Noun
cafe society (countable and uncountable, plural cafe societies)
Alternative form of café society
café society (countable and uncountable, plural café societies)
Especially from the late-19th century through the mid-20th century in Europe and America, a culture characterized by continual socializing in bistros, coffee shops, and nightclubs, sometimes extravagantly frivolous and sometimes intensely intellectual in nature but always high-spirited.