NookLocal Guides · Bucks County
Carmen Kim's Guide to New Hope, PA
By Carmen Kim
Co-founder of NookLocal · Updated August 2026
Chapter 01
Food
Q: Favorite restaurants?
A: For a venue, the Logan Inn. For casual, Burgerly (caution: you will get a large amount of fries). Super close by in Carversville, Thyme & Plate makes the best sandwiches of my life. Our go-to dishes are the Milanese, That Brisket Jawn, and the B.B.L.T.
Q: Best pizza?
A: Spatola's.
Q: Best coffee?
A: Vanilla Cafe. A new find, and I quickly fell in love.
Q: Cheap eats under $15?
A: Thyme & Plate and Burgerly again.
Q: Best treat after dinner?
A: The Rita's by Peddler's Village, because some of us get Rita's, others get Cinnabon or Auntie Anne's, and we all share.
Q: Where do you get groceries?
A: I do love going to Soulberry Market and checking out what's on sale and local. Spring Creek Farm is a go-to for local food and to visit the farm. And I appreciate the convenience of grocery delivery from Whole Foods in Doylestown.
Q: Best brewery or winery?
A: New Hope Winery.
Q: Kid-friendly dinner?
A: Buttonwood Grill has been a good spot to go as a family.
Chapter 02
Kids and family
Q: Best playgrounds?
A: Laurel Park, because we participate in baseball. It's modest, but you can do the playground and you can also get scooters or bikes. The Lower Elementary playground is awesome.
Q: Favorite indoor activity?
A: The New Hope library.
Q: Favorite pool?
A: The grandparents' house. Otherwise, the YMCA in Doylestown.
Q: Best birthday party venue?
A: Giggleberry Fair.
Q: Favorite summer camp?
A: We love Windmill in Doylestown. It's worth the extra drive.
Q: Kids' sports and activities?
Chapter 03
Things to do
Q: Most weekends?
A: Walks and bike or scooter rides.
Q: Hidden gem?
A: Cuttalossa Road.
Q: Live entertainment?
A: I do like the latest live performances at the Logan Inn.
Q: Main Street shopping?
A: Love Saves the Day for vintage and fun goodies to browse, and Farley's Bookshop.
Q: Farmers or flea markets?
A: Rice's. Tuesday and Saturday mornings.
Q: With out-of-town visitors?
Q: Day trips?
A: Philadelphia and Princeton. Both are within 45 minutes.
Chapter 04
A perfect Saturday
Q: Morning?
A: Rice's Market to walk around and get a pastry, a little shopping, then the New Hope library.
Q: Afternoon?
A: Burgerly for lunch, fruit picking at Solebury Orchards, and a walk to Grandma's house for a swim.
Q: Evening?
A: The kids stay with the grandparents while we have a date dinner at the Black Bass. We pick them up after dinner and enjoy a family movie to close out the day.
Chapter 05
Outdoors
Q: Parks and trails?
A: Cuttalossa. Very low traffic, clean water, a tunnel of trees, and historic homes along the walk. Locals treat the road as a walking trail.
Q: Bike rides?
A: Honestly, any direction in New Hope and Solebury.
Q: Dog walks?
A: Laurel Park.
Q: Best sunset?
A: The Black Bass.
Chapter 06
Insider
Q: One thing only a local would know?
A: Partway across the bridge to Lambertville, the state line is marked on the walkway railing. Stand there and you're in two states at once.
Q: Celebrity fact?
A: Bradley Cooper lives here.
Q: Overrated?
A: Driving to Main Street on a weekend afternoon. Save it for a weekday.
Q: Underrated?
A: New Hope has a love of culture and fun on Main Street, but I think we forget it is a major hub for trails.
Q: New Hope vs its neighbors?
A: How protective New Hope and Solebury are about zoning and what can be built, to preserve the feel and history of the area.
Chapter 07
New in town
Q: How would you meet people here?
A: Meet ups and art events.
Q: Groups worth joining?
A: The New Hope and Lambertville community group on Facebook.
Q: Gym?
A: Cornerstone.
Chapter 08
Thinking about moving here?
Q: Where to start?
A: New Hope and Solebury share the New Hope-Solebury School District. Homes for sale: New Hope and Solebury Township.
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