Eat Up, East Penn!
Enjoy the Local Flare and Support our East Penn Area Eateries:
East Penn Area Restaurant Week Returns on February 22nd!
Lehigh Valley, PA – 1/29/2026 – During a long winter stretch, East Penn is inviting the community back to the table!
The East Penn Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the return of East Penn Restaurant Week, a week-long culinary celebration taking place February 22nd – February 28th. This highly anticipated annual event shines a spotlight on the diverse, creative, and delicious dining options that make the East Penn area such a vibrant place to live, work, and visit.
East Penn Restaurant Week is more than great food. It’s a community wide celebration designed to support local businesses during a traditionally slower time of year.
“A regular January and February can be tough on our local businesses, especially our restaurants, breweries and cafes; none the less adding a historic snowstorm into the mix! So, there’s no better time to get out to eat and drink locally! Our local business owners are cooking up some delicious deals for this year’s restaurant week, and we here at the Chamber are honored to help spotlight them through this Restaurant Week event” said Hayden Rinde, Assistant Vice President of the East Penn Chamber.
Throughout the week, participating restaurants will offer either exclusive deals, pre-fixed menus, or special promotions, giving diners the perfect opportunity to discover new flavors, revisit longtime favorites, and explore newly opened establishments. This year’s event will feature an abundance of mouthwatering deals and promotions from local businesses, including East Penn Diner, McDonald’s of Emmaus, Café 23, Drizzle Ice Cream and more to be announced!
Rebekah Doyle, owner of Café 23, shared why she values participating in events like Restaurant Week: “I love being part of Chamber events because they create such a natural opportunity for people to step into our space and experience Café 23 for the first time. These events invite the community to see what we do, sample some of our food, connect with our team, and take a menu or card with them. It’s often the beginning of a relationship people leave knowing who we are and remembering to come back and visit us again.”
New restaurants continue to join the lineup so diners are encouraged to stay up to date on participating locations and current promotions by visiting the official East Penn Restaurant week website at www.lehighvalleychamber.org/eastpennrw
“East Penn Area Restaurant Week proudly showcases the creativity, dedication, and flavor of our local restaurants, highlighting the incredible talent of our dining scene while encouraging residents to support the small businesses that fuel our local economy” said Jessica O’Donnell-Gower, Vice President of Chambers of Commerce.
In addition to dining out, the community can get involved by tuning in and following along all week long. Diners should keep an eye on the East Penn Chamber Facebook page and listen to iHeartRadio’s B104, where listeners will have chances to win gift cards from participating restaurants.
For a full list of participating restaurants and their delicious offers, visit: www.lehighvalleychamber.org/eastpennrw. Diners are also encouraged to share their Restaurant Week experiences on social media using #EastPennRW.
Event Information:
When: Sunday, February 22nd – Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Where: East Penn Areas including Emmaus, Macungie, Alburtis, Lower Macungie, and Upper Milford areas.
Sponsors: QNB Bank, Keystone Tax Consultants
Media Sponsors: Lehigh Valley Press, IHeartRadio – B104
About the Chamber: The mission of The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce is to improve the economy and quality of life in the Lehigh Valley Metropolitan Area. We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises. With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide.
Information provided to TVL by:
Chloe Krempasky
