They actually have one of these here in Vienna - http://www.phil.info/ http://www.phil.info/ It seems to be more popular among the liberal arts/philosophy crow

They actually have one of these here in Vienna - http://www.phil.info/ http://www.phil.info/ It seems to be more popular among the liberal arts/philosophy crowd than tech geeks, although I've admittedly only been there twice and I'm no good at socialising with random people, so who knows. Normally not my crowd, but I found out about it because it's one of the few places you can hang out where there's no smoking allowed. It's also much quieter (volume wise) than your average bar, which is great for having an actual conversation. Apparently they have regular literary events (readings, whatever); I haven't quite worked out how the book part works, it seems to be somewhere between library and bookstore. Drinks and snacks are a tad pricey though. I haven't yet discovered a hacker/nerd themed bar/cafe, though there's the Metalab http://metalab.at/wiki/English http://metalab.at/wiki/English which is a local hacker space and seems to be quite popular with people who are smarter and way more productive than me.