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spaces are narrow - the width of a train car - the novelty appeals to adults as well as
kids. Set on a beautiful rural lane surrounded by picturesque countryside.
Cork Factory
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
( 717-735-2075;
www.corkfactoryhotel.com
; 480 New Holland Ave, Lancaster; r incl breakfast from
$125; )
An abandoned brick behemoth now houses a stylishly up-to-date hotel only
a few miles northeast of the Lancaster city center. Sunday brunch at the hotel's restaurant
is a fusion of seasonal new American and down-home comfort cooking.
Eating
To sample one of the famous family-style restaurants and hearty dishes of Amish coun-
try, get prepared to rub elbows with lots of tourists.
Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market
MARKET
( 717-393-9674; 2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand; 8:30am-5:30pm Wed-Sat Jul-Oct,
call for other times of year)
A one-stop shop of Dutch Country highlights. It has fudge,
quilts and crafts but primarily great deals on tasty locally made jams, cheeses, pretzels,
beef jerky and more specialties like scrapple (pork scraps mixed with cornmeal and
wheat flour, shaped into a loaf and fried); two lunch counters serve meals.
Central Market
MARKET$
(
www.centralmarketlancaster.com
; 23 N Market St, Lancaster; 6am-4pm Tue & Fri, to 2pm Sat)
The bustling market offers local produce, cheese, meats, Amish baked goods and crafts
and all the regional gastronomic delicacies - fresh horseradish, whoopie pies, soft pret-
zels, sub sandwiches stuffed with cured meats and dripping with oil - as well as ethnic
eateries.
Tomato Pie Cafe
SANDWICHES$
(23 N Broad St, Lititz; mains $6; 7am-9pm Mon-Sat; )
Housed in a charming yellow and
green home just around the corner from Main St, this cafe gets crowded especially at
lunchtime on weekends. Besides the signature tomato pie, the menu has salads and sand-
wiches like a peanut butter, nutella and banana panini, excellent breakfasts and baristas
who take their coffee seriously.
Dutch Haven
DESSERT$
(2857 Lincoln Hwy/Rte 30, Ronks; 6-inch pies $7)
Stop by for a sticky-sweet shoofly pie.
