On the way to Anti-Cafe 
in La Défense, France

I am in La Défense, a major 
business district of France

Here is my friend from La Défense

What is the difference from a normal cafe?

[Amaury Legrand | Paris]
You pay as you go

It is 5 euros an hour

It just opened, so we are gonna visit today

Why is it called Anti-Café?

Unlike a typical French cafe 
where you pay for a drink

It doesn't charge you for a drink

but you should pay 5 euros every hour

The name of Anti-Café comes from 
its new way of payment system

Drink, Eat, Work, Exchange

Make, Play, Dream, Rest

You will get this card when you first get in

This card records when you entered

then it charges 5 euros per hour

I will bring my drink

Then, you can eat some snack 
as much as you want

Actually, there have been a lot of 
alternative workspaces out of office

Anti-Café seems to be something 
between an office and a coworking space

You might think only cheap food 
is available for unlimited refill

It is not the case

Café Chocola, Latté Macchiatos
They have same menu like a typical cafe

Anti-Café starts out more and more
mostly at the big cities in Europe

and the space design is also 
getting better and better

If you have a plan to visit France
you'd better check out Anti-Café lists

and give it a shot, I recommend

[Yong Choi | Seoul, Korea]
Pay for the time and access everything

This is quite cool..!

Very little English
Truly very little English

My English is this little
but no problem here at all

Definitely I am willing to work here

This is not only for work
You can get some food, too

Drinks are provided unlimitedly
with board games and seminar rooms

You might take a look at the inside
which I think is really great

What's wrong? Overcharged?

No, No

I asked how many Anti-Café are in Paris

She said six

I paid 13 euros

There are several Anti-Cafés 
in European countries including France

When coworking spaces were 
not common like today

This kind of unique cafes started 
as alternative working spaces

and this is the first branch in La Défence

It is cool and great

It would be great to study here, too