Some of these are still going strong whilst others were once loved but lost as the years rolled by. These photos are sure to bring back memories from nights out with mates, celebrations and first dates. There are a couple of takeaways thrown in and a popular cafe too. Can you remember these eating establishments when they looked like this back in the day? Let us know in the comments if there are any of your favourites we’ve missed and we’ll dig further into our archives to find them.
7. Blackpool restaurants
This was how La Fontana looked in 1990. It's still a popular place to eat in Clifton Street Photo: JPIMedia
8. Blackpool restaurants
Grandma Batty's Yorkshire Pudding Emporium opened on the prom in 1989 Photo: JPIMedia
9. Blackpool restaurants
Da Vinci's was in King Street. Issa Shanab and daughter Sara are pictured outside in 1982 Photo: JPIMedia
10. Blackpool restaurants
Mickey Finns in Central Drive. This looks like it was during the 1990s Photo: JPIMedia
12. Blackpool restaurants
And this was what it was like inside Oyster Catcher, probably around the same time in the early 1980s Photo: JPIMedia