An all-day café is a dining establishment that generally serves distinct menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, switching from a casual, work-friendly atmosphere for breakfast and lunch to a more formal menu and setting in the evening.[1][2][3] The restaurants remain open between courses, offering drinks including coffee, and food including pastries and small plates. All-day cafés tend to serve health-conscious menus, with an emphasis on vegetables. Several founders of all-day establishments have expressed a desire to provide a communal "third place" where, for instance, freelancers would feel comfortable.[4]
Examples include Dimes and Gertie in New York City, Res Ipsa in Philadelphia, and Fellows Cafe in Atlanta.[5][6] This type of restaurant is said to have originated in Australian "coffee bars", which were imported to California by Australian expatriates.[1][4]
References
- Christine Muhlke. All Day Cafes Are Changing the Way We Eat Out Bon Appétit, 15 January 2019, retrieved 26 April 2019^
- Monica Burton. Why All-Day Dining Is the Breakout Trend of 2017 Eater, 12 July 2017, retrieved 26 April 2019^
- Chris Crowley. Why Do New York's Most Interesting New Restaurants All Feel Like Coffee Shops? Grub Street, 17 August 2017, retrieved 26 April 2019^
- Hannah Goldfield. New York's All-Day Cafés Feed the Needs of the Gig Economy The New Yorker, 27 March 2018, retrieved 26 April 2019^
- Kyle Chayka. The Women Responsible for the Look of Your Next All-Day Cafe The New York Times, March 18, 2018^
- Emma Orlow. Three Owls Market opens all-day cafe in West Village inspired by New York delis Time Out, 18 April 2019, retrieved 26 April 2019^