The little cafe at the ‘top of the hill’ has been a Liverpool institution for more than four decades. Established in 1974, in the style of the great Bohemian cafes of Europe, Cafe Tabac has always been a hub for the creative residents of Liverpool, attracting artists, actors, singers and performers amongst its varied and colourful clientele, as well as many of the city’s best-known sons and daughters including Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson and actress Margi Clarke, who starred in the cult film ‘Letter to Brezhnev.’
Rita’s Tabac
For many years, Cafe Tabac was presided over by the formidable Rita, who was never shy to tell customers what she thought of them or turf out those who made a cuppa last three hours.
The cafe has never shut its doors and is now the longest-running cafe bar in Liverpool, still independently owned by Rita’s family, and retains the charm and authenticity that only comes with serving the city for forty-odd years.
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