To me, the atmosphere is people: if a good, interesting crowd eats there _and_ works there, that's all the atmosphere I need. Fancy stuff is fine, but there's nothing better than a restaurant where the staff knows you and is glad to see you, and the crowd is cool and people you know stop by your table to give you the big hello. I eat at one particular place like that once or twice a week, and it's like being in a movie.
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