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:

  • 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,…

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