Bender's Tavern

A downtown Canton tavern serving seafood and steaks since 1902, in a building designed by architect Guy Tilden.

137 Court Ave SW · Canton, OH

About Bender's Tavern

Bender's Tavern has fed downtown Canton since 1902, and the Jacob family has run it for four generations since buying it in 1932. You eat seafood and steaks among tiger oak paneling, marble and tin ceilings in a Guy Tilden building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jim Thorpe was known to drink at the bar, and talk from the 1920 meetings that led to the NFL carried on here.

#historic restaurant
#seafood
#steakhouse
#downtown canton

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