14/04/2026
We found 9 of the oldest cafés in the world that you can actually walk into today. From a 1635 Turkish kahvesi in Gaziantep to Café Tortoni in Buenos Aires, where Borges had a standing table.
This list covers 9 of the oldest cafés in the world that are still functioning today. Not museums. Not heritage sites frozen behind rope. Places you can sit down, order something, and drink in the same room where Voltaire argued with philosophers, where Borges held court on Saturday afternoons, where Cairo's literary elite met for decades without interruption.
Every single one has survived wars, revolutions, economic collapses, and the invention of Starbucks.
🇹🇷 Tahmis Kahvesi, Gaziantep — Est. 1635
🇬🇧 Queen's Lane Coffee House, Oxford — Est. 1654
🇫🇷 Café Le Procope, Paris — Est. 1686
🇮🇹 Caffè Florian, Venice — Est. 1720
🇪🇬 El-Fishawy Café, Cairo — Est. 1797
🇵🇹 Confeitaria Nacional, Lisbon — Est. 1829
🇦🇷 Café Tortoni, Buenos Aires — Est. 1858
Save this post before your next trip. One of these might be closer than you think.