Tabernae and cauponae were two different types of establishments in ancient Rome.
The cauponae were restaurants where people went to eat and drink, and their furnishings included a brickwork counter in which were placed the earthenware containers or amphorae that stored food; they were also equipped with shelves that displayed cutlery, and a small oven for bread.
The tabernae, on the other hand, were more like taverns where the poor went to eat and sometimes even sleep.
