Buildings designed solely or primarily to serve food and/or non-alcoholic beverages to the public to be consumed on the premises, including cafes, coffee-houses, teashops and restaurants.
Sites should focus on historic restaurants (over 50 years old), which may or may not remain in business.
The history of a chain of railway hotels and restaurants built from 1870 by English immigrant Fred Harvey in the American Southwest. Includes photographs and details by state, newsclippings and bibliography. http://www.harveyhouses.net/
A celebration of London's formica 50s and 60s cafes. A history explains the utilitarian minimalist context. Photographs and brief descriptions of over 100 cafes; cafes in TV and film; bibliography. http://www.classiccafes.co.uk
An article by J. and L. Pelzer reproduced from History Today on the coffee-houses that sprang up in 17th-century London. http://waeshael.home.att.net/coffee.htm
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904 in his distinctive Art Nouveau style, it has been recreated and serves today as a cafe specialising in teas. Includes history and photographs. http://www.willowtearooms.co.uk/
An illustrated history by Peter Bird of this British caterer and food manufacturer from 1887-1998, including its chains of teashops and cornerhouse restaurants. http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/