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Wall painting of cupids playing, fishing, sailing from a cubiculum in the House of the Restaurant (Casa di Lupanare Piccolo) at 14, Regio IX, Insula V. Chromolithograph by J.G
Hindering Choice. Three women in frilled dresses flirt with a waiter in a long apron at a cafe. Women no longer drink wine because of their delicate nerves, but they quaff kirsch
The German Building, Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was built by the German government for the Worlds Fair, and later presented to the Park Commissioners, and used as a restaurant
Dinahs Shack, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, USA -- Hors d Oeuvre Table and Fireplace Dining Room. A popular dining place for motorists, on Highway 101. Date: circa 1928
The Taverna of the Excelsior Palace, Venice LidoLuncheon at the Taverna restaurant of the Excelsior Palace Hotel at the fashionable Venice Lido. Diners were encouraged to visit the Taverna in their swimwear or beach pyjamas
Au Pre-Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, FranceAu Pre-Catelan restaurant, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France. 1912
Tibidabo Restaurant, Barcelona, Spain. Date: circa 1910
New National Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAThe Famous Dutch Room and pipe organ, New National Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1908
Hickory House Restaurant, New York City, USAHickory House Restaurant, West 52nd Street, New York City, USA, also at Miami Beach, Florida. Famous for genuine hickory log broiled steaks and chops. Date: circa 1940
Lum Fongs Chinese Restaurants, New York City, USA - uptown in West 52nd Street and downtown in Canal Street. Date: circa 1940
Main Restaurant, Hotel Piccadilly, New York City, USAMain Restaurant, Hotel Piccadilly, West 45th Street at Broadway, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1930
City Athletic Club, West 54th Street, New York City, USA, showing armed forces personnel in uniform, and an accordionist. Date: 1940s
Flustret, restaurant and dance venue, Uppsala, Sweden. Date: circa 1900s
Lunch at Taverna of the Excelsior Palace Hotel, Venice LidoImpression of the Taverna restaurant, part of the huge Excelsior Palace Hotel on the beach at the Venice Lido. Diners rarely dressed for lunch
Hotel de Paris at BrayScenes at the Hotel de Paris in Bray, a popular nightspot during the 1920s for fun seekers looking to escape London for the evening
Hungaria River Club, Maidenhead, 1929The Hungaria River Club in fashionable Maidenhead, packed with Society and Bohemia every weekend. The scene was sketched by Bystander artist Helen McKie in the restaurant
Kettners advertisement, 1907Advertisement for Kettners restaurant emphasising its pleasant surroundings and moderate prices. Date: 1907
Supper dance in progress at Kettner sA supper dance in progress at Kettners in 1926. The Bystander writes, At this famous restaurant, which has now regained the popularity which made it so established a success in the Edwardian period
Rex Evans playing the piano at Kettner sRex Evans (1903-1969), British character actor and cabaret artist, caricatured by H. H. Harris in The Bystander at the time he was the cabaret performer at Kettners Restaurant. Date: 1930
Arthur Giordano, managing director of Kettner sArturo Giordano, known simply as Arthur, Managing Director of the famous Kettners restaurant in Soho. Date: 1930
Kettners advertisementAdvertisement for the famous Kettners restaurant, " the meeting place of the international elite". Rex Evans on the bill as supper entertainment in 1930. 1930
Esplanade Restaurant, Funchal, MadeiraTerreiro da Luta (fighting yard), Esplanade Restaurant, Funchal, Madeira. Date: circa 1910
Casa Calvillo, hotel, bar and restaurant, Seville, SpainCasa Calvillo, hotel, bar and restaurant, Calle Sierpes, Seville, Spain. Date: circa 1950s
La Belle Alliance farm, Waterloo, Belgium - Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) commemorative card. Where Wellington and Blucher met towards the end of the battle. Date: circa 1910
Wellingtons headquarters, Waterloo, Belgium - Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) commemorative card. Date: circa 1910
Fashionable woman 1905Edwardian woman wearing restaurant corsage of mousseline taffeta. Date: 1905
People at tables in the Champs Elysees, Paris, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. Date: 1960s
Street artists at work in the Place du Tertre, ParisAerial view of street artists at work in the Place du Tertre, Paris, France. Date: 1960s
Blackout, meal by candlelight, 1949Once again the victims of an unofficial strike: the long-suffering public. Recalling the inconveniences of the long wartime blackout
FRASCATIs RESTAURANTDining and dancing at Restaurant Frascati, the worlds rendezvous, Oxford Street, London. Date: 1920s
Souvenir programme cover of Revue Folies Bergere at the French Casin, Chicago, 1934. Artists direct from Paris and the production under the sueprvision of Clifford Fischer Date: 1934
Scenes from the show Revue Folies Bergere at the French Casino, Chicago, 1934 featuring Abd-Elhandi, Emile Boreo and the Apache scene Date: 1934
Advert for Frascati Restaurant, London, 1927 Date: 1927
Sketch by Fish of a scene at the Midnight Follies cabaret, Metropole Hotel, London, 1926 with Jeanne Aubert in the Valenica number. Date: 1926
Sketch by Fish for the series Nights Out, 1926 - an exploration of nocturnal acitivities in London and abroad Date: 1926
Cartoon, Two German spies. Two fat men at a table laden with food agree that its worth being spies and risking their lives, when they can eat so well. 1916
Angels Flight Funicular railway - Los Angeles, USAcirca 1910s
The Copley-Plaza - Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - The Merry-Go-Round. circa 1930
Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland circa 1910s
Kyoto, Japan - The decorative and ornate interior of the Popular Dining Room in the Yaomasa Restaurant (Shijo Kyoto). Date: circa 1910s
Batzenhausl, Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy Date: circa 1910s
Small Restaurant Date: 1948
Couple Served by Waiter Date: 1948
Truckers Leave Diner Date: 1950
Patron Apes Maitre d Date: 1950
New Years Eve at the Savoy HotelSmart society celebrate the New Year of 1912 in the restaurant of the Savoy Hotel, London. Date: 1912
Cartoon, New drama by Reade and PettittCartoon, New drama by Charles Reade and Henry Pettitt -- Star actors sometimes get very dainty. Their melodrama, Love and Money, was in production at the Adelphi Theatre, London
The roof garden of the Eden Hotel, Berlin Date: 1920s