152 Public House Restaurant and Bar
Bar and restaurant on Limekiln Pike, serving Lew's Seafood. Brunch runs 11am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday, and there's a separate late night menu from 9pm to 10:30pm Thursday through Saturday.
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- 152 Public House Restaurant and Bar
- Aloha
- Blue Point Grill
- Brickside Grille
- Captain Bob's Seafood
- The Choice
- DePaul's Table Steakhouse
- Don Mezcal Mexican Grill
- Dua Restaurant
- Fiorello Cafe
- Fountain Side Seafood & Grill
- Fraschetta BYOB
- Greystone Oyster Bar
- Hearth Kitchen
- Hill's Quality Seafood Market
- Jin Ding Restaurant
- Joey Chops
- Koi Sushi Bar
- Lovey Poke & Tea House
- Maddy Rose at The Landing
- Nikos Restaurant Bar & Grill
- Oldestone Steakhouse
- Otto By Polpo
- Philly Lobster Gourmet Foods
- The Pullman Restaurant and Bar
- The Scratch Kitchen by Gallo's
- Sushi Land
- Sushiwa Poke & Roll
- Taste & Tell Cafe
- West Chester Seafood Kitchen
- Wimberly Spanish Food Pizza and Pasta
Aloha
Poke bar on South West End doing build-your-own bowls of rice, fish, and toppings. The cold, quick move out this end of town.
Blue Point Grill
Seafood restaurant and raw bar from the Princeton crew behind Nassau Street Seafood, the fish market they've run since 1982 — the menu changes daily to match what came in. The raw bar rotates 10 to 15 oyster varieties from both coasts, which settles the ordering question.
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.
Captain Bob's Seafood
Half restaurant, half fish store on the West End strip — dine in on a platter or buy shrimp, scallops, and lobster tails by the piece or the pound to cook at home. Special orders, they'll tell you, are never a problem.
The Choice
Dinner-only fine dining on Lancaster Ave, where the kitchen goes as far as a 4 oz A5 Miyazaki wagyu and a butter-poached lobster served out of the shell. No drinks list on the menu, so bring your own bottle.
DePaul's Table Steakhouse
A modern Italian steakhouse on East Lancaster, dinner only, with big chops and flatbreads alongside the steaks. Social hour runs 4:30 to 6 every night, and parking is the SEPTA lot out back.
Don Mezcal Mexican Grill
Mexican grill on Lancaster Ave with a full Del Mar seafood section, a molcajete of rib eye, shrimp, scallops and chorizo, and fajitas that arrive in a carved pineapple if you order the Hawaiian.
Dua Restaurant
Mediterranean and Italian cooking on Lancaster Ave, with Albanian-inspired plates, house-made pasta and grilled seafood. BYOB, and the state store sits two doors down. Dinner only, Tuesday through Saturday.
Fiorello Cafe
Pizzeria on East Gay with a full trattoria menu behind it — the pies run from a garlicky focaccia tomato pie to a frutti di mare piled with shrimp, clams and mussels. Order any pasta and it lands with a garden salad, Italian bread and focaccia on the side.
Fountain Side Seafood & Grill
An old-school seafood-and-Italian spot on Easton Road, the kind of menu where Cappesante Ariana and veal piccata still get top billing. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, so aim for later in the week.
Fraschetta BYOB
Roman born chef Gianluca Demontis cooks house-made pastas and grilled fish on Lancaster Avenue, on a menu priced at $40 and under. BYOB, and the Inquirer rated it three bells.
Greystone Oyster Bar
An oyster bar aimed at the Northern Italian coast — fresh seafood, handmade pastas, and classic pizzas on Church Street. Doors open at 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday, so a midweek oyster lunch is on the table.
Hearth Kitchen
Mediterranean with coastal leanings on Baltimore Pike — handmade pastas and fresh seafood drawn from Italy, France, and the wider Mediterranean. Online reservations cap at five; bigger parties phone for a table.
Hill's Quality Seafood Market
A fish counter on North Pottstown Pike stocking the day's catch. Where the neighborhood goes for crab and whatever swam in fresh that morning.
Jin Ding Restaurant
A Chinese kitchen on Conestoga Road running several menus at once: a dim sum list of crystal shrimp dumplings and roast pork buns, a Sichuan page of dan dan noodles and Chongqing chicken, and Peking duck under the chef's specials. Lunch deals Mon to Sat until 3pm.
Joey Chops
A modern American steakhouse in the former Stove and Tap space, running weekday lunch and dinner seven nights. Steaks and seafood headline; the daily 4-to-6 food-and-drink specials are the cheap seats.
Koi Sushi Bar
Koi Sushi Bar does maki rolls and nigiri from a small room on Skippack Pike. Steady regulars, the kind of sushi spot a town quietly holds onto.
Lovey Poke & Tea House
Build-your-own poke bowls and a bubble tea list that runs past 100 combinations, from a family that works the counter on South State Street. The Taiwanese snacks are the sleeper order — get the popcorn chicken and dumplings alongside your milk tea.
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.
Nikos Restaurant Bar & Grill
Mediterranean dinner house on Oxford Valley Road — seafood and steaks, plus homemade pastas that rotate with the season. The wine list runs long, and reservations run through Resy.
Oldestone Steakhouse
USDA prime steaks, chops, and a raw bar inside an 1872 stone church on Main Street that started life as a Methodist house of worship. The dining room centers on a mural its artist spent five months of seven-day weeks painting in 2003.
Otto By Polpo
Modern Italian BYOB off Lancaster Avenue, run by executive chef Bujar. The kitchen leans seafood: baby octopus with roman artichokes, linguine alle vongole, angel hair with lump crab.
Philly Lobster Gourmet Foods
A seafood counter on East Lancaster Avenue in Wynnewood that brings inventory in fresh daily, with produce alongside it, prepared entrees to finish at home, and rolls their sushi chef makes on site.
The Pullman Restaurant and Bar
The old Bryn Mawr train station, redone into a dining room with mosaic tile floors and a bar the owners rate among the largest on the Main Line. American cooking with an Italian lean, and a Music Lounge that runs live sets most of the year.
The Scratch Kitchen by Gallo's
Scratch cooking on Horsham Road from the family behind the Gallo's seafood name. Fish and comfort plates made in-house, nothing pulled from a freezer bag.
Sushi Land
A Japanese kitchen on Lancaster Ave that has been at it since 2004, with a long list of special rolls next to the raw and cooked standards. Lunch closes at 2:30, dinner picks up at 4, and Mondays are closed.
Sushiwa Poke & Roll
Build-your-own poke bowls and sushi rolls in the shops on Horsham Road. Counter service, load up on toppings, and you're out the door fast.
Taste & Tell Cafe
Soul food on S 1st Avenue that keeps evening hours — the kitchen runs 3 to 11 every night but Sunday. Chicken, fish, and burgers up front; the collards and cabbage already have fans on the record.
West Chester Seafood Kitchen
Chesapeake crab cakes, lobster rolls, and a raw bar at the corner of Gay and Walnut, inside Hotel Indigo. Downtown's 2026 best-of list already named it Best New Restaurant.
Wimberly Spanish Food Pizza and Pasta
One Walnut Street kitchen covering Spanish food, pizza, pasta, tacos, burritos, and seafood off a single menu. The portions have a reputation for running hearty.
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