The Virtual Town Square

A good cafe, caffe, coffeehouse, etc. is a universal livingroom of world culture. They are places where lives are lived, business carried out, revolutions started, loves introduced, art displayed, music played, novels and movies written, great discussions held...all over a steaming cup or a cold glass. Some of us can always be found here. The Virtual Town Square is graced by the

Caffe Pellegrino

 

A European styled caffe where artists, musicians, writers and students from the University like to hang out.  There are several tables here:

• John's Table
• Your Table (Forums)
• The Live Discussion Table
• The Back Room (Sorry, Invitation Only)

Other Cafes in the World (which serve as John's living rooms, actually or potentially):

• San Francisco Caffes
• Caffe Trieste: The Godfather of all West Coast Caffes - OPENING SOON IN SAN JOSE!
• Bean There (There is also a cafe with this name in Derry, which I went to)
• Cafe La Boheme (24th and Mission)
• Muddy Waters Coffee House(s)
• BrainWash (Cafe and Laundromat)
• Caffe Soma
• Duboce Park Cafe
• Silicon Valley:
• Orchard Valley Coffee (Campbell)
• Coffee Society (Campbell)
• Mission City Coffee Roasting Co. (Santa Clara)
• Monsieur Beans (WIllow Glen)
• Blue Rock Shoot (Saratoga)
• The Livingroom Cafe (Saratoga)
• Big Basin Cafe (Saratoga)
• Cocola (Santana Row)
• Santa Cruz:
• Caffe Pergolesi
• Fins Coffee (Santa Cruz)
• Mr. Toots Coffeehouse on the beach in Capitola
• East Bay:
• Caffe Mediterraneum
• Peninsula
• Cafe Borrone - Menlo Park
• The Prolific Oven Coffeehouse - Palo Alto
• Coupa Cafe - Palo Alto
• Printers Inc Cafe - Palo Alto
• Books Inc Cafe - Mountain View
• Red Rock Cafe - Moutain View
• Paris:
• Cafe Flore: A parisian cafe full of literary and philosophical history
• (See other Paris Cafe's here)
• Venice:
• Caffe Florian
• The Past (R.I.P.)
• The Phoenix Cafe in downtown San Jose was full of life.
• The Upstart Crow in the Pruneyard was the first Silicon Valley Caffe (now relegated to SoCal).
• The Cafe Chameleon on the river in Santa Cruz had a very special vibe.
• Friends don't let friends go to Tar For Bucks!

Tearooms:

• The Celadon Tea Room in Berkeley
• The Imperial Tea Court Tearooms in San Francisco and Berkeley
• Ten Ren Tea (worldwide)
• TeaGuide: The Original Online Tearoom Directory
• Lisa's Tea Treasures in the South Bay (where the ladies talk all afternoon)