The most historic restaurant in every state

There’s a big difference between an old restaurant and a historic restaurant. An old restaurant might have been around for 100 years, but historic restaurants, on the other hand, are ones that feel like they’re a part of history, and when you dine there, you feel like you’re a part of that history as well. The restaurants on this list haven’t just been around for a long time, they’ve invented now-popular dishes or serve as a snapshot of how we used to eat. They’ve hosted major figures in American history, serve as time capsules to an earlier era and have undoubtedly played a role in history.