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Cafes to work from in Austin

138 places, read one by one from what the people who sat there wrote. How the Wi-Fi holds, whether there are outlets, whether you can hear yourself think.

Cup & Leaf Cafe

Cup & Leaf Cafe

East Cesar Chavez · 5 · 30

Wi-Fi
5/5
Noise
quiet
Simona's Coffee + Cocktails

Simona's Coffee + Cocktails

LaPrelle Place · 4.6 · 230

Wi-Fi
5/5
Noise
quiet
Thayne's Café

Thayne's Café

Austin · 4.9 · 36

Wi-Fi
5/5
WhichCraft Tap Room & Bottle Shop

WhichCraft Tap Room & Bottle Shop

Austin · 4.7 · 461

Wi-Fi
5/5
Oak Hill Social Coffee & Cocktails

Oak Hill Social Coffee & Cocktails

Austin · 4.5 · 293

Noise
varies
Medici Roasting - Guadalupe

Medici Roasting - Guadalupe

The Drag · 4.4 · 942

A welcoming cafe with an upstairs study area that guests use for studying and getting work done.

Flat Track Coffee

Flat Track Coffee

East Cesar Chavez · 4.7 · 887

Outlets
a few
Noise
varies
Bennu Coffee on Congress

Bennu Coffee on Congress

Auditorium Shores · 4.5 · 1,613

Outlets
a few
Noise
varies
Bennu Coffee

Bennu Coffee

Blackland · 4.5 · 1,518

Outlets
many
Noise
quiet
Capitol Cafe - San Jacinto Blvd

Capitol Cafe - San Jacinto Blvd

Medical District · 3.8 · 28

Wi-Fi
5/5
Noise
varies
The Watershed

The Watershed

Austin · 5 · 43

Outlets
many
Switchback Coffee and Beer

Switchback Coffee and Beer

South Bend · 4.9 · 94

Noise
loud
Texas Coffee Traders Cafe

Texas Coffee Traders Cafe

Govalle · 4.8 · 559

Noise
quiet
Cure Bakery Coffee

Cure Bakery Coffee

Woodland Village · 4.8 · 451

Noise
quiet
Cafe Largesse

Cafe Largesse

Austin · 4.8 · 214

Outlets
many
Sa-Tén @ Canopy

Sa-Tén @ Canopy

Govalle · 4.6 · 927

Noise
varies
San Francisco Bakery & Café

San Francisco Bakery & Café

Austin · 4.6 · 551

Noise
quiet
Flightpath Coffeehouse

Flightpath Coffeehouse

North Loop · 4.5 · 852

Noise
quiet
The Hive

The Hive

Austin · 4.5 · 827

Noise
varies
community garden

community garden

Chestnut · 4.5 · 160

Noise
varies
Houndstooth Coffee

Houndstooth Coffee

Austin · 4.5 · 88

Noise
quiet
Opa

Opa

Austin · 4.4 · 1,144

Outlets
many
Epoch Coffee - Far West

Epoch Coffee - Far West

Austin · 4.4 · 524

Outlets
many
Russell's Bakery & Coffee @ 2222

Russell's Bakery & Coffee @ 2222

Austin · 4.4 · 473

Noise
varies
Houndstooth Coffee

Houndstooth Coffee

Chestnut · 4.3 · 471

Noise
quiet
Starbucks Coffee Company

Starbucks Coffee Company

Seaholm · 4.3 · 418

Wi-Fi
5/5
Cuvée Coffee Bar at Natiivo

Cuvée Coffee Bar at Natiivo

Rainey Street Historic District · 4.3 · 148

Noise
varies
Arab Cowboy

Arab Cowboy

The Drag · 4.2 · 244

Noise
quiet
Spokesman Coffee

Spokesman Coffee

St. Elmo · 4.7 · 1,108

A lively cafe with good coffee and an explicitly laptop-friendly spot to settle in and work.

Café Crème - Downtown

Café Crème - Downtown

Seaholm · 4.7 · 353

Cafe inside the Austin Library with a pleasant setting for studying or reading, along with coffee, food, and outdoor seating with river and skyline views.

LazyDaze

LazyDaze

Aldridge Place · 4.7 · 65

A chill cafe with a small patio, good coffee, and a space recommended for hanging out and working on a laptop.

Russell’s Bakery & Genuine Joe Coffeehouse

Russell’s Bakery & Genuine Joe Coffeehouse

Allandale · 4.6 · 1,409

A comfortable, laid-back coffee shop where guests can work on a laptop or relax with friends.

Once Over Coffee Bar

Once Over Coffee Bar

LaPrelle Place · 4.5 · 697

Relaxed coffee shop described as perfect for remote work, though seating may be limited during peak hours.

Lola Savannah Coffee Lounge - Westlake

Lola Savannah Coffee Lounge - Westlake

Austin · 4.4 · 318

Modern, clean cafe with good coffee and seating options for working.

Starbucks Coffee Company

Starbucks Coffee Company

Austin · 4.2 · 1,342

A bright, spacious cafe with varied seating, including a large conference-style table, where guests can relax or get some work done.

What makes a cafe worth the walk

Every place on this page was read from its reviews rather than from a press kit: whether the Wi-Fi holds a call, whether there is a socket near a table, whether anybody minds you staying past the second coffee.

  • Wi-Fi that holds a video call
  • Sockets you can actually reach
  • A table you can open a laptop on
  • Noise you can think through
  • Coffee worth a second cup
  • Nobody counting the minutes

Working from cafes in Austin, answered

How many cafes in Austin are good for working on a laptop?
65 of the 75 places in Austin whose reviews say anything about laptops are somewhere you can settle in and work. The other 16 of the 91 we hold are unjudged rather than unwelcoming: nobody who wrote about them mentioned it either way. What we look for is a table you can open a laptop on, a socket within reach and nobody counting the minutes.
Which cafes in Austin have fast Wi-Fi?
Of the 16 places in Austin whose Wi-Fi we could judge, 8 hold a video call. The connection is read from what people who sat there wrote, not from what the cafe claims, so a place with no reviews about its Wi-Fi is left out rather than guessed at. The "Fast Wi-Fi" filter on this page shows only those 8.
Can you work all day from a cafe in Austin?
Yes, in 65 of the 75 judged places in Austin, where staying past the second coffee is normal rather than tolerated. 4 of the 91 cafes we hold are still open at 9pm or later, so a long day does not have to end mid-afternoon. Kitchens usually stop serving well before closing, so order before the last hour rather than after it.
Are there cafes open late in Austin?
4 of the 91 cafes we hold in Austin are open at 9pm or later on at least one day of the week. 4 of them never close at all. Closing times come from each venue's own opening hours rather than an estimate, so a place that shuts at 8:30pm is not on the list.
Is Austin a good city for working from cafes?
Austin averages 3.3 out of 5 across 91 places, which puts it among the strongest of the 16 cities we cover. Canggu leads on 3.9. The spread between cities is narrower than the spread between two cafes on the same street, so the city rarely decides your day: the choice of place does.