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Re:Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work r... by padolsey on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @11:17AM (#31098156)
I would love a return to that historic ideal, though it just wouldn't be economical on its own. It would end up being a loss-making add-on to some larger enterprise.. perhaps a bookstore or a locally funded community centre?

I'm reminded of Ziferblat [1] and other similar "anti-cafes" [2]. They shut down their local one here though, apparently due to not being able to meet the cost of skyrocketing commercial rents.

[1] https://www.ziferblat.co.uk/Coventry/discover [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-caf%C3%A9

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Re:Show HN: I built a website to find nearby cafes to work r... by bombcar on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @01:24PM (#31100170)
It's more likely the bookstore would be the loss-leader for the cafe.

The usual killer, as you've identified, isn't people sitting at the tables but the rents. Possibly you could do a quite "successful" cafe as a non-profit that owns the building it is sitting in.

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