintage.    An open kitchen includes twin wood-burning stoves surrounded by a 187-seat dining room. The private Cape Town Wine Room seats up to 40 guests and contains a collection of wine-based sculptures.   The restaurant's design depicts the ambiance of an African lodge with a beautiful earthy colour palette, with a wonderful ceiling and overlooking a small pond.    Boma - Flavours of Africa at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Boma is Swahili and several other African languages, meaning an enclosure. The 270-seat restaurant is designed to resemble an open African marketplace. Disney's brilliant buffet, features African style cooking in a buffet setting. The selection showcases the most exotic foods from 50 different African countries. Food is prepared in open 'kitchens' so that diners can see the cooking. Watch the chefs prepare the most wonderful salads, vegetarian dishes, grilled seafood and roasted meats.   The huge selection also features a tasty selection of American favorites. Whatever your tastes, you'll find plenty of choice here.   You can walk around the lodge itself, you might see a few of the gracious African animals wandering around, a beautiful sight - worth seeing.   Walt Disney World Resort restaurants include:    African American Asian British Character Dining Chinese Cuban French Irish Italian Japanese Mediterranean Mexican Moroccan Norwegian Polynesian Seafood
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