Breitbach's Country Dining

42°38′17″N 90°52′06″W / 42.638026°N 90.868308°W / 42.638026; -90.868308

Breitbach's Country Dining is a casual dining restaurant and bar located in the town of Balltown in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. Breitbach's is the oldest continuously operating restaurant and bar in the state of Iowa, having been open since August 23, 1852. The establishment has been owned and operated by the Breitbach family since 1862. The current owner is Mike Breitbach.[1]

Breitbach's is located at 563 Balltown Road in Balltown. The place offers classic Midwestern dishes, including German ethnic foods such as sauerkraut, sausage, and coleslaw. It has been featured in an episode of Food Network's Feasting on Asphalt 2: The River Run, which showcased the restaurant's quality pies, as well as the 2012 documentary Spinning Plates.

  1. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Fire Destroys Iowa's Oldest Restaurant". KWWL TV. 2007-12-24. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-12-24.