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priyarainelle t1_jdokpoo wrote

I can’t believe we’ve reached a point in society where asking to have a damn seat after you bought a coffee for $10+ (not including the tip you were probably asked to add at checkout) is considered wholly unreasonable.

Some coffee shops I’ve enjoyed: Any Tatte

Baker’s Daughter

Le Pain Quotidien or Peregrine Espresso in Eastern Market - right around the corner from East City Bookshop, one of my fave bookstores :-)

Penn Social - now converted into a coffee shop during the day

Call Your Mother West End - attached to a hotel with ample lobby seating

Dolcezza in the Hirshorn - outdoor terrace is super nice to sit at, weather permitting

Albi/Yellow (Navy Yard), although I think they are is relocating so I’m not quite certain

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John_Mason t1_jdpfms6 wrote

> I can’t believe we’ve reached a point in society where asking to have a damn seat after you bought a coffee for $10+ (not including the tip you were probably asked to add at checkout) is considered wholly unreasonable.

It seems like there’s three types of people who go to coffee shops:

  1. Buy coffee to-go and leave.
  2. Buy coffee and sit at the cafe while drinking it.
  3. Buy coffee and sit at the cafe for multiple hours while working/studying/reading.

The coffee costs the same for all three customers, but the third group of people makes it much harder for the second group of people to exist. Almost every time I go to Compass on 7th Street or Spring Valley, it’s filled with people from Group 3. Not really sure how to change this besides putting a time limit on tables.

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Lorgebeansnark t1_jdqvgku wrote

When I lived in Australia, many of the coffee shops gave you a code for the WiFi that functioned for an hour with each purchase of anything. I think that really cut down on group #3 for the coffee shops.

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Devastator1981 t1_jduyu5w wrote

The other problem is that I don’t see why group 3 is “a problem”. Not an easy conundrum to fix.

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ActuaryPersonal2378 OP t1_jdolhn4 wrote

Thank you! Lol I saw the downvotes/comments and was like “shit am I wrong on this?” I know coffee shops are “private” but they’re still public spaces

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priyarainelle t1_jdond7p wrote

Some of the comments here could’ve been written by Ayn Rand.

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