pretension at coffee bar [source]

MacBook Air Cafes are places where almost everyone is on a computer, typically a MacBook Air. These cafes are typically sleek, airy, have a mostly white/gray palette, wooden tables, green plants, and healthy (often local) food - they are the Macbook Air of cafe.

Relatedly, this article calls Blue Bottle "the Apple of coffee."

May coincide with a reclaimed wood aeshetic in the cafe (such as Four Barrel) - "What Reclaimed Wood Meant"

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