Café & Casual

88 Chinese Express

Located in the heart of the downtown, 88 Chinese Express offers a wide array of Chinese dishes, ranging from traditional Cantonese and Szechuanese to new-style Asian entrees. Dine in or take out a delicious Chinese meal.

31 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-399-8898

Aura Espresso Room

Enjoy a variety of European-style coffee drinks, fresh-squeezed juice, fruit smoothies, as well as baked goods.

44 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-391-2872

Barberet Bistro & Bakery

Treat yourself to a culinary delight. The bakery offers extraordinary French pastries, including macrons, truffles, tarts, cakes, and individual pastries. The bistro’s serves a complete menu in a casual and welcoming environment.

26 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-690-2354

Bobo T

Bobo T is a Taiwanese-style café in the heart of historic
downtown Lancaster. It specializes in bubble teas, available in
16 flavors, as well as smoothies.

116 W. Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-984-2616

Bruno’s

Bruno’s is known for its old-style hoagies. You’ll find bakery-fresh rolls, quality cold cuts and cheeses, and a wide selection of tasty toppings. This small shop in the heart of downtown Lancaster is a great place to go for take-out sandwiches, and they have limited seating for eating in.

60 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-299-7827

Buzz

Get made-to-order food and drink to go at their walk-up window.  Enjoy coffee, tea, sandwiches.  Their breakfast sandwiches are favorites.  Just off Penn Square.

38 West King Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-559-2899

Café Di Vetro

Café Di Vetro is a contemporary coffee shop with a big city feel. In addition to coffee drinks, the café offers sandwiches, wraps, paninis, soups, and salads. The café is open for breakfast and lunch. Try the Italian coffee.

400 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-471-3422

Cafe’ One Eight

Café One Eight offers casual dining in a historic, intimate, downtown setting. They feature a delicious selection of food, coffee, tea, and much more.

18 West Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-509-4500

Cafe’ Onions

Located in a charming old building on the fun 300 block of N. Queen Street is this unusual restaurant that offers Korean dishes as well as traditional Pennsylvania sandwich shop selections..

340 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-396-8777

Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen

They offer traditional dishes from the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, featuring curried beef, chicken and vegetables, salads, and desserts.

351 North Mulberry Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-824-3964

Chestnut Hill Cafe

A charmingly distinctive neighborhood café 5 blocks west of Penn Square on beautifully historic West Chestnut Street.

532 West Chestnut Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-509-2008

Chop Sushi

Select from a wide variety of your favorite bowls, or make your own starting with a base and adding veggies, toppings, and sauces.

26 North Prince street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-283-0599

Cocina Mexicana

Cocina Mexicana is a small, cozy downtown restaurant that serves authentic Mexican food. The décor is simple, the service is good, and the prices are reasonable.

47 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-393-9193

Commonwealth Kitchen & Cafe

Serving breakfast and lunch, this local eatery features sandwiches, soups, and salads, as well as made-from-scratch pastries, sweets, baked goods, and bagels.

443 North Mulberry Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-490-6048

Commonwealth on Queen

Commonwealth On Queen is a great place for breakfast and lunch. You’ll find coffee drinks, sandwiches, salads, and soup. In addition, the breakfast menu includes breakfast sandwiches, bagels, egg bake, baked oatmeal, and muffins.

301 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-208-3394

Cross Keys Coffee & Teas

Cross Keys is a great place to shop for coffee and tea lovers. They sell a variety of coffees, teas, and related accessories and appliances.  And best of all, they have a standup bar where you can get the best cup of coffee in the downtown.

34 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-299-4441

Di Carlo’s Pizza

While they are known for their unique pizza, Di Carlo’s Original Pizza offers much more – including sandwiches, calzones, pepperoni rolls and breadsticks.

155 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-945-7724

East King Culinary

East King Culinary’s bottega is a open for a delightful take-away lunch. They specialize in salads, paninis, soups, and sweets.

110 East King Street
Lancaster, Pa. 17602
717-725-4184

Flora’s

This delightful neighborhood restaurant offers delicious Latino cuisine.  The menu typically includes Pollo Asado, Cuban Sandwich, Fried Peruvian Tilapia, Arroz con Gandules, and much more.

306 North Mulberry Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-553-5365

Flying Pig Deli & Gourmet

This sandwich shop, deli, and gourmet store is located in a 100 year-old tobacco warehouse.  It features unique sandwiches, meat and cheese plates, sides, salads, soups, and gourmet grocery items.

324 East Walnut Street
Lancaster, PA   17602
717-435-9162

Foltz’s Pretzels

Stop in for seven (7) varieties of hand-rolled soft pretzels, as well as fresh squeezed juices -  including lemonade, orangeade, and limeade.  Enjoy their pretzel dogs.

60 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-208-7965

Fresh Farms Cafe

The food is made from scratch, using the best locally purchased ingredients. Enjoy made-to-order sandwiches, soups, salads, burgers, and personal flatbread pizzas.  The café is open for breakfast.

621 Harrisburg Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-517-8850

Goldie’s Bakery

This downtown restaurant and bakery is open for breakfast and lunch.  Enjoy a variety of sandwiches and entrees.  The bakery features breads, croissants, and pastries.

179 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-219-4003

Grub ‘N Stuff

This restaurant offers inexpensive food and quick service in a Rock and Roll themed environment. The menu includes burgers, hot dogs, subs, salads, and soups. There is a full breakfast menu as well.

247 North Queen Street
Lancaster PA 17603
717-399-4782

Himalayan Curry & Grill

This intimate restaurant is a local favorite for those that appreciate authentic Indian and Nepalese dishes. The lunch buffet is very popular.

22 East Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-393-2330

House of Pizza

The House of Pizza restaurant is committed to serving consistent, good food at a reasonable price, with high customer satisfaction. It has been voted onto the “A” list of neighborhood pizza restaurants by Central Pennsylvania Magazine.

24 West Chestnut Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-393-1747

Isaac’s Restaurant & Deli

Isaac’s is a great place for a great sandwich. Every sandwich is unique, not like anything you’ve ever had before. And they are all named for exotic birds. Soups are a real taste treat. Isaac’s is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

25 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-394-5544

Issei Noodle House

Issei Noodle provides an exciting Asian dining experience featuring an extensive menu of Asian-infusion style noodles from the Pacific Rim.

44 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-449-6800

Jimmy Johns

Known for ‘freaky fresh’ and ‘freaky fast’ gourmet sandwiches.  You’ll find from-scratch food, locally purchased produce, and hand-sliced meat.

35 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-517-9493

La Cocina

The food is authentic Dominican/Mexican. There is a wide selection including Empanadas, Plantains, Pork, Chicken, Pepper Steak, Rice and Beans, and both Chicken and Beef Stew.

111 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-481-9950

La Costena Restaurant

This Peruvian restaurant offers the best in Peruvian cuisine, with authentic Peruvian dishes and drinks.

315 West King Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-397-1996

La Dolce Vita Courthouse Bakery

La Dolce Vita is an authentic Italian bakery across from the courthouse. Try the unforgettable cookies, pastries, cakes, breads, and much more. You can also enjoy delicious Italian sandwiches, fresh salads, and a variety of coffee drinks.

9 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-239-5101

La Petite Patisserie

La Petite Patisserie is a dessert boutique, with a distinctive French flair. La Petite Patisserie offers an abundant selection of pastries, specialty cakes, cupcakes, bars, cookies, tarts and authentic French macaroons. Everything is baked from scratch, using as many local resources as possible. Make sure to try their Sunday Brunch!

136 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-424-1631

Lancaster Cupcake

Come and experience the amazing power of a cupcake to turn a frown into a smile and impact someone’s day. And they are available in a variety of delicious and fun flavors.

24 West Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-553-5287

Lancaster Pickle Company

A unique food store selling 10 flavors of pickles, salsa, aged cheese, homemade ice cream, and imported Italian items.

12 West Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-606-7878

Lancaster Sweet Shoppe

This downtown dessert destination features locally made premium desserts.  They offer homemade fudge, peanut brittle, locally made ice cream, and best of all - freshly made Stroopies (PA Dutch cookies).

141 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-869-5955

Lemon Street Market

This small but fun market house is both a grocery and to-go eatery specializing in organic local produce and gourmet sandwiches.

241 West Lemon Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-826-0843

mean cup

A great place for a mean cup of coffee or tea, hot or iced. Open daily 7am to 7 pm. Enjoy grab-and go seasonal sandwiches, salads, baked goods, and desserts.

398 Harrisburg Avenue, #200
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-399-3620

My Place Pizza

Located in the heart of downtown Lancaster, My Place Pizza is a great place to go for pizza, subs, cheese steaks, and sandwiches on rolls.

12 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-393-6405

Noodle King

This authentic Vietnamese restaurant specializes in Vietnamese noodles of all kinds. You can enjoy healthy comfort foods like spring rolls, pho, Vietnamese beef stew, and chicken ramen noodles.

216 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-299-2799

Oka Asian Fusion

This restaurant on College Row offers a wide array of delicious authentic Japanese, Chinese, and Thai foods.

721 Harrisburg Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-396-8998

On Orange

On Orange is a friendly, casual restaurant located in a historic building that dates back to 1850. There is something for everyone. The all day menu includes daily specials and delicious breakfast favorites.

108 West Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-299-5157

Passenger Coffee Roasters

Select, fresh roasted coffees and teas are offered in this attractive shop just off Penn Square.  Selections are changed seasonally.  There is a limited menu offering croissants, breakfast buns, and biscuits.

7 West King Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-715-0992

Prince Street Cafe’

This hip coffee shop and restaurant is located across the street from the Fulton theatre. It’s family-friendly, offering fresh sandwiches and salads among other delicious options. The décor is comfortable and it’s open from 6:30am to 11pm.

15 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-397-1505

Rachel’s Cafe’ & Creperie

Looking for something different and delightful? The environment is casual and unassuming. Rachel’s specializes in a wide variety of unforgettable crepes. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tuesday – Sunday.

201 West Walnut Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-399-3515

Red Rose Tavern

This family-friendly neighborhood joint offers classic tavern fare.  Go for dinner of drinks

300 West James Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-947-7162

Ric’s Bread

Ric’s Bread and Bakery specializes in Artisan bread and wholesome baked goods made from the finest ingredients. Be sure to try the mouth-watering muffins and oversized cookies. The bakery’s deli offers specialty sandwiches and delicious homemade soups.

24 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-392-8385

Rita’s

A great place to enjoy world-famous Italian ice treats made with simple ingredients.

6 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-984-2548

Rolled Cold Creamery

Enjoy made-to-order, hand-rolled ice cream, available in a wide range of flavors.  In addition to ice cream, they offer outstanding coffee.

24 East Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
610-401-3666

Route 66

This restaurant features burgers, fries, and milk shakes. It also
offers cheese steaks, subs, salads, and baked spuds.

45 West Liberty Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-394-0010

Sa La Thai

Experience some of the finest authentic Thai cuisine. This Thai food and noodles house is open for lunch and dinner, ear-in or take-out.

337 North Queen Street
Lancaster, Pa. 17603
717-509-4850

Sabrosa Mexican Grill

Sabrosa Mexican Grill specializes in build-your-own burritos, tacos, and salads.

622 Harrisburg Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-435-8999

Sakura

This downtown Japanese restaurant serves authentic Japanese, Thai, and Chinese dishes. You can also enjoy their sushi bar. Dine in, take out, or get delivery.

33 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-509-2838

Silantra

Enjoy fast, casual, Asian meals. Build your own Asian
burritos, bowls, and salads using fresh ingredients.

101 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-399-1988

Souvlaki Boys

This authentic Greek grill offers the taste of Greece’s ‘street food’.  They use healthy ingredients, prepared fresh, and from scratch. The menu includes small plates, platters, pitas, salads, and souvlaki by the skewer.

1 West James Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-208-6243

Splits and Giggles

Enjoy this old-fashioned neighborhood ice cream parlor, featuring 24 flavors of hand-dipped Hershey’s ice cream, paninis, homemade soups, and more.

500 West Lemon Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-399-3332

SQUARE one COFFEE

Square One Coffee is a neighborhood, specialty coffee shop. In addition to coffee they offer a limited selection of tea, sandwiches, and tasty treats. The atmosphere is homey and somewhat funky.

145 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-392-3354

Steel Peel

Located near F&M College, they offer traditional pizza, sandwiches, calzones, and a variety of unusual pizzas sold by the slice.

611 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-299-6212

Subway

There are two Subway restaurants in downtown Lancaster. Subway is known for its fresh, made-to-order sandwiches, quick service, and consistent quality.

19-21 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-299-6400

217-219 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-299-3600

Sugar Bowl Pizzeria

They offer pizza, strombolis, pasta dinners. subs, salads, sandwiches, wraps, and appetizers. Their dough is made fresh daily.

601 West Lemon Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-333-8808

Sugar On Top

A delightful gourmet donut and coffee chop. Enjoy a wide selection of creative donuts, or design your favorite from a variety of frostings and toppings.

25 North Prince Street
Lancaster, PA
717-874-7836

SukhoThai

This delightful Thai restaurant is open for lunch and dinner, serving a wide selection of entrees, soups and salads.

398 Harrisburg Avenue, #500
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-517-9422

The Fat Crab Cafe

The café features seafood sandwiches, soups, salads, and sides.  Also available -  fish ‘n chips and a combination named The Crabman.

430 Harrisburg Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-299-2008

The Pillar Lounge

This Hookah Lounge and Coffee Shop is a place for people to talk. There are comfortable couches, tobacco water pipes, coffee selections, and bakery treats. Open from late afternoon to late evening.

317 North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17601
610-780-0452

The Rabbit and The Dragonfly

This unique shop is a café, bookstore, and community space.  It holds ongoing music and arts events.

51 North Market Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-579-1043

Willie James Soul Food at Downtown

A great place to go for traditional soul food including fried chicken, fish sandwiches, ox tail, collard greens, cornbread, grits, and even mac ‘n cheese.

113 West King Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-553-5599