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Caffe Reggio is a famous New York coffee house first opened in 1927 at MacDougal Street in the heart of Greenwich Village. The famous Italian Cappuccino was introduced for the first time in America by the founder of Caffe Reggio, Domenico Parisi, in the early thirtis.

Inside the cafe, against the back wall, there is still the original Espresso machine, made in 1902, that Domenico Parisi bought with his savings when he opened the cafe in 1927.

The Caffe Reggio has been featured in many movies, including Godfather II,Next Stop, Greenwich Village, The Kremlin Letter, Shaft (1971 film), Serpico, The Next Man and others. Many celebrities have been spotted or photographed in this location. In 1959, presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy made a speech outside the coffee shop.