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Berlin vs Lisboa for working from cafes
The two score almost the same overall (3.27 and 3.35), so it comes down to laptops: 64% of the cafes we judged in Lisboa welcome one, against 58% in Berlin. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (228 Wi-Fi verdicts in Berlin, 140 in Lisboa), not on every cafe listed.
| Measure | Berlin | Lisboa |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes read | 499 | 308 |
| Average score | 3.27 | 3.35 |
| Fast Wi-Fi | 132 of 228 with a Wi-Fi verdict (58%) | 103 of 140 with a Wi-Fi verdict (74%) |
| Laptop friendly | 208 of 358 judged (58%) | 136 of 213 judged (64%) |
| Open at 9pm | 140 of 499 read (28%) | 105 of 308 read (34%) |
| Open 24 hours | 8 | 4 |
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 308. It does not lead Lisboa on any of the measures we track, which makes it the pick when something other than the cafes decides where you go.
Lisboa
Lisboa is the smaller catalogue of the two, 308 cafes read against 499, so expect a shorter list rather than a worse one. Where it pulls ahead: its cafes average 3.35 against 3.27, and 74% of the cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict in Lisboa are fast, against 58% in Berlin, and 64% of the cafes we judged in Lisboa are laptop friendly, against 58% in Berlin.
Berlin and Lisboa, answered
- Is Berlin or Lisboa better for working from cafes?
- The two score almost the same overall (3.27 and 3.35), so it comes down to laptops: 64% of the cafes we judged in Lisboa welcome one, against 58% in Berlin. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (228 Wi-Fi verdicts in Berlin, 140 in Lisboa), not on every cafe listed.
- Which has more cafes open late, Berlin or Lisboa?
- Berlin has 140 cafes still open at 9pm out of 499 read (28%), and Lisboa has 105 out of 308 (34%). Round the clock is rarer: 8 in Berlin, 4 in Lisboa. 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 140 of the 308 in Lisboa; a laptop verdict for 358 and 213. 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.