Would you consider something like the Ikea cafeteria to be someways similar?
Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Restaurant
by keiferski on Sunday April 06, 2025 @05:55AM
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Yeah, that’s a good example. The newer milk bars have a similar vibe.
Milk bars were started during the communist era and are still popular amongst the older (70+) crowd, but modern versions are a go-to for younger people too. And so you'll usually get a very interesting mix of society sitting side-by-side. Not quite a family dinner restaurant, but is a social restaurant concept nonetheless.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_mleczny