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
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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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