- Haunted restaurants offer a unique dining experience.
- Yelp identified some of the most haunted restaurants in the US based on customer reviews.
- Its list includes historic mansions turned restaurants, burger joints, and deserted taverns.
If you’re looking for a distinct dining experience this Halloween, these haunted restaurants, with their spooky histories, serve some delectable dishes with a side of terror.
From supernatural sightings to encounters with spirits, each place on this list curated by Yelp has a long-standing reputation for being haunted. Several lean into their haunted histories to attract thrill-seeking audiences.
Haunted attractions contribute roughly $300 million annually to the US economy, according to industry group America Haunts. While commercial haunted houses and ghost tours drive much of this, restaurants are finding ways to tap into paranormal tourism by turning their old tales into marketing material. People’s interest in supernatural experiences appears to be growing, according to Yelp’s data, which shows a 91% surge in searches for “haunted restaurants” this September compared to last year.
To help diners find the most haunted restaurants in the US, Yelp identified businesses with high ratings and comments featuring ghost sightings.
Here are 10 of the most haunted restaurants in the US, according to Yelp.