EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.

As of May 31, 2020, we had eight “significant subsidiaries,” as defined in Regulation S-X, Rule 1-02(w), identified as follows:

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

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

3. Darden Corporation, a Delaware corporation

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

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

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

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

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

In addition, we also had the following subsidiaries:

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

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

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