{"id":5965,"date":"2024-02-15T01:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T06:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?p=5965"},"modified":"2024-02-15T15:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:32:51","slug":"history-of-cafe-procope-oldest-coffee-shop-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/history-of-cafe-procope-oldest-coffee-shop-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Caf\u00e9 Procope: Oldest Coffee Shop in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

History of Caf\u00e9 Procope: Literary and Revolutionary<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

The History of Caf\u00e9 Procope is as follows: In 1686 when Louis XIV reigned over France from the palace of Versailles<\/strong>, in Paris<\/strong> <\/a>the Cafe Procope (Oldest Coffee Shop<\/strong><\/em>) opened its doors. Just 20 years after the introduction of coffee in the court of Louis XIV.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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An Italian<\/a> <\/strong>named Francesco Procopio Dei Coltelli<\/strong> opened an establishment near Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s where this infusion would be tested in society. The establishment was opened to sell coffees and ice cream, specialties that the Italians exported to the main European capitals<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Three years later, the installation of the recent Com\u00e9die Fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> on the same street attracted the show’s clientele.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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<\/span> Menu Caf\u00e9 Procope:\u00a0 in Paris<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

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Literary\u00a0 Caf\u00e9 : Voltaire , Franklin<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

Characters such as Voltaire or Rousseau<\/strong> were regular customers in what was the first literary caf\u00e9. Diderot<\/strong> conceived between his walls (according to the legend of the Caf) his Encyclop\u00e9die and Benjamin Franklin<\/strong>,<\/a> wrote the Constitution of the United States.<\/strong><\/span>
Anatole France<\/strong> & Louis Vuitton<\/strong><\/a> summed up its situation in this way: Beaucoup de gloire, mais point d’argent (a lot of glory but no money).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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<\/span> Stairs of Procope Coffee Shop in Paris France<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Revolutionary Caf\u00e9: Danton, Marat<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

The Club of the Cordeliers, who met here, with Danton and Marat<\/strong> as main figures. It was a revolutionary focus.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Phrygian cap was exhibited in the Coffee shop Procope<\/strong> for the first time, and from here also left the slogan for the attack on the Tuileries on August 10, 1792.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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<\/span> Main Saloon Caf\u00e9 Procope: in Paris<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The original Procope Coffee Shop<\/strong>\u00a0closed at the end of the 19th century and reopened as a caf\u00e9-restaurant in the 50s of the 20th century. The mention “since 1686” at the door is a half truth, although the decoration that refers to the times of the Revolution makes the restoration not noticeable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

It remains in the Rue de l’Ancienne Com\u00e9die 13<\/strong>, in the sixth arrondissement of the city. The nearest subway station is Od\u00e9on. The current Procope kept the link with the letters of the old caf\u00e9 and organizes literary prizes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Specialty of the menu<\/strong> in Caf\u00e9 Procope Oldest Coffee<\/a> Shop in Paris<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0 Coq au Vin.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

See the full menu of the Procope cafe on the official website and book a table<\/span><\/p>\r\n