Harambe Market is a counter-service restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It is located in the Africa section of the park. They serve a variety of African-inspired fare, including salads, rice bowls, pitas and more. Obviously, some options are more African-inspired than others. In this post, we’ll review the Harambe Market’s atmosphere, cuisine and value!.

I’ve raved about Animal Kingdom’s details since this blog started and Harambe Market only improves upon that. The aesthetics in this area closely match those of the Harambe that previously existed. Having a street market aesthetic next to the village section doesn’t detract from the lived-in feel of the town, if anything it extends the feeling.

There is beautiful artwork throughout the seating area. Despite the somewhat run-down look (which is completely intentional) this artwork and the messages bring hope and spirit to the area. There is some seating in shade if you eat here during lunch hours, but it is all open air.

The area directly outside of Harambe Market generally has some live entertainment in the form of a performer walking around with an instrument. This adds a nice ambiance to the area, as you can usually hear the music from the table. Speaking of, those tables and chair are really vibrant with beautiful colors. The atmosphere at Harambe Market is really nice overall, especially if you can find a spot in the shade.

Harambe Market is set up is with 4 counters. Each says they sell something different, in reality most of them sell all of the items available. The one exception is that the beverage counter is the only place to get select beverages. Here is the menu for Harambe Market. That menu has changed over the years and you’ll be able to read some of our thoughts on dishes that aren’t currently served towards the bottom of the post. Hopefully, the restaurant will bring some back over time and diversifies the menu some.

This is one of our favorite counter-service items at Animal Kingdom lately. This Shrimp Rice Bowl consists of Peri Peri-marinated Shrimp on Jollof Rice with Kachumbari Tomato Salad and Tzatziki Sauce. The cucumbers and tomato give this a nice freshness but the shrimp, rice and Tzatziki are the dominant flavors. Those dominant flavors are delicious though. At $14.99, this is a delicious value and a particularly good option if you like shrimp! The chicken version of this is also good.

Above is a Shrimp Salad. Like many things on the menu, different iterations of a Harambe Market salad have come and gone. When the restaurant debuted there were more Mediterranean options, then more vinaigrette choices and at the time of this update (January 2025) Caesar Salads are the primary choice. One thing that has stayed consistent is that the shrimp has always been very good. Currently, the Shrimp Caesar Salad is $14.99 while other Caesars (respect to that fantastic Planet of the Apes character) are cheaper depending on the meat, or lack of meat, added.

Below are some options that Disney doesn’t currently offer at Harambe Market but we hope come back!

Here’s a look at the Beef Gyro. The meat was delicious and had a great seasoning on it. There’s no doubt that Disney can at times cut back on risks and avoid some of the more interesting seasonings. That’s not the case here, the beef was cooked to perfection and was the main taste in the gyro. If the beef was the main taste here the sauce was second in command, being a nice sidekick. While I think it was a little thinner than Tzatziki Sauces, it definitely had a similar flavor. Overall, I thought this dish was a very solid entrée.

Moving on to the secondary options, the gyro came with a black-eyed pea salad and a green papaya slaw. The salad (pictured above) was decent and different. I don’t love beans so I can’t judge this all that fairly. With that being said, I thought this blended a few nice flavors. The dish was fairly sweet and refreshing. The slaw was delicious and also somewhat sweet. It did have a bit of a spice to it, so if you’re not a fan of that then this might not be for you. I, for one, loved the slaw.

This Malva Spice Cake was my dessert. I thought it was good but not great. The cake was moist and I liked the frosting on it. This was a quality counter-service dessert but nothing that I’d go out of my way for.

Harambe Market keeps impressing us over the years, even if it hasn’t reached the popularity of Flame Tree Barbecue or Satu’li Canteen. Not only does the restaurant offer fairly unique and consistent food, but the seating area was beautiful and inviting. If there is more brought back to the menu or new options added then it could move even further up our Disney World Counter Service Rankings.

Restaurant Rating – 8.5/10

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