Cafe Culture and the Writer

The history of the coffee culture is the subject of The Grand Literary Cafes of Europe. Author Noel Riley Fitch writes about 40 surviving cafes in 20 European cities and the part they have played in fuelling intellectual, cultural and political change in Europe.
Alice Jones reviews the book in The Independent:

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article1800826.ece