和平咖啡館於1862年6月30日開業，服務於同一名稱的酒店，不過後者後來更名為大酒店。它招待了1867年世界博覽會的遊客。由於靠近巴黎歌劇院，它吸引了許多著名的客人，其中包括 儒勒·馬斯內、埃米爾·左拉和居伊·德·莫泊桑。

在美好年代（Belle Époque），光顧這家咖啡館的主顧包括謝爾蓋·佳吉列夫，和威爾斯親王、後來的英國國王愛德華七世。

 The Café de la Paix (French pronunciation: ​[kafe də la pɛ]) is a famous café located on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines with the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Designed by the architect Alfred Armand^(fr), who also designed the InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel in which the café is located, the florid interior decor is only exceeded by that of Charles Garnier's Opéra (located across the plaza). It is said that if one sits at the café, one is bound to run into a friend or acquaintance due to the café's popularity and reputation.