I've never seen a cafe a-la 'friends' where people hangout and constantly buy things. I've had my entire social life based on hanging out like this at one poin

I've never seen a cafe a-la 'friends' where people hangout and constantly buy things. I've had my entire social life based on hanging out like this at one point in my life. (Late 90's, early 2000's) It was in a walkable neighborhood, the kind where a friend might invite you to dinner because she saw you from her apartment balcony. I'd have to say those were some of the best years of my life.