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Eating & Sleeping


Lancaster 1


5 Bube’s
Brewery Continental, Brewery $$
(www.bubesbrewery.com; 102 North Market
St, Mt Joy) This well-preserved 19th-century
German brewery-cum-restaurant complex is in
Mt Joy, 15 miles northwest of Lancaster off Rte


  1. It contains several atmospheric bars and
    four separate dining rooms (one underground),
    hosts costumed ‘feasts’ and, naturally, brews
    its own beer.


5 Lancaster
Brewing Co American, Brewery $$
(302 N Plum St; mains $9-22; h11:30am-10pm)
Just around the corner from the Cork Factory
hotel, the bar here draws young neighborhood
regulars and the menu is a big step-up from
standard pub fare – rack of wild boar and
cranberry sausage is an example. But you can’t
beat specials like 35¢-wing night.

5 Ma(i)son French/Italian^ $$$
(%717-293-5060; http://www.maisonlancaster.com;
230 N Prince St; mains $25 ; h5-11pm Wed-Sat)
Every worthy current trend of the slowfood,
farm-to-table culinary movement is embodied
in this sophisticated, though of course rustically
furnished, Lancaster restaurant. It’s run by a
husband-and-wife team who like to keep things
local; they value the bounty from the area’s
farms and live above the restaurant. Expect
the menu to change with the seasons – it may
include meticulously prepared mains such as
Madeira-braised veal and wild nettle sausage
pasta. BYOB and reservations recommended.

4 Cork Factory^ Boutique Hotel^ $$
(%717-735-2075; http://www.corkfactoryhotel.com;
480 New Holland Ave; r incl breakfast from $125;
aW) An abandoned-brick behemoth now

houses a stylishly up-to-date hotel only a few
miles northeast of the Lancaster city center.
Sunday brunch at the hotel’s restaurant is a
fusion of seasonal new American and down-
home comfort cooking.

4 Lancaster Arts Hotel Hotel $$
(%866-720-2787; http://www.lancasterartshotel.
com; 300 Harrisburg Ave; r from $180; paW)
For a refreshingly hip and urban experience,
make a beeline to the snazzy Lancaster
Arts Hotel, housed in an old brick tobacco
warehouse and featuring a groovy boutique-
hotel ambience.

4 Landis Farm Guest House $$
(%717-898-7028; http://www.landisfarm.com; 2048
Gochlan Rd, Manheim; d incl breakfast $125; W)
A slightly upscale and modern (complete with
cable TV and wifi) homestay farm experience
can be had here, a 200-year-old stone home
with pinewood floors.

Smoketown


5 Good ‘N Plenty
Restaurant American $$
(Intersection Rte 896 & Rte 340; mains $11;
h11:30am-8pm Mon-Sat, closed Jan; c)^
Sure, you’ll be dining with busloads of tourists
and your cardiologist might not approve, but
hunkering down at one of the picnic tables
here for a family-style meal ($21) is a lot of fun.
Besides the main dining room, which is the size
of a football field, there are a couple of other
mini-areas where you can order from an à la
carte menu.

4 Fulton Steamboat Inn Hotel $$
(%717-299-9999; 1 Hartman Bridge Rd; r from
$100; aWs) A nautically themed hotel in
landlocked Amish country seems like a gimmick

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(^) PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY

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