EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.

As of May 26, 2019, we had nine “significant subsidiaries”, as defined in Regulation S-X, Rule 1-02(w), identified as follows:

1. Capital Grille Holdings, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, doing business as The Capital Grille

2. Cheddar’s Casual Cafe, Inc., a Delaware corporation, doing business as Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen

3. Cheddar’s Restaurant Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation

4. Darden Corporation, a Delaware corporation

5. GMRI, Inc., a Florida corporation, doing business as Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52

6. N and D Restaurants, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, doing business as Olive Garden

7. Olive Garden of Texas, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, doing business as Olive Garden

8. Rare Hospitality International, Inc., a Georgia corporation, doing business as LongHorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden

9. Yard House USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, doing business as Yard House

In addition, we also had the following subsidiaries:

10. Bahama Breeze Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, doing business as Bahama Breeze

11. Eddie V’s Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, doing business as Eddie V’s

12. Florida SE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, doing business as Olive Garden

13. Olive Garden Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, doing business as Olive Garden

14. Rare Hospitality Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, doing business as LongHorn

Steakhouse

15. Seasons 52 Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, doing business as Seasons 52