List of the oldest restaurants in the United States

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This list of the oldest restaurants in the United States includes currently operating restaurants that were founded before 1900. Most of the establishments are located in the Northeastern United States, many of them predate the Civil War, and a handful predate the Revolutionary War.

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Samuel Cole opened Cole's Inn on March 4, 1634, the first tavern in America. It was on Washington St. (now Downtown Crossing) in Boston, Massachusetts. The building was destroyed by fire in 1711. [1]

The Jacob Wirth Restaurant founded in 1868 operated for 150 years before permanently closing on June 9, 2018, after a fire damaged the building. [2] [3]

On January 12, 2019, Boston landmark Durgin-Park closed its doors after operating for nearly 192 years, one of America's oldest restaurants founded in 1827. [4]

Jules Maes Saloon had been open since 1888 and was possibly the oldest restaurant in Seattle, but it closed permanently in July 2020 as a result of the coronavirus. [5] [6]

Buckman Tavern was built around 1709–1710 by Benjamin Muzzey (1657–1735). His license was granted in 1693, and it was the first public house in Lexington, Massachusetts. His great-granddaughter and her husband John Buckman owned it at the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775). Several dozen militiamen gathered there to await the arrival of the British troops. It is now a museum.

List of the oldest restaurants in the United States

Year of openingAge (years)RestaurantOpened byCityStateGPSClaim to fameSources
1673351 White Horse Tavern William Mayes, Sr. Newport Rhode Island 41°29′29″N71°18′50″W / 41.491340°N 71.313755°W / 41.491340; -71.313755 Oldest restaurant in America (non-continuous) [7] [8] [9] [10]
1686338 The Wayside Inn David Howe as "Howe's Tavern" Sudbury Massachusetts 42°21′28″N71°28′5″W / 42.35778°N 71.46806°W / 42.35778; -71.46806 Titular inn in Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn; oldest restaurant in America (continuous)The inn's archive has documents from 1686 onward, including the official inn license granted to the first innkeeper, David Howe, in 1716. [11]
1706318Ye Olde Centerton Innunknown Pittsgrove New Jersey 39°31′32″N75°10′03″W / 39.5254486°N 75.167618°W / 39.5254486; -75.167618 Widely known as one of the oldest restaurants in NJ [12]
1716308 Concord's Colonial Inn unknown Concord Massachusetts 42°27′42″N71°20′58″W / 42.46179°N 71.34954°W / 42.46179; -71.34954 One of the Inn's original buildings was used as a storehouse for arms and provisions during the Battles of Lexington and Concord [13]
1737287Stage House TavernJohn SuttonScotch PlainsNew Jersey40.65137N

-74.39857W

Originally called the Stage House Inn. It’s rumored that Gen. George Washington enjoyed a pint or two there. [14]
1742282Black Horse Tavern & PubEbenezer Byram Mendham New Jersey 40°46′34″N74°36′05″W / 40.7760096°N 74.6013081°W / 40.7760096; -74.6013081 Started out as just an Inn [15] [12] [16]
1743281The Clinton Houseunknown Clinton New Jersey 40°38′07″N74°54′52″W / 40.6352389°N 74.9145386°W / 40.6352389; -74.9145386 [15] [12]
1745279Rocky Hill InnHarrison family Rocky Hill New Jersey 40°23′59″N74°38′12″W / 40.3997905°N 74.636788°W / 40.3997905; -74.636788 [15] [17]
1754270 The '76 House Casparus Mabie Tappan New York 41°01′11″N73°56′31″W / 41.019666588°N 73.941996232°W / 41.019666588; -73.941996232 Oldest restaurant New York The '76 House, Retrieved August 8, 2021
1762262 Fraunces Tavern Samuel Fraunces New York New York 40.703429, −74.011386Oldest standing structure in Manhattan [7] [18] [19] [10]
1776248 The Griswold Inn Sala Griswold Essex Connecticut 41.351399, −72.386863
Oldest Inn in America [7] [20] [21] [10]
1779245 Old Talbott Tavern George Talbott Bardstown, Kentucky Kentucky 37°48′33″N85°28′03″W / 37.80905°N 85.46750°W / 37.80905; -85.46750 Oldest western stagecoach stop still in operation
1780244The Cranbury Innunknown Cranbury New Jersey 40.30811321249676, -74.51682993345747Built in 1750 and 1765 as a place to eat, drink, get horses and rest. [22] [15] [23] [12]
1780244 Warren Tavern Eliphelet Newell Charlestown Massachusetts 42°22′27″N71°03′48″W / 42.3741169°N 71.0633136°W / 42.3741169; -71.0633136 [24] [25]
1785239 Gadsby's Tavern John Wise Alexandria Virginia 38.805556, −77.043889
(second tavern on site built 1785, enlarged in 1792, first tavern on site Mason's Ordinary opened in 1749)
Historic Confederation/Federalist Period tavern & ballroom [26]
1795229 Bell in Hand Tavern Jimmy Wilson Boston Massachusetts 42.36166, −71.05712
Oldest continuously operating tavern in US (except for Prohibition) [25]
1803221 The Golden Lamb Jonas Seaman Lebanon Ohio 39.433611, -84.208333Oldest continuously operated inn and restaurant in Ohio [27]
1826198 Union Oyster House Hawes Atwood Boston Massachusetts 42.361264, −71.056972Oldest continuously operated restaurant
in America
[7] [28] [10]
1831193 New Hudson Inn Unknown New Hudson Michigan 42.511601, −83.614844Oldest business in Michigan [29]
1834190 J. Huston Tavern Joseph Huston, Sr. Arrow Rock Missouri 39.0675, −92.945Oldest continuously serving restaurant west of the Mississippi River [30] [31] [32]
1838186 Arnold's Bar and Grill Susan Fawcett Cincinnati Ohio 39°06′19″N84°30′36″W / 39.10514°N 84.51011°W / 39.10514; -84.51011 Oldest continuously operating bar in Ohio [33] [34]
1840184 Antoine's Antoine Alciatore New Orleans Louisiana 29.956685, −90.066437Oldest family-run restaurant in America [7] [35] [36] [10]
1849175 Tadich Grill Nikola Budrovich
Frano Kosta
Antonio Gasparich
San Francisco California 37.793401, −122.399463
(moved here in 1967)
Oldest continuously running restaurant in San Francisco [7] [37] [10]
1852
(August 23)
172 Breitbach's Country Dining founder unknown Balltown Iowa 42.639032, −90.869178Oldest restaurant in Iowa [7] [38] [10]
1854170 McSorley's Old Ale House John McSorley New York City New York 40.728860, −73.989610 [39]
1856168 Old Ebbitt Grill William Ebbitt Washington District of Columbia 38.897996, −77.033393
(moved here in 1983)
Oldest saloon in Washington [40] [10]
1857167Gluek's Restaurant & BarGottlieb Gluek Minneapolis Minnesota 44.979311, −93.274256Oldest continuously operated business
in Minneapolis
[41] [10]
1860164 McGillin's Olde Ale House Catherine McGillin
William McGillin
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 39.950271, −75.162615Oldest bar in Philadelphia [7] [42] [10]
1861163 The Old Clam House founder unknown San Francisco California 37.743160, −122.404898Began as a bar in 1891. Became a restaurant in 1940. [43] [44]
1863161 Jack's Restaurant George Voges San Francisco California [45]
1864160 Pete's Tavern founder unknown New York New York40.736475, −73.986755Oldest continuously operated bar in New York City [46] [10]
1866158 Scholz Garten August Scholz Austin, Texas Texas 30°16′40″N97°44′11″W / 30.27778°N 97.73639°W / 30.27778; -97.73639 Oldest restaurant in Texas [47]
1870154Claudio'sManuel Claudio Greenport New York41.101850, −72.358967Oldest restaurant continuously owned
by the same family (until 2018)
[48] [10]
1870154 Original Oyster House Hugh Lynn Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 40°26′27″N80°00′09″W / 40.440748°N 80.002375°W / 40.440748; -80.002375 Oldest bar and restaurant in Pittsburgh [49]
1870154 Weidmann's Felix Weidmann Meridian Mississippi 32°21′47″N88°41′56″W / 32.363020°N 88.699006°W / 32.363020; -88.699006 Oldest restaurant in Mississippi [50]
1879145 Huber's Huber Portland Oregon Oldest restaurant in Oregon [51]
1885139 Tivoli Bar and Grill San Diego California 32°42′38″N117°9′32.3″W / 32.71056°N 117.158972°W / 32.71056; -117.158972 Oldest bar/restaurant in San Diego [52] [53]
1885139 Keens Steakhouse Albert KeenNew YorkNew York40.750799, −73.986423Only remaining business of what was
the Herald Square Theater District
[54] [10]
1886138Fior d'ItaliaAngelo Del Monte San Francisco California 37.8062223, -122.40789The current restaurant at the San Remo Hotel (2237 Mason St.) is the seventh location for the former bordello and eatery, including a tent operation for nearly a year after the 1906 earthquake and fire. [55]
1887137Browne's Irish Market & DeliEd and Mary Flavin Kansas City Missouri 39°04′03″N94°35′34″W / 39.0676114°N 94.5928806°W / 39.0676114; -94.5928806 Oldest Irish business in North America
Oldest retail business in Kansas City
[56] [57] [58]
1887137 Peter Luger Steak House Peter Luger Brooklyn New York40.709863, −73.962486New York's top-rated
Zagat steakhouse
[59] [10]
1888136 Katz's Delicatessen Morris Iceland
Hyman Iceland
New YorkNew York40.722324, −73.987324
(moved here in 1970)
New York's oldest deli [60] [10]
1893
(November 17)
131 Buckhorn Exchange Henry Zietz Denver Colorado 39.732268, −105.005193First liquor license in Colorado [7] [61] [10]
1893131 Commander's Palace Emile CommanderNew OrleansLouisiana29.928764, −90.084240Oldest continuously operated restaurant
in Uptown New Orleans
[62] [63] [10]
1898126 Louis' Lunch Louis Lassen New Haven Connecticut 41.306439, −72.930445Inventing the hamburger [7] [64] [10]
1895129 The Berghoff Herman Berghoff Chicago Illinois 41°52′45.5″N87°37′42.2″W / 41.879306°N 87.628389°W / 41.879306; -87.628389 German Restaurant [65]
1896128 Rao's RaosNew YorkNew York 40°47′38.16″N73°56′3.2″W / 40.7939333°N 73.934222°W / 40.7939333; -73.934222 One of the country's oldest family-owned restaurants running in its original location. [66]
1917107 Manago Hotel Kinzo and Osame Manago Captain Cook Hawaii 19°29′25″N155°54′39″W / 19.490227665294427°N 155.91091013068677°W / 19.490227665294427; -155.91091013068677 The oldest continually operating restaurant in Hawaii. [67]

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