London Restaurants ..Café

Cafés and coffee shops are informal restaurants offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches. Cafés offer table service. Many London cafés are open for breakfast and serve full hot breakfasts. In some London areas cafés offer outdoor seating. A café (also spelled cafe , pronounced /'kæfe ? / or /kæ'fe ? / ) or coffee shop is an informal London restaurant offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches . This differs from a coffee shops , which is a limited-menu establishment which focuses on coffee sales. Depending on the jurisdiction, a café may be licensed to serve alcohol. The term can also refer to bistro or a restaurant facility within a hotel . In some countries, however, a café is synonymous with a coffee shops.

In small London districts, the local café is often the central gathering spot for conversation and meetings. Such cafés are especially popular for breakfasts . In central business districts (CBD) of larger cities cafés and coffee shops are often open only for breakfast and lunch , since their patrons leave the area after business hours.

In France , a café also serves alcoholic beverages. French cafés often serve simple snacks such as sandwiches. They may have a restaurant section. A brasserie is a café that serves meals, generally single dishes, in a more relaxed setting than a restaurant. American cafés may or may not serve alcoholic beverages, and the serving of coffee is incidental to the serving of food. British cafés, however, do not sell alcohol. In Europe , cafés often have an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.

In the Netherlands , a café is an establishment selling liquor , as opposed to coffee shop , which sells soft drugs ( cannabis and hashish ) and is typically not allowed to sell liquor.

A "café" can also refer to a small informal public discussion. These are usually live events, and often focus on starting an open conversation on a particular topic. Examples include science cafes in the US , Cafe Scientifique in the UK, and Cafe Society in Chicago.