Lake Wallenpaupack Guide
Where to Eat Around Lake Wallenpaupack
Lake Wallenpaupack's 52 miles of shoreline are ringed by a dining scene that punches well above its weight for a rural corner of the Pocono Mountains. In a 15-minute radius you can get a Wine Spectator–awarded farm-to-table dinner, handmade pasta inside a 1902 bank vault, award-winning craft lager brewed a block from the water, and a steakhouse dinner in a dining room that's barely changed since 1999. Hawley is the commercial anchor, with the highest concentration of restaurants, cafés and bars along Main Avenue and inside the Hawley Silk Mill, while Greentown, Tafton, Lakeville and Greeley each keep their own tavern-and-grill traditions.
Three threads define the local table: water — restaurants that sit directly on the lake with decks and sunset views; craft beer — Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. and Jam Room Brewing Co. anchor a corner of the Pocono Beverage Trail, joined by Hopping Eagle Brewing and Log Tavern's Tafton taproom; and dessert as a landmark — Coutts Ice Cream, Gresham's Ice Cream Shoppe and a seasonal Rita's are as much a part of a lake day as the boat ramp.
The scene is unapologetically seasonal: summer boating traffic and fall foliage weekends fill the waterfront decks, while the year-round backbone is the townie taverns and pizzerias. Reserve ahead on summer Saturdays and foliage weekends.
On the Water
The Dock on Wallenpaupack
Hawley
Directly on the shore at Silver Birches Resort — arrive by boat, with the Captain Wally's Cocktail Cove pool bar.
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The Boathouse Restaurant
Hawley
Casual vintage lakeshore eatery, arrive by car or boat — one of PA's best dining decks.
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Gresham's Chop House
4.4 (1052)Hawley
Steakhouse and seafood on the lake, dinner-only, a mid-century tradition rebuilt in 1999.
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Capri Restaurant & Lounge
4.2 (159)Lakeville
Family-owned since 1986 with a 10-mile scenic view over the lake.
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Breweries & Bars
Wallenpaupack Brewing Co
4.2 (868)Hawley
14,000 sq ft brewpub and beer garden adjacent to the lake, founded 2017.
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Jam Room Brewing Co
4.7 (225)Greentown
Craft brewery with a Soundbites kitchen and live music, brewing since 2016.
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Hopping Eagle Brewing Co.
Hawley
Craft taproom on Route 6.
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Log Tavern Brewing Co. (Tafton Taproom)
Tafton
Custom wooden taproom on 9.5 acres, opened 2024.
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The Lager Haus
4.4 (286)Tafton
Reopened 2025 in the former Hammered Steel Tavern space, known for $10 Burger Thursdays.
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Local Institutions
Settlers Inn
4.5 (1035)Hawley
1920s Arts & Crafts lodge with a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, farm-to-table menu.
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Cora's 1850 Bistro
4.3 (1103)Hawley
Same chef 15+ years; Monday "Yuengling & wings" is a local ritual.
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Old Rangers Inn
4.6 (227)Greentown
Established 1932 — one of the oldest continuously operating taverns in the area.
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Pat's Bar
4.5 (223)Hawley
Classic downtown Hawley neighborhood bar for burgers and sandwiches.
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Ravyn & Robyn
4.6 (222)Hawley
Authentic Italian dining inside the 1902 First National Bank of Hawley — including the old vault.
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Sweet Stops
Coutts Ice Cream
4.7 (149)Hawley
Homemade ice cream from the family behind Paupack Blueberry Farm.
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Greshams Ice Cream
4.6 (257)Hawley
20+ flavors right beside the lake — the classic post-boating stop.
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Rita's Italian Ice-Frozen
4.6 (81)Hawley
Seasonal Italian ice and frozen custard on Route 6.
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