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FOOD & BEVERAGE
Restaurants & Bars
Oldest Restaurants
This list features the oldest restaurants in the world still in operation.
RANK | RESTAURANT | CUISINE | LOCATION | YEAR |
1 | St. Peter Stiftskeller | Austrian | Salzburg, Austria | 803 |
2 | Wurstkuchl | German | Regensburg, Germany | 1146 |
3 | The Old House | British | Maesteg, Wales | 1147 |
4 | Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House | Chinese | Kaifeng, China | 1153 |
5 | Bianyifang | Chinese | Beijing, China | 1416 |
6 | Zum Franziskaner | Swedish German | Stockholm, Sweden | 1421 |
7 | Honke Owariya | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | 1465 |
8 | La Tour d’Argent | French | Paris, France | 1582 |
9 | Zur Letzten Instanz | German | Berlin, Germany | 1621 |
10 | White Horse Tavern | American | Newport, Rhode Island, USA | 1673 |
References
Oldest.org. (n.d.). Oldest restaurants in the world. Oldest.org. https://www.oldest.org/food/restaurants/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Food & Wine. (n.d.). The oldest restaurants in the world. Food & Wine. https://www.foodandwine.com/oldest-restaurants-world-6889209 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Delicious. (n.d.). Visit the 10 oldest restaurants in the world. Delicious. https://www.delicious.com.au/travel/international/gallery/visit-the-10-oldest-restaurants-in-the-world/htm5inrk?page=10 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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