The Adyar Cafe
South Indian cooking on Lincoln Highway in Exton, the dosa-and-idli kind. One of the busier Indian kitchens out this way.
Where to eat in Exton
The restaurants and kitchens locals actually argue about.
32 places to eat in Exton, PA, on one page: 17 takeout, 7 italian, 6 pizza. 44 events are coming up at these kitchens and bars; the Exton calendar has the dates.
Where we'd send you first
- Fontana Pizza & Grill
Pizza and grill on the Pike holding a 4.8 across more than 1,300 reviews, which out here isn't a rating so much as a consensus.
- Stolen Sun Scratch Kitchen & Taphouse
Its own beer on the taps and a full scratch-cooked dinner menu behind them, all on North Pottstown Pike.
- Hakata Exton Ramen & Sushi
Hakata-style tonkotsu and sushi on Woodcutter Street.
- Damas Mediterranean Grill
Shawarma and charcoal kebabs done the Damascus way, with a mezze list that rewards a table ordering wide.
- Deccan Flavors
Named for the Deccan plateau, which is the kitchen's way of telling you it leans Hyderabadi.
- The Adyar Cafe
South Indian vegetarian on Lincoln Highway, built around the dosa-and-idli canon.
- ChopHouse Grille
Steaks and seafood on North Pottstown Pike, with a bar to start the night at.
- Issho sushi and steakhouse
Nigiri on one side of the menu, cuts off the grill on the other, one kitchen doing both.
- Kumamon Ramen
Named for the round-faced bear on the sign, with bowls that come out steaming.
- Appetites On Main
American cooking on Main Street with a menu long enough to end the group-chat debate.
The whole list
- The Adyar Cafe
- Al Pastor
- Appetites On Main
- Bluefin Eagleview
- BONU Cafe Express
- Brickside Grille
- Buddy's Burgers, Breasts & Fries
- Chocolate Therapy
- ChopHouse Grille
- Damas Mediterranean Grill
- Deccan Flavors
- Duling-Kurtz House & Country Inn
- Fontana Pizza & Grill
- Gentili's Pizza & Steaks
- Good Girls Bakery
- Hakata Exton Ramen & Sushi
- Issho sushi and steakhouse
- Kokarako Grill and Chaat Corner
- Kumamon Ramen
- L'Olivo Trattoria
- Marchwood Tavern
- Mimi’s Pizza Exton
- O2 K-BBQ
- Origami Asian Fusion Exton
- Rocco's Pizza
- Ron's Original Bar & Grille
- Sal's Italian Ristorante and Pizzeria
- Southern Spice Exton
- Taco Maya Mexican Grill
- Tasty Zaytoon Lebanese Restaurant and Market
- Umami Asian Bistro
- Urban Scoop
Appetites On Main
A neighborhood American kitchen on Main Street in Exton with a long, something-for-everyone menu. It pulls a steady regular crowd rather than a scene.
Bluefin Eagleview
BYOB sushi at Eagleview Town Center — bring a bottle and let the sashimi omakase do the deciding. One regular ranks the fish above anywhere else they've been in Pennsylvania; reservations recommended, and it's closed Mondays.
BONU Cafe Express
A quick-service cafe on Lincoln Highway in Exton, built for the in-and-out order.
Brickside Grille
Fresh oyster bar, lobster rolls, and slow-roasted prime rib daily in Eagleview Town Center. The Sunday brunch buffet runs Father's Day to Labor Day, and early August brings the annual Oyster Festival.
Buddy's Burgers, Breasts & Fries
Burgers, fried chicken, and fries on Woodcutter Street in Exton, exactly what the name promises. A quick counter a couple doors from Hakata.
Chocolate Therapy
A Marchwood Road bakery whose name tells you what to order. Closed Mondays; the other six afternoons it runs till 7, late enough for an after-dinner detour.
ChopHouse Grille
A chophouse and bar on North Pottstown Pike. Steaks and seafood on a menu built for a slow dinner.
Damas Mediterranean Grill
Damascus-style Middle Eastern grill on North Pottstown Pike. Shawarma, charcoal kebabs, and a mezze spread worth ordering wide.
Deccan Flavors
Indian restaurant on West Lincoln Highway named for the Deccan plateau, which tells you the kitchen leans Hyderabadi. Biryani is what to order.
Duling-Kurtz House & Country Inn
Dinner in an 1830 house split into eight period dining rooms, each done up in Early American antiques. The American-Continental menu changes with the seasons, and there's a 13-room country inn attached if the evening runs long.
Fontana Pizza & Grill
Pizza and grill on North Pottstown Pike, where the pies are only half the story. Behind them runs a full Italian-American grill menu.
Gentili's Pizza & Steaks
The Exton half of a two-shop pizza-and-steaks operation; the other Gentili's is down in Springfield. There's a Gentili Family Rewards program for anyone whose pizza night is a standing appointment.
Good Girls Bakery
A sourdough bakery and cafe that started at farmers markets across Chester County before landing a permanent Eagleview storefront in May 2024. The loaves get the billing, but the English muffins carry a reputation of their own — breakfast and lunch run all day.
Hakata Exton Ramen & Sushi
Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen and sushi on Woodcutter Street in Exton. The pork-bone broth is the reason to come; the sushi rounds out the table.
Issho sushi and steakhouse
Sushi and steak sharing one kitchen on North Pottstown Pike. Nigiri and rolls on one side, cuts off the grill on the other.
Kokarako Grill and Chaat Corner
Indian grill and chaat counter off the Pottstown Pike on Tabas Lane. Street-food chaat, biryani, and tandoori plates you order at the counter.
Kumamon Ramen
Ramen shop on North Pottstown Pike, named for the round-faced bear on the sign. The bowls come out steaming, which is the whole reason to go when the weather turns.
L'Olivo Trattoria
Handmade pastas and crudos from a founder whose family made pasta under the olive trees of Perugia — hence the name. It moved into Eagleview's former Suburban Brewing space in 2025; happy hour holds the bar and patio Tuesday through Thursday, plus early Sunday evenings.
Marchwood Tavern
A Marchwood Road tavern where the specials run on a strict weekly calendar — 80-cent wings on Wednesdays, $9.99 cheesesteaks on Mondays, $7 margaritas for Taco Tuesday. The bar pours until midnight most nights, 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Mimi’s Pizza Exton
A takeout pizza counter on Marchwood Road, open 11 to 9 every day including Sunday. The kind of no-drama weeknight order you don’t have to check the hours for first.
Origami Asian Fusion Exton
Asian fusion on West Lincoln Highway in Exton, sushi rolls and a pan-Asian menu. Newer to the strip, still building its regulars.
Rocco's Pizza
Pizzeria and restaurant on North Pottstown Pike, doing pies, catering, and online ordering without much fuss. The website is little more than a phone number and an order button, which tells you where the effort goes.
Ron's Original Bar & Grille
Ron opened his first restaurant in 1982 and still works at least six days a week; the desserts are made from scratch daily. Live music takes the bar Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and you can grab to-go beer from the takeout area on the way out.
Sal's Italian Ristorante and Pizzeria
Old-world pizza and generous Italian plates at Eagleview, with soups, cheesesteaks, and salads rounding out the menu. One regular has been coming since age 5 and plans to keep going 'as long as it's open.'
Southern Spice Exton
Indian cooking on Woodcutter Street in Exton, curries and tandoor plates. It shares the little Woodcutter cluster with Hakata and Buddy's.
Taco Maya Mexican Grill
Scratch-made Mexican: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads, no shortcuts. Half of a two-town operation, with the sibling over in West Chester.
Tasty Zaytoon Lebanese Restaurant and Market
Traditional Lebanese home cooking on Marchwood Road, with their market next door so you can take home everything you liked off the menu. The house motto is 'Treat Yourself; Make it Yourself' — eat in, then shop your way out.
Umami Asian Bistro
Sushi plus a pan-Asian menu that wanders from Szechuan stir-fries to Thai curry in a clay pot, going since 2011. It's BYO — bring a bottle and they'll open it without ceremony.
Urban Scoop
Small-batch ice cream in flavors like Ube Cookie Dough, Thai Tea, and Black Sesame, scooped daily till 10. This Lincoln Highway shop is the original — it did well enough to spawn a second in downtown West Chester.
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