Valley Bistro, in Enola, is the first restaurant to win twice and to have made it to the Final Four every year since 2022. It is a family-friendly, casual restaurant serving breakfast (all day) and lunch. The menu offers delicious, fresh food with creative twists.
Thanks to the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association, Central Chapter, for sponsoring this year's bracket.
Click here to see winners from 2024.
March brings a collection of various brackets to determine who is the best. For a fourth consecutive year, Cumberland Valley's top 64 restaurants will compete in the 2025 Meal Madness bracket to choose the Best Restaurant in Cumberland Valley!
Cumberland Valley's more than 250 local restaurants serve a tempting variety of palate-pleasing dishes and drinks – from classic American comfort foods to international flavors and everything in between. Whether it's sweet or savory, spicy or mild, healthy or indulgent, visitors and residents can find a spot to delight their taste buds. The Meal Madness bracket celebrates the rich diversity of these culinary offerings and supports these small businesses that contribute to our community's unique character and economic livelihood.
We chose the restaurants in the bracket based on the number of page views their listing received on VisitCumberlandValley.com during 2024 and TripAdvisor ratings. In addition, four wildcards (one in each region) made it into the final 64 based on the number of comments they received on our social media channels (Facebook and Instagram). Congratulations to Nonna Ilva (downtown Carlisle), Knutes (Shippensburg), Dad's Garage (Mechanicsburg), and Taqueria El Puente (New Cumberland/West Shore). We are happy to include them in this year's contest.
Beginning on March 3, 2025, you can vote for your favorite restaurant in 32 matchups on our Cumberland Valley PA Instagram. The winner of the vote advances in the tournament and through their region (Downtown Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle/Mt. Holly/Boiling Springs/Shippensburg, and the West Shore). The contest ends on March 28, 2025.
So, show your love for your favorite restaurant and vote to help them advance to the next round. And be sure to share with your family and friends!
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