Overton's, London, 1950s Bibendum The design of the spare

The design of the spare and elegant wine list was approved by Sinatra who didn't like " fussy stuff

This visual feast of a menu is from the Ham n Egg Corner

The Top O’ The Town restaurant sat on the seventh floor of the historic Sorrento Hotel from the 1930’s through the 1950’s and

There is now a condominium on the site where the elegant El Morocco once stood

the anise-flavored and highly alcoholic beverage associated with bohemian culture

Overton's, London, 1950s Bibendum The design of the spareThe pleasures of dining out are perfectly captured in this menu cover by the esteemed English artist Edward Ardizzone. He was commissioned by Overton's restaurant, located in the St James district of London, to illustrate London high society at play. Portly men brandish glasses of claret or chomp cigars alongside their pretty wives and we love the solemn waiters in formal dress, especially the one bearing a steaming hot casserole to the table. The