These are the Oldest Coffee Houses in the World

Redaktion, 17.03.2026

Golden halls, Art Nouveau mosaics and more than a century of history: Many of the oldest coffee houses in the world still exist today. A look at legendary cafés from Europe to South America.

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Founded in 1686, the "Café Procope" is considered to be the oldest still-operating coffee house in Paris. It attracted intellectuals, writers and revolutionaries early on. Important figures such as Voltaire, Diderot and Napoleon Bonaparte are said to have stayed here regularly. The café was a centre of the Enlightenment and a meeting place for discussions on philosophy and politics.

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