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Ziferblat, one of the first anti-cafés

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 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.

History

The anti-café concept was invented and first implemented by a Russian writer Ivan Mitin in December 2010 in Moscow. Since then, anti-cafés have been spreading in Russia and neighbouring countries, with a first anti-café opened in Western Europe in 2012, in Paris. In 2013, the first UK branch of Russian chain Ziferblat opened in London. Another branch opened in 2015 in Manchester. The concept has also spread to North America, with two present in Montreal.

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. Vicky Baker (8 January 2014). "London's first pay-per-minute cafe: will the idea catch on?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. Lauren Davidson (10 February 2015). "Pay per minute, not per drink, at Manchester's new coffee shop". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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