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.
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The picks
- Appetites On Main
- Avlos Greek Cuisine
- Brass Collar Brewing Company
- The Brick Tavern Inn
- Brickside Grille
- Brothers Kershner Brewing Co.
- Conshohocken Brewing Company
- The Drake Tavern
- El Burrito Restaurant
- El Limón Skippack
- El Vago restaurante
- The Farm House Restaurant
- The Four Dogs Tavern
- Genevieve's Kitchen
- Great American Pub Phoenixville
- Jasper's Backyard
- Jerzee's Sports Bar & Pizzaria
- La Grange Brasserie
- La Provence
- La Stalla
- Landmark Tavern at Logan Inn
- Lola's Garden
- Maddy Rose at The Landing
- Makefield's Public House
- Martine's RiverHouse Restaurant
- Melange on Sycamore
- Parc Bistro
- The Pear
- Penn Taproom
- Penn's Table Restaurant
- Porter
- Puck Live by Great Barn
- Roberts Block Restaurant
- Roots Cafe
- Ryan Christopher's BYOB
- The StoneRose Restaurant
- Tabora Farm & Orchard
- Teca West Chester
- Twelve78 Brewing
- Union Jack's Olde Glory Pub
- V-Spot
- Vino Veritas Wine Room & Pinnacle Ridge Wine Club
- The Whip Tavern
- Yiasou Greek Market and Cafe
- Zoubi Restaurant & Bar
Avlos Greek Cuisine
Greek on Bridge Street with the grilled-octopus-and-lemon-potatoes canon done right. Loud table, shared plates, done.
Brass Collar Brewing Company
A small brewery on South Front turning out house beers to drink where they're made. The taproom is the draw, not a distribution deal.
The Brick Tavern Inn
An 1818 brick inn on Old Bethlehem Pike, still doing what it was built for: lunch and dinner, now new American. Sundays bring live music from 4 to 8.
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.
Brothers Kershner Brewing Co.
A Skippack brewery on the Pike pouring house-made beer, with a taproom crowd to prove it. Rotating drafts and the sort of easygoing local room you settle into for a couple.
Conshohocken Brewing Company
The original taproom of an award-winning Montgomery County brewery, pouring hazy IPAs, fruited styles and dark malty ales on East Elm Street. Food, event space and a rotating tap list a short walk from the river trail.
The Drake Tavern
An American tavern on York Road doing pub food and a full bar. It stays loud on weekends and the regulars like it that way.
El Burrito Restaurant
Bridge Street's longstanding Mexican spot, still packing them in at 180 Bridge. Order like you mean it; the kitchen does.
El Limón Skippack
Mexican kitchen at the east end of Skippack Pike, built for tacos, burritos, and a quick order to go. The online menu makes takeout the easy call on a weeknight.
El Vago restaurante
Sit-down Mexican on the western end of Skippack Pike, near the Schwenksville line. Tacos, enchiladas, and a weeknight dinner that doesn't need a reservation.
The Farm House Restaurant
American cooking in a farmhouse off Stump Hall Road, a few minutes from the village strip. Come for a proper sit-down dinner rather than a quick bite.
The Four Dogs Tavern
A tavern in an old stable in Marshallton village: exposed beams, stonework, and an outside bar. Warm weekends bring live music out there; the quieter Marshalton Inn, its sibling, handles the intimate end.
Genevieve's Kitchen
Chef Joey McAlinden's BYOB, named for the mentor he cooked alongside for years at Amici's Ristorante. New American with an Italian accent, brunch through dinner, directly across from the County Theater.
Great American Pub Phoenixville
The reliable middle of Bridge Street: a pub that feeds the whole table without a debate. The patio watches the street go by.
Jasper's Backyard
An American bar and grill built around the backyard it's named for, with room to spread out over a beer when the weather turns. One of the bigger outdoor scenes in Conshy.
Jerzee's Sports Bar & Pizzaria
Sports bar and pizzeria that opened in 2007, with a takeout bottle shop added in 2015 stocking over 200 beers and a heated patio since 2022. Open 365 days a year, kitchen running late.
La Grange Brasserie
The La Stalla owners' French steakhouse, set inside a restored 200-year-old stone barn at Prickett Preserve. Traditional French cooking with brunch on the schedule, and happy hour runs weekdays 4 to 6 at either bar.
La Provence
French BYOB on Butler Pike — coq au vin and crème brûlée without a bridge crossing. Bring the good bottle; the kitchen deserves it.
Landmark Tavern at Logan Inn
The Logan Inn has run as an inn since 1727, one of the oldest still going in the country, and the tavern out front is where you drink to it. Expect New American plates, a real cocktail list, and a fireplace worth angling for in January.
Lola's Garden
A greenhouse of a dining room in Suburban Square, done in greenery and community-style tables by the same hand as Center City's Harper's Garden. Seasonal modern American plates, and a bar list built entirely on Pennsylvania wine, beer and spirits.
Maddy Rose at The Landing
Seafood and steaks right on the Delaware, on the old Landing waterfront where the deck sits over the river instead of near it. The bar runs to seasonal spritzes and craft cocktails, and the kitchen opens at noon on Saturdays.
Makefield's Public House
The clubhouse restaurant at Makefield Highlands, cooking for local diners as much as golfers, with a smokehouse side that runs meats through mesquite, apple-cherry, hickory, or maple. Burgers and fresh-cut fries handle the back-nine appetite.
Martine's RiverHouse Restaurant
The deck hangs right over the Delaware, and the kitchen runs seasonal New American — caramelized day boat scallops, wild boar ribs, mussels that have held their spot for years. The building dates to 1752 and the bar stays open past midnight, seven days a week.
Melange on Sycamore
Louisiana cooking meets Italian in the former Sycamore Grill space, open since April 2026 with Executive Chef Joe Brown running the kitchen. Live music lands on the calendar — jazz trios included.
Parc Bistro
Eclectic bistro on Skippack Pike where the menu wanders from small plates to steaks. One of the village's steadier date-night rooms.
The Pear
The Sovana Bistro team took over the old Blue Pear Bistro space in Dilworthtown and reopened it as a restaurant and lounge — global menu, craft cocktails, wine, and beer. Saturday brunch runs 11 to 3; Sundays and Mondays it's dark.
Penn Taproom
The reliable middle of a Doylestown night out: rotating craft taps, a garden patio out back, and live music Thursdays and Sundays. Monday trivia at 8 and $7.99 Tuesday cheesesteaks keep the regulars on schedule.
Penn's Table Restaurant
A downtown breakfast-and-lunch counter on West Gay Street, the kind of American diner where the coffee keeps coming and the regulars have a usual. Come for eggs and pancakes before you walk the borough.
Porter
Butler Avenue's newer American room, named like a beer and plated like it means business. The bar seats are the move.
Puck Live by Great Barn
Live music room on Printers Alley, rebooted by the Great Barn crew, with a bar that keeps pace. Doylestown's stage when the theaters go dark.
Roberts Block Restaurant
American kitchen and bar right at Glenside Station, built out with barn wood, antique marble and old La Salle High School bleachers. The Block Yard out back runs Thursday trivia and live music on Friday and Saturday.
Roots Cafe
The brunch spot on East Gay Street, with the kind of weekend line that tells you the pancakes are worth the wait. Breakfast and lunch, big plates, a room that fills fast.
Ryan Christopher's BYOB
American plates in a small BYOB on Woodbine Ave. Bring a bottle; it's a birthday-and-anniversary regular for a lot of Narberth.
The StoneRose Restaurant
An American kitchen on upper Fayette Street with burgers, a full bar, and room to settle in. Reliable for a group dinner that nobody has to argue about.
Tabora Farm & Orchard
Farm bakery, deli, and country store at an orchard a few minutes south of Perkasie, open 7 am to 7 pm every day. Daily-baked pies, wholesale-grade soft pretzels, grind-your-own peanut butter, and seasonal u-pick that runs from blueberries into apples and pumpkins.
Teca West Chester
The name is paninoteca crossed with enoteca, and the menu follows suit — Italian tapas and panini on one side, an award-winning wine list on the other. Four event spaces can swallow anything from a table of 10 to a party of 200.
Twelve78 Brewing
Small brewery tucked behind a building at the bottom of Bridge Street. Finding the door is part of the membership.
Union Jack's Olde Glory Pub
Wings and crisp pierogies are what this Limekiln Pike pub leads with, backed by a craft and import beer list. Open to midnight seven days, and it sends out catering trays for parties.
Vino Veritas Wine Room & Pinnacle Ridge Wine Club
The Souderton tasting room for Pinnacle Ridge, the Kutztown winery, poured by the glass on North Main. A small wine room for a slow evening, not a loud bar.
The Whip Tavern
A proper English pub out in southern Chester County horse country, pouring rotating drafts against weekend features like classic roast beef with Yorkshire pudding. Sunday brunch runs 10 to 2, and the whole place goes dark on Tuesdays.
Yiasou Greek Market and Cafe
Greek market and cafe on N Narberth Ave, stacked with imported pantry goods and a counter turning out gyros and spanakopita. Grab lunch or shop for the olive oil and feta you can't find at the Acme.
Zoubi Restaurant & Bar
Chef Francisco Barrios cooks American plates in a courtyard tucked off Mechanic Street, open-air bar and al fresco tables well away from the New Hope crowds. In season only, Wednesday through Sunday, and they cap the room at parties of four.
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