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Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From
Ground Support is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

1. Ground Support

8.6
399 W Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 507 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: A wonderful place to meet creative and interesting people. Always packed, good treat, so-so wi-fi on really busy days.

Café 474 is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

2. Café 474

474 4th Ave (btwn 10th & 11th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Gowanus · 24 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Quiet, tiny, right by the subway (F/R/G). Great staff, solid tea offering, great little sandwiches.

Red Horse Café is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

3. Red Horse Café

497 6th Ave (at 12th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · South Slope · 34 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Smallish, comfortable, with a staff that relentlessly curates a strong indie soundtrack overhead, sometimes of the 90's variety. Good food, solid wifi.

Tea Lounge is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

4. Tea Lounge

837 Union St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Tea Room · North Slope · 147 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Massive, packed, loud, but somehow awesome. A great variety of patrons, open til midnight, and even later on weekends.

Cafe Select is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

5. Cafe Select

8.4
212 Lafayette St (at Kenmare St), New York, NY
Swiss Restaurant · SoHo · 262 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: No wifi, BUT best staff, best food, and GREAT foot back to back meetings. Try the Salmon Rösti. Secret bar in back of the kitchen on some nights.

Central Cafe is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

6. Central Cafe

108 Central Ave (btwn Jefferson St & Troutman St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bushwick · 44 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Great wifi, great coffee, great staff. Out of the way, and therefor more of a neighborhood haunt of the authentic persuasion.

House of Small Wonder is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

7. House of Small Wonder

77 N 6th St (at Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Williamsburg · 167 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Discover this one for yourself.

Max Caffé is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

8. Max Caffé

1262 Amsterdam Ave (Btw 122nd & 123rd), New York, NY
Café · West Harlem · 57 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: For the UWS crowd, including Columbia students. Pleasant, good coffee, good wifi.

Ace Hotel Lobby Bar is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

9. Ace Hotel Lobby Bar

8.7
16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 236 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Gorgeous, and filled with tech folks having meetings or coding away. Expensive when it comes to dinner/drinks time.

Café Grumpy is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

10. Café Grumpy

8.8
193 Meserole Ave (at Diamond St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenpoint · 110 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Famous in the coffee shop working community long before it became famous through HBO's Girls. Greenpoint haunt with top coffee and tea, big tables, pleasant vibe.

Think Coffee is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

11. Think Coffee

7.8
248 Mercer St (btwn W 3rd & W 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 320 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Insanity of the NYU variety, but with a great vibe. Solid lunch options, great environment with Washington Square Park right outside for walking meetings.

Tazza Bakery Enoteca is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

12. Tazza Bakery Enoteca

311 Henry St (at Atlantic Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Brooklyn Heights · 34 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Quiet, with no-laptop rule during certain busy hours. GREAT pastries, great coffee, great lunch bites, and near the waterfront for walking meetings.

Vineapple Cafe is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

13. Vineapple Cafe

8.7
71 Pineapple St (btwn Henry & Hicks St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Brooklyn Heights · 154 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Quiet, huge, out of the way. Great spot for brainstorms and focus sessions, but also for meetings.

Kos Kaffe Roasting House is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

14. Kos Kaffe Roasting House

7.4
251 5th Ave (btwn Garfield & Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · North Slope · 73 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Big, great food, coffee roasting done right there (which can be noisy), good internet, good seating, huge windows to stare our of longingly. Try the kale salad.

Postmark is one of Best NYC Coffee Shops To Work From.

15. Postmark

8.7
326 6th St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Central Slope · 68 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Quiet, outdoor seating when the weather permits. Good for creative work.