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Parisian café

February 15, 2024

Parisian cafés are a type of café found mainly in Paris, where they can serve as a meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and a place to relax or to refuel for Parisian citizens.[1]

The Café de la Paix, at the Boulevard des Capucines

Typical Parisian cafés are not coffee shops, instead generally coming with a complete kitchen offering a restaurant menu with meals for any time of the day. Many also feature a full bar and even a wine selection. Among the drinks customarily served are the grande crème (large cup of white coffee), wine by the glass, beer (un demi, half a pint, or une pression, a glass of draught beer), un pastis (made with aniseed flavour spirit), and un espresso (a small cup of black coffee). [2] In many cases, the café sometimes doubles as a bureau de tabac, a tobacco shop that sells a wide variety of merchandise, including metro tickets and prepaid phone cards.

Some of the most recognizable Paris cafés include Café de la Paix, Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore, Café de la Rotonde, La Coupole, Fouquet's, Le Deauville, as well as a new wave represented by Café Beaubourg and Drugstore Publicis. The oldest still in operation is the Café Procope, which opened in 1686.

History edit

 
The terrace of the "Partie de Campagne" tea room at the Saint-Émilion courtyard in Bercy Village
 
Men playing checkers at the Café Lamblin in the Palais-Royal, by Boilly (before 1808)

Coffee was introduced to Paris in 1644 by Pasqua Rosée, who opened the first café in Paris on Place Saint-Germain,[3] but the concept did not become successful until the opening of Café Procope in about 1689 in rue des Fossés-Saint-Germain, close to the Comédie-Française.[4] The café served coffee, tea, chocolate, liqueurs, ice cream, and confiture in a luxurious setting. The Café Procope was frequented by Voltaire (when he was not in exile), Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Diderot and D’Alembert.[5] Cafés became important centers for exchanging news, rumors and ideas and were often more reliable than newspapers.[6] In 1723 there were about 323 cafés in Paris; by 1790, there were more than 1,800. They were places for meeting friends and for literary and political discussion.[7] Hurtaut and Magny wrote in their ‘’Dictionnaire de Paris’’ in 1779: "One gets the news there, either by conversation or by reading the newspapers. You don’t have to encounter anyone with bad morals, no loud persons, no soldiers, no domestics, no one who could trouble the tranquility of society."[8] Women rarely entered cafés, but women of the nobility sometimes stopped their carriages outside and were served inside the carriage with cups on silver platters. During the Revolution, the cafés turned into centers of furious political discussion and activity, often led by members of the Revolutionary clubs.[9] Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, billiard rooms were added to some famous 18th-century cafés in Paris and other cities.[10]

According to Louis-Sébastien Mercier, there were some six or seven hundred cafés in Paris before the Revolution; they were "the ordinary refuge of the idler and the shelter of the indigent". He says that in certain cafés, an academy could be found, where authors and plays were criticised. Mercier describes the serving wenches in the cafés as great flirts; they need to be virtuous because men constantly surround them.

During the Restoration period, the café was an important social institution, not as a place to eat but as an establishment to meet friends, drink coffee, read the newspapers, play checkers, and discuss politics. In the early 19th century, cafés diversified; some, called cafés-chantants, had singing; others offered concerts and dancing. During the Restoration, many of the cafés began serving ice cream.[11]

Mariana Starke, the author of travellers' guides to Europe in the early 19th century, wrote of the cafés of Paris: "Ladies are also in the habit of frequenting the Cafés where tea, coffee, chocolate, etc. are served in the morning; and coffee, liqueurs, beer, lemonade, and ices in the evening. Most Cafés furnish what is called a déjeuner froid à la fourchette ... Parisians ... frequently take these meat breakfasts."[12]

"There is nothing about the Paris streets which more definitely strikes the British or American visitor than the café life on the pavements ... The Paris café remains in their minds as the typical café--something so foreign that there is no equivalent for its name in the English language. The old English coffee-house was not a café in the modern sense, and it has vanished now. So is also vanishing the Paris café in its most characteristic form. There was a time when the best thought of France, in the arts and in politics, was to be found round such and such tables in such and such a café. The Frenchman's café was his club... The cafés of Paris are no longer part of her intellectual life, but they are certainly the chief feature of her streets; on pavements hardly wide enough for a honeymoon couple to walk on, a flimsy chair and an oak-grained tin table will defend against all-comers the right of every good Frenchman to enjoy upon the very streets of the loved city his Byrrh--and Frankincense."--George and H. Pearl Adam, A Book about Paris. London: Jonathan Cape, 1927.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The art of Parisian people watching - Reader's Digest". www.readersdigest.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  2. ^ Morris, Elisabeth (1999) Thomas Cook Travellers Paris; 4th ed. Basingstoke: AA Publishing ISBN 0-7495-2031-0; p. 153
  3. ^ "Traveling Brew: A History of the Parisian Café". Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. ^ Fierro, Alfred (1996). Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris. Robert Laffont. p. 742. ISBN 2-221-07862-4.
  5. ^ Colin Jones, Paris: Biography of a City (2004) pp. 188, 189.
  6. ^ Robert Darnton, "An Early Information Society: News and the Media in Eighteenth-Century Paris," American Historical Review (2000) 105#1 pp 1–35 in JSTOR
  7. ^ "Parisian Café Culture: What You Need To Know". Citizen Femme. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  8. ^ Fierro, Alfred (1996). Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris. Robert Laffont. p. 742. ISBN 2-221-07862-4.
  9. ^ Fierro, Alfred (1996). Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris. Robert Laffont. p. 743. ISBN 2-221-07862-4.
  10. ^ Banham, Joanna (1997-05-01). Encyclopedia of Interior Design. Routledge. ISBN 9781136787584.
  11. ^ Fierro, Alfred (1996). Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris. Robert Laffont. pp. 742–743. ISBN 2-221-07862-4.
  12. ^ Starke, Mariana (1832) Travels in Europe for the use of Travellers on the Continent and likewise in the Island of Sicily; p. 478

Further reading edit

  • Boyer, Marie-France (1994) The French Café. London: Thames & Hudson ISBN 0-500-01622-4 (pp. 113–116 contain a list of 45 "cafés of character" in Paris, 2 in Saint-Ouen, and 8 "cafés within the great brasseries")
  • Fitch, Noël Riley (2006) The Grand Literary Cafés of Europe. London: New Holland; 160 pp
  • Fitch, Noël Riley (2005) Literary Cafés of Paris; new ed. River City Publications.
  • Fitch, Noël Riley (2007) Paris Café: Sélect Crowd. New York: Soft Skull Press; 120 pp.

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Parisian cafes are a type of cafe found mainly in Paris where they can serve as a meeting place neighborhood hub conversation matrix rendez vous spot and a place to relax or to refuel for Parisian citizens 1 The Cafe de la Paix at the Boulevard des CapucinesTypical Parisian cafes are not coffee shops instead generally coming with a complete kitchen offering a restaurant menu with meals for any time of the day Many also feature a full bar and even a wine selection Among the drinks customarily served are the grande creme large cup of white coffee wine by the glass beer un demi half a pint or une pression a glass of draught beer un pastis made with aniseed flavour spirit and un espresso a small cup of black coffee 2 In many cases the cafe sometimes doubles as a bureau de tabac a tobacco shop that sells a wide variety of merchandise including metro tickets and prepaid phone cards Some of the most recognizable Paris cafes include Cafe de la Paix Les Deux Magots Cafe de Flore Cafe de la Rotonde La Coupole Fouquet s Le Deauville as well as a new wave represented by Cafe Beaubourg and Drugstore Publicis The oldest still in operation is the Cafe Procope which opened in 1686 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The terrace of the Partie de Campagne tea room at the Saint Emilion courtyard in Bercy Village nbsp Men playing checkers at the Cafe Lamblin in the Palais Royal by Boilly before 1808 Coffee was introduced to Paris in 1644 by Pasqua Rosee who opened the first cafe in Paris on Place Saint Germain 3 but the concept did not become successful until the opening of Cafe Procope in about 1689 in rue des Fosses Saint Germain close to the Comedie Francaise 4 The cafe served coffee tea chocolate liqueurs ice cream and confiture in a luxurious setting The Cafe Procope was frequented by Voltaire when he was not in exile Jean Jacques Rousseau Diderot and D Alembert 5 Cafes became important centers for exchanging news rumors and ideas and were often more reliable than newspapers 6 In 1723 there were about 323 cafes in Paris by 1790 there were more than 1 800 They were places for meeting friends and for literary and political discussion 7 Hurtaut and Magny wrote in their Dictionnaire de Paris in 1779 One gets the news there either by conversation or by reading the newspapers You don t have to encounter anyone with bad morals no loud persons no soldiers no domestics no one who could trouble the tranquility of society 8 Women rarely entered cafes but women of the nobility sometimes stopped their carriages outside and were served inside the carriage with cups on silver platters During the Revolution the cafes turned into centers of furious political discussion and activity often led by members of the Revolutionary clubs 9 Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars billiard rooms were added to some famous 18th century cafes in Paris and other cities 10 According to Louis Sebastien Mercier there were some six or seven hundred cafes in Paris before the Revolution they were the ordinary refuge of the idler and the shelter of the indigent He says that in certain cafes an academy could be found where authors and plays were criticised Mercier describes the serving wenches in the cafes as great flirts they need to be virtuous because men constantly surround them During the Restoration period the cafe was an important social institution not as a place to eat but as an establishment to meet friends drink coffee read the newspapers play checkers and discuss politics In the early 19th century cafes diversified some called cafes chantants had singing others offered concerts and dancing During the Restoration many of the cafes began serving ice cream 11 Mariana Starke the author of travellers guides to Europe in the early 19th century wrote of the cafes of Paris Ladies are also in the habit of frequenting the Cafes where tea coffee chocolate etc are served in the morning and coffee liqueurs beer lemonade and ices in the evening Most Cafes furnish what is called a dejeuner froid a la fourchette Parisians frequently take these meat breakfasts 12 There is nothing about the Paris streets which more definitely strikes the British or American visitor than the cafe life on the pavements The Paris cafe remains in their minds as the typical cafe something so foreign that there is no equivalent for its name in the English language The old English coffee house was not a cafe in the modern sense and it has vanished now So is also vanishing the Paris cafe in its most characteristic form There was a time when the best thought of France in the arts and in politics was to be found round such and such tables in such and such a cafe The Frenchman s cafe was his club The cafes of Paris are no longer part of her intellectual life but they are certainly the chief feature of her streets on pavements hardly wide enough for a honeymoon couple to walk on a flimsy chair and an oak grained tin table will defend against all comers the right of every good Frenchman to enjoy upon the very streets of the loved city his Byrrh and Frankincense George and H Pearl Adam A Book about Paris London Jonathan Cape 1927 See also edit nbsp Food portal nbsp Drink portal nbsp France portalBistro a form of smaller informal French restaurant Brasserie a French restaurant which may brew its own beer Sidewalk cafe Viennese coffee house cafes and their culture in Vienna Cafes and restaurants in Paris under NapoleonReferences edit The art of Parisian people watching Reader s Digest www readersdigest co uk Retrieved 2022 10 20 Morris Elisabeth 1999 Thomas Cook Travellers Paris 4th ed Basingstoke AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 2031 0 p 153 Traveling Brew A History of the Parisian Cafe Brewminate A Bold Blend of News and Ideas 2021 05 19 Retrieved 2022 10 20 Fierro Alfred 1996 Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris Robert Laffont p 742 ISBN 2 221 07862 4 Colin Jones Paris Biography of a City 2004 pp 188 189 Robert Darnton An Early Information Society News and the Media in Eighteenth Century Paris American Historical Review 2000 105 1 pp 1 35 in JSTOR Parisian Cafe Culture What You Need To Know Citizen Femme 2021 06 11 Retrieved 2022 10 20 Fierro Alfred 1996 Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris Robert Laffont p 742 ISBN 2 221 07862 4 Fierro Alfred 1996 Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris Robert Laffont p 743 ISBN 2 221 07862 4 Banham Joanna 1997 05 01 Encyclopedia of Interior Design Routledge ISBN 9781136787584 Fierro Alfred 1996 Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris Robert Laffont pp 742 743 ISBN 2 221 07862 4 Starke Mariana 1832 Travels in Europe for the use of Travellers on the Continent and likewise in the Island of Sicily p 478Further reading editBoyer Marie France 1994 The French Cafe London Thames amp Hudson ISBN 0 500 01622 4 pp 113 116 contain a list of 45 cafes of character in Paris 2 in Saint Ouen and 8 cafes within the great brasseries Fitch Noel Riley 2006 The Grand Literary Cafes of Europe London New Holland 160 pp Fitch Noel Riley 2005 Literary Cafes of Paris new ed River City Publications Fitch Noel Riley 2007 Paris Cafe Select Crowd New York Soft Skull Press 120 pp External links edit nbsp Media related to Cafes in Paris at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parisian cafe amp oldid 1192533304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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