From personal experience in the united states, a café serves meals, while a coffee shop usually just sells snacks (muffins, scones, shortbread). This is not strictly the case, and both usually serve coffee. What is considered a cafe? “Cafe” is a restaurant that does not offer table service Customers order their food from a counter … Read more
The first café is said to have opened in 1550 in Constantinople ; during the 17th century cafés opened in Italy, France, Germany, and England. The coffeehouse has been a Viennese institution for three centuries. Where does café come from? The word comes from the French ‘café’ meaning coffee house It is usually a relatively … Read more
The first coffeehouses is said to have appeared in 1632 in Livorno by a Jewish merchant , or later in 1640, in Venice. In the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe, coffeehouses were very often meeting points for writers and artists. Who made the first coffee shop? Coffee is introduced to Constantinople by Ottoman Turks. … Read more