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Espresso & Coffee Bars in Leeds
 Did you know...
The world's first coffee shop opened in Constantinople in 1475, and was called Kiva Han!
Coffee was introduced into Europe in the early 1600's, the appearance of many coffeehouses quickly followed. The Arabs used so much coffee that the Christian church denounced coffee as "the hellish black brew." But Pope Clement VIII found it so great tasting that he baptized it and made it a Christian beverage saying "coffee is so delicious it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it."
The first coffeehouse opened in England in 1652. A cup of coffee sold for just a penny (can you believe it!).
In 1675, Franz Georg Kolschitzky, a Viennese man who previously lived in Turkey, opened central Europe's first coffee house. Also establishing the habit of refining the brew by filtering out the grounds, sweetening it (with sweeteners such as sugar), and adding milk to heighten the taste (and aren't we grateful?!).
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