Sarah S.
Yelp
The France Pavilion in World Showcase at Epcot is such a cute escape from the rest of Disney World.It opened with the park on October 1, 1982 with a fun French theme as if you're in a neighborhood in Paris.
Plume et Palette & La Signature - the strongest smelling shops in all of Disney World - can be found here full of perfumes! Souvenirs de France carries legitimate French souvenirs from shirts to cute little Eiffel Tower statues. If you've been to Paris, it's akin to the souvenir shops you find everywhere with some Disney touches thrown in. Expect a lot of Aristocats, Beauty & the Beast, Ratatouille and Sleeping Beauty items. Finally on the shop front are Les Vins de France (wine shop) and L'Esprit de la Provence (other liqours shop) full of everything your liver will hate you for later.
For eats, you'll find two of the best restaurants Les Chefs de France, a nice sit down restaurant with some of the best mac & cheese! And Monsieur Paul, the classiest restaurant on all of Disney property aside from Victoria & Albert's with fabulous food & service.
There is also a more casual Les Halles Boulangerie and Patisserie full of unique and tasty baked goods, as well as sandwiches which are all quite delicious. There are also a bunch of alcoholic & non-alcoholic drink options so you could make this spot a full meal stop. For more indulgence, you'll find L'Artisan des Glaces - an ice cream shop a good amount of options plus you can make a macaron ice cream sandwich or have ice cream in a cappuccino or martini! Yes, please!
Standing alone are Crepes des Chefs de France (a cart full of crepes, coffee and ice cream!) and Les Vins des Chefs de France (libations galore though mostly wine, they do have the Disney famous Orange Slush cocktail which is worth trying).
During the Holidays, you'll find the Alsace Holiday Kitchen booth which served up one of the best bites I've had in ages - Smoked Salmon Napoleon in a Dill Brioche. So simple but oh~so~delicious for $5.75.
Attraction wise, there is an 18 minute film Impressions de France featuring scenes around France in a sit down, air conditioned theater. It's a nice break to learn a bit and see more of this beautiful country.
As far as characters, you can meet Belle and Aurora at set times. You used to be able to meet Marie from the Aristocats and I'm so sad they did away with that.
Love The France Pavilion for all of its charm, shopping and mostly having the most food options in all of World Showcase. I want to try every single thing on every single menu. :)