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Southern Market

100 South Queen Street · Lancaster, PA

Why you should go…

Southern Market gathers several chef-led food stations, Lynn & Gray Coffee, and Bar 1888's full cocktail and beer menu inside one historic market-hall building in downtown Lancaster. Beyond meals, the space hosts trivia nights, live music, and art workshops.

  • #food hall
  • #downtown lancaster
  • #dining
  • #market hall
  • #bar

Good to know

General eat & drink guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Go early or go late

    The simplest way around a wait at a popular room is to sit down before the rush or after it.

  • Reservations open on a schedule

    Where bookings are taken, tables tend to be released a set number of days in advance, often at a fixed hour.

  • Menus move with the season

    Treat any dish you read about online as a maybe, not a promise, especially anything local and seasonal.

  • Ask what the place is known for

    Staff will point you at the thing worth ordering faster than any list will.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Southern Market, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Lancaster City Welcome Center

    Free

    The City of Lancaster's own visitor welcome center offering maps, brochures and walking tour information for downtown Lancaster.

    Right next doorSwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Theatre & Events
    Iconic

    Fulton Theatre

    $25–$50

    A National Historic Landmark theatre in downtown Lancaster, reportedly the oldest working theatre in the US.

    Steps awaySwitch it up: Theatre & Events

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    North Museum of Nature and Science

    Under $25

    Natural history museum in Lancaster with a planetarium, dinosaur gallery and live animal exhibits.

    0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Eat & Drink
    Family Favorite

    Bird-in-Hand Bake Shop

    Free

    An Amish Country bakery famous for shoofly pie, with a petting zoo out back.

    6.5 mi awayMore like this

  • Eat & Drink
    Local Gem

    M & A Sweet Treats

    Under $25

    Amish-owned Lancaster County bakery serving fresh-made donuts, whoopie pies and other Pennsylvania Dutch treats.

    7.3 mi awayMore like this

  • Eat & Drink
    Foodie Favorite

    Miller's Smorgasbord

    $25–$50

    Lancaster County's original all-you-can-eat smorgasbord, serving scratch-made Pennsylvania Dutch comfort food since 1929.

    7.6 mi awayMore like this