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Where to Work

Where to Work

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Created by Patrick Collison • Updated On: January 5, 2014

My favorite work cafes.

Educational Bookshop is one of Where to Work.

1. Educational Bookshop

8.3
19 Salah al Din St., Jerusalem, Palestine
Café · 13 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Free wifi. Really nice surrounds. Friendly staff. Lots of interesting books for sale. Unusually for Jerusalem, the coffee is even reasonable.

look mum no hands! is one of Where to Work.

2. look mum no hands!

49 Old St, London, Greater London
Bicycle Store · Islington · 236 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Cool spot. Free wifi and power.

Ritual Coffee Roasters is one of Where to Work.

3. Ritual Coffee Roasters

8.7
1026 Valencia St (btwn 21st & Hill St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Dolores Heights · 315 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Best before 9am or after 8pm. (It opens at 6am and is open 'till 10pm.) Free wifi; some power.

Urbanista is one of Where to Work.

4. Urbanista

7.8
Gouraud St, بيروت, محافظة بيروت
Café · 100 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Fantastic coffee shop. Excellent food, drip coffee, free wifi, lots of power, friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Ginette is one of Where to Work.

5. Ginette

7.2
Rue Gouraud, بيروت, محافظة بيروت
Coffee Shop · 20 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Food is excellent; the outdoor patio is gorgeous, especially in the evening. Free wifi, and power even outside.

Impala Coffee is one of Where to Work.

6. Impala Coffee

8.3
Schönhauser Allee 173 (Schwedter Str.), Berlin, Berlin
Coffee Shop · 84 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Doesn't have power or wifi, but it's such a nice cafe that I have to recommend it anyway. Get the hazelnut cookie.

Brasserie Bernoulli is one of Where to Work.

7. Brasserie Bernoulli

7.7
Hardturmstrasse 261, Zürich, Zürich
Swiss Restaurant · Escher Wyss · 6 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Free wifi, can't remember about power. A nice spot just off the tram.

Workshop Coffee Co. is one of Where to Work.

8. Workshop Coffee Co.

27 Clerkenwell Rd (at St John St), London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Clerkenwell · 270 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Fantastic place. Free wifi. Really good breakfast.

iHub is one of Where to Work.

9. iHub

6th Floor, Senteu Plaza (Galana Rd), Nairobi, Nairobi
Event Space · 41 tips and reviews
Un'Altra Volta is one of Where to Work.

10. Un'Altra Volta

Av. Santa Fe 1826 (esq. Av. Callao), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C.F.
Ice Cream Parlor · Barrio Norte · 85 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Free wifi, really nice patio. Power inside.

Knockbox Coffee Company is one of Where to Work.

11. Knockbox Coffee Company

6.9
21 Hak Po St, 旺角, HK
Coffee Shop · 65 tips and reviews

Patrick C.Patrick Collison: Not really a place to work with a laptop, and no wifi. Bring a notebook.

Ninth Street Espresso is one of Where to Work.

12. Ninth Street Espresso

8.9
341 E 10th St (at Ave B), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Alphabet City · 130 tips and reviews
Bluebird Coffee Shop is one of Where to Work.

13. Bluebird Coffee Shop

72 E 1st St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 135 tips and reviews
Black Brick is one of Where to Work.

14. Black Brick

8.4
300 Bedford Ave (btwn Grand & S 1st St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 164 tips and reviews
Caffè Artigiano is one of Where to Work.

15. Caffè Artigiano

7.4
763 Hornby St (at Robson St.), Vancouver, BC
Café · Downtown Vancouver · 54 tips and reviews
Palate Palette Restaurant & Bar is one of Where to Work.

16. Palate Palette Restaurant & Bar

21 Jalan Mesui (off Jalan Nagasari, Bukit Bintang), Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Restaurant · Bukit Bintang · 60 tips and reviews
Loveat is one of Where to Work.

17. Loveat

3 Nachalat Binyamin St, תל אביב-יפו, תל אביב
Café · 43 tips and reviews
The Streets is one of Where to Work.

18. The Streets

6.9
(הסטריטס)
2 HaNevi'im St. (70 King George St.), תל אביב-יפו, תל אביב
Café · 107 tips and reviews
Flywheel Coffee is one of Where to Work.

19. Flywheel Coffee

8.9
672 Stanyan St (btwn Haight St & Page St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Haight Ashbury · 138 tips and reviews
Paris Baguette is one of Where to Work.

20. Paris Baguette

383 University Ave (at Waverley St), Palo Alto, CA
Bakery · Downtown North · 100 tips and reviews
Joe Bar is one of Where to Work.

21. Joe Bar

810 E Roy St (at Harvard Ave. E), Seattle, WA
Coffee Shop · Capitol Hill · 33 tips and reviews
Espresso Vivace is one of Where to Work.

22. Espresso Vivace

9.0
532 Broadway E (at E Republican St), Seattle, WA
Coffee Shop · Capitol Hill · 156 tips and reviews
Cafe Fixe is one of Where to Work.

23. Cafe Fixe

7.4
1642 Beacon St (Washington St), Brookline, MA
Coffee Shop · Washington Square · 50 tips and reviews
Café for Contemporary Art is one of Where to Work.

24. Café for Contemporary Art

140 E Esplanade St (at Lonsdale Ave), North Vancouver, BC
Coffee Shop · 14 tips and reviews
3FE (Third Floor Espresso) is one of Where to Work.

25. 3FE (Third Floor Espresso)

Twisted Pepper, Dublin, Dublin City
Coffee Shop · North City · 19 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Where to Work.

26. Blue Bottle Coffee

2900 18th St (btwn Florida & Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 97 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of Where to Work.

27. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
Coffee Bar is one of Where to Work.

28. Coffee Bar

1890 Bryant St (btwn Mariposa St. & Florida St.), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 260 tips and reviews
Timberyard is one of Where to Work.

29. Timberyard

61-67 Old St (Central St), London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Islington · 106 tips and reviews
Streamer Coffee Company is one of Where to Work.

30. Streamer Coffee Company

8.0
渋谷1-20-28, 渋谷区, 東京都
Coffee Shop · 103 tips and reviews
Starbucks is one of Where to Work.

31. Starbucks

8.1
下京区二帖半敷町652 (からすま京都ホテル), 京都市, 京都府
Coffee Shop · 21 tips and reviews
Ogawa Coffee The Cafe 河原町三条店 is one of Where to Work.

32. Ogawa Coffee The Cafe 河原町三条店

中京区石橋町14-1 (三条通寺町東入), 京都市, 京都府
Café · 10 tips and reviews
Cafe Bibliotic Hello! is one of Where to Work.

33. Cafe Bibliotic Hello!

8.9
中京区晴明町650 (二条柳馬場東入ル晴明町650), 京都市, 京都府
Café · 90 tips and reviews
master-piece coffee KYOTO is one of Where to Work.

34. master-piece coffee KYOTO

8.4
中京区中之町26 (三条通富小路東入), 京都市, 京都府
Coffee Shop · 16 tips and reviews
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of Where to Work.

35. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

9.0
400 Lafayette St (at E 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 379 tips and reviews
Birch Coffee is one of Where to Work.

36. Birch Coffee

21 E 27th St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 486 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Where to Work.

37. Blue Bottle Coffee

450 W 15th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 268 tips and reviews
No Fire No Glory is one of Where to Work.

38. No Fire No Glory

8.3
Rykestr. 45, Berlin, Berlin
Coffee Shop · Kollwitzkiez · 232 tips and reviews
Godshot is one of Where to Work.

39. Godshot

7.9
Immanuelkirchstr. 32, Berlin, Berlin
Coffee Shop · Kollwitzkiez · 118 tips and reviews
Blue Tree Café is one of Where to Work.

40. Blue Tree Café

8.6
1009 Kapiolani Blvd (Pacifica Honolulu Condos), Honolulu, HI
Café · Ala Moana - Kakaako · 21 tips and reviews
Journey is one of Where to Work.

41. Journey

8.7
Akarsu Cad. No:21/A Cihangir, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, İstanbul
Lounge · Kılıçali Paşa · 242 tips and reviews
Brew Coffee Works is one of Where to Work.

42. Brew Coffee Works

Hobyar Mah. Hamidiye Cad. No: 64/16, Fatih, İstanbul
Coffee Shop · Hobyar · 460 tips and reviews