Curated collection

Historic cafés

Grand cafés, brown cafés and city institutions where the room, its rituals and its regulars preserve a living history.

Lisbon, Portugal

A Brasileira

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Wien, Austria

Café Central

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Antwerp, Belgium

Café De Kat

A genuine Antwerp meeting place where a timeworn interior, local regulars and live music preserve the atmosphere of the old city.

View this place →Paris, France

Café de la Rotonde

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Salamanca, Spain

Café Novelty

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Antwerp, Belgium

Café Oud Arsenaal

A protected piece of Antwerp café heritage whose compact, richly layered interior feels like a living archive of Belgian beer culture.

View this place →Barcelona, Spain

CafePalau

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1114, Malta

Caffe Cordina

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Venezia VE, Italy

Caffè Florian

I selected it as an essential place to experience.

View this place →Egypt, Egypt

Cap D’or Bar and Restaurant

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Grand Cafe the scotsman

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View this place →Brussels, Belgium

Le Cirio

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Sint-Gillis, Belgium

Le Verschueren

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Maharashtra 400001, India

Leopold Cafe

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey

Markiz Yemek Kulübü

I selected it for its distinctive setting, atmosphere and sense of place.

View this place →Hongarije, Hungary

New York Café

I selected it as an essential place to experience.

View this place →Porto, Portugal

Café Majestic

A remarkably intact historic café where architecture, civic memory and the ritual of coffee still form one theatrical whole.

View this place →Vienna, Austria

Café Sacher Wien

An unmistakably Viennese room whose elegance, cultural associations and enduring cake ritual give it a powerful sense of place.

View this place →New York, United States

The Campbell bar

I selected it as an essential place to experience.

View this place →London, United Kingdom

The Connaught Bar

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