The Secluded Restaurant In Iowa That Looks Straight Out Of A Storybook

There’s a restaurant in eastern Iowa in a tiny historic town that serves amazing food in a historic building. It’s beautiful any time of year, and with a view of the Wapsipinicon River and a giant cozy fireplace, this remotely located Iowa restaurant is sure to land on your bucket list.

This amazing restaurant was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

The town of Stone City is unincorporated and located in Jones County.

The historic buildings in the area are made from locally quarried dolomitic limestone. The bridges and bridge piers here are made from the same limestone.

The large double-level deck overlooks the Wapsipinicon River. When the weather is nice, it’s a great place to kick back and relax with one of the General Store Pub’s famous Bloody Marys.

The restaurant’s official location is 12612 Stone City Road, Anamosa.

The stone structures give the whole town an old-world feel.

The General Store Pub could easily be straight out of a fairytale. It was built in 1897 and is featured in Grant Wood’s famous painting, "Stone City, Iowa".

You can visit the General Store Pub in Stone City Thursdays between 11 am and 11 pm, Friday and Saturday from 11 am until midnight, and Sundays from 11 am until 11 pm.

The food here is wonderful and truly unique. The tacklebox sampler is served in an actual tacklebox.

Saturday night is traditionally Prime Rib night, here. You can get ribs on the first Friday of the month.

Have you been to The General Store Pub in Stone City?