The Oldest Restaurants in the World, From Berlin to Boston

Sarah Bruning, Caitlin Morton, Kat Chen

December 18, 2024 at 5:32 p.m.

St. Peter Stiftskulinarium — Salzburg, Austria

Union Oyster House — Boston

This restaurant is so historic, it's a recognized National Historic Landmark on the Boston Freedom Trail. What earned it the distinction? It's the oldest continually serving restaurant in America, operating since its founding in 1826. If you make a stop here to recharge from your walking tour, take advantage of being in one of the country's most classic food cities by ordering a bowl of the famous New England clam chowder (not Manhattan-style clam chowder) or taking down an icy platter of freshly shucked bivalves.

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From an inn George Washington once stayed in to a restaurant that once catered to a Holy Roman Emperor

Originally Appeared on Condé Nast Traveler

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