The Best Restaurants in Kennett Square
The No. 1 table in Kennett Square books out a year. The eight seats below it are the fight, and we're picking sides.
For a borough this size, Kennett Square eats absurdly well: one farm table books out about a year ahead, and a chef-driven BYOB seats maybe a few dozen. Over on West Cypress, a taqueria's salsa ruins the jarred stuff for good, and that's before you've touched the red-sauce rooms on East State. Nine made our list, ranked; plenty of good kitchens didn't. If your top three look different, tell us — and bring receipts.
Talula's Table
One farm table, one party a night, booked about a year out: one of the hardest reservations in Pennsylvania lives inside a daytime gourmet market. While you wait for your date to come up, the cheese counter and dinners-to-go keep you loyal.
Portabellos of Kennett Square
Chef-driven New American plates in a BYOB room that seats maybe a few dozen, which is exactly why you book ahead. Bring a bottle worth the occasion.
Trattoria La Tavola
Pasta and red sauce on East State, at one of the busiest tables in downtown Kennett — nearly 900 reviews will back that up. This is the reservation kind of night, so make one.
La Peña Mexicana
The salsa ruins the jarred stuff for good, and the tacos and tortas it lands on are why this West Cypress taqueria has a serious local following. Less a discovery, more a habit.
Sang Tong Thai
A deep menu of curries and noodles on West Cypress Street, and one of the busier Thai kitchens around Kennett. It earns the traffic.
La Verona Restaurant
Red-sauce classics on East State, in a dining room locals have kept full for years. That kind of streak isn't luck.
Sweet Amelia's
The settle-in kind of room, a few steps off Kennett's main run of shops, for a full dinner and a drink. Built for the night you don't want to rush.
Letty's Tavern
American plates and a proper bar on a downtown corner of East State. Works as dinner, and works as the after-work drink that turns into dinner.
El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant
Sit-down Mexican on West State, the long-menu kind, good for a table that can't agree. Order broadly; the kitchen can take it.
