Caffe Reggio's claimed introduction of cappuccino to America

Caffe Reggio, established in 1927, displays an espresso machine imported from Italy and claims to have introduced the cappuccino to New York City and the United States. The cafe at this address has been a fixture of Greenwich Village's cultural life for decades and is frequently cited in accounts of the neighborhood's coffeehouse history. The claim that it was the first to introduce cappuccino in the U.S. is part of local lore and is disputed by other venues and historians.