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Missouri’s oldest restaurant has closed after 190 years, and its future is uncertain

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In Arrow Rock, a freckle of a town in mid-Missouri, the J. Huston Tavern has long boasted of being the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River.

Last month, operations stopped. And it’s not clear if, or when, they’ll start back up again.

J. Huston Tavern is technically owned by the state of Missouri. Its building, at 305 Main St., is part of the Arrow Rock State Historic Site. For years, the state has bid out the restaurant space to various operators.

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