Talula's Table

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Talula's Table is a small gourmet market and restaurant in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. During the day, Talula's Table is a gourmet coffee shop and market. [1] At night, Talulas's Table turns into a restaurant containing only two tables. It is known as the hardest reservation to get in the US. [2] [3] With only two tables: one that seats from 8 to 12 people and a "nook table" that seats from 4 to 8 people, reservations are taken every day for one year from that date. [4]

Saveur magazine named Talula's number 52 on their 2010 Top 100 Restaurants listing. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Cafe & Market". Talula's Table. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. "The Toughest Table in America". Portfolio.com. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  3. "The Impossible Reservation: What's next for Talula's Table | Philadelphia City Paper | 04/07/2009". citypaper.net. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. Proffitt, Steve (2008-04-22). "Talula's: The Toughest Reservation in the U.S.?". NPR. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  5. "The 2010 SAVEUR 100 List". SAVEUR. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  6. Archived April 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 39°50′48″N75°42′43″W / 39.846668°N 75.711808°W / 39.846668; -75.711808