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A few nice coffee cafe images I found:

Café Coffee Day

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Café Coffee Day (CCD) pioneered the café concept in India in 1996 by opening its first café at Brigade Road in Bangalore. Till about the late 1990’s coffee drinking in India was restricted to the intellectual, the South Indian traditionalist and the five star coffee shop visitor. As the pure (as opposed to instant coffee) coffee café culture in neighboring international markets grew, the need for a relaxed and fun “hangout” for the emerging urban youth in the country was clearly seen.

Recognizing the potential that lay ahead on the horizon, Café Coffee Day embarked on a dynamic journey to become a large organized retail café chain with a distinct brand identity of its own. From a handful of cafés in six cites in the first 5 years, CCD has become India’s largest and premier retail chain of cafes with 833 cafes in 118 cities around the country.

Irish Coffee, Austrian Café

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The oldest café on the Ringstrasse. Spent three hours here, alone, without laptop(!), simply soaking up the atmosphere.

After a terrific meal of wienerschnitzel and potatoes, I savored a traditional Melange with apfelstrüdel. Other than a table of old Austrian ladies in the opposite corner, and the occasional visit by a black-tied, exceedingly polite waiter, I was the only one in the room. I was about to leave — as I normally would after finishing a meal — but the sky suddenly opened up a torrential downpour. "Hmm," I thought, "I guess I can have another drink." Ordered an Irish coffee. An American family came in from the famous opera house across the street and I listened to them discuss the performance, pretending I was a local taking in some English practice. The rain stopped. I sauntered out, completely content with my first Viennese café experience.