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About Not Monday Cafe
Not Monday Cafe is an idle cafe simulation where you grow fresh ingredients, cook meals, and serve adorable animal customers. The cafe sits at the bottom of your screen, letting you work, study, or relax while it runs.
You can design and decorate your own space, unlock over 300 recipes, and connect with friends through a postal system. Twitch integration also lets viewers join as customers, turning streams into a shared hangout.
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Ingredient Farming
You can plant and harvest crops from your little farm to grow fresh ingredients. Harvested crops become the base for the meals you serve, providing a clear link between farming and cooking.
Farming operates as an idle activity, so crops can be collected without constant attention. This design fits the game’s focus on multitasking while you attend to other tasks.
- Watch which crops regrow fastest to keep a steady ingredient supply.
- Match crop visuals with your preferred menu theme for a cohesive look.
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Cafe Customization
You can design, decorate, and customize your cafe to match your unique style. Decorations and upgrades are bought with money earned from serving customers, linking aesthetic choices to progress.
Customization options let you build a personal space that feels inviting, while the idle system continues to run in the background.
- Balance decorative purchases with functional upgrades to keep operations smooth.
- Use a consistent visual theme to create a cohesive atmosphere.

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Cooking & Serving
Fresh ingredients are turned into meals and drinks, earning money that can be spent on more decorations or upgrades. Over 300 recipes are available to unlock and use.
A friendly staff handles the cooking and serving processes, allowing you to focus on other activities while the cafe continues to operate.
- Track which recipes generate the most income to prioritize unlocking them.
- Experiment with different dish combinations to discover personal favorites.
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Streaming Integration
Twitch integration lets you connect your stream, turning it into a cozy cafe where chat participants become customers. This creates an interactive hangout for viewers.
The integration works alongside the idle gameplay, so the cafe keeps running even while you are streaming or away from the keyboard.
- Encourage viewers to join as customers to increase in‑game activity.
- Compare chat engagement before and after enabling the cafe overlay.





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Social Features
The Postal Service lets you send gifts to friends and visit their cafes, adding a layer of social interaction beyond solo play.
Friend visits and gift exchanges provide motivation to progress, as you can see how others have customized their spaces.