Letty's Tavern In Kennett Square Opens With 'Elevated Pub Fare'

KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Letty's Tavern in Kennett Square has opened at 201 State St. in Kennett Square Borough, bringing pub fare, local brews, craft cocktails, and some items from Saucey's in West Chester.

4AM Hospitality, owner of Saucey's in West Chester, announced the opening today. The tavern will offer modern interpretations of elevated pub-fare blending fresh West Coast flavors with housemade and locally sourced ingredients.

Downstairs from the Tavern is Letty’s Bottle Shop, where a curated rotating selection of in-demand bottles of wine, local independent brewers, distillers, and seasonal releases will be served.

Letty’s Tavern is named after the resident ghost, a precocious child named in honor of William Penn’s daughter. There have been reports of sightings of her roaming her former home from time to time.

The venue will be open Sunday to Wednesday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. the Bottle Shop is open Monday to Thursday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday to Sunday 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

4AM Hospitality explained it embodies a lifestyle more than a concept with a simple ethos — start the day earlier and sleep when the work is done. Founded by Jacob Short, Dan Daley, and Matt Killion, 4AM Hospitality said it is dedicated to bringing the lifestyle of unflinching hospitality to all patrons.

"Dan, Matt and I created Letty's Tavern to be a favorite spot for the neighborhood and beyond that continues to surprise with unparalleled hospitality, sophisticated, approachable fare and a knockout beverage program bringing a true cocktail culture to Kennett Square," said Jacob Short, owner of 4AM Hospitality.

The menu Letty’s Tavern offers something for everyone from small plates to soups and salads, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, and entrees for plant-based, gluten-free, and omnivores alike. Housemade and from scratch elements dominate the food and cocktail menus, including aioli’s, dressings, pickles, the orgeats, and bitters.

Menu standouts include Mushroom Toasts with whipped ricotta, duxelle, and crispy sage for $8, Marinated Olives with Meyer lemon, garlic, thyme oil, and grilled halloumi at $6. The Parker House Rolls with honey butter and blackberry jam are recipes from Jaclyn Short, one of the owners’ wives, a pastry chef.

Sandwiches and entrees showcase housemade elements such as the KFC: Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich starring brined and fried chicken with housemade kimchi spread, chili, daikon, carrots, cabbage, and cucumber, for $14.

The distinctive and painstaking beverage program shines with a section entitled Letty's Libations, a rotating, seasonal cocktail menu featuring Cocktail enthusiasts will find familiar and classic flavors in the Clover Club and Penicillin both for $12, and Brooklyn for $14.

The renovated dining room peeled back layers of dated décor and is now a fresh take on historic interiors with soft gray walls offset by charcoal accented crown molding. Natural light floods in through the large State Street-facing bay windows while the gray drapes soften the edges.

The bar is a contrast in warm wood tones and cool grays echoed from the dining room. A vintage phone booth is tucked in a corner with an even older crank phone around the corner at the restroom entrance. Upon closer inspection, brand elements of Saucey's, 4AM Hospitality’s pizza concept in West Chester, can be found in and around the bar.