AV Restaurant
Downtown Scranton, Scranton
Restaurant in Scranton, United States
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Dress
Smart Casual
Why go
AV Restaurant serves dinner Wednesday through Saturday on Penn Avenue in downtown Scranton, with 5–9 PM hours and no lunch or Sunday service. Without published cuisine type, awards, or pricing, it's a venue to research directly before booking: useful if you're downtown mid-week and the Italian-American standards are full, but not a first-choice special-occasion pick until you've confirmed the menu and kitchen quality in person.
About AV Restaurant
Looking for a dinner option in Scranton that's open Wednesday through Saturday evenings? AV Restaurant's hours are 5 PM to 9 PM on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with the restaurant closed Sunday through Tuesday. Plan around dinner only.
The restaurant is in Scranton and has Wednesday-through-Saturday dinner hours and a smart-casual dress code.
What to Try Across Two or Three Visits
Because no signature dishes, cuisine type, menu format, or price range is available, the best approach is to treat a first dinner as a fact-finding visit. Ask the staff what is currently available, confirm pricing before ordering if budget matters, and use the meal to decide whether AV Restaurant fits your preferences. If the first visit works for you, return on another Wednesday-through-Saturday evening to compare a different part of the menu.
How It Fits the Scranton Dinner Scene
AV Restaurant is best understood as a Scranton dinner option with a narrow schedule: Wednesday through Saturday, 5 PM to 9 PM. If you are comparing options, you might also look at Angelo's Italian Ristorante, Delaware Delicacies Smoke House, Ipanema Grille, Stirna's Restaurant, or TREE Restaurant and Bar, while confirming each venue's current hours and offerings directly.
Reservations: Contact AV Restaurant directly before going, especially for Friday or Saturday dinner. Dress: The dress code is smart casual. Budget: Confirm current menu pricing before committing to a meal. For more dining options, see our full Scranton restaurants guide; if you're exploring the city's bar scene after dinner, check our full Scranton bars guide.
Planning details
- Location
- 320 Penn Ave, Scranton, PA 18503
- Reservations
- Book on Resy
- Website
- av-restaurant.com
- Phone
- +15704575800
The take
The Take
The Vibe
AV Restaurant settles into the early-evening hush of Penn Avenue, a room that reads like a quietly refined neighborhood destination. AV is a focused, measured kitchen rooted in regional foodways. Rather than trading on hotel proximity or convention traffic, it earns repeat business from locals who value provenance and craft. Nearby dairy farms, market gardens and small producers shape an elegant, grounded dining mood with seasonal, thoughtfully sourced cuisine.
Best For
AV is best experienced as an evening destination: an intentional dinner spot tailored to date nights, business dinners and special occasions. AV suits diners looking for a composed meal with regional provenance. Because the review emphasizes early-evening atmosphere and repeat local patronage, it’s a place for guests who want a considered, sit-down dining experience rather than a quick or tourist-driven meal.
Ordering Tips
Ordering with seasonality in mind pays off: ask servers where ingredients come from and what local farms or makers are featured that night. Expect menus that respond to what’s fresh and nearby; inquire about nightly specials or producer-driven dishes. Plan for an evening visit: early evening on Penn Avenue is when the restaurant’s sourcing and serious-dining focus are most evident.
Venue details
Ambiance
Upscale atmosphere in a nicely refurbished historic building with ambient lighting, charming old wooden bar, modern decor, and comfortable seating including booths.
Tags
Vibe
Best For
Experience
Sourcing
Accessibility
At the Table
- Dress Code
- Smart Casual
- Noise Level
- Conversational
- Service Style
- Upscale Casual
- Meal Pacing
- Leisurely
- Capacity
- Medium
- Kitchen
- Seasonal
- Menu Format
- A la carte, Small plates
- Dietary
- Vegetarian friendly
Know before you go
Know Before You Go
- Getting there
- 320 Penn Ave, Scranton, PA 18503
Planning details
Location
Also consider
Also Consider
- Angelo's Italian Ristorante, Notable alternative
- Ipanema Grille, Notable alternative
- Stirna's Restaurant, Notable alternative
- TREE Restaurant and Bar, Notable alternative
- Delaware Delicacies Smoke House, Notable alternative
Restaurant context
Among Scranton's dinner options, Stirna's Restaurant and Angelo's Italian Ristorante deliver the most predictable experience, both have decades of local reputation and Italian-American menus that skew toward red-sauce classics and grilled proteins. If you want a safer bet for a business meal or anniversary dinner, start there. Ipanema Grille offers broader hours (lunch through dinner) and a Brazilian-inflected menu that adds variety to the downtown roster, making it the better choice if your schedule doesn't align with AV Restaurant's Wednesday-to-Saturday-only window.
If you're staying downtown mid-week and the established names are booked, this address works as a fallback, but without published menu detail or chef credentials, it's not the place to anchor a celebration or impress a client until you've confirmed the quality yourself. For smoke-house fans, Delaware Delicacies Smoke House (outside downtown) brings barbecue into the mix, though the drive adds 15 minutes each way. For first-time Scranton diners, Stirna's or Ipanema remain the safer opening moves; AV Restaurant is the spot to try once you've exhausted those options or need a Wednesday-night table on short notice.
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Compare AV Restaurant
| Venue | Location | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| AV Restaurant | Scranton | No published awards |
| Angelo's Italian Ristorante | Dunmore | No published awards |
| Ipanema Grille | Scranton | No published awards |
| Stirna's Restaurant | Scranton | No published awards |
| TREE Restaurant and Bar | Hawley | No published awards |
| Delaware Delicacies Smoke House | Hancock | No published awards |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What are alternatives to AV Restaurant in Scranton?
Other options to compare include Angelo's Italian Ristorante, Delaware Delicacies Smoke House, Ipanema Grille, Stirna's Restaurant, and TREE Restaurant and Bar. Confirm each venue's current hours, menu, and availability directly before choosing where to dine.
Can AV Restaurant accommodate groups?
If you are planning a group dinner, contact AV Restaurant directly to confirm whether your party can be accommodated.
Is lunch or dinner better at AV Restaurant?
Dinner is the only service window listed. AV Restaurant is open Wednesday through Saturday, 5–9 PM, and closed Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday.
