ABSTRACT
In the short busy little street, the Rue de l’Ancienne-Comedie, which runs from the Boulevard St. Germain, in a line from the Théâtre National de l’Odéon and connecting with the Rue Mazarin, its continuation, the heavy dome of the Institut looming at its end, is to be found probably the most famous café in Paris, for in its day it has been the rendezvous of the most noted French littérateurs, politicians, and savants. What is more, the Procope was the first café established in Paris, originating the appelation “café” to a place where coffee is served, for it was here that coffee was introduced to France as an after-dinner comforter.
