Izinkomishi zephephazithandwa kakhulu ezitsheni zekhofi. Inkomishi yephepha iyinkomishi elahlwayo eyenziwe ngephepha futhi ivame ukufakwa noma ukumbozwa ngepulasitiki noma nge-wax ukuvimbela uketshezi ukuthi lungaphumi noma lungene ephepheni. Ingase yenziwe ngephepha eliphinde lasetshenziswa futhi isetshenziswa kabanzi emhlabeni jikelele.
Izinkomishi zephepha zibhalwe phansi eShayina yobukhosi, lapho iphepha lasungulwa khona ngekhulu lesibili BC, Zakhiwa ngobukhulu nangemibala ehlukene, futhi zazihlotshiswe ngemiklamo yokuhlobisa. Ezinsukwini zokuqala zekhulu lama-20, amanzi okuphuza ayethandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuvela kwenhlangano yokuzithiba e-US. Ekhuthazwa njengendlela enempilo yokukhetha ubhiya noma utshwala, amanzi ayetholakala empompini zesikole, emithonjeni nasezinqoleni zamanzi ezitimeleni nasezinqoleni. Izinkomishi noma ama-dipper omphakathi enziwe ngensimbi, ngokhuni, noma ngobumba ayesetshenziswa ukuphuza amanzi. Ephendula ukukhathazeka okukhulayo mayelana nezinkomishi zomphakathi ezibeka ingozi empilweni yomphakathi, ummeli waseBoston ogama lakhe linguLawrence Luellen wakha indebe elahlwayo enezingcezu ezimbili ephepheni ngo-1907. Ngo-1917, ingilazi yomphakathi yayisinyamalele ezinqoleni zesitimela, yathathelwa indawo yizinkomishi zephepha ngisho nasezindaweni lapho izibuko zomphakathi zazingakavinjelwa khona.
Ngawo-1980, izitayela zokudla zadlala indima enkulu ekwakhiweni kwezinkomishi ezilahlwayo. Amakhofi akhethekile njenge-cappuccinos, i-lattes, kanye ne-cafe mochas akhula ngokuthandwa emhlabeni jikelele. Emazweni asafufusa, amazinga emali engenayo akhuphukayo, izindlela zokuphila ezimatasa kanye namahora amaningi okusebenza kuye kwabangela abathengi ukuthi bashintshe ezitsheni ezingalahlwayo baye ezinkomishini zephepha ukuze bonge isikhathi. Yiya kunoma yiliphi ihhovisi, indawo yokudlela yokudla okusheshayo, umcimbi omkhulu wezemidlalo noma umkhosi womculo, futhi nakanjani uzobona kusetshenziswa izinkomishi zephepha.