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- JSJamesS1 review5.0Dined 3 days agoGreat service, great food. A pleasant surprise. We'll be back!More infoPrime Steak House$$$$• Steak• Bethlehem•4.5
- OTOpenTable DinerPhiladelphia / New Jersey Suburbs •32 reviews5.0Dined 3 days agoThe food was delicious and was served in a timely manner. Our waitress was fantastic!More infoTapas On Main$$$$• Spanish• Bethlehem•4.5
- OTOpenTable DinerPhiladelphia / New Jersey Suburbs •3 reviews5.0Dined 4 days agoFood and service are always great. Like the beer selection too.More infoUnion and Finch$$$$• American• Allentown•4.8
- JDJennieD1 review5.0Dined 4 days agoPricey, but the food was amazing and worth it. Would recommend and go back!More infoZest bar+grille$$$$• American• Bethlehem•4.6
- GGjbowPhiladelphia / New Jersey Suburbs •10 reviews4.0Dined on May 14, 2023Overall good experience. Food was okay not the best but lots of food with the four courses. Service was great. Very pricey.More infoThe Melting Pot - Bethlehem$$$$• Fondue• Bethlehem•4.6
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Hip and trendy contemporary American restaurants are a favorite choice for diners in the Lehigh Valley area. Home to the longest running market in the country, Lehigh Valley has options like slow-cooking barbecue restaurants serving brisket sandwiches with cheese sauce, pepper marmalade, fried onions, and famous Southern bacon jam. Italian restaurants with cozy seating areas for romantic diners offer up dishes like shrimp cocktail and bistecca alla boscaiola, which is almost a pound of New York strip steak broiled to your liking and topped with onions, mushrooms, and melted provolone cheese. Fondue restaurants have plenty of dessert options for chocolate lovers who enjoy dipping bananas foster in molten heaven.
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The best reviewed restaurant in Lehigh Valley is BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Allentown
The best vegan restaurants in Lehigh Valley are Zest bar+grille, Social Still and Union and Finch
The best vegetarian restaurants in Lehigh Valley are Urban Table, Torre Restaurant and Union and Finch
The restaurants with the best service in Lehigh Valley are Hampton Winds, Hanoverville Roadhouse and Rios Brazilian Steakhouse
The restaurants with the best ambiance in Lehigh Valley are Ovalon Restaurant, Hanoverville Roadhouse and The Wilbur Mansion