In 1952, then-owner of Buena Vista, Jack Koeppler and travel writer Stanton Delaplane worked to recreate the Irish Coffee served at Shannon Airport in Ireland. Since then, Buena Vista Café has been serving drinks and the bar’s big claim to fame – besides its age – is introducing Irish Coffee to the U.S. Operating Hours: Monday – Friday: 9AM – 2AM Saturday – Sunday: 8AM – 2AMīuena Vista Café was first opened as a boarding house in 1910, but the first floor was turned into a saloon in 1916.