The Shillington Diner

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The Shillington Diner can trace its roots back to the farmers market located at Museum Road and Lancaster Ave that opened in 1935.

The Shillington Diner

The Shillington Diner (later Restaurant) was built onto the market at 100 W Lancaster Ave and opened in 1948. In the beginning it just sold simple lunch foods for hungry customers visiting the market. It was torn down in the early 2000s and replaced by a Wawa. The property was sold when the original owner, Theodore Ludwig, passed away.

The Shillington Diner

The Farmers market moved further down Lancaster Avenue in the Shillington Shopping Center in 2001 under ownership of a descendant of Theodore Ludwig. It was a shell of its former self and declined until a new owner purchased it in 2017 and revived it. It is still in operation today.

The Shillington Diner
The Shillington Diner

The Shillington Diner served typical diner food. Fried chicken, various seafoods and steak can be seen in the menu below. They also advertised themselves as serving traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dishes; 40 different hot and cold foods and all you can eat.

The Shillington Diner
The Shillington Diner

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[…] Diner sat on the corner of  Lancaster Ave and Museum Road in Shillington, across from the Shillington Diner. Currently, a Wallgreen’s and Wine  Spirits store strip mall sit in it’s place. For […]

Matt 445
Matt 445
5 years ago

Loved the place.The food was excellent.

Hank
Hank
1 year ago

My family dined there quite a few times while house shopping in Berks County and after we moved. All in the mid to late 1960’s. The food was quite good. It’s the only restaurant that I can recall that had “Schnitz und Knepp.” Made properly.

David Kershner
David Kershner
11 months ago

My family owned a stand in the Farmers Market and ate many meals at the Shillington Restaurant. I have a lot of great memories in that building. Thanks for this write up.

Scott G Hagy
Scott G Hagy
11 months ago

This was a very good restaurant with excellent servers. Best breakfast food anywhere!

Chris Hartman
Chris Hartman
11 months ago

This brings back memories. My Mom was adopted and raised in Mohnton. My grandfather used to work at the Shillington Diner part time after he retired and we’d stop in to the restaurant often for a meal and to chat with him besides visiting him at his house in Reading.


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