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A brief introduction to European coffee culture

In Europe today, coffee culture can be said to be a very mature cultural form. From the time coffee entered this continent to the emergence of the first coffee shop in Europe, coffee culture has developed at an extremely rapid rate, showing extremely strong vitality.

In Vienna, Austria, coffee, music, and waltz are known as the "Three Treasures of Vienna", which shows the far-reaching significance of coffee culture.

In French, "coffee" and "café" are actually the same word. "Coffee on the Left Bank" in French actually refers to the cafes on the left bank of the Seine River in Paris, the capital.

What the French pay attention to when drinking coffee is not the quality and taste of the coffee itself, but the environment and mood of drinking coffee, which expresses elegant taste, romantic style and poetic and picturesque realm, just like Lu The exquisite and moving works of art in the floating palace are just like that.

Therefore, for the French people who love romance, mood and atmosphere, without coffee is as incredible as without wine, it can be said to be the end of the world.

The Italians are very fond of coffee, and coffee has become the most basic and important factor in their lives. After getting up, the first thing Italians do is make a cup of coffee.

Both men and women almost never leave their hands with a coffee cup from morning to night. There is a famous saying in Italy: "A man should be like good coffee, strong and passionate!" It is so extraordinary to equate men with coffee.

Many people in Europe believe that Americans drinking coffee from large cups is uneducated.

Nowadays, no matter which country on the planet, one of people’s favorite ways to relax is to have a drink in a street cafe. All year round, as long as the weather is warm or the sun is shining, you will see the streets filled with people drinking coffee.

Café Einstein in Berlin

Café Einstein enjoys a high status in the eyes of Berliners. The building was formerly a villa that was once used as an entertainment venue. The renovated cafe has a strong traditional Viennese cafe style and reopened to the world in 1996.

Café de Flore in Paris

Café de Flore was founded around 1890 and is located in the unique Saint-Germain-des-Prés district of Paris ( Saint-Germain-Des-Prés).

From the early twentieth century to the present day, the Café de Flore has been a popular gathering place for intellectuals, writers, painters, publishers and film producers.

Among the regular customers of the cafe are Apollinaire, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Giacomé Giacometti, Hemingway and Picasso and other world celebrities. Its most recent renovation dates from 1924-1926.