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Universal Orlando has published the full food and drink menus for Halloween Horror Nights 35, with booth locations and prices guests can use before the event nights begin. The menus cover house-themed bites tied to Stranger Things, Hellraiser, Sinners, Evil Dead Burn, and more, plus carnival stands around Universal Studios Florida.
HHN 35 runs select nights from August 28 through November 1, 2026, with Premium Scream Night on August 27. The food list matters now because ticket holders can budget snacks, souvenir cups, and alcohol before they arrive instead of discovering $12 to $17 plates only after they are already inside the scare zones.
- What changed: Universal posted the full HHN 35 food and drink menus with locations and prices.
- When it matters: Event nights begin August 28, 2026, after Premium Scream Night on August 27.
- Price band: Most plated items run about $8.99 to $16.99; themed cocktails often list near $15 to $19 in souvenir cups.
- Where to eat: Booths sit inside the ticketed HHN footprint at Universal Studios Florida, including Cafe La Bamba, Portofino Bridge, New York, and San Francisco.
- Who it helps: Guests building a night budget, travelers comparing Express versus food spend, and anyone routing around house lines.
What Universal published and why it is useful now
The official Halloween Horror Nights dining page now lists themed food and beverage items by house and carnival stand. Prices appear for plated food, desserts, and drinks, including souvenir-cup tiers for many cocktails.
Inside Universal’s booth-by-booth rundown matches those items and adds location cues guests can use while walking the park after dark.
Confirmed examples include Annie’s Juke Joint Catfish and Grits at $11.99 in Cafe La Bamba, El’s Battery Jerky at $16.99 near Portofino Bridge, and Pleasure and Pain Brain dessert at $7.99 between Central Park and Springfield.
That combination of official pricing and specialist location detail is the planning delta. Earlier HHN 35 coverage focused on houses, scare zones, tours, and merch, so this is the first clear night-of food budget sheet.
How the house booths break down for a night budget
Sinners Club Juke in Cafe La Bamba leans Southern. Catfish and grits, BBQ eggrolls, and pecan whiskey bread pudding sit in the $8.99 to $11.99 band, with the Slide Guitar Smash cocktail available in souvenir or mocktail form.
Hellraiser’s stand between Central Park and Springfield pushes pasta and pork rinds. Pinhead’s Skin and Meatballs is $11.99 and Skin and Chips Nachos are $10.99.
The brain dessert is $7.99. Cenobite’s Kiss is the signature tequila drink for that stop.
Stranger Things 5 near Portofino Bridge is the pricey savory cluster. El’s Battery Jerky mac and cheese is $16.99, Upside Down Chicken and Waffles $12.99, and Steve’s Smuggled Peanut Butter Bites $9.99.
Hopper’s Recharger is the vodka energy cocktail paired with that booth. Evil Dead Burn in San Francisco keeps the list short with Severed and Smoked Chicken at $12.99 and Lasagna Burn at $10.99, plus the Frostbite tequila drink.
Meetz Meats on Portofino Bridge adds ribs and a shredded pork sandwich, both $12.99. Those two stops work well as a mid-park reset when house lines stack on one side of the lagoon.
Carnival stands, cups, and alcohol rules
Not every bite is tied to a licensed house. Dia de los Muertos in Animal Actors sells Fritos walking tacos at $14.99 in beef or vegan builds.
Death Tank in New York lists a giant mozzarella stick at $12.99 and the Jack and Odd Dog footlong on an ube bun at $13.99. Devilish Delights and Jack’s Surplus push fried pickles, spiral chips, and smash tacos into the mid-teens.
Oddfellow’s Menagerie adds tempura shrimp and a burnt sugar cream sando for guests who want one sweet stop without a full dessert crawl.
Drink economics matter as much as food. Many cocktails list around $15 for a named pour, with 20-ounce souvenir cups often at $19 and refills near $15.
Guest rules still require age 21 or older with valid ID for alcohol. Treat those cup prices as optional upgrades, not a required fee to taste the event.
How to use the menus without blowing the night
Start with a hard cap before you enter. Two shared plates and one souvenir cocktail can clear $40 before tips, tax, or Express.
Guests who want one signature house dish and a water bottle stay closer to $15 to $20. That gap is large enough to change whether a hotel lounge or late dinner outside the gates is worth keeping.
Route food against house demand. Cafe La Bamba, Portofino Bridge, and New York sit on paths people already use between scare zones, so a planned snack can replace an aimless midway wander.
Deep Arrival’s Halloween Horror Nights Map 2026 is the best companion page for that walk order. If you are still choosing tickets or hotels, the broader Universal Orlando planning guide covers park mix, Express logic, and stay choices.
Related chronology for the same event week includes the HHN Tribute Store return on August 26. Use that only as a merch timing note, not as a substitute for the food board.
Daytime park food versus the ticketed night overlay
Universal Studios Florida daytime kitchens and HHN booths are different products. A lunch receipt from the park does not unlock the scare-night menus, and HHN admission is still required for the event footprint where these stands operate.
Families splitting a day-and-night visit should decide whether the expensive calories happen before entry or after the first house. That choice affects whether kids eat early, whether adults save appetite for themed plates, and whether a hotel meal is redundant.
Travelers coming from Epic Universe or Islands of Adventure the same day also need transfer time. A tight park-hop leaves less room for a second full dinner once HHN gates open.
What is confirmed versus still in flux
Confirmed facts are the published item names, listed prices, and booth location labels on Universal’s dining page and matching specialist reporting. Event dates remain August 28 through November 1 for regular HHN nights, with Premium Scream Night on August 27.
Still open: how long each booth stays open on a given night, whether any item sells out early, and whether Universal swaps recipes midseason. Menus can change without a new press push, so screenshot the page the afternoon you go.
Interpretation, not a promise: house booths priced near $12 often feel like the value sweet spot for sharing, while the $16.99 Stranger Things mac is a deliberate splurge plate. That is budget strategy, not an official ranking from Universal.
| If you are | What to do |
|---|---|
| Building a tight food budget | Pick one $9 to $12 house plate and skip souvenir cups unless the refill math works for your group. |
| Chasing licensed house themes | Map Sinners, Hellraiser, Stranger Things, and Evil Dead Burn booths against your house order before sunset entry. |
| Traveling with mixed drinkers and non-drinkers | Use mocktail options where listed and treat $15 to $19 cups as optional, not required for the food crawl. |
| Already holding Express or RIP access | Leave one mid-evening food stop on a low-traffic path so scare capacity does not erase the meal window. |
Set a per-person food number before you buy add-ons. Prices are public now, so Express, hotel lounge access, and late dinner outside the park should compete against a real HHN snack total instead of a guess.
Universal Studios Florida remains the venue. Keep daytime park plans separate from the ticketed HHN night overlay, and recheck the dining page on event day for any last board changes.
When do Halloween Horror Nights 35 food booths open?
They operate during HHN event nights at Universal Studios Florida from August 28 through November 1, 2026, after Premium Scream Night on August 27. Exact booth closing times can vary by night.
How much should I budget for HHN 35 food?
Most plated items land between about $8.99 and $16.99. One shared plate plus water stays low; two plates and a souvenir cocktail can top $40 before tax and tip.
Do I need a separate ticket for the food booths?
No separate food ticket is required. Valid HHN admission gets you into the event footprint where the booths operate, and food is a la carte.
Where can I see the full menus?
Start with Universal Orlando’s official HHN dining page for item names and prices, then use a current specialist booth guide if you need walking locations.
