The Best Restaurants in Jenkintown
Jenkintown fits an unreasonable number of good kitchens into a few blocks of York Road. Here's the order we'd defend.
The dinner math in Jenkintown is a little unfair: a few blocks around York Road and West Avenue somehow hold a regional-Mexican kitchen that made its name in Philadelphia, Korean fried chicken built to survive the ride home, and a red-sauce room people book for birthdays. Ranking them means leaving good places off, and that's the job. The list below is where we'd actually send you tonight.
Cantina la Martina Jenkintown
Philadelphia's regional-Mexican standout, now pressing masa by hand on Old York Road. The city had to share eventually, and Jenkintown got the good end of the deal.
Newbolds Food & Libations
New American cooking on York Road where the cocktail list gets equal billing with the kitchen. The 'libations' in the name is a promise, not a flourish.
VIA 417
Sit-down Italian at 417 Old York Road that's quietly become the town's dinner-out standby. Save it for the nights you want the real thing, not another takeout container.
Marzano Ristorante
Red-sauce classics on York Road with a specials board that actually changes. This is where Jenkintown birthdays get booked.
Welcome Home Cafe
The weekend brunch institution on Old York Road, Sunday wait included. Close to 500 reviews land at a 4.7, which is the town agreeing with itself.
Mobay Jamaican Restaurant
Jerk chicken, oxtail, and curry goat on York Road, portioned by someone who wants you fed. Plan on leftovers; they're part of the deal.
Mr. Andy's Chicken
Korean fried chicken on West Avenue, double-fried so it's still crunchy when you get it home. Whatever you were planning to order, add one more box.
West Avenue Grille Restaurant
A big breakfast spread by day, a full menu the rest of it, and the busiest room on this list by a wide margin. Get there before everyone else does, which is easier said than done.
The Drake Tavern
The York Road tavern where the pub food comes with a full bar and a weekend roar. The regulars wouldn't have it quieter, and neither would we.
