Classic Cafes  -   The Very Best of London’s Vintage Formica Caffs is a detailed digest of significance for it’s obvious dedication,  that is NOT to be missed.  The research Adrian Maddox has put into his book is appreciated by this Diner afficiando.

When you have some time come back and follow the labyrinth of links in The Top Ten to experience some of the niftiest cafe’s, diners, and coffee houses of the 20th century.

Other links on the site are equally compelling such as :

Lost Cafes and Seaside Cafes.

Many of them are long gone.   Some are notorious.   A few, quite simple.   All are poignant declarations of an ending era of neighborhood gathering spots.