Restaurants

Classic Cafes
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

Coffee Houses of Augustan London
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

Coffee-Houses of Old London
An illustrated history from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. Shelley (1909) on the 17th and 18th-century coffee-houses patronised by London's elite.
http://www.buildinghistory.org/Primary/Inns/Coffee1.htm

Harvey Houses
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/

HoJoLand
Tribute site to Howard Johnson's Restaurants in the US. Includes history and directory of existing locations.
http://hojoland.homestead.com/

J. Lyons & Co.
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/

The Mediadrome: The Story of the Restaurant
Helen Stringer gives the history of dining out.
http://www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/food_articles/restaurant_story.htm

The Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow
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/