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The Olive Basin

4.5 (15 reviews)
PriceyOlive Oil
Open • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Daniel B.

This place is like a dream come true if you love olive oil or balsamic - tons of flavors to taste and explore, and reasonably priced bottles of all sizes. I ended up purchasing six of the small bottles, -- pizza, savory butter, garlic, pesto, and tuscan herb olive oils, and wild raspberry white balsamic. All of them are delicious! The staff here is wonderful about making sure you've tried all of the flavors you're interested in, and helped with recommendations on which flavors would be best for which purposes.

12 oz olive oil - I am looking forward to adding it to homemade bread before we bake it.
Kendra S.

We were looking for a olive oil with herbs added for bread dipping. We found a nice Tuscan option, but then the customer service rep had us taste the oil already infused with Tuscan spices...that's a winner! Kitchen Kettle Village was packed with tourists from all over (based on the overflow parking with license plates from states as far away as SC). We are local folks from Lancaster County, but it was enjoyable to spend a few hours at Kitchen Kettle picking up our favorite items (fudge, pepper jam, olive oil, etc). The Olive Basin has so many choices - they are selling more than olive oil.

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Ed G.

Located at the Kitchen Kettle Village, The Olive Basin has specialty oils and vinegars for uses in cooking and for salads. Their selections are amazing. I have my favorites but always want to try something new. We always make sure to visit them when in Lancaster.

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This place has a variety ofoils and vinagers. I add the to many dishes, fish, vegetables and my favorite grains.

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“when I come to Kitchen Kettle Village a few times a year, I need to make a pit stop at The Olive Basin and stock up!”

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Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom

Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom

4.9(8 reviews)
10.4 mi
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You don't have to be a chef to appreciate this place. In fact, if you're not, this place may make…read moreyou feel like you are. Or perhaps inspire you to be! I've been to a few oil tasting rooms and this one is my absolute favorite to date! Hubs and I had such a ball tasting all of the different oils from balsamic...dark, white, fruit flavored. Olive oils...infused, and our favorite, truffle oil! Each oil is labeled with pairing suggestions, what is compliments, and even recipes! Some of the oils were much more unique than I've seen before! A huge variety! There's a ton of nifty salts and rubs, pastas, even olive oil bath goods and delicious smelling soaps I had to pick up also! They had the cutest seasonal display for grilling accompaniments in summer. I can safely assume that table in the back changes themes with the time of year so look forward to somethings back there to get you in the mood of the season! Prices were very comparable to what I'm used to paying in a specialty store. The staff was so incredibly helpful and they even gift wrap!! Such a great place to create or pick up a pre-made gift basket for that certain someone who enjoys cooking. I have been known to throw together an oil olive, fun pasta, a salt, some fresh bread, a nice bottle of wine, a cook book and/or apron for a cozy, winter holiday gift. This place would be a perfect spot to do so! My mom loved her seasonal summer fruit oils set I picked up here which can be used for shrimp and fish marinades, salad dressings or even in pound cakes instead of regular canola oil! How genius?! Top with some whipped cream and fresh fruit! The fab staff told me about that one! I personally loved my Vermont maple balsamic and olive oil soaps. My girls loved the zebra pasta! A great, super fun stop!

We stopped here on a food tour we were on were we sampled two oils and two vinegars. We have never…read moresampled olive oil and vinegar like this before so it was a memorable experience. After the tour was over my husband I came back to buy some to take home. The lady who helped us was super nice and recommended and let us taste several oils and vinegars. In the end we ended up getting 2 oils and 2 vinegars and two jams. We got one bottle of vinegar for free and since the small bottle was out we got a large one for free. Also since we were on the tour we got a discount. Wonderful experience. We definitely recommend this place.

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Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom - Neat idea! Party favor oils

Neat idea! Party favor oils

Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom - Seasonal display in the back. Summer means grilling display!

Seasonal display in the back. Summer means grilling display!

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Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom - Interior

Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom

4.8(46 reviews)
55.5 mi
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Excellent!! Give Seasons a try...you won't be disappointed...amazing products & service!read more

Seasons is a gourmet olive oil and vinegar brand and small chain of shops and tasting rooms that…read moreopened in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2010. It was founded by husband and wife Tim Balshi and Soraya Aguilar. The couple first began importing olive oil to the United States in 1999, driving between Maine and Virginia in their old Chevrolet. Aguilar grew up on her family's third-generation olive farm in Jaen, Spain. Jaen is located in a region called Andalusia, which produces 80% of Spain's olive oil. The couple decided to found their own brand, Seasons, in 2009. Their mission was to provide customers with healthy, plant-based, all-natural, everyday luxury olive oils and vinegars that empower home cooks and elevate every type of cuisine. Their first brick & mortar storefront and taproom opened in Bethlehem the following year. Following the success of the original location, additional taprooms opened in Lancaster as well as Anapolis (MD). Additional storefronts (without the taproom element) also opened in Hershey, Wayne, and Easton. My family and I visited Seasons Bethlehem over the summer while we were visiting relatives in the area. We were exploring Main Street in Downtown Bethlehem and happened to walk by the storefront. My wife and I love exploring shops that sell gourmet oils and vinegars, so we decided to stop in. They had so many different types of oils and vinegars to try out. In addition to oils and vinegars, they also sell gourmet olives, pastas, syrups, honey, and various types of crackers. We had trouble deciding what to purchase, but finally chose to bring home some Italian Fig Balsamic Vinegar as well as some Honey Hot Sauce. We're so happy to have accidentally discovered Seasons and we hope to return on our next visit to Bethlehem!

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Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom - Honey

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Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom - Vinegars

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Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium

Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium

4.8(49 reviews)
81.4 mi
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I didn't get a lot of pictures but everything about this place was a 10/10. You walk in and they…read morehave some of this top flavors on tap. You can taste some balsamics and some olive oils. Then the rest of their flavors you can ask for and taste. I have to say my roommate and I spent about 45 min in there narrowing it down. There were two people working, a man and teenage girl, both were kind and knowledgeable. Gave me some recommendations. I could have been in there all day doing a tasting. I ended up getting the Galegea and the peach balsamic. They tasted good together. Figured they would be good to mix for a salad. They do ship. So if you find something you like and want to repurchase or try something new then you can order it. They even said if you wanted to email and get ideas for recipes that you can do that. I don't know about you but I always run out of ideas. I love a responsive business. It was clean friendly and warm inside the store. I would happily visit again to have the same experience. Another note they swap out from different regions through out the year so there are a couple of seasonal flavors. Right now it's the Strawberry Kiwi.

Lebherz has a such a great selection of olive oils and vinegars. I really appreciate the wine and…read moreapple vinegars, which can be hard to find, as many specialty shops only focus on balsamics. The difference in a quality vinegar is astounding. It's great that you can try everything too, to be sure of your purchase. I ended up purchasing a smoked olive oil and a red wine vinegar. The woman working (maybe the owner) was so friendly and helpful, which really made for a wonderful experience. Highly recommend Lebherz and will be returning anytime I am in Frederick.

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Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium
Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium
Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium

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Stoltzfus Meats - Chicken bacon ranch wrap on white wrap. Served with a pickle spear, sour cream packet and coleslaw.

Stoltzfus Meats

4.5(141 reviews)
0.2 mi
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We stopped by for a breakfast before leaving town. We had 1/2 order of sausage gravy and a veggie…read moreomelet and biscuit and we tried scrapple for the first time. The sausage gravy was delicious and full of sausage. The omelet was also very good with a grilled biscuit. The scrapple was good and people around us said to try with syrup or ketchup but we had plain. It was a bit greasy but had a sausage flavor. There's plenty of seating and they bring the food to your table after you order at the counter. We shopped in the market after breakfast for some Lebanon bologna, sourdough bread, fudge and pumpkin whoopie pies to take to family. We would definitely return when in the area again.

This review is based off the pre-prepared/grocery side of the store (although we will CERTAINLY be…read moreback for the restaurant side.) While in town, we wandered in wishing we had already grabbed some baked goods earlier in the day. And with a mission to acquire some meat for the grill later in the day. Immediately we were met with a variety of whoopie pies (we got a traditional one and cookie one, both delicious), and most of all the BEST cinnamon roll we have ever feasted on. Not only was it tremendous but it was perfectly gooey, and the buttercream (or at least that's how it tasted) frosting in lieu of traditional icing blew it out of the water. We also grabbed some chicken bacon burgers which we grilled up and really enjoyed. Just wished the patties were initially bigger. We ended up putting 2 and 2 (out of the 4) together to make burgers which would actually survive the grill. In general the selection is everything you'd imagine in Amish country combined into one little place. Prices were excellent, quality was great. Definitely stop in!

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Stoltzfus Meats - To go and condiments area

To go and condiments area

Stoltzfus Meats - Cheesesteak with sauce and side of coleslaw.

Cheesesteak with sauce and side of coleslaw.

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The Olive Basin - oliveoil - Updated November 2026

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