Lancaster Food

Tired of the food on campus? Need ideas for good food on the weekends?!

Check out the diverse selection of restaurants and cafes Lancaster has to offer!

Known for its large selection of ethnic food, Lancaster is a great place to get your favorite foods or maybe even try something new. With a large Asian and Spanish influence, as well as great American and Irish pubs and restaurants, you will always find something good to eat. Check out just a few of the most popular places below:

Asian Cuisine

Issei Noodle – 44 North Queen St. Lancaster, PA

  • Issei Noodle incorporates the age-old tradition and art of cooking fresh forms of Ramen, Vietnamese Pho, and other Asian-infused style noodles from the Pacific Rim.
  • Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-2:15pm, 5-8:15pm
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsseiLancaster?fref=ts

Narai Exotic Thai Cuisine – Lancaster Central Market 23 North Market St. Lancaster, PA

  • Narai offers delectable Thai entrees including some traditional favorites such as Pad Thai, Lemon Grass Chicken, and the famously spicy Evil Jungle Princess. If light fare is your choice on your next visit to market, you have to try the fresh-made Spring Rolls for which Narai has become famous. If by the end of lunch you can find one of their spring rolls left, consider yourself very fortunate.
  • Hours: Tuesday & Friday: 6am-4pm, Saturday: 6am-2pm
  • Website: http://www.centralmarketlancaster.com/directory/view/narai-exotic-thai-cuisine

Noodle King Vietnamese Restaurant – 216 North Duke St. Lancaster, PA

  • The owner Trang Vu and her husband decided to bring the tastes of their homeland to Lancaster when they moved here and started a family. With close ties to their small community back in Nam Dinh, they wanted to use fresh ingredients and spices from Vietnam. Their restaurant imports all the spices and ingredients from local farmers and family farms in Vietnam. Noodle King specializes in the traditional Pho Bac (Northern Vietnamese pho) dish, whose particular recipe has been passed down within the Vu’s family for generations.
  • Hours: Monday – Friday 11am-9pm, and Saturday 12-9pm
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minhsnoodlehouse?fref=ts

Himalayan Curry & Grill – 22 East Orange St. Lancaster, PA

  • Offering a full menu of Indian and Nepalese specialties, Himalayan Curry & Grill creates an unsurpassed experience in Indian dining, with an exotic menu of dishes made with the finest ingredients. A great place to get a taste of something different during the week, they offer a Monday night dinner buffet and weekday lunch buffet as well as take out.
  • Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:00-9:00pm
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Himalayan-Curry-and-Grill-293210077447873/timeline/

Mount Pepper – 1930 Columbia Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603

  • This is a new restaurant that features Sichuan Cuisine. The food is prepared in a style traditional in Chongqing, a province in southwest China known for its distinctively spicy and pungent flavors. They serve poultry, pork, beef, lamb and seafood dishes as well as soups, dry hot-pot dishes and rice and noodles. Read about it in the Lancaster Online Newspaper: https://www.facebook.com/mountpepper?_rdr=p
  • Hours: Monday – Friday-Thursday 11-9:30pm, Friday- Saturday 11-10pm, Sunday 12-9pm

Spanish Style Cuisine

La Costena Restaurant – 315 West King St. Lancaster, PA

  • La Costena is a Peruvian restaurant offering the best in Peruvian cuisine, with authentic Peruvian dishes and drinks like Golden Peruvian soda. Some favorites on the menu include lomo saltado, ceviche and their tamales.
  • Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 11-8pm, Friday & Saturday 11-10pm, and Sunday 11-8pm
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/La-Costena-Restaurant-246223442155424/timeline/

American and Other Cuisine

Annie Bailey’s Irish Pub and Restaurant – 28 East King St. Lancaster, PA

  • Lancaster’s only authentic Irish Pub and one of the favorite dining destinations in the county, Annie Bailey’s has become a staple in downtown Lancaster. The menu offers traditional Irish Fare as well some modern American cuisine and an extensive beer selection. The extensive beer selection has earned many awards and they have some great whiskeys on the shelves as well. So if you can’t go to Ireland, go to Annie Baileys.
  • Hours: Sunday – Saturday 11am-2am
  • Website: http://www.anniebaileys.com/

Federal Taphouse – 201 North Queen St. Lancaster, PA

  • The Federal Taphouse features 100 seasonally-rotating craft brews on tap, with wood-fired artisan pizza, appetizers, sandwiches, entrees desserts and a full bar.
  • Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:00am, Saturday 11am-2am, and Sunday 10:30am – 2am
  • Website: http://www.federaltaphouselanc.com/

Horse Inn – 540 East Fulton St. Lancaster, PA

  • Known for its alley entrance and tenderloin tips on toast, the Horse Inn has a long history in Lancaster City dating back to the mid-1800s. In the 1920s the Shaub family converted the upstairs hayloft to a speakeasy where neighbors and friends could play shuffleboard and drink. The new owners have embraced the history of the Horse Inn by bringing back the game of shuffleboard for patrons. The ever changing menu focuses on using local ingredients from surrounding farmers as well as the Central Market. The bar serves a variety of craft and draught beers, fresh squeezed juices, house made syrups and classic cocktails.
  • Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 4pm-12am midnight, Friday & Saturday 4pm-1am
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Horse-Inn-139115489494178/timeline/

Breakfast & Brunch

Sugar on Top – 126 North George St. Millersville, PA

  • Sugar on Top, a gourmet doughnut shop, offers a variety of its signature doughnuts such as chocolate covered pretzel, Snickers bar and salted caramel. It also gives customers the option of customizing their own doughnuts, beginning with a vanilla or chocolate cake doughnut and then selecting from 30 different toppings.
  • Hours: Monday – Wednesday, Friday  8am-1pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am-2pm
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sugarontopMU?_rdr=p

Rachel’s Café & Creperie – 201 West Walnut St. Lancaster, PA

Prince Street Café – 15 North Prince St. Lancaster, PA

  • You’ll love the pace of this downtown coffee shop. It provides you a place to relax and take a break, read a book, meet a friend or work on your laptop, with free WI-FI, the Prince Street Cafe is a great place to study! In addition to great coffee, they serve gourmet soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts, and you can listen to local jazz and acoustic musicians.
  • Hours: Open every day from 6:30am – 11pm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinceStreetCafe/timeline