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It seems that most restaurants in both the Brandywine Valley and Bucks County serve American cuisine, with creative contemporary touches at the better establishments. You'll find both sophisticated restaurants and casual country spots. Most also present local specialties—fresh seafood from Chesapeake Bay and dishes made with Kennett Square mushrooms. As an added pleasure, some of the region's best restaurants are in restored Colonial and Victorian homes.
Lines can get long at this local, family-owned favorite for good reason: the lengthy, rotating list of ice cream flavors, from classic (coffee, black cherry, butter pecan) to creative (lime, banana peanut-butter fluff, cotton candy), means there's something for every taste and mood. The owner was inspired by the fresh, high-quality ingredients used in the rich, creamy ice cream and tropical fruit popsicles of the Mexican state of Michoacán.
The folks behind West Chester's well-regarded Andiario restaurant are behind this high-quality French bakery and café serving tempting breakfast pastries and desserts like pain au chocolat and fruit tarts, as well as a limited but delicious lunch menu with a couple of quiches and sandwiches on chewy baguettes. You can take your order to go, relax at one of the rustic wooden tables in the casual sunny, white-tiled space, or eat outside in season.
