Anthony's Cucina Fresca
A longtime Downingtown Italian on Lancaster Avenue, heavy on pastas and the red-sauce classics. The kind of neighborhood spot that's outlasted plenty of trends.
Where to eat in Downingtown
The restaurants and kitchens locals actually argue about.
34 places to eat in Downingtown, PA, on one page: 10 italian, 10 takeout, 5 american. 1 event is coming up at these kitchens and bars; the Downingtown calendar has the dates.
Where we'd send you first
- The Noble Goat
American plates cooked from scratch down at River Station, with a bar to match.
- La Sponda
The special-occasion Italian on East Lancaster Avenue, the room for when the date matters.
- Myrtos BYOB
Greek taverna cooking on Lancaster Avenue, souvlaki through moussaka, and the wine is whatever you carried in.
- Station Taproom
A small room by the train station with a rotating tap list and a burger regulars will argue about.
- mother.
Tacos and Mexican plates on East Lancaster, under a sign that's all lowercase with a period on the end.
- The Borough
American cooking with a full bar and a proper sit-down pace on East Lancaster Avenue.
- Anthony's Cucina Fresca
Pastas and red-sauce classics from a longtime Lancaster Avenue kitchen that's outlasted plenty of trends.
- Montesano Bros at St. Anthony's Lodge
The Montesano brothers run a red-sauce kitchen out of St.
- Seven Tap-Tavern
Burgers, wings, and a full bar at the Downingtown Golf Club tavern, no tee time required.
- Coffee Cup Restaurant
Old-school diner on East Lancaster with booths, a counter, and a menu that runs eggs to club sandwiches.
The whole list
- Anthony's Cucina Fresca
- Bakers of Buffington
- Beaver Creek Tavern
- The Borough
- Brandywine Valley Bread
- Coffee Cup Restaurant
- Coppa 82
- Downingtown Diner
- eDiBLeS Bakery by ChefLoka
- El Limon Downingtown
- El Tarasco
- Green Street Grill
- Hibachi of Downingtown
- Jad's Pizza
- Karen's Sugar Love Bakery
- La Sponda
- Lione's Pizza Restaurant & Bar
- Montesano Bros at St. Anthony's Lodge
- mother.
- Myrtos BYOB
- Nice Chinese Restaurant
- The Noble Goat
- The Orangery at Glen Isle
- Osaka
- Osaka Asian Cuisine
- Pandoughmonium Bakery
- Pho Now
- Pomod'oro Pizza and Italian Restaurant
- San Marco Pasta
- Seven Tap-Tavern
- The Social Downingtown
- Spatola's Pizza
- Sweet Aloha Bowls Downingtown
- Taco Mar
Bakers of Buffington
A longtime Downingtown bakery on East Lancaster Ave doing cakes, cookies, and pastries by the dozen. The counter has been a birthday-cake stop around here for years.
Beaver Creek Tavern
Comfort cooking in a tavern out on Bondsville Road — bacon cheeseburgers, fish and chips, ribs, and beer on tap. Prime rib happens exactly once a month, the first Saturday starting at 4, and that is the whole schedule.
The Borough
American restaurant and bar on E Lancaster Ave. Full bar and a proper sit-down dinner, a step up from the takeout nearby.
Brandywine Valley Bread
Artisan bread out of the Caln Village Shops, first come first served Wednesday through Sunday starting at 8 a.m. The posted 2 p.m. close only matters if the loaves last that long.
Coffee Cup Restaurant
Old-school diner on East Lancaster Ave, all-day breakfast and bottomless coffee. Booths, a counter, and a menu that runs eggs to club sandwiches.
Coppa 82
Family-run since 1982 and named for the year Italy lifted the World Cup, this Lincoln Highway dining room has spent four decades on old-world Italian. By their own telling, the order is chicken parm, mussels, and the pizza.
Downingtown Diner
A Lancaster Avenue diner running the full breakfast-all-day playbook. Vinyl booths and a menu that goes on for pages.
eDiBLeS Bakery by ChefLoka
ChefLoka's bakery on East Lancaster Ave, making cakes and sweets to order. A small operation built around one baker's kitchen.
El Limon Downingtown
Mexican kitchen on West Lancaster Ave doing tacos, burritos, and the rest of the lineup. Order at the counter or online for takeout.
El Tarasco
Mexican kitchen at 2 Wallace Avenue — homemade tacos, burritos, tortas, and fajitas from a crew that came back after Hurricane Ida flooded them out. Bring your own bottle.
Green Street Grill
Downingtown breakfast-and-lunch diner on Pennsylvania Ave that fills up on weekend mornings. Eggs, pancakes, and the usual griddle lineup.
Hibachi of Downingtown
Hibachi tables and an all-you-can-eat sushi deal on Lancaster Avenue, with a craft-cocktail and martini bar attached. Weekend lunch specials run noon to 3:45.
Jad's Pizza
Pizza on East Lancaster Avenue, with a menu that runs past pies into strombolis, wings, and hoagies. One of Downingtown's steady order-out spots, busy come Friday night.
Karen's Sugar Love Bakery
Karen turns out custom cakes, cupcakes, and cookies from a small shop on Washington Ave. Order ahead for anything with a candle in it.
La Sponda
Italian restaurant on East Lancaster Avenue that leans special-occasion. Regulars put it near the top of Downingtown's Italian list.
Lione's Pizza Restaurant & Bar
Downingtown pizza-and-red-sauce spot on Wallace Ave with a bar attached. Slices, strombolis, and the full Italian-American lineup.
Montesano Bros at St. Anthony's Lodge
Italian cooking from the Montesano brothers, run out of St. Anthony's Lodge on Church Street. A newer red-sauce spot inside the Italian-American club.
Myrtos BYOB
Greek cooking on Lancaster Avenue where you bring your own wine. The menu runs the taverna standards, from souvlaki to moussaka.
Nice Chinese Restaurant
Chinese takeout on Wallace Avenue, just off the main stretch. Lo mein, General Tso's, egg rolls, and the weeknight default for plenty of Downingtown households.
The Noble Goat
A restaurant and bar in the riverside River Station development, cooking American plates from scratch. It's one of the newer dining rooms in Downingtown.
The Orangery at Glen Isle
Tuscan plates in a dining room set among the gardens of historic Glen Isle Farm, strictly BYOB. It keeps a Thursday-through-Sunday week, so the Tuesday craving will have to wait.
Osaka Asian Cuisine
Chinese and Japanese menus out of one kitchen on Route 113, sushi bar included, in the space that used to be Olive Trees and the Santucci pizzeria. Open seven days, until 10 Friday and Saturday.
Pandoughmonium Bakery
A bakery on Wallace Ave working through breads, pastries, and a rotating case of sweets. Weekend mornings are when the good stuff goes fast.
Pho Now
Downingtown's pho house out on West Lincoln Highway, from chefs who count their Vietnamese cooking in decades. Start with the namesake bowl and work outward.
Pomod'oro Pizza and Italian Restaurant
Italian kitchen on Chestnut St with pizza, pasta, and the red-sauce classics. Sit-down dinners and takeout both.
San Marco Pasta
Chef Armando Garay cuts fresh pasta to order and fills the cases with ravioli that runs from butternut squash to blue crab to lobster-cheese, all made to take home. Cannoli appear on Sundays only, which is exactly the kind of rule worth planning a week around.
Seven Tap-Tavern
The tavern at Downingtown Golf Club, open to more than the golf crowd for burgers, wings, and a full bar. There's a patio out back for when the weather cooperates.
The Social Downingtown
American plates and cocktails on the Lancaster Avenue stretch of Downingtown. The kind of place you land when the table can't agree on one cuisine.
Spatola's Pizza
Neighborhood pizzeria on West Uwchlan Avenue with an Italian menu that runs past the pies into the specialties. Eat in with your own bottle or carry it home.
Sweet Aloha Bowls Downingtown
Acai and smoothie shop in the River Station development, bowls loaded with fruit and granola. A quick counter stop off the trail.
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