, ▁the ▁Turkish ▁" ca f és " ▁became ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁friends ▁met ▁for ▁a ▁drink . ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Ag ora ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁square ▁to ▁the ▁center ▁city ▁c afé . ▁Philosoph ers , ▁po ets , ▁writers , ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁of ▁all ▁types ▁made ▁these ▁places ▁their ▁new ▁meeting ▁places . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 6 ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁Francesco ▁Pro cop io ▁dei ▁Col t elli ▁started ▁C afé ▁Pro cope ▁in ▁rue ▁de ▁l ' An ci enne ▁Com édie , ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁Qu arter ▁of ▁Paris ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁arr ondissement . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁c afé ▁in ▁Paris . ▁C ertain ▁intellect uals ▁that ▁have ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁c afé ▁for ▁philosoph ical ▁discuss ions ▁throughout ▁history ▁have ▁been ▁Victor ▁Hugo , ▁Paul ▁Ver la ine , ▁Honor é ▁de ▁Bal z ac ▁Pierre ▁August in ▁Car on ▁de ▁Be aum arch ais , ▁François - Marie ▁Ar ou et , ▁Jean - Jac ques ▁R ous seau , ▁Georges ▁D anton , ▁Jean - Paul ▁Mar at , ▁Honor é ▁de ▁Bal z ac ▁and ▁Den is ▁D ider ot ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁For ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁Paris , ▁po ets , ▁pain ters , ▁writers ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sur real ist ▁movement ▁went ▁to ▁c af és ▁of ▁Mont par n asse . ▁Also ▁in ▁Paris ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁c af ées ▁of ▁the ▁Latin