The Magical Coffee Culture And The Development History Of Coffee Shops

Coffee, a magical drink, was endowed with magical functions as early as the Arab era. With the help of coffee, people think about problems, dream about the world, and debate current affairs. It is "the spiritual food of thinkers and chess masters"-yes, Arab People practice chess skills in coffee shops. Coming to the cafe, people read, chat, listen to music, and play chess. In the fragrant coffee taste, they let rational thoughts have romantic dream wings.

Europeans are also a people who love to think, coffee in their hands has become another ultimate culture. Anyone who abuses alcohol or gambling is not allowed to enter the front door of the cafe, because people come to the cafe to promote intellectual growth. This enthusiasm for cafes expanded rapidly. By 1730, there were nearly 4,000 large and small cafes in Paris alone, the center of the whirlwind of the future democratic revolution! Looking at other places, like London, Rome, Germany and Austria, people have no time to build new cafes. Instead, more and more downtown dining rooms, pubs and even high-end hotels are directly transformed into tall Baroque cafes.

Later, cafes have more functions. Tea, cocoa, alcoholic beverages, various dairy snacks and even dishes are available. In some cafes, people can stay overnight, often with bright lights until midnight, which is very lively. .

In order to open up a broader public social life, the high-end cafes at that time spared no expense to build a hall that could accommodate dozens or even nearly a hundred coffee tables. For a long time, it used to be the earliest in a European city and the only place where people from all walks of life can freely come and go and gather. In the exchanges of people of all kinds, the scholars in the cafe are full of inspiration, the essence of human civilization, From this small coffee table, slowly spread to the world.

So linguist Samuel Johnson believes that coffee shops are not just places where coffee is sold, but also an idea, a way of life, a social occasion, and a philosophy.