Eastern Iowa Restaurants That Have Been Open 50+ Years [GALLERY]

There are quite a few Eastern Iowa restaurants that have stood the test of time!

With the help of Facebook users and Google, I decided to put together a list of restaurants here in Eastern Iowa have been around for 50 years or more. Some of them have relocated, renovated, rebranded, and even closed for a brief period, but they're all still going strong in the year 2025! Here are some of the area's longest-running restaurants:

Eastern Iowa Restaurants That Have Been Open 50+ Years

There are quite a few Eastern Iowa restaurants that have stood the test of time! Here are some of the eateries that have been open in the area for 50 years or more!

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A&A Pagliai’s Pizza - 302 E Bloomington St, Iowa City
The Airliner - 22 S Clinton St, Iowa City
Baxa’s Sutliff Store & Tavern - 5546 130th St NE, Lisbon
Bluff Lake Catfish Farm - 9301 95th Ave, Maquoketa
Breitbach's Country Dining - 563 Balltown Rd, Balltown
Bully's Angle Inn - 505 Highway 151 W, Walford
Canteen Lunch in the Alley - 112 2nd St E, Ottumwa
Country Kitchen - 699 7th Ave, Marion
D+K Hickory House - 315 Park Rd, Waterloo
Dairy Queen - 3304 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids
Darrell's A Family Tradition - 225 S Main St, Monticello
George's Buffet - 312 E Market St, Iowa City
Hamburg Inn No. 2 - 214 N Linn St, Iowa City
Hilltop Tavern - 1100 North Dodge St, Iowa City
Home Town Cafe/Catering - 508 Washington St, Millersburg
Iowa 80 Kitchen - 755 W Iowa 80 Rd, Walcott
Joe's Place - 115 Iowa Ave, Iowa City
Leo's Italian Restaurant - 29 S Frederick Ave, Oelwein
Leonardo's - 2228 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Cafe - 1214 8th Ave, Belle Plaine
Little Bohemia - 1317 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids
Lucky 6 Lanes - 2192 Highway 6 Trl, Marengo
Mabes Pizza - 110 East Water St, Decorah
Moracco Supper Club - 1413 Rockdale Rd, Dubuque
Morg's Diner - 520 Mulberry St, Waterloo
Naso's - 453 7th Ave, Marion
Ox Yoke Inn - 4420 220th Trail, Amana
Papa Juan's - 5505 Center Point Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
Ronneburg Restaurant - 4408 220th Trail, Amana
Rube's Steakhouse - 118 Elm Street, Montour
Star Bar - 303 Church St, Fairfax
The Starlite Room - 3300 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids
Steamboat Gardens - 1740 Falls Ave, Waterloo
Taylor’s Maid-Rite - 106 S 3rd Ave, Marshalltown
Tommy's Restaurant - 393 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids

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