Guidebook for West Chester
Food Scene
Amazing food, great beer list, fresh craft cocktails. Bartenders are amazing. My favorite place in town. Get the burger or the Breakfast BLT at brunch. Older adult crowd, no college kids
9 locals recommend
Split Rail Tavern
15 N Walnut StAmazing food, great beer list, fresh craft cocktails. Bartenders are amazing. My favorite place in town. Get the burger or the Breakfast BLT at brunch. Older adult crowd, no college kids
English pub in the middle of Chester County. Great food & beer selection. They only serve beer but you may bring your own wine.
22 locals recommend
The Whip Tavern
1383 N Chatham RdEnglish pub in the middle of Chester County. Great food & beer selection. They only serve beer but you may bring your own wine.
Cozy restaurant with great outdoor space in the spring/summer/fall. No space? Go next door to the Marshalton Inn.
19 locals recommend
Four Dogs Tavern
1300 W Strasburg RdCozy restaurant with great outdoor space in the spring/summer/fall. No space? Go next door to the Marshalton Inn.
Cozy restaurant with great outdoor space in the spring/summer/fall. No space? Go next door to the Four Dogs Tavern.
The Marshalton Inn
1300 W Strasburg RdCozy restaurant with great outdoor space in the spring/summer/fall. No space? Go next door to the Four Dogs Tavern.
Everything Else
Fresh, organic gelato and Italian desserts. Local ingredients. Vincenzo the owner is great and so is the staff.
6 locals recommend
Gemelli - Artisanal Gelato & Dessert Café
12 Market StFresh, organic gelato and Italian desserts. Local ingredients. Vincenzo the owner is great and so is the staff.
A labyrinth of books in an old barn. I can spend hours here going through books displayed in old wooden fruit crates. Featured in the NY Times.
9 locals recommend
Baldwin's Book Barn
865 Lenape RdA labyrinth of books in an old barn. I can spend hours here going through books displayed in old wooden fruit crates. Featured in the NY Times.
If you are here on a Friday night & want to find reasonable vintage/antique furniture, cars, or whatever, this is the place. I have spent many of a Friday night talking & watching the auction
Briggs Auction, Inc
1347 Naamans Creek RdIf you are here on a Friday night & want to find reasonable vintage/antique furniture, cars, or whatever, this is the place. I have spent many of a Friday night talking & watching the auction
Beautiful place to walk and hike. Stroud Preserve consists of 571 acres of culturally and ecologically important land in Chester County.
16 locals recommend
Stroud Preserve
454 N Creek RdBeautiful place to walk and hike. Stroud Preserve consists of 571 acres of culturally and ecologically important land in Chester County.
Sightseeing
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood RdA spectacular & magical place all year around. A must see!
Arts & Culture
See the largest collection of Wyeth family art. It is a treasure not to be missed. You may run into VP Joe Biden as I have on occasion.
88 locals recommend
Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffmans Mill RdSee the largest collection of Wyeth family art. It is a treasure not to be missed. You may run into VP Joe Biden as I have on occasion.
1 of the finest art colleges in the US. See their collection which includes art from director David Lynch (Twin Peaks, etc) who began his training as a painter.
47 locals recommend
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N Broad St1 of the finest art colleges in the US. See their collection which includes art from director David Lynch (Twin Peaks, etc) who began his training as a painter.
Great old time movie theater. New releases, independent film and re-releases of classics.
18 locals recommend
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 Lancaster AveGreat old time movie theater. New releases, independent film and re-releases of classics.