According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Botin Restaurant in Madrid in Spain is the world’s oldest operating restaurant, which opened its doors in 1725. Famous the world over, Ernest Hemmingway mentioned the restaurant’s signature dish cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig) in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises.

1. Stiftskeller St. Peter (803) – Salzburg, Austria

2. Zum Franziskaner (1421) – Stockholm, Sweden

3. La Tour d’Argent (1500s) – Paris, France (1580)

4. Die Letzte Instanz (1621) – Berlin, Germany

5. A La Petite Chaise (1680) – Paris, France

6. Botín Restaurant (1725) – Madrid, Spain

7. Tavares Rico (1784) – Lisbon, Portugal

8. Rules Restaurant (1798) – London, England

9. Union Oyster House (1826) – Boston, United States

10. Yar Restaurant (1826) – Moscow, Russia

Source:  https://internationalliving.com/2011/09/the-10-oldest-restaurants-in-the-world/

World's Oldest Restaurants