Bethlehem's Restaurant Week: A Rundown

You can take Musikfest. I can miss Christkindlmarkt. But restaurant week? Don’t be messin’ with my restaurant week. This glorious Bethlehem tradition comes around twice a year, and every time it does I feel like a kid at Christmas.

It’s a fantastic excuse to splurge and drop $30 on a decadent, three-course dinner at a posh restaurant, because really, “When else would that happen?” you say to your friend/husband/mom/puppy.

This year’s list is bigger and better than ever, and a few new eateries have jumped on board. Welcome, Tapas on Main! Hello, Emeril’s Italian Table!

Below you’ll find a full list of participating venues as well as some scintillating menu items.

Note: Only some of the following menu item highlights will appear on the special prix fixe “restaurant week” menus. Many chefs say they have not yet chosen what will they will feature, as it depends on what fresh ingredients are available at that time. But you get the gist.

Bon appetit!

1741 on the Terrace
437 Main St., Bethlehem
610-625-2226
Dinner: $30    

Menu highlights: Mussels and potatoes with saffron cream and a crusty baguette, crab salad and chive timbale, with cucumber gazpacho and melon syrup

Alando's Kitchen
520 Main St., Bethlehem
610-317-2009
Lunch: $10; Dinner: $30

Menu highlights: African peanut soup, and beef short ribs, seared, then sauteed with onions, tomatos and cilantro, topped with caramelized seasoned onions and served with collard greens and basmati rice.

Apollo Grill
85 W. Broad St., Bethlehem
610-865-9600
Lunch: $15; Dinner: $30 

Menu highlights: Sweet potato and horseradish crusted scallops in a lemon beurre blanc sauce and peppercorn crusted veal chop, stuffed with spinach and boursin cheese, au jus. 

569 Main St. (Main Street Commons), Bethlehem
610-882-1300
Lunch: $15; Dinner: $25

Menu highlights: Boardwalk pretzel, and chicken brewschetta, grilled and topped with beer marinated tomatoes and fresh mozzarella, served with grilled asparagus and red bliss mashed potatoes.

Blue Grillhouse & Winebar
4431 Easton Ave., Bethlehem
610-691-8400
Dinner: $30

Menu highlights: Crab and mascarpone cheese and macaroni, and 12 oz. filet mignon with bordelaise sauce. 

Burgers and More by Emeril
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem
1-877-726-3777
Lunch and Dinner: $20 

Menu highlights: The Creole, grass-fed beef with andouille sausage, pepper jack cheese and house made spicy mustard, followed by a chocolate-chocolate malted milk shake.

Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant
2915 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem
610-814-3000
Lunch: $10; Dinner: $20 

Menu highlights: Enchiladas de mole, three soft corn tortillas, stuffed with your choice of shredded chicken or beef, topped with Cactus Blue mole sauce, cheese and toasted sesame seeds, and carne asada, served with rajas, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and a warm tortilla.

Carnegie Deli           
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem
1-877-726-3777
All-day: $20

Menu highlights: Giant potato knishes with applesauce and sour cream, and the Li’l Abner, hot brisket with gravy, served with French fries, mashed potatoes or baked beans.

            
462 Main St., Bethlehem
610-861-7484
Lunch: $10

Menu highlights: Grilled ham, apple and brie sandwich with dijon mayo on marble rye and a hot, open-face turkey sandwich, topped with stuffing, cranberry sauce and brown gravy.

Edge
74 W. Broad St., Bethlehem
610-814-0100
Dinner: $30

Menu highlights: Long Island duck breast, with butternut squash hash, fingerling potatoes, cipollini, zucchini, broccolini and ginger gastrique, and New Zealand rack of lamb, with celery root gratin, roasted beets, artichokes and mint basil pesto.

Emeril's Chop House           
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem
1-877-726-3777
Dinner: $30

Menu highlights: Filet mignon and twice-baked potatoes.

Emeril's Italian Table
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem
1-877-726-3777
All-day: $25

Menu highlights: Lasagna Bolognese, with house-made fresh pasta, layered with ground veal and béchamel sauce, and Eberly Farms chicken, roasted under a brick, with parmesan risotto and pancetta braised Brussels sprouts.

Hello Burrito
38 W. Broad St., Bethlehem
610-882-2124
Lunch: $10; Dinner: $10

Menu highlights: Mango wrap, with your choice of meat, mango salsa, black beans, melted jack cheese, rice and sour cream on a white tortilla, and the fresh mozzarella wrap, with spinach, homemade bruschetta, topped with pesto on a spinach wrap.

Jumbars
1342 Chelsea Ave., Bethlehem
610-866-1660 
Breakfast: $10; Lunch: $15

Menu highlights: Pulled pork sandwich, with chili chipotle barbecue sauce, served on house-made challah bread, and quiche Lorraine, with smoked bacon, caramelized onions and seasonal fruit.

Loopers Grille & Bar
313 E. 3rd St., Bethlehem
610-882-2424
Lunch: $15; Dinner: $30 

Menu highlights: The LOOPER sandwich, shaved, warm roast beef on a garlic-butter toasted roll, topped with melted cheddar jack cheese, tomato, lettuce and horseradish cream, and the blue monster salad, mixed greens with buffalo crispy chicken chunks, blue cheese crumbles, spicy pecans, tomatoes and red onions.

Mama Nina's Foccacheria           
546 Main St., Bethlehem
610-867-9802 
Lunch: $15; Dinner: $30 

Menu highlights: Chicken Marsala and shrimp scampi.

Molly's Irish Grille & Sports Pub           
6 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem
610-868-1313
Lunch: $10; Dinner: $20

Menu highlights: Portabello cheesesteak with beefy mushrooms, onions and cheese, and grilled, sweet-chili shrimp over rice.

Olio Ristorante           
555 Main St., Bethlehem
610-625-4949
Lunch: $15; Dinner: $30

Menu highlights: Margherita pizza and calamari fritti.

Petra Mediterranean
81 W. Broad St., Bethlehem
610-866-3901
Lunch: $15; Dinner: $20
Menu highlights: Baba ghannooi and baklava.

Prime Steak House           
325 Stoke Park Road, Bethlehem
610-882-4070
Lunch: $10; Dinner: $30

Menu highlights: Pork ribeze, pork shanks smothered in Prime’s signature barbecue sauce, and cedar plank salmon, grilled on a cedar plank, drizzled with lobster butter sauce.

Starfish Brasserie
51 W. Broad St., Bethlehem
610-332-8888
Dinner: $30

Menu highlights: Alaskan cod and Rhode Island calamari, with potatoes, olives, garlic and onions, and House-smoked pork loin with mashed sweet potatoes and sautéed spinach.

Starters Riverport 
17 W. 2nd St., Bethlehem
610-625-2300
Dinner: $20 

Menu highlights: Black and blue Kobe beef sliders and Jack Daniel’s BBQ wings

St. James Gate Irish Pub & Carvery
77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem
877-726-3777
Dinner: $20

Menu highlights: Traditional Irish beef and Guinness stew and beer-battered fish and chips.

Tally Ho Tavern
205 West 4th St., Bethlehem
610-865-2591
Dinner: $20 

Menu highlights: Broccoli cheddar bites and cheesecake on a stick.

Tapas on Main           
500 Main St., Bethlehem 
610-868-8903
Lunch: $15; Dinner: $30 

           
1 E. Broad St., Suite 100, Bethlehem
484-241-4939
Dinner: $30  

Menu highlights: Spinach artichoke cheese fondue with vegetables, breads and apples for dipping, and The Main Street Special, marinated chicken, piri piri shrimp, teriyaki marinated sirloin and artichoke ravioli, cooked in your choice of broth.

The Tap Room           
437 Main St., Bethlehem
610-625-2226
Breakfast: $10; Lunch: $10; Dinner: $20

Menu highlights: Grapefruit brulee with segmented grapefruit, caramelized sugar, seasonal berries and fruit yogurt, and sirloin steak, with leek pappardelle with summer garlic cream and tomato concasse.

Thai Kitchen           
347 Broadway, Bethlehem
610-814-2670
Lunch: $10; Dinner: $20

Menu highlights: Papaya  salad with sliced tomatoes, fresh lime juice, chili peppers and crushed roasted peanuts, and panang curry, with coconut milk and sweet basil leaves and your choice of beef, chicken, shrimp or fish.

Tulum
17 W. Morton St., Bethlehem
610-691-8300
Lunch: $10; Dinner: $10

Menu highlights: Midnight sun breakfast burrito and the toasted almond veggie taco, featuring grilled veggies, roasted poblano strips, toasted almonds and crema.