Our top 9 picks for cafes to work from in London based on their work-friendliness, coffee and atmosphere.

9 Best Cafes to Work From in London

Benk + Bo is our top spot to work from in London. It calls itself a "free workspace" so everyone can feel welcome to show up with their laptop and spend the whole day there. They've invested in great wifi and plenty of seating space and chargers so you can work comfortably. 

They serve up the best flat white in London and have a great selection of bakes and sandwiches available if you get hungry. On top of everything, it's very much a community enterprise. Benk + Bo runs community initiative such as a garden club (Tuesdays and Fridays) and a monthly book club, as well as a range of events including life-drawing and jazz nights. Check the full review for more details! 

Watchhouse is a growing small chain coffee brand in London. They are definitely coffee specialists so you are guaranteed an excellent cup of coffee at any of their branches. This location at St Mary Axe in the City of London is our favourite of their locations to work from. 

Set over two floors, the upper floor has plenty of space to work from and very fast wifi.

This cafe just opened early in 2022 and has quickly become a popular spot to work from during the week. They serve up fantastic coffee and have created a lovely ambience  

Bright and friendly, OAT is a great place to spend a few hours getting some work done.

Roasting Plant is another growing small coffee chain in London which serves specialist coffee so if you know your beans they'll definitely be able to cater to your taste. 

A specialist coffee shop in Farringdon with plenty of laptop-friendly seating with plugs and great wifi. 

A charity-run cafe just off Brick Lane, Kahaila is a cosy spot to work from during the week. It serves up ethically-sourced coffee and a tasty selection of sweet treats! 

A spot in the City with great wifi, lovely coffee and a good lunch selection for a reasonable price. Although it can get a bit noisy at lunch time as workers from the city drop by for lunch, it's a good spot for getting stuck in to some work and enjoying some great coffee. 

Hoxton is a chain of hotels around London and this one in Shoreditch is particularly work-friendly. Feel free to take a seat in their lobby area where you'll find plenty of others working from laptops and taking calls, or sit in their cafe area - both are equally as laptop-friendly.

Attendant Coffee is better known as a breakfast or lunch spot but also welcomes remote workers. 

London is full of wonderful cafes. Here's our top 9 cafes for getting work done based on their laptop-friendliness, coffee and atmosphere.

Benk + Bo is our top spot to work from in East London. With amazing coffee and a very work-friendly atmosphere, you can settle in and easily spend the whole day there! You won't have to worry about plugs, wifi or lunch - Benk has made every effort to make this a comfortable workspace for everyone with a super homey feel. 

Benk also runs a lot of community and creative initiatives - check out the full review for more details! 

OAT has two cafes pretty close to each other in East London, one off Shoreditch High Street and one on Brick Lane. 

Both are great places to work from with good wifi and great coffee. The staff are really-friendly so you can settle in and get some work done without feeling the pressure of buying more and more. 

Kahaila is a super friendly and cosy spot on Brick Lane. It's a charity-run cafe serving ethically-sourced coffee and a wide range of cakes and bakes if you fancy a treat! There are plugs along the walls if you can snag a seat there and easy lunch options like avocado toast to keep you fuelled all day. 

Although I wouldn't recommend it for Zoom calls, it's an especially good place to get stuck in to some analogue work or a good book. 

This trendy hotel is a popular work spot in East London. You definitely won't feel like the "odd-one-out" being on a laptop here, especially if you can find a seat in the lobby area. It does get busy early though and if you miss a spot in the lobby, there are also plenty seats available in the cafe/ restaurant area where you're welcome to work from and the whole place is open late all week if you're on that late night grind. 

East London is a hub of great independent and small chain cafes to work from and enjoy some excellent coffee.

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