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Shipshewana Auction Restaurant
Shipshewana Auction Restaurant is serving up chicken and noodles, meatloaf, sandwiches and salads, and delicious pies. The Auction Barn Restaurant as we call it, is located right at the main entrance to the Midwest’s Largest Flea Market on SR 5 at 345 S. Van Buren Street, Shipshewana, IN.
- The Shipshewana Auction Restaurant is here to serve you during Flea Market & Auction hours and special events.
Hours of Operation*:
- Tuesday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday, 7:00 am – 2:00 pm
*Breakfast served until 11 am.
Catering Available
Groups
Off-Site Events
Just contact us at 260-336-8362 to request a quote for your catering needs.
Auction Restaurant History
The original Auction Restaurant started in 1930 inside George Curtis’s garage (the original owner of the auction). It was operated by the ladies of the Methodist Church until 1940, when Curtis asked Milo and Ruth Miller, who were then catering farm sales, if they would be interested in taking over the operation. Each day, the Millers backed Mr. Curtis’s automobile out of the garage, swept the floor and set up the restaurant equipment and gas stove. The vegetables came from Mrs. Miller’s garden, and the pie came from her oven at home. She even made homemade catsup to go on the 20 cent hamburgers.
In 1950, a new Auction Restaurant was built to seat 50-60 people as the auction and flea market grew in popularity. The restaurant was re-done again in 1981, and has served hungry visitors from all across the country.
Today, the Shipshewana Auction Restaurant features a delicious menu that will delight your tastebuds.