Coffeehouse

A café where coffee and other drinks are prepared and served, often with light food and a place to sit. Coffeehouses have also served as social and cultural gathering places.

Ottoman coffeehouse: A public establishment in the Ottoman Empire where coffee was prepared and consumed. Ottoman coffeehouses helped establish the model that later spread through Europe.
Coffeehouse debate: Public discussion and argument conducted in coffeehouses, often around news, politics, and ideas. Conversation and debate have long distinguished coffeehouses from purely commercial drink service.
Specialty coffee: Coffee distinguished by high-quality beans, careful production, and attention to origin and preparation. Specialty cafés build their identity around coffee quality and provenance.
Coffee: A brewed drink made from roasted seeds of plants in the genus Coffea. Coffee is the defining drink behind the coffeehouse’s name and history.
Tea house: An establishment where tea is prepared and served, often with food and seating. Tea houses share the gathering function but center a different drink.
Kiva Han: A coffeehouse opened in Constantinople in 1475, often cited as one of the earliest known coffeehouses. Its reported opening illustrates coffeehouse culture in the Ottoman capital.
Public sphere: A social domain where people discuss shared concerns and form public opinion outside state and household institutions. Coffeehouses became settings for discussion that helped constitute the public sphere.
Espresso bar: A café focused on preparing and serving espresso and espresso-based drinks. Espresso bars are a compact, coffee-centered form of the coffeehouse.
Coffee brewing: The process of extracting soluble compounds from ground coffee using water. Brewing methods determine the drinks a coffeehouse can serve.
Bar: A business that serves alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. Bars offer a contrasting social venue centered on alcohol, often later in the day.

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