This quaint restaurant truly is a hidden gem of Chester County and worth the trek. Out in a rural Chester County post office sits a fine dining BYOB, Birchrunville Café. The kitchen also borrows recipes from the du Pont family (the original owners of Longwood) cookbook to make nostalgic dishes. The menu features local produce and local goods such as cheeses and meats. This fine dining restaurant is like a two-for-one since there are views of the stunning gardens (and a Longwood Gardens ticket is required to get to the restaurant) and an upscale dining experience. Right in the heart of another Chester County institution is 1906 at Longwood Gardens. Cher Feury also pays homage to the county’s agricultural roots by featuring as many local ingredients as possible in his dishes. Featuring amazing Asian-fusion dishes and a great sushi bar, Nectar is one of the highlights of Chester County’s dining scene. If you can’t get a reservation, don’t worry! Talula’s Table is also a market with delicious farm-fresh food and tasty sweets that they made every day so make sure to visit the market if you can’t get in at the Farmer’s Table.Įxecutive Chef Patrick Feury mixes French cooking techniques with Asian ingredients and dishes at Nectar, an award-winning restaurant right in Berwyn. The food is worth the wait since everything is seasonal and fresh, plus Talula’s Table is BYOB and they offer custom drink suggestions for your meal. Make sure to plan ahead if you want to eat dinner at the famous Farmer’s Table since reservations need to be made a year in advance. Talula’s Table, run by chef and owner Aimee Olexy (also of Talula’s Garden and Talula’s Daily in Philadelphia), was Olexy’s first restaurant venture. If you’re a foodie, or even just appreciate a fancy meal now and then, make sure to stop at all of these restaurants! Any of these restaurants could thrive in Philadelphia, but luckily their owners decided Chester County was the best spot for their culinary talents. Yes, they do take reservations and they do have traditionally cooked food.Leaving Philadelphia doesn’t mean leaving good food behind too! Chester County has many delicious restaurants, including a handful of high-end options. I prefer Ginza for the quality and variety of sushi, but if you're really a sushi fan, go downtown. For the 2005 Book and the Cook, YangMing hosted Grace Young ("Breath of a Wok"), the IACP winning cook book in 2001, CinCin hosted Nina Simonds, so you really can't go wrong with a Michael Wei restaurant.įor Japanese, either Ginza or Fuji Mountain. This is a little more formal than Hu-nan, but neither tie nor jacket is needed. Michael Wei, the owner, also has CinCin (Germantown Asian fusion), Nectar (Berwyn contemporary American), and another restaurant I can't recall under his wing. If you want Asian fusion cuisine, I'd go to YangMing, at the intersection of Conestoga Rd. they've been in Ardmore for 30 years, a real part of the community. Best hot and sour soup in the city marvelous mapo dofu (they will make you a vegetarian version if you ask, it's not on the menu). Betty's style is more traditional, family style and having grown up in Hunan, she is authentic to the bone. The chef/owners are Betty and E-ni Foo, Betty is sister-in-law to Susanna Foo, whose very famous Asian fusion restaurant is downtown. go to Hu-Nan, right on Lancaster Avenue, just a few doors down from the Municipal Bldg/Police Station. I'd second Carmine's for Creole and Khajuraho for Indian in the vicinity - best Indian food on the Main Line.įor Chinese, if you want to stay in Ardmore and if you like hot and spicy.
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