Ancient Roman towns had bars everywhere where you could get wine, bread and cheese. Victorian slums had corner stores with soup and bread, as well as the equivalent of food trucks everywhere (eels, muffins, whelks).

They uncovered a local McDonald's of Pompeii... www.atlasobscura.com/places/pompe...

Pompeii Thermopolium

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.