2025 Centurion Award winner
Union Oyster House
Best Historic Restaurant in Boston · Boston, MA
Best Historic Restaurant in Boston · Boston, MA
The Union Oyster House has served since 1826, making it the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the United States. Housed in a pre-Revolutionary building on the Freedom Trail, its semicircular oyster bar — where Daniel Webster downed brandy and oysters by the plate — sits in its original position, shucking the same way nearly two centuries on.
Beyond the history, the kitchen turns out Yankee seafood: clam chowder, lobster, and shore dinners served in low-ceilinged, booth-lined rooms that have hosted senators, presidents, and Kennedys.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Union Oyster House (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.