Merle's Coffee Shop Drive In - Corona Del Mar, CA - Vintage Restaurant - Unisex T-Shirt Color:Heather Midnight Navy " A cartoon rat hangs

" A cartoon rat hangs upside down from a rope to the right

A retro throwback design inspired by Martin

" above bold "GAMBINI" in all caps

Some restaurants survive decades because they never forgot what mattered

Merle's Coffee Shop Drive In - Corona Del Mar, CA - Vintage Restaurant - Unisex T-Shirt Color:Heather Midnight Navy " A cartoon rat hangsMerle's Coffee Shop and Drive In opened in 1951 along East Pacific Coast Highway in Corona Del Mar. Back then, the village was still a quiet stretch of Southern California shoreline. Before the area became synonymous with wealth, places like Merle's anchored the community with coffee, conversation, and carhop trays at sunset. Part of our Vintage Restaurant collection, celebrating the classic American menus of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed white