After living in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a long time, many people will inevitably enjoy the coffee life. Wake up in the morning, sit in an old coffee shop with old movie posters on the mottled walls facing the street, order a argentina drip coffee, flip a few pages of newspapers, and the day's life can really begin.
Buenos Aires, the romantic capital of South America, like many European cities, the coffee shops here are all over the streets. Some ancient coffee shops have a history of more than a hundred years and they are like small islands standing in the torrent of time, sticking to the style of the city.
Argentines do love to go to coffee shops, even if they are just setting there. Regarding this deep-rooted cultural habit, Argentine national treasure coffee taster Analia Alvarez explained: “We Argentines don't necessarily really love coffee, more just because of an immigrant inherited from our fathers. Cultural habits, or an emotional dependence."
For a long time, coffee have been an important social link in Argentine society, keeping people large and small, close or close to each other in circles. "Drink a cup of coffee together" is the most commonly used social language here, which expresses a kind of proactive approach to goodwill. A profitable business opportunity, a marriage for the first time, or a misunderstanding between friends that needs to be resolved may all be hidden under "a cup of coffee together." It is just like when a Chinese guy saying "Have you eat", It does not mean they want to treat you today, but instead it is social language here.
The coffee shops is also a witness to the history of Argentina. Although many of them have escaped into the dust of the past, the name is always bound to historical events. The Cadaránes Café, founded in 1799, was once a meeting place. In the 1950s, the economic prosperity brought singing and dancing to peace, and the cafes were part-time small theaters, interspersed with small theaters. Drama and tango dance drama; in the 1960s, it brought together literati and poojas to talk and talk.
Coffee shops in Buenos Aires, Argentina have become the most recommended cultural and tourist attractions, and they can receive an annual repair and maintenance fund, but they must maintain the traditional social image, architectural style and decorative style.
Regarding whether traditional Argentine coffee shop can survive in this era of "fast coffee", coffee taster Analia Alvarez said: "I'm not sure about this. What is certain is that Argentines do not Drink coffee, but there must be no cafes."