Restaurants and bars have the greatest variety of matchbooks, but it's eating places that formed the start of many collections. Why? Because it was one of those hobbies you picked up as a kid, and you didn't spent much time in bars. At least you shouldn't have.

   

Atkinson Ratajack, Flushing NY

42nd Street Cafeteria, NY NY

14th Street cafeteria, NY NY

The Wilbert, Cotton MN

Harry’s Cafe. Palm Springs FL

Green Lantern, Tuscon

Hot Fish Shop, Winona MN

Blake's Restaurant, Berkeley CA

Maisel restaurants NY

Pig’n Whistle, Memphis GA

Original Henri's

Cottage Inn Salt Lake City

Dinty Moore

Dinty Moore, Virginia grill. Mpls MN

Eskow, New York

Airport Restaurant, Dallas TX

Ali Baba, Canada

Farmer’s Daughter, Evansville IN

Kin Chu / Morocco, Minneapolis MN

Jacques’ French Restaurant, Chicago IL

Bamboo Drive in, Spokane

Bobbie’s Cafe, East Grand Forks MN

Bernstein’s Fish Grotto, San Fran CA

Boveri, Chicago IL

 

Child’s

Child’s

The Lariat, Golden CO

Canary D’or

The Griddle

Mike Lyman's, Los Angeles CA

Cafe Enduro, Brooklyn NY

Cafe Monte Carlo, Honolulu HI

Jones Foods, Beverly Hills CA

Harris Lunch, Kingman KS

Harris Lunch, Kingman KS

Bickford's Restaurants

Du-Par's Farmhouse, LA CA

Mayan Restaurant NY NY

Teddy's NY NY

McGuire's, St. Paul MN

White House. Eau Claire WI

Casa Nova, Lansing MI

Carlmo, NY NY

Casa Mana, Teaneck NJ

Covered Wagon, Mpls MN

Harvest House chain

Frisch's, Renton WA

Miss Norma, Cincinnati OH

Charle's Cafe, Mpls MN (2)

Hungarian Garden, NY NY

Vogel's, Whiting IN

White Elephant, Canastota NY

Thrall Pie Shop

Lindy's, Los Angeles CA

Lou Coffee's, Denver CO

Green Parrot, Rochester MN (2)

Lum Fong, NY NY

Hang Far Low, NY NY

Hickory Grill, Newark NJ

Islander, Los Angeles CA

Nob Hill, Madison WI

Luigi's, Newurgh NY

Southern Grill, Hot Spring AR

Swiss Restraurant NY NY

Old Mill, Pennsauken NJ

Shangri-La, Chicago IL

Sutton's Cafe, Provo UT

Monaco Restaurant, San Fran CA

New York Deli, NY NY

Mick Lewis Steak Ranch, Milkwaukee WI

Rex Restaurant, San Fran CA

Smitty's Brooklyn NY

Smitty's Pancake Chain

Sky Room, Seattle WA

Country Kitchen Chain

Country Kitchen Chain

Tick Tock, Hollywood CA

Schwen's, Blue Earth MN

Nybo's, Red Wing MN

Cow Shed. Detroit MI

Cup & Saucer, NY NY

Philipe, Los Angeles CA

David Fong, Minneapols MN

Stuckey's Chain

 

 

Gold Coast, Hollywood Beach FL

IHOP Chain

Hi-Ten, Fargo ND

Bridgeman's Chain

The Pit, Chicago IL

C&J Pie, Des Moines IA

Rector's, Washington DC

Salisbury House

Wayside Dining

Paris Inn Cafe

Smith Brothers

Angelo's, Gulfport MS

Reuben's, NY NY

Washington Nat, DC

Rickets, Chicago IL