Best Restaurants Near Ephrata, PA [Ranked by Locals]

The Lanc Local team analyzed 476,108 local reviews and metrics to find the best restaurants Ephrata, PA, and its surrounding areas have to offer. We rank businesses according to their Bayesian average rating — to prevent rankings from being overly influenced by businesses with only a few reviews.

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create this list, we analyzed all Restaurants

in the Ephrata

area. The rankings below are based on locals' ratings and each listings' number of verified reviews from across the web. Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Best Restaurants Near Ephrata, PA [Ranked by Locals]

Top Restaurants

Near Ephrata, PA

Lapp Valley Farm: New Holland Restaurants

Lapp Valley Farm

4.9

★★★★★

(2,439 Reviews)

Featured review:

"The ice cream is really delicious! Many people drive here specifically to buy it. You can use the drive-through or park and enjoy your ice cream on the porch in front of the store. They also sell eggs and cheese!"...

New Holland
Dairy Queen: Ephrata Ice Cream Shops

Fox Meadows Creamery

4.8

★★★★★

(3,608 Reviews)

Featured review:

"This is our first time and we very much enjoyed it. Did not try any ice cream but everyone who did very much enjoyed it. We had sandwiches which were delicious, particularly liked the ham with cheese and mustard on the pretzel. Bun reminded me of a Cuban sandwich. It was very good. We got there rig...

Ephrata
Chellas Arepa Kitchen: Lancaster Restaurants

Chellas Arepa Kitchen

4.8

★★★★★

(1,127 Reviews)

Featured review:

"If you are looking for a Latin meal with its meat seasoned and cook to perfection, Chellas is your place! Atmosphere is great, especially if you are looking for a relaxing place to eat outside. The meal portions will most definitely fill you up. If you enjoy sauces, try all three! They are the perf...

Lancaster
Gracie's On West Main: Leola Restaurants

Gracie’s On West Main

4.7

★★★★★

(4,665 Reviews)

Locals like the positive environment. Recommended for their home fries, banana bread, and tomato soup. Specialty favorites include the Monte Cristo dish and the grilled cheese with bacon jam.

Featured review:

"We went for the grilled cheese, and we weren't disappointed. It was probably the best grilled cheese I've ever had. Delicious bacon, chicken, and of course the cheese melted to perfection on sourdough. A fabulous combination. My girl had the pulled pork grilled cheese, which of course she loved. An...

Leola
Shady Maple Smorgasbord: East Earl Restaurants

Shady Maple Smorgasbord

4.6

★★★★★

(33,362 Reviews)

Featured review:

"For Father's Day, my son had to work, so we set up something for Monday. We heard about Shady Maple Smorgasbord and decided to give it a try. We did the 70-mile trek, and it was worth every mile. The place is huge in the middle of Amish farmlands. The food was unbelievable, and everything was beyon...

East Earl

CJEphrata Pizza

4.7

★★★★★

(454 Reviews)

Featured review:

...

Ephrata

Boehringer’s Drive-In

4.7

★★★★★

(1,308 Reviews)

Featured review:

"This is my favorite ice-cream spot!. The ice creams are delicious and super creamy. This is like, my 3rd time here. The atmosphere is peaceful where you can see ducks swimming at a nice little stream behind the business. There are parking and tables outside where you can enjoy your burger, fries, s...

Adamstown
Tomato Pie Cafe: Lititz Bakeries

Dosie Dough

4.8

★★★★★

(1,308 Reviews)

Locals like the relaxing atmosphere and the outdoor seating. Recommended for their bagels and breakfast sandwiches.

Featured review:

"Fun bakery/coffee shop in Lititz. We came by for lunch and the service was friendly and quick. Parking for this is metered so keep that in mind and there is only one bathroom onsite. Coffee is self serve and all the bagels and pastries we got were delicious. Would definitely come back again."...

Lititz
Tomato Pie Cafe: Lititz Restaurants

Tomato Pie Cafe

4.8

★★★★★

(3,839 Reviews)

Locals like cute location and friendly staff. Recommended for their quiche, tomato soup, and their blend of herbs in menu items.

Featured review:

"Fun bakery/coffee shop in Lititz. We came by for lunch and the service was friendly and quick. Parking for this is metered so keep that in mind and there is only one bathroom onsite. Coffee is self serve and all the bagels and pastries we got were delicious. Would definitely come back again." - Mat...

Lititz
Brazilian Table: Lititz Restaurants

Brazilian Table

4.9

★★★★★

(528 Reviews)

Locals like homey atmosphere and friendly staff. Recommended for their cheese bread, tomato soup, and hot chocolate.

Featured review:

"Cozy atmosphere drew us in, lots of food options! The cheesy bread made from tapioca was amazing. Flan was perfect. but the chicken croquette stole the show! The chef uses pulled chicken instead of whole piece and grinds it up with the filling. Everything was amazing "...

Lititz

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