Where Coffee Houses Comes From
For those who love to write, read or hang out in coffee shops, tribute should be paid to the first splurge of coffee houses. Of course, this starts with the Viennese Coffee culture.
The concept of coffee houses started in Vienna in the 19th century - yes that long ago. During this time, these were a mixture of restaurants and cafes. A glass of water always came along with the coffee, and pastries, food dishes and desserts were always offered as items to help you enjoy your stay.
It wasn’t just the cafes that began to rise during this time. It was also the modern culture of what a cafe could become. Many would use the Viennese Coffee houses to stay at and talk with friends, write their novels and hang out for hours at a time.
In fact, so much of this happened, that everything in modern cafes is simply a mimic of this original culture. This includes everything from poetry readings, writers and business men meeting and writing in these areas and music being played in the houses on certain nights. This also included the “ever present newspaper,” something in which individuals could stay and read and pass to the next person for the daily news. It even included the ability to sit outside during the warm months.
So, if you are ever thinking that a concept or cafe is “unique,” think again. Most likely, it has already been done through the Viennese Coffee houses.