What's the oldest restaurant you've dined at?

[Kittyblue]

I was reading this article listing the oldest restaurants in every state, and while I haven't eaten at any of these places, it got me thinking about the oldest place I've eaten at. I believe it was a Basque place in town called Noriega's that closed when covid hit, I think they said they had been in business almost 90 years. It was very unique, lunch and dinner were served at exact times and everyone ate the same thing. There was one long table everyone sat at and the meal was served family style, so you shared platters of food with the stranger sitting next to you. And of course, there was plenty of wine!

This an article about Noriega's closing, with a picture of what dining looked like:
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/no...cle_85945aae-8692-11ea-bcb6-038a37330393.html
This is the article about oldest restaurant in every state:
https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/oldest-restaurant-every-state-gallery

 

[MillauFr]

In Seattle we go to Ivars. Been here since 1938. In Minneapolis I have eaten at Jax Cafe which has been there since the 1930s.

 

[StageTek]

Opened in 1919 we eat at Musso and Frank's Grill in Hollywood twice a month.

Since 2000 I have taken my Dad there for his birthday every year.


They closed one year ago (March 14, 2020) due to the government shutdown in Los Angeles.

 

[princesscinderella]

https://www.woodenbridgehotel.com/
We dined in their hotel restaurant on a British isles cruise excursion. It’s the oldest hotel in Ireland from 1608. The food was delicious. And Ireland was beautiful and green

 

[JaxDad]

Botín in Madrid, supposedly the oldest restaurant in the world, but maybe that was just their claim.

 

[Kittyblue]

Opened in 1919 we eat at Musso and Frank's Grill in Hollywood twice a month.

Since 2000 I have taken my Dad there for his birthday every year.
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They closed one year ago (March 14, 2020) due to the government shutdown in Los Angeles.

Aw thats a bummer, I might have grabbed my bestie and made a road trip, Hollywood isn't very far.

 

[low-key]

Probably my two favorite restaurants

Dontino's (founded 1930) http://dontinos.com/
Luigi probably founded about the same time https://www.downtownakron.com/go/luigis

 

[ramee]

We use to camp on the Appalachian trail right off south mountain inn in Maryland, but have never eaten there. Still kind of cool to see something familiar on the list.

 

[Dan Murphy]

According to that article, I have eaten at the oldest in Illinois, The Village Tavern (1847) in Long Grove. It was quite a few years ago, at least 20, probably more. Long Grove is an historic tourist town.

 

[Kittyblue]

https://www.woodenbridgehotel.com/
We dined in their hotel restaurant on a British isles cruise excursion. It’s the oldest hotel in Ireland from 1608. The food was delicious. And Ireland was beautiful and green

What a beautiful place! I love the bar.

 

[LadyBeBop]

We’ve eaten at the Golden Lamb (oldest restaurant in Ohio) several times.

 

[E&Cmom]

Not sure but probably somewhere is Spain. The last time I went to Spain I was 16 so I wasn’t paying attention to those things then.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What's the oldest restaurant you've dined at?


Can't tell you specifically by name, but probably any of a number of restaurants we've dined at while in Europe. I can remember one that was a converted wine cellar, and many that were in old beer houses, and a few castles.

One I can think of off the top of my head is the Red Ox Inn in Heidelberg, Germany. It started in 1703. Absolutely great Hungarian Goulash Soup and black bread.

 

[tvguy]

Club Pheasant in West Sacramento. Been in business 91 years I've been going there 60 years, since I was 3

 

[kanerf]

The Old Talbott Tavern (1779) in Bardstown, KY. Said to be the oldest bourbon bar in the world.

 

[snappy]

I have had some remarkable meals at Antoine’s in New Orleans, both breakfast and dinner. It is the oldest restaurant in New Orleans, circa 1840. Last time we went was August 2019 during restaurant week when they participated in Coolinary New Orleans. It was an amazing meal, reasonable and the drinks were also good.

 

[MomOfDisneyPrincess]

Stroud's in Kansas City, established in 1933. "80 years of choking chickens".

Now, this isn't technically a restaurant, but I did have food prepared and served to me at the Thomas Massey house in Pennsylvania. The house was built in 1696. My uncle did some genealogy work for the historical society and as a thank you, they prepared a meal in the traditional colonial way. He made sure we were there for a visit and got to go and enjoy the experience with him.

 

[EMom]

I remember one in London that dated from the 1700s. A favorite in Paris from 1845. I'm sure there were some older ones, but those two spring to mind first. I think there's a good chance some of the British pubs we dined in are even older.

 

[kymom99]

I’ve eaten at the golden lamb in Ohio several times as well as the old talbott tavern in Kentucky. I’ve also eaten at the pirate house in Savannah.

 

[Carole]

Botín in Madrid, supposedly the oldest restaurant in the world, but maybe that was just their claim.

We ate there too when in Madrid.