By Beaver County Business Staff
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You don’t have to board a plane or brave the turnpike past Breezewood to find memorable dining. A tank of gas and an appetite are enough to carry you from canal-era taverns to mountaintop dining rooms, from barbecue smokehouses to Forbes Five-Star luxury.
These ten (well, make that eleven) restaurants are destinations in themselves—places where the meal is as much a part of the journey as the drive. They’re spots retirees savor on a slow weekday, where businesspeople can reward themselves for another week survived, and where the rest of us can simply pretend we’re on vacation for a night.
Think of it as culinary road-tripping: instead of a day at the mall, you detour through a historic inn in Hanoverton. Instead of a takeout container, you linger over pasta in Zelienople or schnitzel in Harmony. If you’re ambitious, you can book an inn room or cabin and call it a weekend.
We’ve laid them out here in a sidebar for your glove compartment, complete with addresses, drive times, and the all-important reservation advice. One new addition—the whimsically named Rumpled Queen in Salem, Ohio—proves that even in the most unassuming of towns, a chef with imagination can make dining feel like theater.
Destination Dining Guide
Spread Eagle Tavern & Inn
📍 10150 Plymouth St, Hanoverton, OH 44423
☎️ (330) 223-1583 | Reservations: Recommended
Drive: 1 hr 30 min | Lodging: Historic inn on-site
Della Terra Italian Bistro
📍 100 N Main St, Zelienople, PA 16063
☎️ (724) 473-0630 | Reservations: Yes (OpenTable)
Drive: 40 min | Nearby B&Bs available
The Harmony Inn
📍 230 Mercer St, Harmony, PA 16037
☎️ (724) 452-5124 | Reservations: Recommended on weekends
Drive: 45 min | Nearby inns
Abdalla’s Tavern & Grill
📍 106 1st Ave, Stratton, OH 43961
☎️ 740) 537-9119 | Reservations: Call ahead
Drive: 1 hr 45 min | No lodging
Vivo Kitchen
📍 432 Beaver St, Sewickley, PA 15143
☎️ (412) 259-8945 | Reservations: Strongly recommended
Drive: 30 min | Nearby hotels
Stone House Restaurant & Country Inn
📍 3023 National Pike, Farmington, PA 15437
☎️ (724) 329-8876 | Reservations: Recommended
Drive: 1 hr 45 min | Inn rooms & cabins available
The Twisted Olive
📍 5430 Massillon Rd, North Canton, OH 44720
☎️ (330) 899-0550 | Reservations: Strongly recommended
Drive: 1 hr 30 min | Nearby hotels
Twelve Whiskey Barbecue
📍 12244 OH-45, Lisbon, OH 44432
☎️ (330) 424-5880 | Reservations: Not required
Drive: 1 hr 15 min | Limited lodging
Lautrec at Nemacolin
📍 1001 Lafayette Dr, Farmington, PA 15437
☎️ (866) 344-6957 | Reservations: Required
Drive: 2 hrs | 5-star resort lodging
Altius
📍 1230 Grandview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15211
☎️ (412) 904-4442 | Reservations: Required
Drive: 45 min | Nearby hotels
The Rumpled Queen
📍 140 S Broadway Ave, Salem, OH 44460
☎️ (330) 892-0391 | Reservations: Recommended on weekends
Drive: 1 hr 10 min | Limited local lodging
