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Coffeehouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Coffeehouses first became popular in Europe with the introduction of coffee in the 17th century. |
 | | By 1739 there were 551 coffeehouses in London, including meeting places for Tories and Whigs, people of fashion or the "cits" of the old city center, coffeehouses known as gathering-places for the wits or for stockjobbers, merchants and lawyers, booksellers and authors. |
 | | Coffeehouses have also proven popular additions to communities where alcoholic beverage sales are prohibited altogether, such as in dry counties. |
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