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