The Oldest Restaurant in Every U.S. State (Still Open Today!)

Описание: Today, we’re taking a food-history road trip across all 50 states—to find the oldest continuously operating restaurant in each one. These aren’t trendy hotspots or social-media pop-ups. These are the places that survived wars, depressions, Prohibition, fires, floods, and changing tastes—by adapting without losing their identity.

From colonial taverns in New England where early American history unfolded… to Gold Rush seafood counters, Santa Fe Trail stagecoach inns, and Deep South barbecue pits that have smelled like smoke for over a century—this is the true story of how America ate, traveled, and gathered.

In this documentary-style list, you’ll discover:

The oldest restaurant in every U.S. state

The signature dishes that kept them alive (BBQ, oysters, steak, chili, turkey, crab, pies)

The wild survival stories: fires, rebuilt saloons, secret speakeasies, and family legacies

How each place stayed profitable through location, tradition, reinvention, and community

Featured legends include:
Union Oyster House (MA), White Horse Tavern (RI), Antoine’s (LA), Tadich Grill (CA), Buckhorn Exchange (CO), Columbia Restaurant (FL), Old Talbott Tavern (KY), Scholz Garten (TX) and dozens more.

These restaurants didn’t survive just because the food was good. They survived because they became living museums, built on local identity, loyal regulars, and smart evolution.