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Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces

Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces

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Created by Alice Allergeek • Updated On: November 29, 2017

A guide to finding a comfortable place to work from. Mostly libraries (libraries are great!), some Starbucks locations, more to come! Caltrain counts too!

covo is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

1. covo

981 Mission, San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · SoMa · 9 tips and reviews
Santa Clara City Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

2. Santa Clara City Library

8.5
2635 Homestead Rd (btwn San Tomas and Kiely), Santa Clara, CA
Library · 20 tips and reviews
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

3. FedEx Office Print & Ship Center

5.9
1935 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA
Shipping, Freight, and Material Transportation Service · 9 tips and reviews
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

4. FedEx Office Print & Ship Center

5.9
249 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA
Shipping, Freight, and Material Transportation Service · 6 tips and reviews
sweetgreen is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

5. sweetgreen

8.4
440 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA
Salad Restaurant · Downtown Mountain View · 6 tips and reviews
Fraiche Yogurt is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

6. Fraiche Yogurt

200 Hamilton Ave (at Emerson St.), Palo Alto, CA
Frozen Yogurt Shop · University South · 146 tips and reviews
Menlo Park Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

7. Menlo Park Library

7.5
800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA
Library · 10 tips and reviews
LYFE Kitchen is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

8. LYFE Kitchen

167 Hamilton Ave (btwn High & Emerson St), Palo Alto, CA
New American Restaurant · University South · 136 tips and reviews

9. Palo Alto City Hall

250 Hamilton Ave (at Bryant St), Palo Alto, CA
City Hall · University South · 14 tips and reviews

Alice A.Alice Allergeek: A place to work in the fresh air. Counts during DRY season. Check out the tables in front of the building, under the trees.

Downtown Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

10. Downtown Library

6.9
270 Forest Ave (Ramona & Bryant), Palo Alto, CA
Library · University South · 9 tips and reviews
Rinconada Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

11. Rinconada Library

8.5
1213 Newell Rd (at Embarcadero), Palo Alto, CA
Library · 10 tips and reviews

12. Cecil H Green Library

557 Escondido Mall (Stanford University), Stanford, CA
College Library · 6 tips and reviews

Alice A.Alice Allergeek: You can spend 7 days a year at the Green Library. $10 a day after that, I think. Open until 1 AM. Be sure to have a state ID with you. Re-enter's OK.

Mitchell Park Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

13. Mitchell Park Library

9.0
3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA
Library · 9 tips and reviews

Alice A.Alice Allergeek: It's definitely a kid-friendly place. Concerning getting work done, the chairs are not that comfortable and there's quite a lot of folk on weekdays. Hard to find a private spot, too. Park. lot is full

Los Altos Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

14. Los Altos Library

8.2
13 S San Antonio Rd (at Hillview Ave), Los Altos, CA
Library · North Los Altos · 14 tips and reviews

Alice A.Alice Allergeek: A comparatively small library, with working tables overlooking the apricot orchard. There's a snack bar in the hall (10 to 5). In summer, once a week food trucks line up at the farmers market nearby.

Mountain View Public Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

15. Mountain View Public Library

8.8
585 Franklin St (at Mercy St), Mountain View, CA
Library · Downtown Mountain View · 28 tips and reviews

Alice A.Alice Allergeek: Crowded for obvious reasons (located in the downtown area). Chairs will give you back pain. There are 'study rooms' on the second floor that fit in up to 4 people incl. (no booking though) 1 hour only

Woodland Branch Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

16. Woodland Branch Library

1975 Grant Rd, Los Altos, CA
Library · South Los Altos · 1 tip
Starbucks is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

17. Starbucks

201 S Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA
Coffee Shop · 24 tips and reviews
Sunnyvale Public Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

18. Sunnyvale Public Library

8.7
665 W Olive Ave (at S. Pastoria Ave.), Sunnyvale, CA
Library · 24 tips and reviews
Philz Coffee is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

19. Philz Coffee

8.9
125 S Frances St (btwn Evelyn & Washington), Sunnyvale, CA
Coffee Shop · Heritage District · 59 tips and reviews
Cupertino Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

20. Cupertino Library

8.4
10800 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA
Library · City Center · 12 tips and reviews
Saratoga Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

21. Saratoga Library

8.7
13650 Saratoga Ave (Fruitvale Ave), Saratoga, CA
Library · West Valley College · 11 tips and reviews
Sue's Gallery Cafe is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

22. Sue's Gallery Cafe

9.4
14665 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA
Café · Saratoga Village · 14 tips and reviews
Santa Clara University Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

23. Santa Clara University Library

500 El Camino Real (at Market St.), Santa Clara, CA
College Library · 6 tips and reviews
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

24. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

8.4
150 E San Fernando St (at S. 4th St.), San Jose, CA
College Library · San Jose State University · 44 tips and reviews
Millbrae Library is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

25. Millbrae Library

7.7
1 Library Ave (at Poplar Ave), Millbrae, CA
Library · 9 tips and reviews
San Francisco Caltrain Station is one of Places to work - Bay Area coworking +public spaces.

26. San Francisco Caltrain Station

5.7
700 4th St (btwn King & Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
Rail Station · Mission Bay · 246 tips and reviews

27. Menlo College Bowman Library

Atherton, CA
College Library · No tips or reviews