Noriega Hotel

Noriega Hotel
Restaurant information
Established1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Closed2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Owner(s)Elizalde family
Food typeBasque cuisine with American influences
Dress codeCasual
Street address525 Sumner
CityBakersfield
StateCalifornia
Postal/ZIP Code93305
CountryUnited States
Seating capacity120
Reservationsyes
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/2020*/http://www.noriegahotel.com/index.html/tfl

Noriega Hotel, formerly known as Iberia Hotel, and commonly known as Noreiga's, was a Basque and American restaurant, boarding house and Basque cultural center located in East Bakersfield, California. The business opened in 1893 and was a staple of the Basque American culture in Bakersfield and California at large for generations, but was forced to close in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The restaurant itself was later sold in June 2020[2] and moved to a location on the Stockdale Highway in Bakersfield, reopening in June 2021. The new iteration of the Noriega Hotel continues with the same recipes, as well as tables, chairs, plates and other memorabilia. However, the original bar and neon sign were moved to the Kern County Museum.[3]

  1. ^ Zubiri, Nancy. "Noriega's Hotel in Bakersfield Closes for Good". Euskal Kazeta. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "New Noriega's opens for business". KERO 23 ABC News Bakersfield. June 25, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. ^ DIAS, STEFANI. "THE DISH: New Noriega's aims to feed traditions". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved January 27, 2023.