Where to eat in Doylestown
The restaurants and kitchens locals actually argue about.
52 places to eat in Doylestown, PA, on one page: 10 date night, 10 pizza, 8 takeout. 21 events are coming up at these kitchens and bars; the Doylestown calendar has the dates.
Where we'd send you first
- Honey
Creative American small plates, dinner only, five nights a week — this is where Doylestown goes when there's something to celebrate.
- Vernafern
Chef Justin McClain named it for his two grandmothers, cuts the pasta fresh in-house, and cooks root-to-shoot, so the menu moves when the farms do.
- Domani Star
The family-run Italian BYOB where the open kitchen is the floor show.
- The Hattery Stove & Still
Brunch upstairs, cocktails in the cellar bar, all inside an 1800s hat factory.
- Genevieve's Kitchen
Chef Joey McAlinden's BYOB, named for the mentor he cooked beside for years at Amici's Ristorante.
- Slate Bleu
The town's dinner-only French bistro on South Main, with a deep beer and wine list and a kitchen that closes at 9, so book like a grown-up.
- Kung Fu Restaurant
Soup dumplings on Main Street, no drive to Chinatown required.
- Cross Culture Indian Restaurant
The dressed-up Indian option on West State, equally serious about the vegetarian half of the menu.
- Zad Albasha Mediterranean Grill & Cafe
Modern Mediterranean on South Main — halal, BYOB, and open past midnight on weekends.
- Farmhouse Tavern
An English pub with a working fireplace and a Dr.
The whole list
- 86 West
- Aunt Judy's Family Restaurant
- Bacco Bistro
- Bagel Barrel
- The Board Housewife
- Bocelli's Restaurant
- Borough Bagels
- Carve 52
- Chambers 19 Bistro & Bar
- Cross Culture Indian Restaurant
- Cup & Cake Company
- Dollop Frozen Yogurt
- Domani Star
- Domani Star's Sorella
- Empanada Mama
- EZ Breakfast On State
- Farmhouse Tavern
- Genevieve's Kitchen
- Giovanni's on State
- The Hattery Stove & Still
- Heirloom Doylestown
- HG Coal Fired Pizza (Doylestown)
- Home Sweet Home Bake Shoppe
- Honey
- Jules Thin Crust
- Kung Fu Restaurant
- Las Frida's Mexican Kitchen
- Lil Dom's Pizzeria
- Lilly's Gourmet
- Lovebird
- Lucatelli's Doylestown
- LULA
- Mandee's Treats
- Maryanne Pastry Shoppe
- Maxwell's On Main (MOMs)
- Mesquito Grille
- Nat's Pizza
- Nina’s Waffles and Sweets
- Nourish by MAMA
- OOKA
- OPA Grille
- Pink Skirt Desserts
- Pizza Village
- Red Rooster Hot Chicken
- Slate Bleu
- Spuntino Wood Fired Pizzeria
- The Station Doylestown
- Steaks on State
- Sweetah's Gluten Free Bake Shop
- Vernafern
- Villa Capri
- Zad Albasha Mediterranean Grill & Cafe
Aunt Judy's Family Restaurant
Open at 6 a.m. seven days a week and closed by 1, because breakfast is the whole point. Strawberry crepes and the chicken-and-waffle combo lead the order.
Bacco Bistro
Neighborhood red-sauce Italian at the north end of Main Street, built on thin-crust pies, calzones, and a Sugarosa sauce good enough that dishes get named after it. Order 'The Original' Old World pie and don't overthink it.
Bagel Barrel
Kettle-boiled bagels, baked on-site since 1993 and sold from 6 AM on weekdays. The nova lox is the move.
The Board Housewife
Charcuterie boards built to order on North Main — the move for a Fonthill picnic or a night you're hosting but not cooking.
Bocelli's Restaurant
Old-school Italian dinners on North Main, doors opening at 4:30 seven nights a week. Desserts are made in-house, which settles that debate.
Borough Bagels
Proper New York bagels, boiled and baked on site and done by 2. Flagels for the crust maximalists, nova lox sliced by the fillet, La Colombe in the cup.
Carve 52
A small dining room on East State that locals already talk about like a fixture. Getting a table is the hard part.
Chambers 19 Bistro & Bar
Holding down Main Street since 1987, with a kitchen that keeps taking orders until 10 on weeknights and 11 on weekends. The Other Side, the bar next door, runs live music every weekend.
Cross Culture Indian Restaurant
The dressed-up Indian option on West State, equally serious about the vegetarian half of the menu. The full bar is a recent addition; the kitchen never needed the help.
Cup & Cake Company
Scratch-made cupcakes out of a Main Street Marketplace storefront, hours posted week to week on Instagram. Check before you make the trip — this one keeps its own schedule.
Dollop Frozen Yogurt
Self-serve fro-yo on North Broad with a toppings bar the little-league teams have memorized. Summer's default ending.
Domani Star
The family-run Italian BYOB where the open kitchen is the floor show. Everything is homemade, and there's live jazz to go with whatever bottle you carried in.
Domani Star's Sorella
The Domani Star family's newest room on West State — sorella means sister, and the Italian cooking runs in the family. New enough that you can still say you knew it first.
Empanada Mama
The empanada case worth crossing town for: hand-folded, oven-baked, running from the cumin-spiked B.A. Beef to a Mama's Big Mac. Grab extra chipotle aioli and remember they close on Sundays.
EZ Breakfast On State
Eggs, pancakes, and zero ceremony on East State. In and out before the meter needs feeding.
Farmhouse Tavern
An English pub with a working fireplace and a Dr. Pepper pulled pork sandwich that's become the reason regulars keep coming back. Weekday social hour runs 4 to 6, right when you need it.
Genevieve's Kitchen
Chef Joey McAlinden's BYOB, named for the mentor he cooked alongside for years at Amici's Ristorante. New American with an Italian accent, brunch through dinner, directly across from the County Theater.
Giovanni's on State
Slices, pies, and cheesesteaks on State Street, with the kitchen going until 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. This is where a Doylestown night out ends.
The Hattery Stove & Still
Brunch upstairs, cocktails in the cellar bar, all inside a converted 1800s hat factory. The chicken and waffles have a following for a reason.
Heirloom Doylestown
Farm-to-table on East State with its clock set backwards: the kitchen runs 9 to 3 most of the week and only turns on dinner Friday and Saturday nights. Reservations are for dinner only; brunch you just walk in.
HG Coal Fired Pizza (Doylestown)
Coal-fired pies with proper char at the south end of Main Street. The oven runs hot enough to blister a crust in minutes, which is the whole argument for coal.
Home Sweet Home Bake Shoppe
Scratch bakery tucked on Veterans Lane, worth the two-minute detour off 611. Cakes are the reason; the case is the trap.
Honey
Where Doylestown goes when there's something to celebrate: creative American small plates, dinner only, five nights a week. Save room for the 'Liquid Desserts' section of the menu, which is exactly what it sounds like.
Jules Thin Crust
Organic thin crust, crisp on the bottom with a little chew, from dough and sauces made in house every day. Seasonal pies wander as far as butternut squash with mascarpone and honey, and the gluten-free crust is no afterthought.
Kung Fu Restaurant
Soup dumplings on Main Street, no drive to Chinatown required. Head straight for the chef's specials: Mongolian lamb and roast duck tucked into lotus-leaf steamed buns.
Las Frida's Mexican Kitchen
Street-style Mexican named for Frida Kahlo, with breakfast on the menu and the doors open at 10 a.m. sharp. The fish tacos come on blue corn tortillas.
Lil Dom's Pizzeria
A no-fuss neighborhood pizzeria at the south end of Main, with dough made fresh daily and a sauce recipe they keep to themselves. Two dollars buys the garlic knots, which is the correct way to wait for a Sicilian.
Lilly's Gourmet
Lunch for the courthouse crowd, Monday through Saturday, 11 to 3 sharp. It shares a roof with Geronimo Brewing, so a sandwich run can end with a pint.
Lovebird
Fried chicken sandwiches from the people behind Jules Thin Crust, made with Gerber's Amish Farm chicken. The Nashville Hot with hand-cut fries and a cup of Spiced Local Honey settles the lunch question.
Lucatelli's Doylestown
A pizza-and-stromboli shop where the cheesesteak quietly outdraws the pies. Order the Grandma Burrata anyway, and file away the second location in Newtown.
LULA
Dinner-and-drinks spot on East State's restaurant row, steps from the County Theater. Book the pre-show table and let the night sort itself out.
Mandee's Treats
The stuffed cookie bars are the reason to come: Nutella Oreo, Cookie Butter and Twix, a lineup that changes weekly. There's ice cream too, for anyone who thinks a cookie bar needs company.
Maryanne Pastry Shoppe
Family-run bakery that opens at 6 a.m. and covers the whole canon: donuts, breads, pies, custom-order cakes. The kind of place you find out about because someone brought the box to your party.
Maxwell's On Main (MOMs)
The Main Street gastropub that has been doing Southern-leaning American cooking and weekend live bands since 2010. Ten craft ales always on tap, chicken and waffles on the menu, and a second-floor patio worth angling for.
Mesquito Grille
Mesquite-smoked barbecue and craft taps on West State, with a covered patio for the good months. Upstairs there's a rugby room called the Dragon's Lair, which tells you most of what you need to know about the regulars.
Nat's Pizza
The borough's pizza elder, hand-tossing pies on West State Street since 1976. Bassett's ice cream and Via Veneto Italian ice at the counter mean dessert is already decided.
Nina’s Waffles and Sweets
Liege waffles served warm, topped with ice cream they churn from local dairy with no corn syrup. Making them since 2011, and the waffle-plus-scoop order has not needed improving since.
Nourish by MAMA
Vegan and vegetarian bowls, wraps, and smoothies built from farms it names out loud: Blue Moon Acres greens, Freedom Farm eggs, Le Bus bread. Doors close at 4, so treat it as a lunch plan, not a dinner backup.
OPA Grille
Greek family recipes at the south end of Main: souvlaki in four meats, moussaka, pastitsio, baklava to close. The kind of menu that doesn't chase trends because it predates them.
Pink Skirt Desserts
Custom cakes and party-grade desserts from a little shop on Doyle Street. The kind of baker you book, not browse.
Pizza Village
The neighborhood pizza-and-cheesesteak shop on East Street, working off Nonna-honed recipes since 2016. Order the Hot Boii, and note the 9:50 Saturday close, which is exactly the specificity you want in a pizza guy.
Red Rooster Hot Chicken
Nashville-style hot chicken, halal, with heat levels that climb from mild to something called reaper. The loaded fries and milkshakes are there to talk you down.
Slate Bleu
Doylestown's dinner-only French bistro on South Main, with a deep beer and wine list and a kitchen that closes at 9, so book like a grown-up. The on-site parking is free, which downtown reads like a typo.
Spuntino Wood Fired Pizzeria
Thin-crust pies with real wood-oven char, ordered at the counter at 22 S Main. The oven takes Sundays and Mondays off; plan accordingly.
The Station Doylestown
Neighborhood restaurant on West Ashland, a few blocks off the Main Street churn. Where locals go when they don't want to bump into everyone they know.
Steaks on State
Doylestown's cheesesteak counter, run by Jackie and John Stover, who operated it as Coach's for eight years before the rebrand. Fries are cut fresh, and the grill goes cold only on Tuesdays.
Sweetah's Gluten Free Bake Shop
Every inch of the kitchen is gluten free, so celiacs get to order the carrot cake without a single follow-up question. Small-batch on Clinton Street since 2019, with vegan chocolate bundts in the case.
Vernafern
Seasonal cooking on South Main from chef Justin McClain, who named the place after his two grandmothers. The pasta is cut fresh in-house and the kitchen cooks root-to-shoot, so the menu changes when the farms do.
Villa Capri
New York-style pies with San Marzano tomatoes since 1968, and, per Men in Blazers, the tenth-best soccer bar in America. Wednesday means dollar wings and an $8 margherita.
Zad Albasha Mediterranean Grill & Cafe
Modern Mediterranean and halal plates on South Main, in the space that used to be Stephanie's. BYOB, and open past midnight on weekends when State Street has gone quiet.
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