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The Lost Machine Automats and Self-Service Cafeterias of NYC (2023)

https://www.untappedcities.com/automats-cafeterias-nyc/

#HackerNews #LostMachine #Automats #SelfService #Cafeterias #NYC #2023 #UntappedCities

The Lost Automats and Cafeterias of NYC - Untapped New York

Revisit the lost automats and cafeterias of New York City, self service restaurants that offered New Yorkers a place to socialize and eat!

Untapped New York

Falling forward 🍉Aug 11, 2025

My father read, and I listened to, The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. So I asked him if he ever ate in Automats, as they played a part in that book.

He remembered liking the chicken salad sandwichs and raspberry limeade.

This then started a discussion with his older neighbor if these were only in New York City, which was the consensus.

https://www.tastingtable.com/1126421/nycs-automats-were-iconic-for-good-food-better-coffee-and-inclusivity/

#automats #family #stories #history #books

NYC's Automats Were Iconic For Good Food, Better Coffee, And Inclusivity - Tasting Table

Before there were fast-food drive-thrus, the Automat was the place to go for a quick meal. Here's how they served up food, coffee, and inclusivity.

Tasting Table

Dark Sage Torunka

Oct 6, 2023

There's a #YouTube video on old #automats and #diners and all the comments are people who are like "wait I thought this was a Japanese thing" or "oh these still exist in Italy"

Literally everything Americans like about other countries is something we THREW AWAY in pursuit of becoming one with metal and enacting the dystopia that is #Pixar's #Cars