1935 Ben Marden's Riviera Dinner Menu

Ben Marden's Riviera Dinner Menu. Fort Lee, NJ: Riviera Restaurant, June 21, 1935. Large 4to menu printed on stiff stock, folded to four pages. Color pictorial cover depicting the Riviera nightclub and restaurant complex near the George Washington Bridge, promoted as "The Riviera of America." Interior with extensive à la carte offerings, house specialties, cocktails, seafood, grill selections, and prix-fixe dinners, providing a vivid snapshot of upscale metropolitan dining during the Depression era.

The rear cover bears several contemporary manuscript inscriptions dated June 21, 1935, including well-wishes from fellow diners and friends (two in English, one in Czech), transforming the menu into a unique social souvenir from a specific evening at the celebrated Ben Marden establishment. An attractive example of American Art Deco restaurant ephemera, combining period graphic design with personal provenance.

4to. Very good condition. Light creasing and edge wear, small corner tear, central fold as issued.