Arabic Coffee Tree

Arabic Coffee Tree

Among the countless cafes in Leipzig, Germany, there are many century-old establishments, but one of the most popular is the café named “Arabic Coffee Tree.” This café has been in business since 1685, located at No. 3 Kleine Fleischergasse in Leipzig, and is the second oldest café in Europe after Paris’s “Café Procope,” as well as a coffee museum.

In this café, a newspaper called the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (New Music Newspaper) was born, which played an important role in promoting the rise of Romantic music. Its founder was the world-renowned Robert Schumann. In the winter of 1833, the 22-year-old Schumann sat in a corner of the Arabic Coffee Tree café with several like-minded friends and began discussing the launch of the newspaper. After a winter of brewing and preparation, the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik was finally published on April 3, 1834.

Inside the back of the café is a small room where Schumann and his friends used to gather and produce the newspaper. This room is exactly the quiet corner of the café from those days. The clever owner sectioned it off with wooden boards and turned it into the “Schumann Corner” for visitors to explore. The wooden panels lining the walls are very old, exuding the weight of time. On the wooden walls are neatly hung over a dozen portraits, including not only Schumann but also Mendelssohn, Wagner, Clara, and other musicians and playwrights, all of whom were distinguished guests at the Arabic Coffee Tree café.

Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum

Must-visit reason: Leipzig’s oldest coffee house

Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Germany[Germany]

Province/State where the attraction is located: Free State of Saxony [Free State of Saxony]

City where the attraction is located: Leipzig [Leipzig]