78–104. Le Procope Paris – Dining in Rich History One of the restaurants that my husband and I tried while on our vacation was Le Procope. Just a few of the historic events that took place here include the following: 1686: A Sicilian chef opens the doors of his humble new establishment on what was then called rue des Fossés Saint-Germain. The waiters were dressed in quasi-revolutionary uniforms. It was a place where gentlemen of fashion might drink The cafés are most agreeable places, and ones where one finds all sorts of people of different characters. At the beginning, it was referred to as an "antre" (cavern or cave) because it was so dark inside, even when there was bright sunshine outside. Cutò relocated his kiosk in 1686 to rue des Fossés-Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Description: Le Procope, the oldest café in Paris Legendary restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris since 1686, Le Procope is a place full of history where the greatest writers & intellectuals met (Rousseau, Diderot, Verlaine…) Legendary restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris since 1686, Le Procope is a place full of history where the greatest writers & intellectuals met (Rousseau, Diderot, Verlaine…)Reflecting its prestigious and historic setting, the Procope offers traditional cuisine through different specialties such as Coq au vin and the calf's head, braised ox cheek, the homemade millefeuille or even the Procope’s tiramisu. Quoted in Paul Lacroix, A police spy reported in 1749 on one of these scurrilous writers, Mairobert, who later wrote a libellous "biography" of On 15 June 1790, after the National Assembly had adjourned to mourn Benjamin Franklin's death, the "True Friends of Liberty" met at the Procope. : Oxford Univ., 2003. P. Shaw, "The Chevalier de Mouhy's Newsletter of 20 December 1752" "Les cafés sont des lieux fort agréables et où l'on trouve toutes sortes de gens et de différents caractères. Legendary restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris since 1686, Le Procope is a place full of history where the greatest writers & intellectuals met (Rousseau, Diderot, Verlaine…) Reflecting its prestigious and historic setting, the Procope offers traditional cuisine through different specialties such as Coq au vin and the calf's head, braised ox cheek, the homemade millefeuille or even the Procope’s tiramisu. William Doyle. He was just finishing his break before preparations for the busy evening began and he invited us into the restaurant to see all the rooms and to take pictures of the place. As we waited for the perfect moment to take our shot of the windows, the sous-chef began chatting to us. It received Pompeian red walls, crystal chandeliers, 18th-century oval portraits of famous people who had been patrons, and a tinkly piano. Plaque commemorating Benjamin Franklin's preparation of a Bell, David A. Quel divertissement pour des gens d'esprit de voir des originaux s'ériger en arbitres du bon goût et décider d'un ton impérieux ce qui est au-dessus de leur portée!" Print.THE CAFE PROCOPE by Addison May Rothrock; Lippincott's Monthly Magazine (1886-1915); Jun 1906; 77, 462; American Periodicals Series Online, pg. Bellefonds opened a private artist's club and established a journal entitled In 1988-89, the Café Procope was refurbished in an 18th-century style. Le Procope, le plus vieux café de Paris au coeur de Saint-Germain des Prés Restaurant mythique du 6ème arrondissement de Paris depuis 1686, le Procope est un lieu chargé d’histoire où les plus grands écrivains & intellectuels se sont réunis (Rousseau, Diderot, Verlaine...) Fu di gran moda nel Settecento e nell'Ottocento: fu frequentato, tra gli altri, da La Fontaine, Voltaire, Napoleone, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, George Sand, Paul Verlaine e Anatole France, come ricorda una epigrafe sulla porta, ma anche da Robespierre, Danton e Jean-Paul Marat. Old Regime France: 1648–1788. Ed. Here founded Procopio dei Coltelli in 1686 the oldest coffeehouse of the world and the most famous center of the literary and philosophic life of the 18th and 19th centuries. "Culture and Religion." Cutò purchased a bath house and had its unique fixtures removed; he installed in his new café items now standard in modern European cafés (crystal chandeliers, wall mirrors, marble tables). M. de la Fite, a lawyer, conducted a memorial service in front of Franklin's portrait, which hung there, along with those of Voltaire and other notables (Daniel Jouve, Alice Jourve, and Alvin Grossma, Inaugurated in 1686 by Italian Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, it did not take long for it to develop something of a reputation for being the meeting spot for intellectuals and coteries of … The Procope has a long and vibrant history.