Home›Sources›Ancient Pompeiians Stopped at This Snack Bar to Feast on Snails, Fish and Wine (Smithsonian Magazine)SourcesAncient Pompeiians Stopped at This Snack Bar to Feast on Snails, Fish and Wine (Smithsonian Magazine)Magazine News ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextFood and Drink Atlas. "Ancient Pompeiians Stopped at This Snack Bar to Feast on Snails, Fish and Wine (Smithsonian Magazine)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-food.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smithsonian-pompeii-thermopolium-2020.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextFood and Drink Atlas. (n.d.). Ancient Pompeiians Stopped at This Snack Bar to Feast on Snails, Fish and Wine (Smithsonian Magazine). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-food.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smithsonian-pompeii-thermopolium-2020Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{foodanddrinkatlas-ancient-pompeiians-stopped-at-this-snack, author = {Food and Drink Atlas}, title = {Ancient Pompeiians Stopped at This Snack Bar to Feast on Snails, Fish and Wine (Smithsonian Magazine)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-food.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smithsonian-pompeii-thermopolium-2020}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedA 2020 Smithsonian Magazine report on the excavation of a frescoed thermopolium, a Roman hot-food and drink counter, in Regio V at Pompeii, one of about eighty such establishments known in the city, where bone fragments in its counter pots indicate pork, fish, snails, beef and duck were sold to customers eating standing at the street.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedSmithsonian MagazineURLWell-attestedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fast-food-joint-pompeii-served-snails-fish-and-wine-new-finds-suggest-180976651/Source TypeWell-attestedreferenceSourcesAncient Pompeiians Stopped at This Snack Bar to Feast on Snails, Fish and Wine (Smithsonian Magazine)Smithsonian MagazineView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOpen Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Food Traditions, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested13ArticlesThe Snack Bar Buried by VesuviusOpen QuestionsIn what century, region or single tradition did street food culture (selling ready-to-eat food from stalls and shopfronts to city dwellers) first arise, if it arose in one place at all?SourcesAncient Pompeiians Stopped at This Snack Bar to Feast on Snails, Fish and Wine (Smithsonian Magazine)Connected1Open QuestionsIn what century, region or single tradition did street food culture (selling ready-to-eat food from stalls and shopfronts to city dwellers) first arise, if it arose in one place at all?General References4ArticlesThe Snack Bar Buried by VesuviusFood TraditionsStreet Food CultureOpen QuestionsIn what century, region or single tradition did street food culture (selling ready-to-eat food from stalls and shopfronts to city dwellers) first arise, if it arose in one place at all?Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year