Top’s Restaurant and Nightclub, located at 2137 Pacific Highway, was a prominent Art Deco landmark in downtown San Diego during the mid-20th century. It was a key entertainment hub on what was formerly U.S. 101, known for hosting renowned artists including Nat King Cole, Shelly Winters, and Nelson Eddy.  The venue was a focal point for dinner-club entertainment, primarily driven by proprietor Yale Kahn.

The building is a distinct example of Streamline Art Deco, representing an era when many similar buildings were lost to development along the Pacific Highway.  Following its time as a premier nightclub, the building sat vacant and boarded up for many years.  Tom Fat later purchased and rehabilitated the venue, a restoration effort that was recognized with an Orchid Award, one of San Diego's highest architectural achievements at the time.

The menu's provenance traces to a single Midwestern American menu collector's estate.   The collection of menus of American restaurants and bars dates predominantly from the 1920s through the 1960s.  The menus have been meticulously stored in acid-free plastic sleeves and are supported by acid-free cardboard backings.  They are handled, packaged and shipped with utmost care.

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U.S. Measurements: 9" x 14" when closed.