Table of Contents

1. The Architecture of Cafés, Coffeehouses and Public Bars 2. Setting the Stage for Modernity: The Cosmos of the Coffee House 3. Scenes from the Café – Gossip, Politics and the Creation of Personalities: A Selection of Texts From and on Cafés 4. Cafés Case Studies Caffè Pedrocchi, Padua (1826–1831). Café Riche/Café de la Paix, Paris (1804/1894 and 1863). Café Central, Vienna (1875). Café Bauer, Berlin (1878). The Philharmonic Hotel, Liverpool (1898–1900). Café Américain, Amsterdam (1902). The Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow (1904). American Bar (Kärntnerbar), Vienna (1907/1908). Café Worpswede, Worpswede (1924/1925). Hotel-Café Avion, Brno (1927/1928). Bar Craja, Milan (1930). La Maison du Café, Paris (1933). Seagram Executive Bar, New York (1936). Coco Tree Bar, Los Angeles (1933). Café Kranzler, Berlin (1958). Splügen Bräu, Milan (1960). Niban Kan, Tokyo (1970). Café Costes, Paris (1984). Zsa Zsa, Barcelona (1988). MAK Café, Vienna (1993). Schutzenberger, Strasbourg (1999)