Believe it or not, there is more to Lancaster than just Amish country! There is a downtown area with coffee shops, restaurants, bars, and shops. It is located about 1 mile from the Cork Factory Hotel. We’ve included a list of some great places below. Check them out if you have free time during the wedding weekend!
Historic indoor market in downtown Lancaster; open Fridays & Saturdays 6am-3pm, but closed on Sundays; check out all the different vendors on their website.
Square One Coffee Roasters (North Duke St, 0.7 miles from hotel) Passenger Roastery & Coffee Bar (Plum St, 0.5 miles from hotel) Passenger Coffee & Tea Showroom (King St, 1 mile from hotel) New Holland Coffee Co (East King St, 1 mile from hotel) Cafe One Eight (West Orange St, 1 mile from hotel) Aura Espresso Room (espresso bar) (North Queen St, 1 mile from hotel) Mean Cup (Harrisburg Ae, 1.2 miles from hotel, has parking lot for easy parking)
The Bread Pedaler On Orange Rachel's Cafe & Creperie Prince Street Cafe, Lancaster Shot & Bottle
Cabalar Meat Co (neighborhood butchery and sandwich shop, great for lunch) The Fridge (Pizza and craft beer, great for lunch or dinner) Luca (modern Italian food, great for dinner) John J Jeffries Restaurant (upscale farm-to-table, located in the Lancaster Arts Hotel, great for dinner & cocktails at their bar) Double C (farm to table burgers and tacos, cocktails and large draft beer list) Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (great for lunch or dinner) Hunger-N-Thirst (gastropub with huge craft beer selection, great for lunch or dinner) The Pressroom Restaurant (upscale American, great for dinner) Cork and Cap (located inside the Cork Factory Hotel, open for dinner only) Horse Inn (historic gastropub, craft cocktails, open for dinner only) Belvedere Inn (American food, patio and jazz lounge with live jazz music, open for dinner only) Citronelle (modern French, BYOB, open for dinner only) Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen (Caribbean restaurant, open for dinner only)
Bistro Barberet & Bakery (amazing French bakery) Lancaster Sweet Shopper (ice cream and candy shop) La Dolce Vita Courthouse Bakery (small family-owned Italian bakery that also serves sandwiches and prepared food, closed on Sundays) Lancaster Cupcake Rolled Cold Creamery (ice cream) Splits and Giggles Cafe (ice cream) Beiler's Doughnuts
Shot & Bottle (nice cocktails) Lancaster Brewing Company (local brewery, also serves food) Our Town Brewery Wyndridge Farm Tasting Room (craft cider) Quips Pub (local pub where After Party will take place) The Exchange (Rooftop bar with great views, located at the Lancaster Marriott Penn Square Hotel) Tellus 360 (Multi-level bar with rooftop; live music and pub food) Thistle Finch Distillery Cork and Cap (bar located in the Cork Factory Hotel) Annie Bailey's Irish Public House Double C (margaritas, cocktails and large draft beer list) Conway Social Club (speakeasy style cocktail bar with fancy craft cocktails) Columbia Kettle Works 2nd Gear Lancaster Taproom (brewery taproom)
For anyone arriving in town early or staying later, Hershey Park- The Sweetest Place On Early and home of the famous Chocolate World, is about a 40 minute drive from Lancaster. The park is open Fridays-Sundays in October from 11am to 8pm. Hersheypark In The Dark (a Halloween themed event) will be happening the weekend of the wedding.