| Revision as of 19:31, 21 May 2021 editPol098 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers118,506 editsmNo edit summary← Previous edit | Revision as of 19:34, 21 May 2021 edit undoPol098 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers118,506 editsmNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| An '''anti-café''' (sometimes called a '''pay-per-minute café''' or a '''time club''') is a venue that offers working space, food and drink, where customers only pay for the amount of time they spend in the establishment. Anti-cafés became popular around 2011 in ] and some ], with further independent anti-cafés opening across the world. Anti-cafés include the ] chain, founded by Russian writer Ivan Mitin in December 2010 in ],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bart-van-poll/a-trend-in-european-citie_b_6039760.html | title=A Trend in European Cities: The Anti-Cafe | publisher=The Huffington Post | date = 24 October 2014 | accessdate=12 November 2015 | author=Bert van Pool}}</ref> the "Slow Time" cafe in ] opened in 2013,<ref>{{cite news |title='Time is money' in new Wiesbaden café |url=https://www.thelocal.de/20130527/49941 |accessdate=28 June 2018 |date=27 May 2013 |language=en}}</ref> and "Dialogues" in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news |title=We Tried Out The New Bangalore Cafe Where You Pay Only For The Time |
An '''anti-café''' (sometimes called a '''pay-per-minute café''' or a '''time club''') is a venue that offers working space, food and drink, where customers only pay for the amount of time they spend in the establishment. Anti-cafés became popular around 2011 in ] and some ], with further independent anti-cafés opening across the world. Anti-cafés include the ] chain, founded by Russian writer Ivan Mitin in December 2010 in ],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bart-van-poll/a-trend-in-european-citie_b_6039760.html | title=A Trend in European Cities: The Anti-Cafe | publisher=The Huffington Post | date = 24 October 2014 | accessdate=12 November 2015 | author=Bert van Pool}}</ref> the "Slow Time" cafe in ] opened in 2013,<ref>{{cite news |title='Time is money' in new Wiesbaden café |url=https://www.thelocal.de/20130527/49941 |accessdate=28 June 2018 |date=27 May 2013 |language=en}}</ref> and "Dialogues" in Bangalore.<ref name=officechai>{{cite news |title=We Tried Out The New Bangalore Cafe Where You Pay Only For The Time |url=https://officechai.com/startups/dialogues-cafe-bangalore-pay-for-time/ |date=15 June 2016 |website=- OfficeChai}}</ref> | ||
| The anti-cafe concept mostly targets ], ], ], and creatives who need a cheap and convenient place to get their work done and meet other professionals.<ref |
The anti-cafe concept mostly targets ], ], ], and creatives who need a cheap and convenient place to get their work done and meet other professionals.<ref name=officechai/> Spaces can also be used by companies as a place to organize presentations and ] at low cost. | ||
| ==Operation== | ==Operation== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 21 May 2021
An anti-café (sometimes called a pay-per-minute café or a time club) is a venue that offers working space, food and drink, where customers only pay for the amount of time they spend in the establishment. Anti-cafés became popular around 2011 in Russia and some CIS countries, with further independent anti-cafés opening across the world. Anti-cafés include the Ziferblat chain, founded by Russian writer Ivan Mitin in December 2010 in Moscow, the "Slow Time" cafe in Wiesbaden opened in 2013, and "Dialogues" in Bangalore.
The anti-cafe concept mostly targets entrepreneurs, digital nomads, students, and creatives who need a cheap and convenient place to get their work done and meet other professionals. Spaces can also be used by companies as a place to organize presentations and press conferences at low cost.
Operation
Customers at an anti-café do not pay directly for what they drink and eat, instead paying for the time they spend in the space, typically on a pay-per-minute basis. They may help themselves to coffee and tea, snacks, and desserts in that time. As well as food and drink, anti-cafés may offer board games, libraries of books, coworking facilities, wireless Internet access, films, and video game consoles. Services vary according to spaces, with some offering lunch or brunch meals.
Although all anti-cafes work on the "pay for your time" basis, pricing systems vary. L'Anticafé in Paris operates on a pay-per-hour basis, where customers can also pay a cheaper day rate for an entire day. Others have the option of a pay-per-minute method, such Be'kech in Berlin. An anti-café in Bordeaux uses a hybrid model of charging a fixed fee for the first hour and by the minute beyond that.
See also
Related articles
- The Anti-Café Where Time Is Money
- You Pay for Time, Not Coffee, at This 'Anti-Cafe'
- Anti-Café: Russian Café Concept Idea That Is Taking The World By Storm
- Berlin's First Anti-Café Opens Its Doors
References
- Bert van Pool (24 October 2014). "A Trend in European Cities: The Anti-Cafe". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "'Time is money' in new Wiesbaden café". 27 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "We Tried Out The New Bangalore Cafe Where You Pay Only For The Time". - OfficeChai. 15 June 2016.
- Poll, Bart van (2014-10-24). "A Trend in European Cities: The Anti-Cafe". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- "be'kech - Berlin's First Anti-Cafe and Coworking Space". be'kech. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Paris: AntiCafé offers coffee and Wi-Fi for €4 | EuroCheapo". EuroCheapo's Budget Travel Blog. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "'Time is money' in new Wiesbaden café". 27 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- King, Megan (14 June 2017). "Berlin's First Anti-Café Opens Its Doors". Culture Trip.
- "New cafe charges customers by the hour..." The Connexion - French news and views. 12 September 2017.