I've never been a big coffee shop fan. As a study location its pretty piss poor, but it makes you feel like you are doing something. As a socializing location, they are ok, but if its early enough for coffee I should be doing something productive, and if it late enough to socialize I'd rather be at a bar.
I know a lot of people who enjoy the pseudo-intellectual vibe of the coffee shop but I'm not one of them.
This could all stem from the fact that I don't care for coffee