Pennsylvania

Some buildings on Bethlehem’s South Side have outlasted trends, owners, and more than a century of late nights.…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 8

Pennsylvania has more covered bridges than almost any other state, and many of them still sit on quiet…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 8

Some campus traditions involve cheering in a packed stadium. Others involve standing in a long line for a…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 7

In Western Pennsylvania, Friday during Lent means one thing for a lot of families: a trip to the…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 7

For more than a year, one South Philadelphia corner sat quiet while neighbors drove past and wondered when…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 7

Pennsylvania has no shortage of diners, but a special group of them still runs on one simple rule:…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 7

Some towns keep their history in museums, but Somerset keeps a big piece of it in a booth…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 6

Some Pennsylvania dinner spots never needed a makeover, and their prime rib is the proof. From a train…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 6

Somewhere along a quiet road in northern Lancaster County, Frank Sinatra is still singing every Wednesday through Saturday…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 6

Plenty of people in Northeast Philadelphia have driven past this diner for years without ever stopping. The parking…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 6

Some lunch spots chase trends, and some just keep doing the same thing year after year until the…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 5

Some Pittsburgh lunches come with a side of history, and one downtown counter has been serving that pairing…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 5

Pennsylvania takes its pierogies seriously, and plenty of families can name their favorite shop faster than their favorite…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 5

Some families mark birthdays with cake, but plenty of folks in Delaware County mark them with a stack…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 5

Shoofly pie is the sweet, sticky, molasses-filled dessert that Lancaster County does better than anywhere else. It comes…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 4

Pittsburgh earned the nickname Steel City through hard work, early shifts, and a deep respect for a hearty…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 4

Thanksgiving dessert is serious business in Pennsylvania, and the best pies often come from places you only find…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 4

A little snow on the windshield has never kept a determined Pennsylvanian from a good dinner reservation. Across…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 4

Some Philadelphia lines form for concerts and big games, but one line in Roxborough forms for a sandwich,…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 3

Friday night in a Pennsylvania house usually meant one thing: somebody grabbed the phone and called the pizza…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 3

Some places in South Philadelphia feel like they have been part of the neighborhood forever, and one booth-lined…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 3

Pennsylvania once built more factory-made diners than almost anywhere, and a handful of those shiny steel cars are…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 3

Some places along the old roads of Pennsylvania have outlasted kings, wars, and every map ever drawn of…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 2

Some nights the stove can wait, and a booth with a hot plate of turkey and mashed potatoes…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 2

Some sandwiches get eaten and forgotten by dinner. Others become part of a city’s identity, and people happily…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 2

Some buildings in small towns just hold their corner and let the decades roll past. In Lititz, Pennsylvania,…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 2

Some restaurants chase trends every season, and some simply keep cooking the same honest plates for decades. On…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 1

Old-school Jewish delis used to sit on half the corners of Philadelphia, and now finding a real one…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 1

Some of the best meals in Pennsylvania Dutch Country come from kitchens where the same family has been…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 1

Some people will drive an hour for a concert or a ballgame. In northeastern Pennsylvania, some folks will…

By Logan Lancaster · Nov 1

When the first snow hits Pennsylvania, a lot of people stop cooking and start heading to their favorite…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 31

There is a steakhouse in Philadelphia with no sign, no awning, and no big neon arrow pointing the…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 31

Some folks have been coming to one little diner in Eynon, Pennsylvania, for more than 12 years, and…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 31

Some taco shops buy their tortillas by the stack. One small spot in South Philadelphia makes every single…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 31

Some restaurants announce themselves with giant signs and traffic jams, while others wait quietly just past the edge…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 30

When your alarm goes off at 4:30, most kitchens in town are still dark. A handful of Pennsylvania…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 30

Some Saturday traditions never fade, and in small-town Pennsylvania, one of the biggest starts with a white paper…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 30

Some breakfasts come with a side of history, and in Gettysburg that is almost a town rule. A…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 30

Out on a busy stretch of road east of Lancaster, there is a big windmill that works like…

By Logan Lancaster · Oct 29