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Best cities in Europe to work from cafes

6 cities, 1,520 cafes read one by one. Lisboa leads on the average, but the row that matters is the one you care about: Wi-Fi, sockets, or a room that is still open at nine.

CityCafesLaptop friendlyFast Wi-FiOpen at 9pm
Lisboa30864%of 213 judged74%of 140 rated34%105 cafes
Valencia7580%of 66 judged73%of 30 rated43%32 cafes
Berlin51457%of 373 judged56%of 238 rated28%144 cafes
Porto7881%of 58 judged82%of 33 rated51%40 cafes
Madrid8462%of 71 judged65%of 40 rated42%35 cafes
Barcelona46161%of 274 judged62%of 301 rated56%258 cafes

Shares are counted against the cafes that carry that verdict, not against every cafe in the city. The denominators are under each number for that reason.

City by city

1. Lisboa

308 cafes read, averaging 3.3 out of 5.

Every cafe we have read in Lisboa

2. Valencia

75 cafes read, averaging 3.3 out of 5.

Every cafe we have read in Valencia

3. Berlin

514 cafes read, averaging 3.3 out of 5, and it has the most cafes to choose from in Europe.

  • soulcafé

    “Great place to work on your laptop with good WiFi!”

  • Nua Rasa

    “They provide wifi, outlets, and water on tap.”

  • Baffels Café and More

    “A good place to bring your laptop and sit around for the whole afternoon!”

Every cafe we have read in Berlin

4. Porto

78 cafes read, averaging 3.2 out of 5, and it has the highest share of laptop friendly cafes in Europe.

Every cafe we have read in Porto

5. Madrid

84 cafes read, averaging 3.2 out of 5.

Every cafe we have read in Madrid

6. Barcelona

461 cafes read, averaging 3.2 out of 5, and it has the most cafes still open at 9pm in Europe.

Every cafe we have read in Barcelona

Europe, answered

Which city in Europe is best for working from cafes?
On the cafes we have read, Lisboa comes out on top with an average of 3.3 out of 5 across 308 places. That is an average of our own read of each cafe, not a popularity score, and the cities below it are close enough that the tie-breaker is usually what you need: Valencia for a different rhythm, Berlin for the most cafes to choose from, Porto for the highest share of laptop friendly cafes, Madrid for a different rhythm, Barcelona for the most cafes still open at 9pm.
How many cafes are behind these numbers?
1,520 across 6 cities: 308 in Lisboa, 75 in Valencia, 514 in Berlin, 78 in Porto, 84 in Madrid, 461 in Barcelona. Every percentage on this page is a share of the cafes that carry that particular verdict, never of the whole catalogue, which is why the denominators travel with the numbers.
Where do the Wi-Fi and noise verdicts come from?
From what the people who sat there wrote, read cafe by cafe rather than taken from a press kit. A cafe with too few reviews to judge is left without a verdict instead of being given an average one.