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A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or cafe (also spelled as café from the French, Spanish, and Portuguese or caffè from the Italian) shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on providing coffee and tea as well as light snacks. Other food may range from baked goods to soups and sandwiches, other casual meals, and light desserts. In some countries, cafes may more closely resemble restaurants, offering a range of hot meals, and possibly being licensed to serve alcohol. Many coffee houses in the Muslim world, and in Muslim districts in the West, offer shisha, powdered tobacco smoked through a hookah. In establishments where it is tolerated, which may be found notably in the Netherlands, in Christiania (Copenhagen, Denmark), and in certain parts of Canada, cannabis is smoked as well.
An essential part of a coffeehouse from its beginnings has been its social functions, providing a place where people go to congregate, talk, write, read, play games, or while away time individually or in small groups.
This tradition is alive especially in the original Viennese cafés which offer (at least) fine sweet bakery and great coffee along with any degree between cemeterial tranquility, urban hustle and enthralling cultural events. In those extended living rooms you may enjoy, as a typical ironic local phrase says, being "not at home and yet not out in fresh air" - caused, different from the aromatic diversity described above, almost merely by common tobacco industry products.
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wat zal er gebeuren, als je 1 week lang alle kroegen en coffeeshops sluit? (via @Rensjebree)dan krijg je rust
patje122 (patje122) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:11:46 -0000
wat zal er gebeuren, als je 1 week lang alle kroegen en coffeeshops sluit? (via @Rensjebree)dan krijg je rust
wat zal er gebeuren, als je 1 week lang alle kroegen en coffeeshops sluit?
Rensjebree (Rens Brederveld) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:18:55 -0000
wat zal er gebeuren, als je 1 week lang alle kroegen en coffeeshops sluit?
i'm in a coffeeshop because i'm afraid my house is going to fall down. coffeeshops are never cool places to be. i really feel pissed.
rebeccaradovski (Rebecca Radovsky) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:36:39 -0000
i'm in a coffeeshop because i'm afraid my house is going to fall down. coffeeshops are never cool places to be. i really feel pissed.
coffeeshops are so tolerant and polite -- where else would an incubus cover song get applause. actually, where would incubus get applause?
proefound (roe laophermsook) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:53:37 -0000
coffeeshops are so tolerant and polite -- where else would an incubus cover song get applause. actually, where would incubus get applause?
Autoblog vindt het flauw dat coffeeshops niet van #VVN de #BOB campagne mogen misbruiken voor anti-drugs #campagne http://bit.ly/8ozaqO
marceldezentje (Marcel Dezentjé) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:51:41 -0000
Autoblog vindt het flauw dat coffeeshops niet van #VVN de #BOB campagne mogen misbruiken voor anti-drugs #campagne http://bit.ly/8ozaqO
@marykir Oh yeah, he was awesome. I'm trying to understand the rest, eg they work in coffeeshops & can afford apartmts that look $half-mil.
tourmaline1973 (Tourmaline) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:48:54 -0000
@marykir Oh yeah, he was awesome. I'm trying to understand the rest, eg they work in coffeeshops & can afford apartmts that look $half-mil.
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