Coffee flap

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Since the middle of the 19th century, simple eateries for workers, in which no alcoholic beverages were served, have been referred to as the Volkskaffeehalle or, more commonly, the coffee flap .

Emergence

The idea had its predecessor in London. The introduction of the Volkskaffeehallen was the result of efforts by entrepreneurs - that is, employers - to combat alcoholism and, above all, the consumption of schnapps by their employees. As a result, this type of catering facility emerged in many major European cities, in Germany mainly in Hamburg and Berlin . In addition to inexpensive hot dishes, coffee was offered in particular , as experience in London had shown that this drink made workers more concentrated and more productive.

In Hamburg a committee for the construction of people's coffee halls was founded in 1884 and an association for people's coffee halls in 1887 . In 1888 there were such halls in 28 German cities. In Hamburg they were mainly available in the free port for port and shipyard workers.

Rudolf Schülke († 1924), a ship's captain and founder of the chemical factory Schülke & Mayr , located in Hamburg-Winterhude at the time , was the owner of the Hamburg coffee halls. His sister-in-law Julie von Schachtmeyer was the head of the coffee halls in the free port area for many years.

The popular name coffee flap comes from the fact that food and coffee were served from the kitchen through a flap into the dining room .

The Oberhafenkantine is located in the eastern part of what is now Hamburg's HafenCity . This is one of the last still existing coffee hatches, albeit in the smallest form, as originally in much larger rooms or dining and coffee halls for up to 800 dock workers - subsidized by the Hamburg Senate - controlled catering was guaranteed.

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  1. ↑ Rudolph and Bertha Schülke. Evangelisch - Lutherische Kirchengemeinde Trittau, accessed on November 8, 2016 .