This all-vegan restaurant serves up meat-free tacos, burgers, and ramen. New for the summer season is soft serve vanilla and chocolate ice creams made with oat milk. Stop in for grab-and-go lunch, or take in a leisurely breakfast.

Stock up on provisions here before setting up the campsite, or make a pit-stop at their coffee bar to get properly caffeinated before a hike. A deli in the back serves West Virginia pepperoni rolls on Bolivar Bread Bakery sourdough, and customers can also find craft beer, baked goods, and a selection of customizable martinis, mules and Old Fashioneds.

Head over to this historic Harpers Ferry restaurant that specializes in seafood and classic American dishes. Entrees swing from shrimp, scallop and crab ravioli with vodka sauce to sizable crab cakes to smoked meats like chicken, ribs, and pulled pork.

Spent hikers duck into the Rabbit Hole for craft beer, burgers, and plates like loaded pork fries made with Pecanwood smoked pork butt served over a bed of smothered cheese fries. A selection of specials including potato and cheese pierogis are available on a limited basis, so make sure to call ahead to check. Diners can eat indoors or sit outside to take in views of the Maryland Heights trail.

This old-school, family-owned coffee house has been open since 2017, with breathtaking views from a backyard balcony. The food here leans into hearty and homestyle cooking, including sausage and gravy, ham-and-cheese pastries, and cinnamon buns decorated with caramel, bacon, and walnuts.

This reliable, roadside breakfast and lunch spot is open Wednesday through Sunday until 3 p.m. and attracts locals and tourists alike. Fuel up before the trailhead with orders of fried pickles, country ham, chicken and waffles, and sandwiches—and if you’re really hungry, pack a “Whole Pie” for dessert for $15.52.

Perched on the Potomac River by the Sandy Hook Bridge, Harpers Ferry Brewing offers a view that are tough to beat. An in-house kitchen serves pizza, soft pretzels, snacks, and seasonal ice cream, plus a resident food truck offers nachos and loaded fries. Outside of traditional brews like pilsners and pale ales, Harpers Ferry Brewing crafts a “Harpers Cherry” cider and a “Pineapple Whitewater” hard seltzer.

This pan-Asian food trailer opened in 2020 with plenty of outdoor picnic tables. Dig into hearty helpings of hibachi-style steak, chicken, and shrimp, as well as sushi rolls, tempura burritos, bulgogi, and Panang curry. It’s located about five minutes outside Harpers Ferry if you need a post-hike meal before hitting the road.

Located in front of the Clarion Hotel just steps away from the Lower Town Trailhead, this sports bar features indoor and patio dining and live music on the weekends. Fuel up for a day outdoors with their “Crabby Pretzel Sticks” topped with house made crab dip and cheddar cheese or beer battered fish & chips, and make sure to try fried green tomatos while they’re still in season!

This restaurant recently opened inside of the River Riders Family Adventure Resort with a menu featuring burgers and toppings like green chili, pimento cheese, bacon, and more. An extensive cocktail menu boasts a signature “River Retreat” made with Malibu rum, tequila, blue Curacao and cream of coconut, garnished with a gummy fish.