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Lisboa vs Barcelona for working from cafes
The two score almost the same overall (3.35 and 3.21), so it comes down to laptops: 64% of the cafes we judged in Lisboa welcome one, against 60% in Barcelona. Barcelona is not behind on everything: 57% of Barcelona cafes are still open at 9pm, against 34% in Lisboa. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (140 Wi-Fi verdicts in Lisboa, 281 in Barcelona), not on every cafe listed.
| Measure | Lisboa | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes read | 308 | 434 |
| Average score | 3.35 | 3.21 |
| Fast Wi-Fi | 103 of 140 with a Wi-Fi verdict (74%) | 177 of 281 with a Wi-Fi verdict (63%) |
| Laptop friendly | 136 of 213 judged (64%) | 150 of 248 judged (60%) |
| Open at 9pm | 105 of 308 read (34%) | 249 of 434 read (57%) |
| Open 24 hours | 4 | 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
Lisboa
Lisboa is the smaller catalogue of the two, 308 cafes read against 434, so expect a shorter list rather than a worse one. Where it pulls ahead: its cafes average 3.35 against 3.21, and 74% of the cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict in Lisboa are fast, against 63% in Barcelona, and 64% of the cafes we judged in Lisboa are laptop friendly, against 60% in Barcelona.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the bigger catalogue of the two, 434 cafes read against 308. Where it pulls ahead: 57% of Barcelona cafes are still open at 9pm, against 34% in Lisboa.
Lisboa and Barcelona, answered
- Is Lisboa or Barcelona better for working from cafes?
- The two score almost the same overall (3.35 and 3.21), so it comes down to laptops: 64% of the cafes we judged in Lisboa welcome one, against 60% in Barcelona. Barcelona is not behind on everything: 57% of Barcelona cafes are still open at 9pm, against 34% in Lisboa. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (140 Wi-Fi verdicts in Lisboa, 281 in Barcelona), not on every cafe listed.
- Which has more cafes open late, Lisboa or Barcelona?
- Lisboa has 105 cafes still open at 9pm out of 308 read (34%), and Barcelona has 249 out of 434 (57%). Round the clock is rarer: 4 in Lisboa, 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 140 of the 308 cafes in Lisboa and 281 of the 434 in Barcelona; a laptop verdict for 213 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.