The oldest coffee house in the world is in France

The oldest coffee house in the world is believed to be the Café Le Procope, which is a coffee house established in the year 1686 and lies on the 6th arrondissement of the street rue de l’Ancienne Comédie, Paris, France. It is thought that coffee was first introduced to Parisians in the year 1675 by Jean de Thevenot (A French traveler). However, Parisians only got to know about the wonderful taste and effects of coffee after Café Le Procope opened.

This coffee house is the first of its kind. Café Le Procope is also famous for hosting revolutionaries and intellectuals such as Marie Antoinette, Victor Hugo, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. It became the hub of artistic and the literary community of Paris in the 18th and 19th centuries. However, this coffee house also experienced lows in its long life. After the French Revolution, Café Le Procope sank to the level of an ordinary restaurant and had to be closed in the 1870s. But during the 1900s, having a new owner, the coffee house is reopened and refurbished in an 18th-century style and got its prestige back.

Nowadays, Café Le Procope is one of the most visited spots in Paris, France. Visiting this coffee house, you'll see the carpeted white-marble staircase, white linen tablecloths, and the chairs in upholstered brown leather that show the coffee culture of the people here that has been around for many years before. The outdoor and terrace seating comes with the classic promise of cobbled seats, showing a complete vintage aura of a Parisian street.