History Main / LocalHangout

* The Regal Beagle in ''Series/ThreesCompany''.

* In ''Anime/FZeroGPLegend'', the main characters like to hang out at the "Falcon House," a cafe that caters to fans of F-Zero, run by Bart Lemming, [[spoiler:who is secretly Captain Falcon]].

%%* The Big Squeeze lemonade stand in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}} 6teen]]''.

** Brain's Ice Cream Shop, an Ice Cream parlor that's owned by Brian and his family.

** The spin-off series ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' has The Broken Stool, local bar in Stoolbend where Cleveland and his friends hangout.

** The spin-off series ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' has The Broken Stool, local bar in Stool end where Cleveland and his friends hangout.

* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'' had Big Coffee, the café located right next door to the Greens' house, which is also Cricket's workspace. Until it got shut down by Chip Whistler in Season 2. It will be rebranded as the Gloria + Green Café in Season 3.

%%* The Broken Stool in ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow''.
%%* The Sugar Bowl & Brain's Ice Cream Shop in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''.
%%* The Honker Burger (Nickelodeon) and later Mr. Swirly's (Disney) in ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''.

%%* Kelso's in ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', beginning in season three.

* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants: Anyone who isn't Plankton tend to go to the Krusty Krab.

* The Regal Beagle in ''Series/ThreesCompany'', which started out as just the place where Chrissy worked.

Might include such amenities as a [[FireOfComfort fireplace]], [[TheStoryteller a storyteller]] or a [[WanderingMinstrel singer]], a [[BathsAreFun sauna]], BoardGames, [[GamblingTropes wagering]], [[DancingIsSeriousBusiness dancing]], [[BigBookOfEverything books]], [[EverythingIsOnline internet access]] or whatever, depending on the local culture and the owner's tastes. Often used as a FramingDevice for short stories, or a [[YouAllMeetInAnInn base]] for adventurers to gather. Outside of fiction, common hangout spaces like these are often referred to as "third places" (with the home being the "first place," and the workplace/school being the "second place.")

* Starbucks was conceived as sort of a universally known local hangout. Sometimes referred to as 'the third location' you find yourself in most often. The first two locations being at home and at work.

Might include such amenities as a [[FireOfComfort fireplace]], [[TheStoryteller a storyteller]] or a [[WanderingMinstrel singer]], a [[BathsAreFun sauna]], BoardGames, [[GamblingTropes wagering]], [[DancingIsSeriousBusiness dancing]], [[BigBookOfEverything books]], [[EverythingIsOnline internet access]] or whatever, depending on the local culture and the owner's tastes. Often used as a FramingDevice for short stories, or a [[YouAllMeetInAnInn base]] for adventurers to gather.

* A lot of machinimas based around ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' tend to have characters hanging around Princess Peach's castle. In the case of ''WebAnimation/{=SuperMarioGlitchy4's Super Mario 64 Bloopers=}''

* Luigi's Italian restaurant in ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'' replaces [[MyLocal The Railway Arms]] of ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}''

* A lot of machinimas based around ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' tend to have characters hanging around Princess Peach's castle. In the case of ''Machinima/SuperMarioGlitchy4''

** In [[Film/BackToTheFuture the first movie]], the local teens of 1955 Hill Valley hang around in a MaltShop called Lou's Diner.

* The Candy Bar in ''WesternAnimation/{{CraigOfTheCreek}}'' becomes the local hangout for the Stump Kids and all of the Creek kids in Season 4 after King Xavier's defeat in the Capture the Flag game.

* The Candy Bar in ''WesternAnimation/{{CraigoftheCreek}}'' becomes the local hangout for the Stump Kids and all of the Creek kids in Season 4 after King Xavier's defeat in the Capture the Flag game.

** That would be [[UnfortunateNames Barth's Burgery]], run by the surly, slovenly Barth who proudly claimed his burgers were the only ones with "[[{{Squick}} spit in the mixture]]." His CatchPhrase was "I heard that!," said whenever someone made a crack about the food.

%%* The Candy Bar in ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron''.