CityFolk Lancaster Guidebook
Food scene
5 minute walk. Woodfire Pizza (Piccante steals the show), Seasonal menu and fresh yummy salads (Luca's Kale Salad is Alton Brown's favorite salad).
107 locals recommend
LUCA
436 W James St5 minute walk. Woodfire Pizza (Piccante steals the show), Seasonal menu and fresh yummy salads (Luca's Kale Salad is Alton Brown's favorite salad).
10 minute walk. Craft Beer Bottle Shop and FlatBread Pizza Cafe. Outdoor Tables. Great Variety of specialty beers and now features wine as well. Delicious Pizza, hot dogs, and light fare.
37 locals recommend
The Fridge
534 N Mulberry St10 minute walk. Craft Beer Bottle Shop and FlatBread Pizza Cafe. Outdoor Tables. Great Variety of specialty beers and now features wine as well. Delicious Pizza, hot dogs, and light fare.
4 minute walk. Great Neighborhood Coffee Cafe with delicious breakfast and lunch sandwich and soup options. Great Chestnut Hill neighborhood vibe with outdoor seating.
27 locals recommend
Chestnut Hill Cafe
532 W Chestnut St4 minute walk. Great Neighborhood Coffee Cafe with delicious breakfast and lunch sandwich and soup options. Great Chestnut Hill neighborhood vibe with outdoor seating.
2 minute walk. Cute and Quaint with a side of delicious Hershey's Ice Cream! Great milk shakes. Dave serves good sandwiches and homemade soups too. Right down the alley and take a left on Mary. Outside seating available.
17 locals recommend
Splits and Giggles Cafe
500 W Lemon St2 minute walk. Cute and Quaint with a side of delicious Hershey's Ice Cream! Great milk shakes. Dave serves good sandwiches and homemade soups too. Right down the alley and take a left on Mary. Outside seating available.
10 minute walk. Chill Coffee Cafe that attracts F and M students and locals as well. Outside tables. Next to Beiler's donuts so you can grab your cup of Joe and a donut next door.
25 locals recommend
Mean Cup
398 Harrisburg Ave10 minute walk. Chill Coffee Cafe that attracts F and M students and locals as well. Outside tables. Next to Beiler's donuts so you can grab your cup of Joe and a donut next door.
10 minute walk. The best donuts in Lancaster. Great variety and super fresh. Fun to watch the donuts being made.
21 locals recommend
Beiler's Doughnuts
398 Harrisburg Ave10 minute walk. The best donuts in Lancaster. Great variety and super fresh. Fun to watch the donuts being made.
10 minute walk. Very Tasty Thai Restaurant with good variety and well priced. Can specify desired spice level.
16 locals recommend
Sukhothai Restaurant
398 Harrisburg Ave10 minute walk. Very Tasty Thai Restaurant with good variety and well priced. Can specify desired spice level.
15 minute walk. The oldest farmer's market in the US. Definitely worth a visit! Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Located on the Lancaster Downtown Square. Check out Stoner's Vegetables , Groff's Vegetables, Central Market Juice, Josephine's, Lancaster Salad Company, JB Kelly Seafood, S. Clyde Weaver and so much more!
252 locals recommend
Lancaster Central Market
23 N Market St15 minute walk. The oldest farmer's market in the US. Definitely worth a visit! Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Located on the Lancaster Downtown Square. Check out Stoner's Vegetables , Groff's Vegetables, Central Market Juice, Josephine's, Lancaster Salad Company, JB Kelly Seafood, S. Clyde Weaver and so much more!
7 minute walk. Full Service Grocery Store focusing on sustainable and healthy living. Local, organic, vegan, and gluten free options. Coffee and juice bar too. Prepared food options. Curbside Pickup Available.
36 locals recommend
Lemon Street Market
241 W Lemon St7 minute walk. Full Service Grocery Store focusing on sustainable and healthy living. Local, organic, vegan, and gluten free options. Coffee and juice bar too. Prepared food options. Curbside Pickup Available.
15 minute walk. A really cool place with a rooftop to hang out and view Lancaster City, Great beer selection and live entertainment. Several venues and vendors within Tellus and on the roof to enjoy.
124 locals recommend
Tellus360
24 E King St15 minute walk. A really cool place with a rooftop to hang out and view Lancaster City, Great beer selection and live entertainment. Several venues and vendors within Tellus and on the roof to enjoy.
6 minute walk. Excellent flavorful food from Trinidad. The Fish and Shrimp Curry melts in your mouth and the Jerk Chicken is also a favorite . Try the Buss Up Bread and make sure to ask for the different sauces for the bread the sweet and the hot. Basmati rice comes with the dishes. Very Tasty all around.
42 locals recommend
Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen
351 N Mulberry St 6 minute walk. Excellent flavorful food from Trinidad. The Fish and Shrimp Curry melts in your mouth and the Jerk Chicken is also a favorite . Try the Buss Up Bread and make sure to ask for the different sauces for the bread the sweet and the hot. Basmati rice comes with the dishes. Very Tasty all around.
15 Minute Walk. Wonderful outdoor eatery with market umbrella's, outdoor heaters and blankets to make the guest experience superb. Wonderful salads, pasta dishes, and main courses. Excellent wait staff and great atmosphere.
18 locals recommend
C'est La Vie
18 N Market St15 Minute Walk. Wonderful outdoor eatery with market umbrella's, outdoor heaters and blankets to make the guest experience superb. Wonderful salads, pasta dishes, and main courses. Excellent wait staff and great atmosphere.
17 minute walk. Fabulous French Cuisine and Pastries. Pastry Chef from Le Bec Fin Philadelphia. Directly East of Lancaster Square on King Street.
35 locals recommend
Bistro Barberet & Bakery
26 E King St17 minute walk. Fabulous French Cuisine and Pastries. Pastry Chef from Le Bec Fin Philadelphia. Directly East of Lancaster Square on King Street.
1.4 mile drive. Established in 1920 as a speakeasy, the current owners Matt and Starla renovated the space and the menu to include food sourced from local farms, as well as shrimp and grits from their beloved Charleston, SC. The burger is the best, and the cocktails delicious and unique. The staff rocks!
83 locals recommend
Horse Inn
540 E Fulton St1.4 mile drive. Established in 1920 as a speakeasy, the current owners Matt and Starla renovated the space and the menu to include food sourced from local farms, as well as shrimp and grits from their beloved Charleston, SC. The burger is the best, and the cocktails delicious and unique. The staff rocks!
10 minute walk. The place for excellent seafood. Excellent soups and fish/seafood sandwiches and salads. Offering fresh fish from Maryland year round. We love the Chicken Clucker too!
The Fat Crab Cafe
430 Harrisburg Ave10 minute walk. The place for excellent seafood. Excellent soups and fish/seafood sandwiches and salads. Offering fresh fish from Maryland year round. We love the Chicken Clucker too!
10 minute walk. Welcome to Decades! Open on Sundays. Decades is a 6 lane boutique bowling alley and arcade with a full service restaurant and bar. Located in the historic Stahr Armory on North Queen Street. Decades evokes nostalgia with class in a 90 year old 15000 square foot gymnasium filled with amusement and cocktails.
46 locals recommend
Decades
438 N Queen St10 minute walk. Welcome to Decades! Open on Sundays. Decades is a 6 lane boutique bowling alley and arcade with a full service restaurant and bar. Located in the historic Stahr Armory on North Queen Street. Decades evokes nostalgia with class in a 90 year old 15000 square foot gymnasium filled with amusement and cocktails.
15 minute walk. This is a must see for the food as well as the sightseeing. Open on Sundays. Built as a farmer's market in 1888, Lancaster's iconic Southern Market once again brings people together over food. A food hall with a diverse ethnic array of food options that the whole family will enjoy. Open Sundays.
15 locals recommend
Southern Market Center
100 South Queen Street15 minute walk. This is a must see for the food as well as the sightseeing. Open on Sundays. Built as a farmer's market in 1888, Lancaster's iconic Southern Market once again brings people together over food. A food hall with a diverse ethnic array of food options that the whole family will enjoy. Open Sundays.
Sightseeing
15 minute walk. This is a must see for the food as well as sightseeing. Oldest indoor market in the country,
252 locals recommend
Lancaster Central Market
23 N Market St15 minute walk. This is a must see for the food as well as sightseeing. Oldest indoor market in the country,
10 minute walk. A very stylish lady's boutique nestled in Champion Forge. High quality chic clothing with personal service. Barb is great at helping you shop personally . Next door to Mean Cup Coffee
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398 Harrisburg Ave10 minute walk. A very stylish lady's boutique nestled in Champion Forge. High quality chic clothing with personal service. Barb is great at helping you shop personally . Next door to Mean Cup Coffee
15 minute walk. Best Rooftop View of Lancaster City. Offering panoramic scenery, craft cocktails and delicious small plates. We have coined this view Steeple City due to the beautiful historic church steeples seen from The Exchange.
51 locals recommend
The Exchange
25 S Queen St15 minute walk. Best Rooftop View of Lancaster City. Offering panoramic scenery, craft cocktails and delicious small plates. We have coined this view Steeple City due to the beautiful historic church steeples seen from The Exchange.
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