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The State College food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Sticky buns split, buttered and griddled, served with vanilla ice cream.
Best at The Corner Room, Downtown. Get: Grilled stickies with vanilla ice cream
Five places, and what to order
- Little Szechuanfamily-run · DowntownGet: Sichuan dishes
- Meyer Dairydairy · South AthertonGet: A cone, such as lemon custard
- Sowers Harvest Cafécafe · DowntownGet: Breakfast and coffee
- Otto's Pub & Breweryfor craft beer from Happy Valley · North AthertonGet: A house beer
- Penn State Berkey Creameryfor grilled stickies · Penn State campusGet: A 24-pack of stickies to grill at home
The market
Farmers market. Produce, baked goods, prepared food
In season this November
Farmers market produce
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.