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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

‘Coffee with legs’: inside Chile’s risque and antiquated cafe culture

 At kerbside tables, down shadowy alleys and in underground arcades, coffee in Chile’s capital is still served con piernas – with legs. Waitresses in short skirts and high heels serve coffee at the street-level joints which form part of a curious, anachronistic hangover from the 1980s. And in exotically named cafes in underground shopping centres, the staff – who are nearly all migrants from other countries – wear swimwear.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/coffee-with-legs-chile-cafe-culture

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