Even non-foodies can appreciate the love and attention the folks here put into their culinary landmark. Upstairs from the market lies the converted barn room, with wide-planked floors and a Last Supper-like table that fits 20. Thats where youll settle in for an hours-long sustainable, local, seasonal seven-course eating extravaganza, feasting on dishes like delicate asparagus soup served en crote, thin slices of beef tenderloin topped with a blue cheese sabayon, and crme frache cake with rhubarb. All with congenial service, of course. It doesnt get more worth-the-drive than this.

Northbrooke MarketPlace | 1805 Unionville-Wawaset Road, West Chester, PA | 610-793-1210 | http://northbrookmarketplace.com