The History of European Culture on the Coffee Table: the Evolution of Coffee Tent

Drank a cup of coffee for 350 years.

-the evolution of coffee tents

The first generation of "cafes" were humble small shops, and later mobile "coffee tents" appeared, which were "mobile cafes" mainly for business travelers and passers-by in the Arab region, but in Europe at the beginning of the 18th century, it has become a fashionable place for the middle and upper classes.

At that time, dignitaries and dignitaries were keen to travel to the suburbs, and the light and clever "coffee tents" looked very lovely and refreshing among the grass, reversing people's traditional prejudice against coffee shops in the past. When they are tired of playing in the sun and green, they come to rest under the coffee tent, the small coffee table attracts countless tourists who are tired after walking and hunting, and the first female customers of the cafe begin to appear under the beautiful sunshade.

Gradually, the "coffee tents" that patronize the tourist attractions on the outskirts of the city have become a regular program and fashion for ladies and gentlemen to travel on weekends. Soon after, various forms and styles of semi-fixed and fixed buildings were built, quite close to today's concept of "European cafes", no longer the appearance of the early "ugly duckling".

For example, at that time, the Danube Ferry in Vienna was a necessary way to visit the city and pass through a casino. Speculative businessman John Dioda and the two brothers set up eight "coffee tents" one after another. Several years later, the Danube Bridge was completed here, and the shrewd Viennese rich gentry Franz Hugeman invested a lot of money to integrate the "coffee tent" into one. The first "Hugeman Cafe" with high-end facilities and comfortable atmosphere was built, which caused a sensation. As a result, cafes officially entered the stage of western cities.