Fayetteville: The Oldest Restaurants In Town
Sometimes, sitting at a restaurant with family can be so comforting, especially if it’s a restaurant you’ve been going to for years.
Family
My father loved to take us out to eat, and while there were four of us and we couldn’t do it as much as he’d like, he reveled in taking his kids out and trying new food. So every time I go to a restaurant where my daddy took us to eat, it’s just wonderful and gives me such warm memories of my father.
The Oldest Restaurant In The U.S. Still Open
Union Oyster House is a restaurant at 41–43 Union Street in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Open to diners since 1826, it is among the oldest operating restaurants in the United States and the oldest known to have been continuously operating. The building was listed as a National Historic Landmark on May 27, 2003.
The menu is traditional New England fare, including seafood such as oysters, clams, and lobsters, as well as poultry, baked beans, steak, and chops.
The Oldest Restaurant In North Carolina
The most historic restaurant in all of North Carolina is the Carolina Coffee Shop in Chapel Hill, which has been around for more than a century. It opened in 1922.
Carolina Coffee Shop is located at 138 East Franklin Street. Franklin Street is a prominent thoroughfare in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Historic Franklin Street is considered the center of social life for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as the town of Chapel Hill.
Carolina Coffee Shop is locally owned and operated. It features “an inviting environment that proudly shows its history while also embracing modern drinks and food.”
It is just over an hour and a half drive from Fayetteville.
We took a look at some of the historical and oldest restaurants right here in the Fayetteville area.
Fayetteville’s Oldest Restaurants Still Open Today
New York Restaurant
New York Restaurant was opened in 1957 by Gus Poulos. This family-style diner is still open today and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is located at 201 North Eastern Boulevard in Fayetteville.
Chris’s Steak and Seafood House
This upscale restaurant serves hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, and salads. Chris’s Steak and Seafood House was built as a barbecue lodge in 1952 in Highland Village, Fayetteville’s first shopping center. In 1958, with the addition of the open hearth and beautiful copper hood, it became a steak house.
Rainbow Restaurant
Rainbow Restaurant opened in 1938. It is currently located at 3708 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville. They are known for their fried chicken and spaghetti.
The restaurant has remained in the family for three generations, passing on the Rainbow’s deep tradition from one generation to the next.
