Common Good Pizza & Tap
Pizza and a rotating tap list on Pennsylvania Ave. Drop in for a pie and a local draft.
A Victorian train-stop borough that also happens to be Vanguard's world headquarters. King Street runs past antique shops and a run of well-reviewed restaurants, and the actual Paoli Battlefield — despite the name — sits inside Malvern, not Paoli.

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Pizza and a rotating tap list on Pennsylvania Ave. Drop in for a pie and a local draft.
Neapolitan thin pies, a no-cheese tomato pie, and 18-inch stuffed specialty pizzas that eat like a project. Pasta runs on a weekly schedule — gnocchi Tuesdays, baked ziti Wednesdays, stuffed shells Fridays.

'Smash'-style burgers, pasta, and daily specials on the food side; 20 craft, domestic, and local taps plus craft cocktails on the other. The bar opens at 11 every day and keeps going after the kitchen calls it.

A locally owned spot on Yellow Springs Road whose whole pitch is 'no gimmicks, no fuss' American cooking, open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. on weekends, which quietly makes it a brunch option too.


A family-owned Vietnamese BYOB with a hometown-inspired menu — the family traces its cooking to Quang Ngai province and isn't shy about it. Noodle soups lead, with vegetarian options throughout.
A Malvern distillery bottling rye whiskey, small-batch vodka, dry gin and white rum, all from local ingredients. The cocktail bar only opens Friday and Saturday nights, so plan the tasting around that.
A neighborhood bar on East King Street in Malvern with a full kitchen and a deep tap list. The kind of place you plan on one and stay for three.

Fourteen tap lines of flagships, seasonals, and test batches in a taproom off Three Tun Road, with food cooked in the Epicurean Garage truck and run to your table. Family friendly inside, dog friendly out on the deck.
Gastropub on East King Street in Malvern built around craft taps and pub food. The move is a burger and a local beer at the bar.

Sly Fox's taphouse at The Grove, pouring since January 2020 with beer arriving fresh from the brewery and a pizza oven handling the food. Tuesdays do double duty — trivia from 6:30 to 8:30 and $9 select growlers.
The Malvern Farmers Market gathers local growers and makers near Burke Park through the warm months, with produce, bread, and things to eat on the spot. It's run by Growing Roots Partners.
Sheffield Furniture & Interiors is a full furniture showroom on East King Street, with an in-house design side for whole-room redos. Plan for a browse, not a quick in-and-out.
A gift shop on East King Street, the earthy-and-handmade end of Malvern's downtown row. Good for the present you meant to buy a week ago.
A women's clothing boutique on West King Street. One of the independent shops along Malvern's walkable downtown stretch.

The Malvern branch of the family-run natural grocer, on East King Road since 2014 with shelves stocked from more than 200 local producers. The grab-and-go case runs gluten-free to vegan, with drip coffee and hot soup for the road.

Malvern's own roaster, working from a second floor on King Street and selling its first blend, King's Cup, whole bean or ground for anything from drip cone to cold brew. No cafe yet — a social hub is the stated long game.
Preserved 19th-century crossroads village with a general store, carriage museum, the circa-1805 Garrett House, and a working book bindery. Grounds are open daily 9 to 5 year-round; guided tours run Saturdays and Sundays May through November, with parking at 273 Boot Road.

Indoor golf simulator lounge on Liberty Boulevard with over 1,000 courses to play and lessons from PGA professional Maria. Food and drink from local partners land at your bay mid-round.
A small memorial park off Old Lincoln Highway, named for Theodore S. A. Rubino. Green space on Malvern's edge for a bench break or a lap with the dog.
The site of the 1777 Battle of Paoli, where a British night bayonet raid on Anthony Wayne's men turned into a Revolutionary War rallying cry. Open ground with walking paths and one of the oldest war monuments in the country.
Georgian house museum that was home to Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne, held by seven generations of the Wayne family from 1724 to 1965. Now a National Historic Landmark on ten acres in neighboring Paoli, run by PhilaLandmarks as a tour-able house museum.
East Whiteland township park named for the Battle of the Clouds, marked on site by a state historical marker. Sports fields plus direct access onto the Chester Valley Trail.
A walkable borough core wrapped in Revolutionary War ground, with People’s Light down the road and a Paoli/Thorndale train from King Street. History at the far end of the line.
Start with Paoli Battlefield, People’s Light, and Wharton Esherick Museum. On the books in Malvern right now: 17 things to do, 246 upcoming events, and 23 places to shop, all kept current.
There are 23 places to eat on our Malvern list, and you can browse all of them by tag. For the short answer, start with The Best Restaurants in Malvern: our picks, each with the reason it made the cut.
About 40 minutes by car, off-peak. By rail, Malvern station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line reaches Center City in about 60 minutes. A long ride on the locals, about ten minutes shorter if you catch a peak express.
Mostly. Park once and the middle of town covers a lot on foot, though a few of our picks want a short drive. We score its main-street walk 3.5 out of 5; the Malvern scouting report shows how that compares to the other towns.
Malvern is in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Nearby Chester County towns we cover: Phoenixville, Kennett Square, and Exton.
That depends on what you want out here, so we keep a full Malvern scouting report for exactly this question. The quick numbers: a typical home runs about $814K, schools are Great Valley School District, and 3,419 people call the borough home.
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