The Most Famous Restaurants With a Historical Menu

There are many restaurants in the USA with long and rich histories, and some of them are still open today. These places have kept their original look, menu, and style of service. People actively discuss these restaurants and taverns on social media and in online communities. For example, on Reddit, you can find reviews and recommendations from visitors who share their experiences after dining at these places. Here are some of the most popular historic restaurants.

This restaurant is located in Colonial Williamsburg, resembling an open-air museum, where everything looks like it's from the 18th century. The menu features interesting dishes like сreme of peanut soup, roasted duck, and game pie. Even the dishes are antique. The waitstaff share fascinating stories about colonial times while you dine.

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This tavern operates in a building constructed in 1674. It serves food that early settlers - English, Dutch, and Swedish - would have eaten. You can try hutspot Dutch pot roast, roasted pig, rabbit stew, or kidney pie. There's also a wide selection of vintage beer and ale.

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This is part of the Greenfield Village Museum. Eagle Tavern recreates meals from the 1850s, with the menu including roasted chicken, beef stew with vegetables, and pumpkin pie. Interestingly, they use vegetables and herbs grown right in the museum's garden. The waitstaff are dressed in period costumes.

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Salem Cross Inn is located in a farmhouse from the 1700s. It features a large meat roasting wheel that is turned by hand. Their signature dish is prime rib roasted on this wheel. They also serve a traditional apple pie baked in an antique oven.

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This is both a restaurant and an operational brewery from the 1850s. They brew beer using traditional methods right in front of the visitors. The menu includes traditional German dishes like homemade sausages, sauerkraut, and potato pancakes.

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This is the oldest continuously operating tavern in the U.S., established in 1716. They serve traditional New England dishes, such as baked cod, clam chowder, and beef pot roast. There's a dish on the menu that's been there for 100 years—the Wayside Inn chicken pie.

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Gadsby's Tavern has been in operation since 1785. It was a dining spot for the first five U.S. presidents and other notable figures of the time. The menu features dishes served over 200 years ago, including oyster soup, roasted duck, and bread pudding. The restaurant hosts special dinners that recreate banquets from George Washington's era.

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