Former Lazy Bear sous chef Matt Kirk’s much-anticipated Automat all-day cafe swung open its doors on the down low today, welcoming diners for a “neighborhood sneak preview.” The restaurant, which is ...

But on Sunday, August 20, the same day San Francisco restaurant Automat announced its impending closure, Smith took to social media to post something other than photos of gorgeous desserts and dinners ...

Exactly 106 years ago, Frank Hardart and Joseph Horn opened the first Automat restaurant in the United States, at 818 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. It had no tables, no waiters and only a single ...

A century-old dining concept is being resurrected in the New York metro area, as restaurant owners struggle for customers amid the continued coronavirus restrictions. Automat Kitchen in Jersey City ...

With as many as half of New York City’s nearly 24,000 restaurants and bars potentially being forced to close permanently within a year due to COVID-19-related financial problems, the notion of opening ...

It took Joe Scutellaro 15 years, but come Wednesday, he is set to open Automat Kitchen in Jersey City, a high-tech reboot of the automat, a century-plus-old restaurant concept where patrons could get ...

A reader recently asked if Indianapolis ever had an automat restaurant, like those that were so popular in New York City. It turns out we did — but ever so briefly. The automat craze began in 1902, ...