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What to Eat and Drink at Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood

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The fog is waiting…and it smells absolutely delicious. Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) is back for another season with a phenomenal lineup of jump-scares, ghoulish figures and, most importantly, themed food and beverage. Because who wants to simply enjoy a doughnut when they could enjoy a doughnut resembling a pale-faced horror icon with a grid of pins emanating from his skull? 

Before we dig deep, here are the need-to-know details about this year’s HHN food and beverage lineup: 

  • Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood has an array of menu items themed to this year’s haunted houses, including Sinners, Stranger Things 5, Hellraiser, Evil Dead Burn and Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness. 
  • HHN-themed menu items can be found at venues across the Upper Lot and the Lower Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood. They are only available during HHN event hours, which are on select nights from September 3 to November 1, 2026.
  • Select Universal CityWalk Hollywood restaurants also have HHN-themed food and beverage available from September 1 to November 1, 2026. These items are available during all working restaurant hours, not just on event nights. 

Deliciously terrifying, or terrifyingly delicious? That, my friend, is up to you. Here’s a peek at what to expect from this year’s Halloween Horror Nights food and beverage offerings at Universal Studios Hollywood. 

Looking for the Orlando version of this article? Check out the top food and merch options at Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Florida

Stranger Things Surfer Boy Pizza To-Go (Studio Cafe)

Is it a pizza van, or is it a makeshift sensory deprivation tank? At Surfer Boy Pizza, the answer is both. The fan-favorite pie joint from Netflix’s iconic series is returning for another year of slinging ‘zas at HHN. Consider this meal necessary carboloading before you try to survive Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer, and Vecna in the Stranger Things 5 haunted house. Here’s what’s on the Stranger Things-themed menu at HHN: 

  • Surfer Boy Pizza: A personal pizza, comes topped with cheese or pepperoni. 
  • Hellfire Club Spicy Italian Sandwich: A spicy Italian sandwich with turkey, salami, pepperoni, provolone cheese, banana peppers, red onion, lettuce and a Calabrian chili aioli. 
  • Steve’s Smuggled Peanut Butter Bites: Chocolate-coated creamy peanut butter filling bites, with chopped peanuts and chocolate chips. 

Sinners (City Snack Shop)

If you’re already drooling over the Sinners menu at HHN, that’s a great sign — it means you haven’t been turned into a vampire! Well, yet. I personally can’t wait for this appropriately Southern-themed menu, which channels the 1930s Mississippi setting of this award-winning film. 

  • Remmick’s Burnt Ends: Pork burnt ends in a black garlic whiskey BBQ sauce, served with jalapeño corn bread. 
  • “Pick Poor Robin Clean:” Chicken wings in a black garlic whiskey BBQ sauce, topped with crispy garlic chips and served with corn bread. 
  • Pecan and Whiskey Bread Pudding: Warm, brown sugar pecan bread pudding topped with a whiskey butterscotch sauce and flakey salt. 

Club Juke (Mulligan’s Pub)

Club Juke (Mulligan’s Pub)

Whether you’re bloodthirsty or just regular thirsty, blow off some steam and clink glasses at Club Juke before the whole thing burns to the ground. A few sips of these cocktails (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will help steel your nerves before you head into the terrifying “Sinners”-themed house. 

  • Prohibition Punch: Premium whiskey with lemonade, honey and orange bitters with a blackberry hibiscus float and a dehydrated lemon wheel. 
  • Juke Juice: Blackberry moonshine, lemonade, blackberry puree, maple syrup, bitters and a black sugar rim with a dehydrated blood orange and fresh blackberries.
  • Pale, Pale Moon Pale Ale Shandy: Belgian wheat ale with lemonade and simple syrup garnished with a dehydrated orange. 
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  • I Lied to You, I Love the Blues-berry (non-alcoholic): Ginger ale, white grape juice, lemon juice and blue curaçao syrup with fresh blueberries and a lamon wedge. (This drink can also be served with blueberry vodka for an alcoholic-option.)

Learn all about the Sinners house at this year’s HHN in this deep dive.

Ozzy’s Bar (Jurassic Terrace) 

Down on the Lower Lot, things are going off the rails… in terms of deliciousness, I mean. The unexpected flavor combos at Ozzy’s Bar are as surprisingly satisfying as its corresponding haunted house. Check out the food and beverage items themed to Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness at HHN 2026:

  • Bark at the Naan: A naan taco filled with chicken tikka masala, red cabbage, diced pineapple, lime crema and cilantro. 
  • Crazy Train Chickpea Curry Burrito: Coconut-chickpea-curry burrito with diced tomato, pineapple chutney, red cabbage and lime crema. 
  • The Prince of Darkness Cake: Carrot cake with cream cheese mousse, coated in a black ganache, topped with chocolate mousse and a chocolate bat. 
  • “I Just Want You…& Tacos:” Fritos, black garlic BBQ brisket, red onion, coleslaw and cilantro. 
  • Mr. Crowley’s Curse: Zero proof whiskey, lemonade, blackberry syrup and blue curaçao syrup. 
  • Bark at the Moon Mule: Grape vodka mule with a grape popping candy rim and fresh blackberries. 
  • Ultimate Sin-amon: Cinnamon fire whiskey, apple juice, spice brown sugar, lemon juice and beet powder with a cinnamon sugar rim and chocolate bat. 
  • Blizzard of Ozz-arita: Tequila, blue curaçao, lime juice, simple syrup and lemon-lime soda with a black sugar rim and black rock candy

Learn more about the Ozzy Osbourne haunted house at this year’s HHN in our deep dive.

Clown Cafe (Lower Lot Pop-Up)

Everything having to do with Art the Clown seems to get totally splattered with blood. And (un)fortunately, food and beverage is no exception. Feast your eyes on the bloodbath-meets-Christmas-themed menu, crafted just to Art’s liking: 

  • Death by Cheese Stick: Giant fried mozzarella stick served with spicy marinara. 
  • Bloodbath Brisket Fries: French fries topped with brisket, BBQ sauce, jalapeño ranch, crispy onion and green onions. 
  • Clown Cafe Cauliflower Bites: Spicy fried cauliflower topped with hot sauce and corn chips. 
  • Root in Evil: Vodka, root beer schnapps, cherry syrup and lemon-lime soda topped with a black licorice straw and maraschino cherries. 
  • Art’s Killer Cold Brew: Bourbon, amaro, cold brew coffee, vanilla syrup and sweet cream cold foam with a chocolate Art the Clown hat. 

Art the Clown’s Tinsel Bar (Laemmle Courtyard)

You may think we’re here celebrating Halloween, but when Art the Clown says it’s Christmas, you’d better believe it’s Christmas. Especially when he’s holding that bloody axe. During HHN, Laemmle Courtyard is transformed into a Yuletide-themed watering hole. After all, ‘tis the season…to run for your life. Here’s what’s on the menu at Art the Clown’s Tinsel Bar: 

  • Christmas Tree Glasses Sandwich Cookie: Green sugar cookie sandwich filled with raspberry jam, pistachio buttercream and chopped pistachios. 
  • Silent Night Slasher: Vodka, lime juice, green apple syrup and ginger beer with a strawberry puree float and gummy Christmas trees. 
  • Art’s Killer Cold Brew: Bourbon, amaro, cold brew coffee, vanilla syrup and sweet cream cold foam with a chocolate Art the Clown hat. 
  • Mistletoe Massacre: Tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, blackberry syrup, lime juice and agave with a black sugar rim and strawberry drizzled sweet cream cold foam. 
  • Frosty Fright: Rum, blue curaçao, lime juice, simple syrup and lemon-lime soda with a Christmas sprinkle marshmallow rim and a cherry. 

Dia de los Muertos (Universal Plaza)

For the past several HHN seasons, Universal Plaza has transformed into a party zone for the undead and fabulous. The area bursts with florals and fright for Dia de Los Muertos, and along with the ghosts of Latin American lore come delicious bites and festive beverages. Check out what’s on the menu at the venues within Universal Plaza during HHN:

Little Cocina

  • Beef Birria Tacos: Beef birria tacos with cilantro and onion. 
  • Salsa Verde Walking Taco: Salsa verde corn ships topped with birria, white queso and red onion. 
  • Esquites: Corn sliced off the cob, topped with grated cotija cheese, cilantro and salt-chili-lime seasoning. 
  • Tajin & Chamoy Pineapple Spears: Fresh pineapple spears with salt-chili-lime seasoning and chamoy.

Modelo Bar

  • The Downed Bride: Citrus vodka, blue curaçao, lemonade and vanilla with lemon popping boba pearls. 
  • La Siguanaba Spicy Margarita: Spicy watermelon habanero margarita with a chamoy and salt-chili-lime seasoning rim and a tamarind straw.
  • El Cadejo Mangorita: Tequila, triple sec, mango nectar, lime juice and agave topped with a chili-covered mango.
  • Muerte Michelada: Mexican lager (light or dark) with michelada mix and a chamoy and salt-chili-lime seasoning rim. 

Margarita Bar 

  • Frozen Margarita: Choice of lime, strawberry or mango. 
  • Pepino Margarita: Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, agave and sparkling cucumber soda with a chamoy and salt-chili-lime seasoning rim and fresh cucumbers. 
  • Pina Margarita: Tequila, mezcal, lime juice, agave and pineapple juice topped with a chamoy-drizzled pineapple wedge. 

Killer Snacks (Hellraiser)

When at HHN, eat like the Cenobites do. That’s what they’re saying over in Lot H, anyway, where Killer Snacks awaits you after you survive the Hellraiser house — that is, if you survive the Hellraiser house. Here are the Hellraiser-themed menu items at this year’s HHN:

  • Skin & Chips Nachos: Spicy pork rings topped with nacho cheese sauce and beef jerky. 
  • Open the Box: Sinisterly sour doughnut bites with blue-raspberry filling. 

Mummy Eats featuring Evil Dead Burn

The bright side of reopening The Book of the Dead? You get really good chicken out of it. Mummy Eats is keeping it simple and straightforward with its menu item themed to the Evil Dead Burn haunted house: 

  • Severed & Smoked Chicken: Smoked chicken quarter with a Sichuan chili crisp.

Tower Snacks featuring FORTNITEMARES

When you drop into a terrifying scare zone where a battle rages around you, you’re going to need a snack to cope. Don’t you worry — this FORTNITEMARES-themed menu is here to keep you sated! Check out what’s on this special menu at Tower snacks:

  • Slurp Juice: Berry sports drink with lemon-lime soda, pineapple juice, blue curaçao syrup and edible glitter. 
  • Zero Point Pretzel: A soft pretzel dipped in dark chocolate and topped with purple sugar. 
  • The Final Peel: Green vanilla whoopie pie filled with banana caramel buttercream, salted toffee sauce and salted caramel crisp pearls. 
  • Battle Bus Dog: Giant 22” all-beef hot dog with nacho cheese sauce, coleslaw, sriracha aioli, banana peppers and crushed hot cheese puffs. 

Universal CityWalk Hollywood

Antojitos Cocina Mexicana

The HHN-themed fun isn’t just for the theme park! CityWalk restaurants are getting in on the spooky snackery this HHN season, too. Antojitos Cocina Mexicana never skips an opportunity to get in on the ghoulish games — their limited-time menu offers the perfect way to start your night of screams and scares. Here are the food and beverage options awaiting you at Antojitos this season: 

  • Vampiro Tacos: Carne asada, crispy melted cheese, corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, roasted tomatillo salsa and avocado crema. 
  • Scream Queen: Spicy tamarind vodka, pink grapefruit soda, lime juice and a  tamarind candy straw. 
  • Mexican Ghost: Tequila blanco, coconut cream, lime juice, raspberry cordial, agave and lime. 
  • Blue Demon: Vodka, watermelon liqueur, blue curaçao, lemon juice, simple syrup, lemon-lime soda and lemon. 
  • Acid Clown Pop: Vodka, blue curaçao, citrus sour, agave and soda water topped with vanilla cotton candy. 
  • Big Top Botanical: Gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, agave and soda water. 
  • Cosmic Candy Cooler (Non-Alcoholic): Citrus sour, agave, blue raspberry syrup, lemon-lime soda and soda water topped with vanilla cotton candy. 
  • Red Nose Lemonade (Non-Alcoholic): Citrus sour, agave, raspberry puree and soda water with cherry and lemon. 

Voodoo Doughnut

Voodoo Doughnut’s themed treats always bring a smile to my face, but I really think they’ve outdone themselves this Halloween Horror Nights. Just look at the perfect grid on that Pinhead Doughnut! Just look at the sprinkle head on that Creepy Clown! I’m going to need to pick up a baker’s dozen ASAP. 

  • Pinhead Doughnut: Raised doughnut with vanilla frosting, sour cherry filling and chocolate chips. 
  • Creepy Clown: Raised doughnut with sour lemon filling and topped with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles and a maraschino cherry. 
  • Jack-O-Lantern: Raised doughnut with cinnamon Bavarian filling and topped with vanilla frosting. 

Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen

If cozy autumnal vibes are what you’re craving, I’d recommend beelining for Toothsome Chocolate Emporium and Savory Feast Kitchen. Here’s what they’re offering throughout the HHN event this year: 

  • Pumpkin Rosotto: Roasted butternut squash, pumpkin puree, parmesan cheese, shallots, white wine, butter, grano padano, pepitas and crispy sage. 
  • Poisoned Apple: Vodka, midori, apple pucker liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup and strawberry puree. 
  • Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini: Vodka, pumpkin spice sauce, rum-based coffee liqueur and espresso. 

NBC Sports Grill & Brew

Last but not least is NBC Sports Grill & Brew — because who says sports fans can’t get in on the horror nights fun, too? To me, women’s basketball pairs perfectly with a neon cocktailwith gummy worms sticking out of it. Indulge in these limited-time menu items offered throughout Halloween Horror Nights 2026:  

  • To Die For Burger: Premium Wagyu beef patty with bacon, cheddar cheese, American cheese, mac and cheese, crispy onion strings and bacon aioli, served with crisscut sweet potato fries. 
  • Death by Chocolate Brownie: A coffin-shaped chocolate brownie with chocolate cream mousse, chocolate sauce, brownie crumbles, whipped cream, gummy worms and vanilla ice cream. 
  • Nightmare Fuel: Rum, midori, pineapple juice, lime juice, simple syrup and gummy worms. 
  • Sinister Cider: Vodka, sour apple pucker, cranberry juice, lemon juice and simple syrup.

Must be 21 years and older with valid photo identification to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. Drink responsibly.

What dishes are you dying to stick a knife into this Halloween Horror Nights? Let us know in the comments below. 

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