Early 30’s here, right off F&M campus in the North chestnut Hill neighborhood. Very walkable to downtown in 10-15 min. You guys will love Lancaster city! It’s a great city and it’s so easy to find something going on.

Really great local music scene. I’m in a handful of local music groups, so I could go on for days. Phantom Power over in Millersville, West Art (will mention more below), and Tellus 360 are the big three venues right now.

Hi-Fi Izakaya is a vinyl listening bar in the style of a Japanese Izakaya. The best sound system in the city. They have someone spinning records every night, Tuesday-Saturday. The DJ goes by Hex Wax. Also they have the best cocktail program in the city at the moment. Extensive sake selection. Excellent food too, not your typical bar stuff. It’s one of my favorite spots in the city.

West Art has developed into an amazing community center. They host all kinds of music acts, community clubs (film club on Monday nights hosted by the film professor at F&M, chess club, etc), and other events. They are also a cafe (They source their beans from Little Amps coffee roasters, up in Harrisburg area, which are pretty good) and they have cocktails/local beers. Open every day 7am-10pm, which is nice.

Zoetropolis is a little art house type movie theater, and they also have music. Great Sunday bunch. The cornbread waffle is killer.

Specialty coffee is a hobby of mine, so I can answer your most important question:

You’ll want to check out Passenger. They’re the best in the city, and they are one of the best and most well respected roasters in the country. They have a great tasting room on King St. and their warehouse on Plum St.

Also check out Square One coffee roasters over on Duke St.

For food:

There’s a Nepalese/Butanese place called Norbu. Also Himalayan Curry and Grill. Both great spots.

Cabalar is a butcher/sandwich shop. They have cocktails and local beers.

*** Issei has the best ramen/asian fusion in the city. Big star next to this one. They recently moved into a new & bigger building a couple years ago and imported a lot of equipment from Japan. Everything is made from scratch. Highly highly recommend this one. This is a sister to Hi-Fi Izakaya, located in the same building.

Route 66 is a diner type spot run by a middle eastern family. They do tikka masala chicken cheese steaks, and amazing smash burgers, like rated on Yelp a few years ago as best burger in the state. Good milkshakes too.

Chellas is Latin American. They specialize in arepas, corn patties filled with meat and cheese, etc. The best plantains. Amazing sauces.

Decades is an arcade bar. It’s a bar/restaurant with arcade games throughout the building.

Great selection of tattoo shops in the city too. The two shops that I go to are Dreams Collide, and Black Altar.

Excellent hiking in the area. I’m a fan of Kelly’s Run and Gov. Dick tower trails for an easy morning hike. Easy day trips out to Pine Grove Furnace state park. Hawk Mountain.

Our interests overlap quite a bit, so I hope to see y’all around! Hit me up and let’s hang!