Yakima’s Oldest Restaurants Include One That’s 114 Years Old and Still Here Today

The 12 Oldest Restaurants in Yakima: Is Your Favorite Here?

We recently mourned the closing of one of the oldest restaurants in town (Burger Ranch on S 1st St), but there are still at least twelve restaurant buildings in Yakima that remain open to this day.

The list of Yakima's oldest restaurants might surprise you! It includes The Sports Center, which is the oldest restaurant/bar in town, built in 1912.

The Sports Center Yakima was built in 1912.

Every generation since the early 1910s has partied at The Sports Center in some form, including mine. The food at The Sports Center is good, the staff is amazing, and the atmosphere is fun and filled with history and lots of nostalgia! Located at 214 E Yakima Ave in downtown.

My two favorite memories of this place include one Christmas Eve when I left for about 40 minutes to go Black Friday shopping and returned just in time to continue partying until the wee hours of the morning, and the day my friends threw me a baby shower in the banquet room.

Other Eateries to Try That Are Yakima's Oldest Restaurants

Here are the other eateries who have achieved "oldest restaurants in Yakima" status. I've listed the date it was built first so that you can soak up all the history.

1929: The Dutch - 214 N 6th Ave

1948: Bill's Place - 206 S 3rd Ave

1948: Golden Wheel / The Lotus Room - 9 S 1st St

The Lotus Room is the most popular spot in Yakima for karoke; customers rave about getting "Lotusized" with one of their drinks.

1948: Stop-n-Go - 2820 Fruitvale Blvd

1948: West Valley Bar & Grill - 1212 S 80th Ave

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1950: Lariat Bar-B-Q - 621 W Yakima Ave

1964: Abby's Pizza - 4804 Tieton Dr

1964: Lewisville Tavern - 301 N 6th Ave

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1973: Hoops - 2103 W Lincoln Ave

1979: Red Robin - 2702 W Nob Hill Blvd