Nine restaurants opened for business, while two closed their doors.
Seven restaurants announced future plans, including future openings and closings, as well as canceled plans.
Located at 55 N. Main St. (Route 72), Artifice Ales & Mead will occupy part of the former Bickelâs Snack Foods complex being redeveloped into REO Manheim Marketplace. Artifice Ales & Mead photo
Here are the restaurants that opened in Lancaster County in May
Artifice Ales & Mead, a gastropub and brewery, opened in Manheim at the REO Manheim Marketplace. It s managed by Willie Wrede, who is the mead maker and brewer for Meduseld Meadery in downtown Lancaster. The 4,630-square-foot warehouse area was urned into a taproom area for 60 to 70 patrons.