Today the tavern is a low-grade establishment,obsolete. At least, so thinks the good half of humanity. But it was not always so. In the old days, the tavern was the best place to unwind from everyday boredom, and to "roll" the booze mug. Not to mention the fact that these institutions were home to tired wanderers.
What has changed in such a short period? Why today a tavern is only a relic of time? And what were the taverns of the past years?
What is a restaurant?
It's hard to say exactly when the first ones appeared.inns, ready not only to shelter travelers, but also to feed them. However, it is precisely known that in ancient times they were already actively built throughout the territory of Greece and Rome.
As for their purpose, the inn isfirst of all, a tavern, designed for ordinary residents and visiting guests. It should be noted that the quality of food in such places was very doubtful, but its cost allowed the guests to ignore this fact.
Over the years, the tavern began to rebuild from the usualdining in a hotel with a wide range of services. So, here it was possible not only to book a room for the night, but also to find out all the necessary information about the city or its surroundings.
Restaurants in Russia
As for our country, the first taverns inMoscow appeared in the middle of the XVI century. And Ivan the Terrible himself set up their construction, having considered that such an institution is very necessary for the people. But the first places were quite expensive, but because their guests were only wealthy people. As for the very word "tavern", then among the Russian people it was sold out only in the 17th century.
The decline in popularity of taverns
Today’s tavern is only a small shadow of thathow he was before And the fault of all the restaurants, which in the beginning of the XIX century, almost completely supplanted cheap dining. And there is nothing surprising, because the quality of food was a decisive factor in this struggle.
That is why today there are restaurants in allcities, but taverns - this is a great rarity. Although in the Russian capital in the past decade, the fashion for these public places has been revived. The network of taverns "Yolki-palki" is widely known; the tavern with an oriental flavor is gaining in popularity - "The Tale of the East 1001 Nights". But they are trying to preserve the Russian spirit in the Borsch & Salo taverns. In short, traditions continue to live.
