In the heart of Leipzig´s old town, Germany’s oldest coffee house is located. Coffee, Saxony’s favourite drink, has been served here since 1711.
Germany's oldest coffee house is located in the heart of Leipzig's old town. Coffee, Saxony's favorite drink, has been served here since 1711. The portal sculpture on the façade gave the house its name Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum. The historic guest rooms of the Café Français, the Viennese Café and the Arabian Coffee House have enchanted personalities such as Johann Christoph Gottsched, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Robert Schumann. Here, guests are already in the mood for their visit to the museum.
Intellectual and culinary edification have always gone hand in hand at the Coffe Baum. 16 historic rooms invite you to take a tour in the footsteps of coffee. From the strict coffee house regulations of the 18th century to the coffee crisis in the GDR, from the colonial interdependencies of coffee cultivation to global trade relations today - coffee history is multi-faceted. Meet Augustus the Strong, Johann Sebastian Bach and the famous "Gaffeesachsen" with their "Bliemchengaffee" as well as Melitta Bentz' filter bag and the legendary "Moka Efti".