Montgomery County

North Wales

Six-tenths of a square mile, built around its own train platform. The restored 1870s SEPTA station anchors a Main and Walnut historic district of pizza parlors, a Tex-Mex spot, and a vegan restaurant — small enough to walk end to end between one train and the next.

$475K typical home ~45 min rail to Center City North Penn school district

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American Star Diner

The Welsh Road diner running round-the-clock, which settles where 2 a.m. breakfast happens in North Wales. Eggs hold at any hour, and so do the mains and the sweet stuff.

4.2 (2k) on Google

1200 Welsh Rd #1

Empanada Noshery

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Empanadas are the whole point here on North Main, from beef and chicken to a rotating board of fillings folded to order. A small counter built for grabbing a few and going.

4.8 (219) on Google

119 N Main St

The Pour House - North Wales

The North Wales outpost of the Pour House, a self-declared 'better beer bar' that was stacking craft drafts before craft went mainstream. Upscale burgers and sharable plates from the kitchen, and taps that hold out until 1 a.m. on weekends.

4.4 (2.3k) on Google

29 Airport Square

Sang-Hi

Korean-Chinese cooking at scale: jjamppong noodles in a spicy seafood broth, in a dining room that seats 180 with private rooms to book. It's the sibling restaurant of Salt Korean BBQ in the same plaza, and the portions are built for leftovers.

3.9 (382) on Google

1222 Welsh Rd D-7

SALT Korean BBQ

Korean barbecue that takes its name literally: USDA Prime beef grilled at the table, finished with a lineup of four salts from Maldon to Bolivian Rose. Combo spreads climb to the Superior, a wagyu-ribeye-and-lobster board built for a table of six.

1222 Welsh Rd Unit H1

North Wales Pub

A small corner bar where Main meets Montgomery, the kind of room where the bartender has you pegged as a regular by the second visit. Cold beer, low lights, no pretense.

4.6 (28) on Google

Main St &

North Penn Social Club

The social side of North Penn Fire Company on South Main, a members-and-guests bar tied to the volunteer firehouse. There's a hall out back for when the whole block needs somewhere to gather.

141 S Main St

Ten7 Brewing Company

Named for police code 10-7, cop-speak for off duty. Family- and veteran-owned since 2018, with a co-owner who logged 25 years on the force; bring your own food or catch the weekly food truck.

510 Beaver St

Ewenited Stitches

A yarn shop on East Montgomery with a pun for a name and skeins stacked to the ceiling. Bring in whatever you've tangled and someone will talk you through it.

4.9 (27) on Google

217 E Montgomery Ave

North Wales Running Company

The running store on North Main that watches you walk before it sells you shoes. Gait analysis, local race intel, and a fit you won't get from a warehouse checkout.

4.9 (359) on Google

111 N Main St

House of Byrne

Home goods and decor on South 8th, heavy on the small nice things for the house. Candles, gifts, and the kind of shelf-browsing that eats an afternoon.

401 S 8th St

North Wales Beer

Bottle shop on North 3rd with a craft-heavy wall and singles you can mix into your own six. Come here when you want something specific, not another case of the usual.

120 N 3rd St

Walnut Square Park

A small square on East Walnut, half a block from Tex Mex Connection and the shops. More a place to sit than a place to play.

210 E Walnut St

9th Street Park

A small pocket park on the south side of town, more local shortcut than destination. Handy if you live nearby and want a bench and some shade.

3.3 (7) on Google

425 S 9th St

Hess Park

One of the borough's tidy little neighborhood parks, quiet most of the day. The kind of green square you pass a hundred times before you finally stop.

4.8 (4) on Google

North Wales

Weingartner Park

A neighborhood park up on Summit Street with ballfields and open grass. Good for a weeknight walk or letting the kids run off dinner.

254-344 Summit St

Wee Walers

North Wales's tot-lot over on Shearer Street, built for the under-ten crowd and their tired parents. The name's a nod to the borough's Welsh namesake.

334 Shearer St

Good questions

What is North Wales known for?

A Victorian railroad borough a mile square, with its own station and a historic district that never got modernized out of existence. Commuting with a front porch.

Where should you eat in North Wales?

There are 11 places to eat on our North Wales list, and you can browse all of them by tag.

How far is North Wales from Philadelphia?

About 45 minutes by car, off-peak. By rail, North Wales station on SEPTA's Lansdale/Doylestown Line reaches Center City in about 45 minutes. One stop past Ambler; the borough grew up around the tracks.

Is North Wales walkable?

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 North Wales scouting report shows how that compares to the other towns.

What county is North Wales, PA in?

North Wales is in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Nearby Montgomery County towns we cover: Ambler, Collegeville, and Lansdale.

Is North Wales a good place to live?

That depends on what you want out here, so we keep a full North Wales scouting report for exactly this question. The quick numbers: a typical home runs about $475K, schools are North Penn School District, and 3,426 people call the borough home.