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Berlin vs Barcelona for working from cafes
Nothing separates them on quality, so it comes down to choice: 499 cafes read in Berlin against 434 in Barcelona. Barcelona is not behind on everything: 57% of Barcelona cafes are still open at 9pm, against 28% in Berlin. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (228 Wi-Fi verdicts in Berlin, 281 in Barcelona), not on every cafe listed.
| Measure | Berlin | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes read | 499 | 434 |
| Average score | 3.27 | 3.21 |
| Fast Wi-Fi | 132 of 228 with a Wi-Fi verdict (58%) | 177 of 281 with a Wi-Fi verdict (63%) |
| Laptop friendly | 208 of 358 judged (58%) | 150 of 248 judged (60%) |
| Open at 9pm | 140 of 499 read (28%) | 249 of 434 read (57%) |
| Open 24 hours | 8 | 1 |
Wi-Fi and laptop shares are counted against the cafes that carry that verdict, not against every cafe in the city. The denominators are in the cells for that reason.
What each city is good for
Berlin
Berlin is the bigger catalogue of the two, 499 cafes read against 434. Where it pulls ahead: its cafes average 3.27 against 3.21.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the smaller catalogue of the two, 434 cafes read against 499, so expect a shorter list rather than a worse one. Where it pulls ahead: 57% of Barcelona cafes are still open at 9pm, against 28% in Berlin, and 63% of the cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict in Barcelona are fast, against 58% in Berlin.
Berlin and Barcelona, answered
- Is Berlin or Barcelona better for working from cafes?
- Nothing separates them on quality, so it comes down to choice: 499 cafes read in Berlin against 434 in Barcelona. Barcelona is not behind on everything: 57% of Barcelona cafes are still open at 9pm, against 28% in Berlin. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (228 Wi-Fi verdicts in Berlin, 281 in Barcelona), not on every cafe listed.
- Which has more cafes open late, Berlin or Barcelona?
- Berlin has 140 cafes still open at 9pm out of 499 read (28%), and Barcelona has 249 out of 434 (57%). Round the clock is rarer: 8 in Berlin, 1 in Barcelona. Closing times come from each venue's own hours rather than from an estimate.
- How reliable are these Wi-Fi and laptop numbers?
- They are shares of a subset, never of the whole catalogue. A Wi-Fi verdict exists for 228 of the 499 cafes in Berlin and 281 of the 434 in Barcelona; a laptop verdict for 358 and 248. A percentage taken from a few dozen places moves a lot on one new review, so compare the counts before the percentages.
Other comparisons are listed at the bottom of every city we have read.