The first coffee shops evidence to suggest that coffee was cultivated There is some (0).. in Africa in the tenth century, but drinking coffee didn't become (1). in Europe until the mid-seventeenth century, with many visitors to London claiming that going to a coffee shop was one of the great (2).. paid an (3)... ......... of life. People .charge of one penny to enter a coffee shop, to enjoy the supposedly (4).. effects of the drink. Doctors at the time believed it could cure several diseases, and many drinkers reported that coffee made them more (5).. ... and improved their mood. (6) a visit to a coffee shop had a serious purpose too, as people started to meet there to discuss politics and new ideas. Good behaviour was essential and if you were (7)......................could be thrown out of a shop. However, coffee shops in Europe declined in popularity in the late eighteenth century due to the​