Coffeehouse
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| + | "For [[Weegee]] and [[Brassaï|Brassai]] alike, the only refuge from the night, the only sanctuary, was in the bars and [[Coffeehouse|cafes]]. Weegee's [[Montmartre]] was the [[Bowery]]." --"[[Night Light: Brassai and Weegee]]" (1976) by Colin Westerbeck | ||
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| + | "[[Mass media|Media]], as we know it, first emerged at the beginning of the [[18th century|eighteenth century]]. Papers, journals, broadsheets, all became widely available in the new created [[public space]] of the [[coffeehouse]]. [...] The popular market for art and literature liberated writers and artists from the need for court [[patronage]]. No longer having to please their sponsors, they could experiment, and speak out as brashly as they wished." --''[[Counterculture Through the Ages]]'' (2004) by Ken Goffman, p. 162 | ||
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| - | A '''café''' (also spelled '''cafe''', is a type of [[cafeteria]], often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the pavement or sidewalk, where meals are served. Generally serving [[coffee]] and other beverages, cafés (or more commonly known as cafeterias) also serve meals but this is generally not considered their main trade (in contrast to a [[restaurant]]). | + | A '''coffeehouse''', '''coffee shop''', or '''cafe''' ([[French language|French]]/[[Spanish language|Spanish]]/[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''''café'''''; [[Italian language|Italian]]: '''''caffè''''', [[German language|German]]: '''''Kaffeehaus''''') shares some of the characteristics of a [[bar (establishment)|bar]], and some of the characteristics of a [[restaurant]], but it is different from a [[cafeteria]]. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on providing [[coffee]] and [[tea]] as well as light snacks. In some countries, cafes more closely resemble restaurants, offering a range of hot meals, and possibly being licensed to serve alcohol. Many coffee houses in the [[Muslim world]], and in Muslim districts in the West, offer ''shisha'', powdered tobacco smoked through a [[hookah]]. In establishments where it is tolerated - which may be found notably in the [[Netherlands]], in [[Amsterdam]] - [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] may be smoked as well. |
| - | The term can also refer to a [[coffeehouse]], [[tea room]], [[lunchroom]], [[bistro]] or a room in a [[hotel]] or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served. In the Netherlands, a ''café'' is an establishment selling liquor, as opposed a [[Cannabis coffee shops|coffeeshop]], which sells soft drugs ([[cannibis]] and [[hashish]]) and is typically not allowed to sell liquor. | + | From a cultural standpoint, coffeehouses largely serve as centers of social interaction: the coffeehouse provides social members with a place to congregate, talk, write, read, entertain one another, or pass the time, whether individually or in small groups. |
| + | In ''[[Cultural Amnesia]]'' [[Vienna's coffee-house culture]] is a cluster of interest with portraits of [[Peter Altenberg]], [[Egon Friedell]] and [[Alfred Polgar]]. | ||
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| + | A '''café''' (French for [[coffee]]) is a type of [[cafeteria]], often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the pavement or sidewalk, where meals are served. | ||
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| + | ; notable cafés | ||
| + | *[[Café de Flore]] | ||
| + | *[[Café de la Paix]] | ||
| + | *[[Les Deux Magots]] | ||
| + | *[[1001 Nights (café in Tangier) ]] | ||
| + | *[[Café Certa]] | ||
| + | *[[Hafa Café]] | ||
| + | *[[Romanic Café]] | ||
| + | *''[[Bagdad Cafe]]'' | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| - | [[Parisian café]]s | + | *[[Bar]] |
| + | *[[Bohemianism]] | ||
| + | *[[Café Flesh]] | ||
| + | *[[Café society]] | ||
| + | *[[Café-théâtre]] | ||
| + | *[[Viennese coffee house ]] | ||
| + | *[[Cannabis coffee shop]]s | ||
| + | *[[Parisian café]]s | ||
| + | *[[Starbucks]] | ||
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"For Weegee and Brassai alike, the only refuge from the night, the only sanctuary, was in the bars and cafes. Weegee's Montmartre was the Bowery." --"Night Light: Brassai and Weegee" (1976) by Colin Westerbeck "Media, as we know it, first emerged at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Papers, journals, broadsheets, all became widely available in the new created public space of the coffeehouse. [...] The popular market for art and literature liberated writers and artists from the need for court patronage. No longer having to please their sponsors, they could experiment, and speak out as brashly as they wished." --Counterculture Through the Ages (2004) by Ken Goffman, p. 162 |
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A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or cafe (French/Spanish/Portuguese: café; Italian: caffè, German: Kaffeehaus) shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on providing coffee and tea as well as light snacks. In some countries, cafes more closely resemble restaurants, offering a range of hot meals, and possibly being licensed to serve alcohol. Many coffee houses in the Muslim world, and in Muslim districts in the West, offer shisha, powdered tobacco smoked through a hookah. In establishments where it is tolerated - which may be found notably in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam - cannabis may be smoked as well.
From a cultural standpoint, coffeehouses largely serve as centers of social interaction: the coffeehouse provides social members with a place to congregate, talk, write, read, entertain one another, or pass the time, whether individually or in small groups.
In Cultural Amnesia Vienna's coffee-house culture is a cluster of interest with portraits of Peter Altenberg, Egon Friedell and Alfred Polgar.
Café
A café (French for coffee) is a type of cafeteria, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the pavement or sidewalk, where meals are served.
- notable cafés
- Café de Flore
- Café de la Paix
- Les Deux Magots
- 1001 Nights (café in Tangier)
- Café Certa
- Hafa Café
- Romanic Café
- Bagdad Cafe
See also
- Bar
- Bohemianism
- Café Flesh
- Café society
- Café-théâtre
- Viennese coffee house
- Cannabis coffee shops
- Parisian cafés
- Starbucks
