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This list of the oldest restaurants in the United States includes currently-operating restaurants that were founded prior to the year 1900. Most of the establishments are located in the Northeastern United States, many of them predate the Civil War, and two precede the Revolutionary War.

Disputes

In 2017, credible evidence was uncovered that indicates New York's legendary Katz’s Delicatessen might have been founded in 1911, rather than the popular claim of 1888.[1]

Closures

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, another 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, which had been open since 1888 and was possibly the oldest restaurant in Seattle, closed permanently in July 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[5][6]

Oldest restaurants in the United States

Year of opening Age (years) Restaurant Opened by City State GPS Claim to fame Sources
1673 351 White Horse Tavern William Mayes, Sr. Newport Rhode Island 41.491340, −71.313755 Oldest restaurant in America [7][8][9][10]
1762 262 Fraunces Tavern Samuel Fraunces New York New York 40.703429, −74.011386 Oldest standing structure in Manhattan [7][11][12][10]
1776 248 The Griswold Inn Sala Griswold Essex Connecticut 41.351399, −72.386863
 Oldest Inn in America [7][13][14][10]
1785 239 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 [15]
1826 198 Union Oyster House Hawes Atwood Boston Massachusetts 42.361264, −71.056972 Oldest continuously-operated restaurant
in America 		[7][16][10]
1831 193 New Hudson Inn Unknown New Hudson Michigan 42.511601, −83.614844 Oldest business in Michigan [17]
1834 190 J. Huston Tavern Joseph Huston, Sr. Arrow Rock Missouri 39.0675, −92.945 Oldest continuously serving restaurant west of the Mississippi River [18][19][20]
1838 186 Arnold's Bar and Grill Susan Fawcett Cincinnati Ohio Oldest continuously-operating bar in Ohio [21][22]
1840 184 Antoine's Antoine Alciatore New Orleans Louisiana 29.956685, −90.066437 Oldest family-run restaurant in America [7][23][24][10]
1849 175 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][25][10]
1852
(August 23) 		172 Breitbach's Country Dining founder unknown Balltown Iowa 42.639032, −90.869178 Oldest restaurant in Iowa [7][26][10]
1854 170 McSorley's Old Ale House John McSorley New York City New York 40.728860, −73.989610 [27]
1856 168 Old Ebbitt Grill William Ebbitt Washington District of Columbia 38.897996, −77.033393
(moved here in 1983) 		Oldest saloon in Washington [28][10]
1857 167 Gluek's Restaurant & Bar Gottlieb Gluek Minneapolis Minnesota 44.979311, −93.274256 Oldest continuously-operated business
in Minneapolis 		[29][10]
1860 164 McGillin's Olde Ale House Catherine McGillin
William McGillin 		Philadelphia Pennsylvania 39.950271, −75.162615 Oldest bar in Philadelphia [7][30][10]
1861 163 The Old Clam House founder unknown San Francisco California 37.743160, −122.404898 Oldest restaurant in San Francisco continuously-operated in the original location [31][32]
1864 160 Pete's Tavern founder unknown New York New York 40.736475, −73.986755 Oldest continuously-operated bar
in New York City 		[33][10]
1870 154 Claudio's Manuel Claudio Greenport New York 41.101850, −72.358967 Oldest restaurant continuously-owned
by the same family (until 2018) 		[34][10]
1885 139 Tivoli Bar and Grill San Diego California Oldest bar/restaurant in San Diego [35][36]
1885 139 Keens Steakhouse Albert Keen New York New York 40.750799, −73.986423 Only remaining business of what was
the Herald Square Theater District 		[37][10]
1887 137 Browne’s Irish Market & Deli Ed and Mary Flavin Kansas City Missouri Oldest Irish business in North America
Oldest retail business in Kansas City 		[38][39][40]
1887 137 Peter Luger Steak House Peter Luger Brooklyn New York 40.709863, −73.962486 New York’s top-rated
Zagat steakhouse 		[41][10]
1888 136 Katz's Delicatessen Morris Iceland
Hyman Iceland 		New York New York 40.722324, −73.987324
(moved here in 1970) 		New York’s oldest deli [42][10]
1893
(November 17) 		131 Buckhorn Exchange Henry Zietz Denver Colorado 39.732268, −105.005193 First liquor license in Colorado [7][43][10]
1893 131 Commander's Palace Emile Commander New Orleans Louisiana 29.928764, −90.084240 Oldest continuously-operated restaurant
in Uptown New Orleans 		[44][45][10]
1895 129 Louis' Lunch Louis Lassen New Haven Connecticut 41.306439, −72.930445 Inventing the hamburger [7][46][10]

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