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London Coffeehouse, Ludgate hill. Much frequented by gentlemen from the country concerned in business.

York Coffeehouse and Hotel, Bridge street, Blackfriars. A very excellent house of accommodation, and much frequented by families and persons from the country.

Read's Coffeehouse, Fleet street. Known for its Salop.

Globe Coffeehouse, &c. Fleet street. Frequnted by gentlemen belonging to the Inns of Court, and other parts contiguous.

Anderson's Coffeehouse, Fleet street. Chiefly frequented by professional gentlemen.

Peele's Coffeehouse, Fleet street. Frequented by the attornies, &c. belonging to the adjoining Inns of Court. All the country newspapers.

Coffee Houses WEST of Temple Bar.

GEORGE's Coffeehouse, Temple bar, Strand. Frequented by professional gentlemen and others.

Saunder's Coffeehouse, opposite the New Church, in the Strand. Frcquented by gentlemen belonging to Somerset place.

Oxford and Cambridge Coffeehouse, Strand. Frequented by gentlemen aclonging to the theatres and Somerset place.

Salisbury Coffeehouse, Durham street, Strand.

Somerset Coffeehouse, Strand. Frequented by gentlemen employed at Somerset place.

New Exchange Coffeehouse, Strand. Frequented by professional gentlemen and others who have business at Somerset place.

Turk's Head and Bath Coffeehouse, Strand. Frequented mostly by gentlemen belonging to Somerset place.

Holyland's Coffeehouse, Strand. Frequented by gentlemen belonging to the theatres and Somerset place.

Cecil-Street Coffeehouse, Strand. Frequented by gentlemen of the navy and others,

Albion Coffeehouse, opposite Villiers street, Strand.

Hungerford Coffeehouse, Strand. Frequented by officers of the navy and army.

Stephenson's Coffeehouse and Hotel, corner of Craven street, Strand. Spring Garden Coffeehouse, Charing Cross. Frequented mostly by gentlemen of the army.

Cannon Coffeehouse, Cockspur street.

British Coffeshouse, Cockspur street. A general house.

St. James's Coffeehouse, opposite the Palace gate. Frequented by gentlemen of the army and navy.

Royal Coffeehouse, Sc. No, I, St. James's street, Large parties frequently meet to dine.

The Smyrna Coffeehouse, St. James's street. Billiards.

Dover Coffeehouse, St. James's street.

York Coffeehouse, St. James's street.

Queen's Arms Royal Larder, Hotel, Coffeehouse, and Tavern.

Fenton's (late Pero's) Hotel, St. James's street. Medicinal Baths.

Parsloe's Subscription Room, St. James's street. Famed for its chess club

Brookes's Subscription House, St. James's street. Members of Parliament and others.

Martindale's (formerly White's), St. James's Street.

en a similar plan to Brookes's.

Much frequented dy

A subscription hous

Cocoa Tree Subscription House, St. James's Street. On the same plan. Union Hotel, Pail Mail. Frequented by English and Irish gentlemen, who have formed themselves into a club. It is conducted on a similar planas other subscription houses, with a greater latitude respecting dinners.

N.B. The five last houses are conducted by a person appointed by the subscribers, who provides dinners, &c. for the members,

Hatchett's Coffeehouse, Piccadilly. Much frequented by Travellers on

the Western Road.

Gloucester Coffeehouse, Piccadilly. Similar to the above.

Brunett's Coffeehouse, &c. Leicester square. A general house.
Franks's, Southey's, King's Arms Coffeehouses and Hotels, Lower Brook

street.

Stevens's Coffee House and Hotel, Bond street.

Bunch of Grapes Coffeehouse, Shepherd's Market, May Fair.

Coffeehouses in different Streets between the 'Change and the WEST END of the Town.

GUILDHALL Coffeehouse, King street, Cheapside. Frequented by mer. chants and gentlemen on mercantile affairs.

Aldersgate Street Coffeehouse, Aldersgate street. Frequented by neigh bouring gentlemen, and by persons on business from the country. Brown's Coffeehouse, Mire court, leading to the Temple.

quented by gentlemen of the law.

Joe's Coffeehouse, in the same court, and on the same plan.

Chiefly fre

Grecian Coffee house, Devereux court, leading to the Temple. Similar to the above.

Temple Coffeehouse, Devereux court.

law.

Frequented by gentlemen of the

Similar to the above.

George's Coffeeboue, Devereux court. Same as above. Baptist's Head Coffeehouse, Chancery lane. Commissioners of Bankrupts sit here.

George's and Six Clerks Coffeehouse, Chancery lane. Frequented by professional and other gentlemen. The Reviews, and other Periodical Works.

Chambers occasionally to let
Similar to the above.
Same plan as the above.

Receiving house for the General Post Office.
Serjeant's Inn Coffeehouse, Chancery lane.
Symond's Inn Coffeehouse, Chancery lane.
Will's Coffeehouse, Searle street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. As above.
New Inn Coffeehouse and Tavern, Wych street, St Clement's. Fre-
quented moftly by gentlemen of the law.

St. Clement's Coffeehouse, and Angel Inn, near St. Clement's Church. Frequented by professional gentlemen, and similar to the above.

Navy Coffeehouse, Newcastle street, Strand.

Staples and Lincoln's Inn Coffeehouse. Southampton buildings, Chancery lane. Frequented in general by gentlemen of the law belonging to those inns.

Serle's Coffeehouse, Carey street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Frequented chiefly by gentlemen of the law.

Prince of Orange Coffeehouse, corner of Cockspuz street and the Hay

market.

Similar to the above.

Ditto. '

Mecklenburgh Coffeehouse, Cockspur street. George's Coffeehouse, Coventry street, Haymarket. A general house. Rainbow Coffeehouse, King street, Covent Garden. Nott's Coffeehouse, &c. Bell yard, Temple bar. Garrick's Head Coffeehouse, Bow street, Covent Garden. by gentlemen of the theatres.

Frequented

As above.

General house.

Drury Lane Coffeehouse, Brydges street, Covent Garden. Bedford Coffeehouse, under the Piazza, Covent Garden. Piazza Coffeehouse, Covent Garden. Ditto. Richardson's Coffeehouse, Piazza, Covent Garden. Ditto. Tavistock Coffeehouse and Public Breakfast Room, Piazza, Covent Gar den. Frequented by theatrical and other gentlemen.

Old Hummums, adjoining. General house; warm baths. New Hummums Cofeehouse, Sc. cold baths.

Covent-garden.

Ditto; hot and

Ditto.

Old Slaughter's Coffeehouse, St. Martin's lane, Charing Cross. New Slaughter's Coffeehouse, same street. Ditio. Prince of Wales's, corner of Leicester street, Lisle street. Much fre quented by foreigners, &c.

Saulieu's Coffeehouse, Nassau street, the corner of Gerrard street, Soho. Frequented chiefly by French gentlemen.

Salopian Coffeehouse, Charing Cross. Frequented by gentlemen of the army, &c.

Parliament Coffeehouse and Union Hotel, Parliament street. Frequented by gentlemen belonging to the Treasury, and Irish gentlemen.

Storey's Gate Coffeehouse, the bottom of Great George street, Westminster. General house.

King's Arms and Union Coffeehouse, Bridge street, Westminster.' quented by rish gentlemen.

Fre

Westminster Coffeehouse, same street. Frequented by gentlemen of the Transport office and its neighbourhood.

Ordnance Arms Coffeehouse, Tavern and Hotel, near Astley's, Westminster road.

Oliver's Coffeehouse, New Palace yard. Frequented by gentlemen of the law,

Coffeehouses between Newgate Street and the Upper End of Oxford Road.

BRUTON's Coffeehouse, Newgate street. Chiefly frequented by graziers, butchers, and people belonging to the market.

Bartholomeru Coffeehouse and Tavern, West Smithfield. Frequented by market people.

King's Head Coffeehouse and Tavern, West Smithfield. Frequented chiefly by persons attending the market.

Owen's and Sagge's Coffeehouse, Holborn. Frequented in general by professional gentlemen.

Furnival's Inn Coffeehouse. Frequented by gentlemen of the law, and other professional characters.

Gray's Inn Coffeehouse, Holborn. Frequented by gentlemen belonging to the Inns of Court.

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Queen's Head Coffeehouse, High Holborn. Frequented by professional gentlemen.

White Hart Coffeehouse, Holborn. Frequented by gentlemen of the law. George and Blue Boar Coffeehouse, Holborn. A convenient place for per. sons coming from the West of England, as most of the western coaches set off from the inn adjoining.

Russell Hotel and Coffeehouse, Southampton Row, near Russell Square. Atkinson's Hotel and Coffeehouse, Dean street, Soho. A genteel house. Cambridge Coffeehouse, corner of Charles street, Newman street, Oxford

street.

Percy Coffeehouse, corner of Rathbone place.

Wright's Hotel and Coffeehouse, Soho square.
Prince of Wales's Coffeehouse, Conduit street.

Fladong's Coffeehouse, Hotel, &c. Oxford street.
Stratford Coffeehouse, near Stratford place, Oxford street.
Hyde Park Coffeehouse, &c. upper end of Oxford street.
Blenheim Coffeehouse, Blenheim street, Bond street.

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The following are the most considerable Eating Houses EAST of Temple Bar.

In these, Dinners, Suppers, &c. are served or dressed at a short Notice, and 'at a moderate Expence.

THE Cock, behind the Royal Exchange. One of the most celebrated houses in the metropolis for turtle, gravy, and other soups, excellent dieners, and the best of wines. It is computed that 500 persons (on aa average) regularly dine here every day.

Antwerp Tavern, Threadneedle-Street, much used by merchants. The Crown Eating House, Bow lane, Cheapside. Frequented mostly by gentlemen in mercantile situations.

The Queen's Arms Tavern and Eating House, Newgate street. Dolly's Beef-Steak House, King's Head Court, Newgate street. known for cooking beef-steaks in the highest perfection.

Lamb Eating House, Bearbinder-lane, near the Mansion house.
The Mitre, Fish street hill.

SwanTavern and Eating House, Fish street hill.

The Horse-Shoe, Newgate street.

The Salutation Tavern and Eating House, Newgate street.

Queen's Arms Eating House, Bird-in-hand court, Cheapside.

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The Marlborough Head, Bishopsgate street, near the gate of the Exeise Office Frequented mostly by gentlemen belonging to the Excise Office and South Sea House.

The Three Pigeons, Butcher hall lane, Newgate street.

Mascer's Eating House, in the Old Bailey.

The Barley Mow, Salisbury court, Fleet street.

The Cheshire Cheese, Wine Office court, Fleet street.

The Three Tuns, Fetter lane. Frequented by Attornies.

Eating Houses WEST of Temple Bar..

DOG Tavern, Holywell street, Strand.

Betty's Chop House, No. 315, Strand.

The Wheat-sheaf Eating House, opposite Buckingham street, Strand.
The Coal Hole, Fountain court, Strand.

The Constitution Eating House, Bedford street, Covent Garden,
Bell's Eating House, Chandos Street.

The Red Lion, St. Martin's-Court, St. Martin's Lane.

The Wrekin Tavern and Eating House, Broad court, Covent Garden. Macnevin's Eating House, Gilbert's passage, Clare market, frequented by barristers, &c. Excellent cookery, fine soups, &c.

The Feathers, Hand Court, Holborn. Excellent chops, Burton ale, oysters, &c. Wines and other liquors on reasonable terms.

The Queen's Head, Red Lion Passage, Red Lion Sq. Upon a similar plan.
Raymond's French Pastry, &c. 94, Oxford st. nearly opposite the Pantheon
Guidon's French Eating House, corner of Portland street, Poland street.
French Eating House, Duke-st. Manchester-Sq.

Lefevre's French Eating House, East street, Manchester Square.
CADD's, White's alley, Chancery lane.

Ellam's, Great Shire lane.

Hoddinot's, Bishop's court, near Carey street.

Langford's, Old Boswell court.

Millar's and Anderson's, Drury lane.

Charing Cross Eating House, end of St. Martin's Lane, Strand.

Besides many other Eating Houses there are a variety of convenient and cheap houses, called COOKS SHOPS, scattered 'over every part of the town, in which a dinner may be had at the low rate of one shilling, and one shilting and sixpence.

ALAMODE BEEF HOUSES and SOUP SHOPS are also in great plenty. And at every decent Public-house entertainment may be had by those who have money to command it.

In the Metropolis and environs there are about 5000 public-houses, the quantity of liquors sold by them in a year is calculated to be in value three millions three hundred thousand pounds!

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List of the PRINCIPAL INNS, or Houses at which Mail and Stage Coaches put up in London.

THE Golden Cross, Charing Cross. All the requisites of an inn, tavern, hotel, and coffeehouse, are met with at this house. A good larder, beds and excellent wines, with coaches to all parts of England daily.

The Belle Sauvage, Tavern, &c. Ludgate hill, is much frequented by travellers. A good coffee room, with newspapers, and coaches to and from many parts of England.

George and Blue Boar, High Holborn. From this inn coaches set ou every day to all parts of the west and north of England. A larder and beds.

Castle and Falcon, Aldersgate street. Good accommodation for families and single gentlemen. A public dinner every afternoon at half past three 'clock. Good wines, spirits, and beds.

Bull and Mouth (or properly Boulogne Mouth), Bull and Mouth street. An old established house, whence coaches and waggons set out every day for all parts of England. A good larder and coffee room, with beds for the accommodation of travellers.

Swan with Two Necks, Lad lane. The western mails, as well as coaches to all parts, set out from this house daily. It has a good larder, coffee room, and beds, and furnishes every other accommodation.

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