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'''Anti-café''' (also sometimes called a ''time club'' or a ''pay-per-minute café'') is a type of a public business that became popular around 2011 in ] and a couple of ]. Anti-café is a place where people meet and spend time (either for leisure or work), similar to a ] or a club, which is possible to rent for a short time. Unlike a normal café, the primary purpose anti-café is intended to serve is communication rather consumption, but as in a regular café customers can order tea, coffee or other beverages. Typically, anti-cafés provide snacks and desserts, board games, ], ], films and video game consoles (such as ] or ]). Customers pay for time spent in the anti-café rather than for these additional facilities.<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|last=Poll|first=Bart van|date=2014-10-24|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref> An '''anti-café''' (also sometimes called a '''pay-per-minute café''' or a '''time club''') is a type of a public business that became popular around 2011 in ] and a couple of ]. Anti-café is a place where people meet and spend time (either for leisure or work), similar to a ] or a club, which is possible to rent for a short time. Unlike a normal café, the primary purpose anti-café is intended to serve is communication rather consumption, but as in a regular café customers can order tea, coffee or other beverages. Typically, anti-cafés provide snacks and desserts, board games, ], ], films and video game consoles (such as ] or ]). Customers pay for time spent in the anti-café rather than for these additional facilities.<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|last=Poll|first=Bart van|date=2014-10-24|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref>


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Ziferblat, a Moscow anti-café

An anti-café (also sometimes called a pay-per-minute café or a time club) is a type of a public business that became popular around 2011 in Russia and a couple of CIS countries. Anti-café is a place where people meet and spend time (either for leisure or work), similar to a café or a club, which is possible to rent for a short time. Unlike a normal café, the primary purpose anti-café is intended to serve is communication rather consumption, but as in a regular café customers can order tea, coffee or other beverages. Typically, anti-cafés provide snacks and desserts, board games, coworking facilities, wireless Internet access, films and video game consoles (such as Xbox or PlayStation). Customers pay for time spent in the anti-café rather than for these additional facilities.

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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.

See also

References

  1. Poll, Bart van (2014-10-24). "A Trend in European Cities: The Anti-Cafe". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  2. Bert van Pool (24 October 2014). "A Trend in European Cities: The Anti-Cafe". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. "'Time is money' in new Wiesbaden café". 27 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "We Tried Out The New Bangalore Cafe Where You Pay Only For The Time - OfficeChai". officechai.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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