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For some reason Salt Lake City has (or had? I haven't been there in ~8 years) a fantastic cafe culture. Lots of art and culture centered around places like 9th
by seattle_spring 7y ago
For some reason Salt Lake City has (or had? I haven't been there in ~8 years) a fantastic cafe culture. Lots of art and culture centered around places like 9th and 9th and Greenhouse Effect (before the current dickhead owner bought it). Last I saw though, places like The Rose Establishment are doing their best to squash the culture and bring in SF coffee culture, meaning pretentious drinks, rude waitstaff, and a sea of dudes at their own tables with laptops covered in <company they work for> stickers.
- sbrother 7y agoThis is still (well, pre-COVID) pretty true! Coffee Garden and Publik at 9th and 9th are great places to hang out and chat and I'd feel weird pulling a laptop out. And there are lots of new arrivals, most of which feel more like community gathering spaces than workspaces. I love the cafe culture here and I miss it when I'm in norcal.
- DrScump 7y agoThat's surprising, given the number of LDS there.
- seattle_spring 7y agoThe presence of LDS has created a diverse array of counter cultures in Utah. It's really a fascinating place.