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Keep this guide handy all year long and make a resolution to try as many of these great restaurants as you can!
SOME OF OUR FAVORITES P E N N SY LVA N I A
Avondale R The Farmhouse Restaurant at Loch Nairn 514 McCue Rd. 610-268-2235; LochNairn.com
This is a jewel in the country with two restaurants and a marvelous event facility on a golf course, all open to the public. The Farmhouse Restaurant fine dining experience offers food and service of rare excellence. The Greathouse is the quintessential destination offering casual dining, Sunday Champagne Brunch and celebrations. There are two outdoor dining facilities and a chef’s table in their 18th–century subterranean wine cellar.
Berwyn 30 Main Bistro 660 Lancaster Ave. 610-220-2367; 30MainLine.com
Nectar 1091 Lancaster Ave. 610-725-9000; TasteNectar.com
★ “Best of the Best” Winner
R Restaurant in a historic building
Birchrunville H R Birchrunville Store Cafe 1403 Hollow Rd. 610-827-9002; BirchrunvilleStoreCafe.com
Bryn Mawr H BIGA Pizza + Beer 810 Glenbrook Ave. 610-525-4800; RestaurantBiga.com
Bryn & Dane’s 915–925 W. Lancaster Ave. BrynAndDanes.com
Restaurant Cerise 1011 Lancaster Ave. 610-527-4400; RestaurantCerise.com
R Yangming 1051 Conestoga Rd. 610-527-3200; YangmingRestaurant.com
Always included in “Best Of Awards,” this Chinese-fusion rock star offers cuisine to delight your taste buds in a newly renewed and redesigned interior. Jumbo lump crabcakes, firecracker veal and capellini with shrimp are can’t-miss choices. Happiness hour, Mon–Fri, 4:30 to 6:30. Also named in Best Chinese Restaurants list in Travel & Leisure Magazine. Banquet facilities. Open 7 days.
Chadds Ford
R Brandywine Prime
1617 Baltimore Pk. (Rts. 1 & 100) 610-388-8088; BrandywinePrime.com
H The Gables at Chadds Ford 423 Baltimore Pk. 610-388-7700; TheGablesAtChaddsFord.com
You’ll find a combination of fresh seasonal cuisine, rustic yet elegant charm and enchanting outdoor dining that will keep you coming back time and again. Have a cocktail in the lounge while listening to live piano Thurs–Sat evenings, or sample their new bar menu outside in the new fire pit area. Enjoy a three-course prix fixe dinner in the dining room every Tues and Wed and great Happy Hour specials weekdays, 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
Al Pastor, a modern-Mexican eatery is now open in Eagleview Town Center. Along with Bella Vista, these two restaurant concepts are heralded by former Stephen Starr alums Justin Weathers and Chef Joe Monnich. Expect a wide range of Mexican influences on favorite dishes in the alwayschanging menu—and don’t miss the signature Pork Belly Al Pastor Tacos! Make your reservations now.
Chester Springs
H Limoncello Chester Springs
499 W. Uwchlan Ave. 610-524-3112; LimoncelloRestaurant.com
See their listing under West Chester. R Yellow Springs Inn 1657 Art School Rd. 610-827-7477; YellowSpringsInn.com
The Whip Tavern
Concordville
R Concordville Inn
Baltimore Pk. (Rt. 1) 610-459-2230; ConcordvilleInn.com
Downingtown
Amani’s BYOB
105 E. Lancaster Ave. 484-237-8179; AmanisBYOB.com
H Bangles Indian Cuisine 889 E. Lancaster Ave. 610-269-9600; BanglesIndianCuisine.com
H Station Taproom 207 W. Lancaster Ave. 484-593-0560; StationTaproom.com
The Gables at Chadds Ford
H Victory Brewing Company
General Warren
420 Acorn Ln. 610-873-0881; VictoryBeer.com
Drexel Hill
Shere-E-Punjab
Drexel Line Shopping Center, 5059 State Rd. 484-452-8140; ShereEPunjab.com
H Al Pastor
Exton
560 Wellington Square 484-341-8886; EatAlPastor.com