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Awesome Hacking Locations Awesome

List of Awesome Hacking Locations, organised by Country and City, listing if it features power and wifi. Inspired by the awesome lists thing.

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Contribute 🌟

This is a community curated list, please submit your PR with the spots you know and love for hacking!

Q: What makes a hacking spot awesome?

A place where you would go and take your friends to go hacking with, power and wifi are a plus, having coffee and snacks is a bonus. We are excluding for now places that require a subscription or membership of somekind (unless that membership can be done at the of the visit moment and it doesn't require a long term commitment).

Check CONTRIBUTING.MD and start contributing.

Hackerspaces

Hackerspaces are great places to hack, and in fact, they are so great that they have their own list curated for many years now. If you are looking for a hackerspace, please consult:

CoWorking

CoWorking offices are awesome, but typically require a long-term commitment. If you are looking for something more stable for a long-term stay, look at https://www.coworker.com/map

Austria 🇦🇹

Vienna

MetaLab

Coffee, Club Mate All kind of activities and talks

Webpage: https://metalab.at

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Rathausstraße 6, 1010 Wien All time as long as a Key member is present

Belgium 🇧🇪

Brussels

Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL)

Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL) is a space, dedicated to various aspects of constructive & creative hacking. The space is about 300 square meters, there is a little electronics lab with over 9000 components, a library, and lots of tools. You're always welcome to follow one of the workshops or come to the weekly Tuesday meetings, hack nights or other get-together events.

Webpage: https://hsbxl.be/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Rue des Goujons 152, 1070 Brussels Tue 19:00-00:00

Brazil 🇧🇷

Rio de Janeiro

No spots now. Grama closed

Bulgaria 🇧🇬

Sofia

Fabrika Daga

Different types of coffee, great food

Webpage: https://foursquare.com/v/фабрика-дъга/541969e5498e5713ab53d2ff

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 10 Veslets str., Sofia, Bulgaria Mon-Fri 8:00-22:00,Sat 10:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-20:00

SoHo

Co-working space, friendly hosts, artistic setting; has coffee, kitchen, bar and a garden. Entrance fee: 8 EUR to rent a desk

Webpage: http://soho.bg/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 4 Iskar str., Sofia, Bulgaria Mon-Fri 9:00-19:00

Cameroon 🇨🇲

Buea

ActivSpaces

Webpage: https://activspaces.com

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ActivSpaces Buea, Fako Ship Plaza Mon-Fri 8:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 9:30-18:00

Canada 🇨🇦

Hamilton

Mulberry Coffeehouse

Cafe in the former lobby of an 1880s hotel. Great coffee, beer, sweets & sandwiches.

Webpage: http://www.mulberrycoffeehouse.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 193 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2L2, Canada Mon-Tue 7:00-22:00, Wed-Fri 7:00-23:30, Sat 8:00-23:30, Sun 8:00-20:00

Montréal

Café Replika

Turkish coffee, pastries & sandwiches in a chill spot blending rustic & modern decor.

Webpage: http://cafereplika.com

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 252 Rue Rachel E, Montréal, QC H2W 1E5 Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-18:00

Denmark 🇩🇰

Copenhagen

The Black Diamond

The Royal Danish Library / the Black Diamond

Webpage: http://www5.kb.dk/en/dia/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, Copenhagen Mon-Fri 8:00-20:00, Sat 9:00-18:00

Copenhagen Coffee Lab

Roasts and sells their own coffee

Webpage: http://copenhagencoffeelab.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✘ ✔ Boldhusgade 6, 1062 København K Mon-Fri 7:30-17:00, Sat 11:00-17.00

The Coffee Collective (Godthåbsvej)

Coffee connoisseurs: Roasts and sells their own coffee + won several coffee championships (bad cellphone coverage)

Webpage: http://coffeecollective.dk/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✘ ✔ Godthåbsvej 34B, 2000 Frederiksberg Mon-Fri 7:30-19:00, Sat 9:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-18:00

Emmerys (Store Kongensgade)

Webpage: http://www.emmerys.dk/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Store Kongensgade 97, 1264 København K

Emmerys (Store Strandstræde)

Webpage: http://www.emmerys.dk/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Store Strandstræde 21, 1255 København K

Paludan Bogcafé

Open late

Webpage: http://www.paludan-cafe.dk

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Fiolstræde 10, 1171 København Mon-Fri 9:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-22:00

Riccos Kaffebar (Sluseholmen)

Make sure to get the rye bread sandwiches. Their advocadomad+kartoffelmad are sublime

Webpage: http://www.riccos.dk

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ At sofa Sluseholmen 28, 2450 København SV Mon-Sun 8:00-17:45

Bevar's

Open late

Webpage: http://www.bevars.dk

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Ravnsborggade 10B, 2200 København Mon 9:30—23:00, Tue-Wed 9:30—24:00, Thu 9:30—2:00, Fri 9:30—3:00, Sat 10:00—3:00, Sun 10:00—21:30

Estonia 🇪🇪

Tallinn

K-Space

  • Chaostreff weekly on Thursdays @ 18:00
  • The only hackerspace with a server room (according to hackerspaces.org)
  • Various equipment to print, engrave and cut (everything but yourself)
  • Bees, honey
  • Quiet office, if you don't have time for fun
Net Power Coffee Food Shower Address Open Hours
10G+10G 25kW + UPS ✔ ✔ ✔ Akadeemia tee 21/1 24/7

Food: Vending Machine + Cafés and Diners + Convenience stores

France 🇫🇷

Lille

Café Citoyen

Community-owned (see their website for details of their organisation) and encouraging of event hosting and other activities. Café with great food and many speciality beers.

Webpage: https://cafecitoyen.org/

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ? ? 7 Pl. du Vieux Marché aux Chevaux, 59000 Lille Mon-Tues 11:02 AM-10:01 PM, Wed-Fri 11:00 AM-11:58PM, Sat 14:00 PM-11:58 PM

Nice

Copenhagen Coffee Lab

Copenhagen Coffee Lab is a coffee shop chain that provides a functional environment for remote work. Its locations are equipped with Wi-Fi and power outlets. The interiors feature a minimalist design, and the menu includes coffee roasted in-house, as well as a selection of food. It is a suitable option for individuals seeking a place to work.

Webpage: https://copenhagencoffeelab.com/cafes/cafes-france/nice

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ✔ 47 Rue de France, 06000 Nice Mon-Sun 7AM - 7PM
✔ ✔ ✔ 16 Bd Jean Jaurès, 06300 Nice Mon-Sun 7AM - 7PM

Paris

KB CafeShop

Speciality French Coffee Makers

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✘ 53 Avenue Trudaine, 75009 Paris Mon-Fri 7:30-18:30, Sat-Sun: 9:00-18:30

Le Progrès

Webpage: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d1171207-Reviews-Le_Progres-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✘ 7 Rue des Trois Frères, 75018 Paris

After Place Louvre

You pay 5 euros per hour and everything on the menu is free.

Webpage: http://www.anticafe.eu/louvre

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 10 Rue Richelieu, 75001 Paris Mon-Fri 9:00-22:30, Sat-Sun 10:00-21.30

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève

After a rather quick and free registration process, you get a fancy card and get to come back and enjoy this library's ambience.

Webpage: http://www-bsg.univ-paris1.fr

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 10 place du Panthéon (Rue Valette) 75005 Paris Mon–Sat 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

Germany 🇩🇪

Berlin

c-base

A weird old hackspace that masquerades as an alien ship, or vice versa. Good for hacking in dark corners with lots of Club Mate. Non-smoker not friendly. You may need a member to let you in, or to stay for a longer period of time.

Webpage: https://www.c-base.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-base

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin, Germany Variable

St. Oberholz

famous 2-story startup-beloved bar-restaurant; english-speaking staff.

Webpage: http://sanktoberholz.de/en/coffee/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Rosenthaler Str. 72A, 10437 Berlin Mon-Thu 08:00-00:00, Fri 08:03:00, Sat 09:00-03:00, Sun 09:00-00:00

Dresden

ascii

Café inside the faculty of Computer Science of the Dresden University of Technology; always filled with friendly and helpful people, no matter the topic

Webpage: ascii-dresden.de

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
(eduroam only) ✔ Nöthnitzerstr. 46, 01187 Dresden Mon-Thu 9:00-17:00; Fri 9:00-15:00

Hamburg

attraktor

Makerspace with lots of tools. You may need a member to let you in.

Webpage: blog.attraktor.org

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Eschelsweg 4, 22767 Hamburg Variable

CCC Hamburg

Hackerspace of the CCC Hamburg. You may need a member to let you in.

Webpage: hamburg.ccc.de

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Zeiseweg 9, 22765 Hamburg Variable

Jena

Café Rossi

Next to the university; below the local hackspace home-baked cake and pastries;

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Krautgasse 26, 07743 Jena Mon-Fri 07:30–19:00; Sat 10:00–17:00

Munich

Lost Weekend

Trendy coffee place + bookstore + vegan food; always filled with students during the weekend

Webpage: lostweekend.de

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Schellingstr. 3, 80799 Munich Mon-Fri 8:00-20:00; Sat 10:00-20:00; Sun 12:00-18:00

Hong Kong 🇭🇰

Missing Hacking Locations after the closure of Pink Coffee

India 🇮🇳

Hyderabad

Missing Hacking Locations after the closure of Whiteboard Cafe

Italy 🇮🇹

Rome

Cafe Peru

Nice little coffee, they have home-made pastries and good coffee (it is hidden in a beautiful location)

Webpage: http://www.caffeperu.it/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Via di Monserrato, 46, 00186 Roma Mon-Thu 6:00-14:00, Fri-Sat 6:00-14:30, Sun 9:00-21:00

Japan 🇯🇵

Nagoya

Trunk Coffee

Super hipster, great music, really take their coffee seriously. They roast their own coffee.

Webpage: http://www.trunkcoffee.com

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 2 Chome-28 Izumi, Higashi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 月～木／9:30-21:00　金／9:30-22:00
　土／9:00-22:00　日・祝／9:00-19:00

Tokyo

Fuglen

Scandinavian cafe with some seats, great coffee, nice music, and a hipster vibe

Webpage: http://www.fuglen.com/japanese/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 1 Chome-16-11 Tomigaya, 渋谷区 Tokyo 151-0063, Japan Mon-Tue: 8am-10pm, Wed-Thu: 8am-1am, Fri: 8am-2am, Sat: 9am-2am, Sun: 9am-12am

Open Source Cafe

Small hack-cafe with good people and vibes

NOTE: Potentially closed. Needs confirmation.

Webpage: http://www.osscafe.net/ja/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 〒155-0033 Tokyo, Setagaya, Daita, 6 Chome−11−14, G1 Daily: 10:00-20:00. Closed Fridays.

Kyoto

Missing hacking locations after the closure of Mos coffee

Lithuania 🇱🇹

Vilnius

There are plenty of "Caffeine" branded cafes around that have pretty good wifi and service. English speakers are hit and miss, be prepared for a lot of random pointing and confusion. If you're paying with a credit card, expect people freaking out about what to do with a receipt that requires signing (no POS systems here support PINs).

Knygynas DRAUGYSTĖ

A cafe connected to a bookshop. Very tolerant of hacker types who never leave. Wifi is about 8mbit, and fairly stable. Most speak enough English you can order a coffee, and the coffee is good. Cow milk only.

Webpage: https://vaga.lt/knygynas/draugyste-knygynas-gedimino-pr-2-vilnius

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Gedimino pr. 2-4, Vilnius 01103, Lithuania 9–21

Netherlands 🇳🇱

Amsterdam

Dwaze Zaken

Near the Amsterdam Central Station; Good food; Live music every Monday starting at 20:00

Webpage: dwazezaken.nl

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Prins Hendrikkade 50, 1012 AC Amsterdam, Netherlands Mon-Sat 9:00-00:00, Sun 9:00-17:30

YsBreeker

Big beautiful and friendly cafe. Incredibly fast wifi and tons of seating. Very good food and high-quality coffee drinks.

Webpage: http://www.deysbreeker.nl/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Weesperzijde 23, 1091 EC Amsterdam, Netherlands Sun-Thu 8AM-1AM, Fri-Sat 8AM-2AM

Delft

Kek

Near the Delft Central Station; Good food; Hipster place; Has a small store (great for last minute gifts)

Webpage: kekdelft.nl

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Voldersgracht 27, Delft, Netherlands Mon-Fri 8:30-18:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-18:00

Norway 🇳🇴

Stavanger

Kokko

Roasters, Architecture, Design, Books.

Webpage: https://kokkostore.no/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Østervåg 43 Mon-Thu 10:00-19:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 11:00-18:00

Tromsø

No Hacking locations reported after the closure of Lugar 34

Ålesund

Racoon coffee and More

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/Racoon-Coffee-More-as-303455009847582/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Kongens gate 6 Mon-Thu 7:30-17:00, Fri 7:30-23:00, Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 12:00-17:00

Poland 🇵🇱

Krakow

Karma Coffee

Awesome coffee shop. Multiple locations, only been to this one (closest to main square). Not too many seats, but fast wifi.

Webpage: http://www.karmaroasters.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Krupnicza 12, 31-123 Kraków Mon-Fri 8:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-19:00

Blossom

Great coffee and food at reasonable prices.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/BlossomCoffeeAndFood/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Rakowicka 20A, 31-510 Kraków Mon-Sat 8:00-20:00, Sun 8:00-19:00

Café Lisboa

Solid coffee in a portuguese ambience. Calm music, lovely summer garden. A tiny spot but never loud. Great pasteis de nata, lunch options too.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/cafelisboa.krakow/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ x 33-332, Dolnych Młynów 3, 33-332 Kraków Mon-Wed 08:00-20:00, Thu-Fri 08:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-20:00

Café Tektura

Great coffee, with multiple brew choices, and sound food. Smallish and usually quiet.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/TEKTURAcafe/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Krupnicza 7, 33-332 Kraków Mon-Sun 08:00-21:00

Coffee Corner

Good coffee and tea, right in the middle of the main railway station. Can get busy but usually not very loud. Plenty of electrical plugs available.

Webpage: http://www.coffeecorner.pl/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Pawia 5a, 31-154 Kraków Mon-Sun 05:00-22:00

Spółdzielnia Ogniwo

Friendly cooperative bookstore cafe in the Kazimierz district. On offer coffees and teas from independed producents from all around the world.

Webpage: http://ogniwo.org/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Paulińska 28, first floor, 31-065 Kraków Mon-Sun 16:00-22:00

Gliwice

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Kafo.

Portugal 🇵🇹

Aveiro

NATA Lisboa

Small modern place in the city "centre". Calm, clean, a good variety of tapas to eat. Speciality natas.

Webpage: natalisboa.com

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Praça Marquês de Pombal 3, 3810-076 Aveiro Tue-Sun 09:00-19:00

Braga

Nórdico Coffee Shop & Brunch

Specialty coffee and brunch in the city center. Calm, clean, great food, even better coffee.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/Nordicocoffeeshop/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ R. do Anjo 90A, 4700-305 Braga Mon: 12-19h, Wed-Sat: 10h30-19h, Sun: 11-17h

Café São Martinho

Small, unknown café near the city stadium. Has a pool table, small indoor garden, a small terrace, smoker and non-smoker areas. Not the regular hacker café, but an actual place for hackers that want some quiet place to be during the day, away from the commotion of the city center.

Webpage: N/A

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Rua de São Rosendo - nr 17, 4700-099 Braga Mon-Thu 7:30 - 21:00, Fri-Sat 7:30 - 22:00, Sun 7:30-14:00

Centro Comercial Nova Arcada

Shopping mall just outside Braga, surprisingly very quiet during the week and many people go there to study/work. There is free WiFi provided by the mall, you just need to re-login every 45 or so minutes (I hacked away this script to automate the process, seemed to work for a whole afternoon). There are power plugs available, restaurants and cafes are on the same floor and free bus from/to city center during the week.

Webpage: http://www.novaarcada.pt/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Avenida de Lamas, nº 100 União de Freguesias Real, Dume e Semelhe 4700 Braga Mon-Thu, Sun 10:00 - 23:00; Fri-Sat 10:00 - 24:00

Guimarães

Espaço Guimarães

Shopping mall just outside Guimarães. There is free WiFi provided by the mall, you just need to re-login once in a while. There is a big offer in power outlets on the restaurant zone. There is also a free shuttle between the shopping and the city (currently suspended due to the pandemic).

Webpage: https://espaco-guimaraes.klepierre.pt

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ R. 25 de Abril 210, 4835-400 Silvares Mon-Thu, Sun 10:00 - 23:00; Fri-Sat 10:00 - 24:00

Lisbon

Amélia

Nice place with really nice environment and laptop friendly!

Webpage: http://ilovenicolau.com

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ❄️ R. Ferreira Borges 101, 1350-128 Lisboa 9am - 9pm

Wifi pw: ilovenicolau

Choupana Café

Webpage: http://4sq.com/XuO7me

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ? Avenida da República, 25 A – Saldanha Sun-Sat 7:00 - 20:00

Confeitaria Lisboa

Well lit, great croissants.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/1JRQG4q

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ❄️/♨️ Av. Joao XXI Lisboa Mon-Sat 7:30AM:8PM

Copenhagen Coffee Lab, Lisboa

Pour over, aeropress, espressoo - this place has got it all.

Webpage: http://copenhagencoffeelab.com/cafe-at-rua-nova-da-piedade/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✘ 1200 192, R. Nova da Piedade 10, 1200-405 Lisboa

Ler Devagar

Fantastic library with a vintage collection of books. Make sure to taste 'bolo da marta' on the first floor.

Webpage: http://www.lerdevagar.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Desenvolvimento e PatrocínioRua Rodrigues Faria,n. 103 - Ed. G - 0.3, 1300-501 LISBOA

Fábrica Coffee Roasters

One of the places in Lisbon where they actually understand coffee.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/1dQaY6h

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✘ ✘ Rua Portas De Santo Antão, 136, Lisbon, Portugal

Padaria Portuguesa - Cais do Sodré

One of the many Padaria Portuguesa bakeries, delivious sweets and sandwiches.

Webpage: apadariaportuguesa.pt

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ❄️ Av. 24 de Julho 1G, 1200-425 Lisboa 7am - 10:45pm

Wifi pw: portuguesa

Tartine

Webpage: http://tartine.pt/

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ❄️/♨️ R. Serpa Pinto 15A, 1200-026 Lisboa

Porto

Armazem do caffe - Leca da Palmeira

Has amazing view to the beach. Its quiet, has a lot of power sockets, coffee its good, food its good and cheap

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ R. António Nobre 17, 4450-618 Leça da Palmeira 8:30am - 7:00pm

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Embaixada

Quiet cafe with nice music, empty upstairs, great salad, and cool dances at night.

Webpage: embaixadaporto.com

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Praça de Carlos Alberto 121, Porto, Portugal

Mesa 325

Good spot to while away a day with plenty of outlets, great coffee and cheap eats.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/28XN73L

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Av. de Camilo 325, Porto, Portugal Mon - Fri 8:30am-7:00pm, Sat 10:00am - 7:00pm

Café Candelabro

Coffee shop, library and bookshop right in the center of Porto.

Webpage: https://www.cafecandelabro.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Rua da Conceição 2, Porto, Portugal Sat 4:00pm - 2:00am, Sunday 4:00pm - 12:00am, Monday 1:00pm - 2:00am, Tuesday - Friday 10:30am - 2:00am

Viana do Castelo

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Casinha Boutique Café and Pastelaria Jardim

Singapore 🇸🇬

Outram Park

No hacking locations after the closure of Bread & Hearth and Just Coffee

one north

Jimmy Monkey

Friendly to keyboard warriors, they also do a selection of simple-done-right munchies.

Webpage: http://www.jimmymonkey.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 9 one-north gateway, #01-51 one-north residences, Singapore 138643 Daily 7:00AM–6.00PM

Slovenia 🇸🇮

See https://github.com/otobrglez/awesome-workplaces-slovenia

South Korea 🇰🇷

Seoul

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Hollys Coffee

Spain 🇪🇸

Barcelona

Federal Café

Café with great natural lightning and delicious food

Webpage: http://federalcafe.es/barcelona-gotic/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Passatge de la Pau, 11

Ideal

Cozy coffee shop which also serves natural juices and tasty food. Has a nice terrace on the back.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/14xZ71H

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Marià Aguiló, 99, 08005 Barcelona Catalonia

Morrow Coffee

Coffee shop with a multicultural vibe. Good music and great people.

Webpage: https://morrowcoffee.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Av. Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes 403 Barcelona, Spain, 08015 Barcelona

Origin. Speciality Coffee

Coffeshop with a Zen vibe. Quite nice place to work at if you have to focus.

⛔ Phone Calls and Conference Calls are not allowed.

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ⛔ ✔ Carrer de Manso, 17, L'Eixample, 08015 Barcelona Tue-Sun 09:00 - 06:00 pm

Speedtest result

ÖSS Kaffe Barcelona

Friendly place to work and drink Coffee in El Raval. The staff is great.

Webpage: https://www.instagram.com/osskaffe.es/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ C/ de Joaquín Costa, 26, 08001 Barcelona, Espanha

52 Moments

Cafe with lots of free tables (most of which have a power socket nearby) since most people only come for takeaway. Staff mostly speaks a little English, enough to communicate. Fairly loud, bring a headset, not ideal for meeting heavy days.

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ C. de Rocafort, 35, 08015 Barcelona Mo-Su 06:00-22:00

Speedtest result

Bilbao

Santander Work Café - Banco Santander

Central location inside the bank. Free signup needed but no reservation. Santander customers have discounts in the café. Is possible to book meeting rooms.

Webpage: https://www.workcafe.es/en/home/oficinas-work-cafe/120-8920--PAIS-VASCO-Bilbao-Work-Cafe-Bilbao

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ✔ Federico Moyúa Plaza, 8, Abando, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain Mo-Fr 8:30am - 7pm (2:30pm in August)

Oviedo

26Grados

Super central, powerful wifi and awesome biscuits.

Webpage: http://www.26grados.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Calle Rosal, 13, 33009 Oviedo, Asturias

Sweden 🇸🇪

In general, you can go to any Wayne's Coffee or Espresso House to get wifi and a power point. Wayne's Coffee wifi is usually a bit spotty compared with the Espresso Houses that I tried, and Espresso House often caters for laptop users with power points under chairs or near tables.

Stockholm

Café Fåtöljen

Coffee is okay. Open access point, ~7mbit down on average, 1mbit up. Ample power. Very quiet and very close to the metro. Multiple locations

Webpage: http://cafefatoljen.com

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ Götgatan 14, 118 46 Stockholm, Sweden 9–23

Café Pascal

The shared wifi at the time was 200mbit down, 40mbit up. Excellent food, excellent coffee. Not a good long term working spot, but great to upload an iOS app while eating and drinking brilliant food.

Webpage: https://cafepascal.se

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ Some Norrtullsgatan 4, 113 29 Stockholm, Sweden 7–19

Uppsala

Cafe Linné

Nice place. Food is a bit pricey but very good. Coffee is good. English is understood, as are foreign cards. Wifi is good enough. Open ridiculously late!

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/cafelinne/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ Some Svartbäcksgatan 22, 75 332 Uppsala, Sweden 8–22

Switzerland 🇨🇭

Zurich

Boreal Coffee Shop - Talacker

Very nice coffee, spacious, good tables to work and a bunch of couches.

Webpage: http://www.borealcoffee.ch/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ Some plugs Talacker 41 CH-8001 Zürich Mon - Fri: 07:00 - 19:00 Sat - Sun: 09:00 - 19:00

Turkey 🇹🇷

Istanbul

No hacking location reported after the closure of Istanbul HS.

Denizli

No hacking location reported after the closure of Denizli HS. The previous link has been taken over.

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

England

London

London Hackspace

Access to C&C Mill, Laser cutter, 3d printer(s) & more. Food & drinks available reopened 03-07-2024

Webpage: https://london.hackspace.org.uk/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 447 Hackney Road, London, E2 9DY 24/7 (Members Only)

Scotland

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Hacklab

Edinburgh Hacklab is part of the worldwide movement of Hackerspaces - shared spaces for people who mess around with technology for fun.

Webpage: https://edinburghhacklab.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL Open night every tuesday

United States 🇺🇸

Arizona

Tucson, AZ

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Shot in the Dark Cafe.

California

Los Angeles, CA

The Cow's End Cafe

Casually cow-themed cafe and deli, with lots of 1st and 2nd floor seating, literally a block from the Pacific Ocean.

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 34 Washington Blvd, Venice, CA 90292 6AM - 9PM

San Diego, CA

Vinaka Cafe

Very Californian and laid back. Common spot for locals with wonderful food and ice cream.

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 300 Carlsbad Village Dr #211, Carlsbad, CA 92008 7AM - 10PM

Mountain View, CA

Red Rock Coffee

Red walls set the mood at a cafe where art & live music are often served with the coffee & snacks

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 201 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041 Mon-Thu 7:00-22:00, Fri 7:00-23:00, Sat 8:00-23:00, Sun 8:00-20:00

Oakland, CA

Hudson Bay Cafe

Very sunny, cozy spot with tasty coffee and food. Right on the street corner for optimal people-watching.

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 5401 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618 Weekdays: 6AM - 6PM, Weekends: 7AM - 6PM

Palo Alto, CA

Backyard Brew

Outdoor caffee in backyard with tents to shelter you from sun/rain. Open all-year round. temporarily closed Webpage: https://aoccoffee.com/

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ great 444 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Mon-Sat 8:00-17:00, Sun 8:00-15:00

San Francisco, CA

Sightglass Coffee

Even though no-wifi and no power plugs, still worth visiting because it is very vibrant space, with cool vibe.

Webpage: https://sightglasscoffee.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
Nope Nope 270 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Mon-Sun 7:00-19:00

Black Hammer Brewing

If you are "over-coffeed" you can try this great brewery with lot of craft beers on tap. Very work-friendly (USB ports, staff will even loan out cables for charging). In the evening it gets quite busy.

Webpage: https://blackhammerbrewing.com

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 544 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94107 Mon-Sun 12:00-23:00

San Jose, CA

No locations recommended after the closure of the Caffe Frascati.

Santa Monica, CA

No locations recommended after the closure of the Refinery.

Illinois

Chicago, IL

The Perfect Cup

Coffee, tea, and great snacks. Plus, it's close to the Brown "L" train line.

Webpage: http://www.perfectcupchicago.com/

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 4700 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 Mon-Fri 6:30-20:00, Sat-Sun 7:00-20:00

Maryland

Baltimore, MD

The Bun Shop

Loftlike, late-night cafe for filled buns like piroshki & empanadas, plus Vietnamese coffee. BYOB.

Wifi Power Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ 239 W Read St, Baltimore, MD 21201 7 days 7am-3am

Massachusetts

Boston, MA

Pavement Coffeehouse

Great coffee, pretty busy

Webpage: http://pavementcoffeehouse.com/content/736-commonwealth

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
open ✔ ✔ 736 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Mon-Fri 07:00-21:00, Sat 07:00-20:00, Sun 12:00-21:00

Pavement Coffeehouse

Great coffee, pretty busy. Lots of plugs, good music.

Webpage: http://www.pavementcoffeehouse.com/content/44-gainsborough

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
open ✔ ✔ 44 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA 02115 Mon-Sun 07:00-20:00

Speedtest

Cambridge, MA

Toscanini's

Amazing coffee, tea, ice cream, moderately busy

Webpage: http://www.tosci.com/

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
open ✔ ✔ 1899 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Mon-Fri 08:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-23:00

Somerville, MA

Bloc 11

Same good food as Forge and Diesel, back room is nice, moderately busy, outdoor seating. If you have xfinity, good reception for wifi for that. Acid coffee.

Webpage: http://blocsomerville.com/

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
paying ✔ ✔ 11 bow st. union sq, Somerville, MA Mon-Sun 07:00-20:00

Diesel Cafe

Same good food as Bloc 11 and Forge, larger, more industrial, busy but always a space, standing desks at back, lots of resident coders. Acid coffee.

Webpage: http://www.diesel-cafe.com/

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
paying ✔ ✔ 257 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144 Mon-Fri 06:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 07:00-23:00

Notes:

  • Contact @richlitt for wifi password if needed.
  • You get 45m of free wifi per day. More if you know what you're doing ;) (but $14/mo for wifi is worth it if you hack there often)
  • Using IPFS will get you kicked off their network in ~2hr (FYI).

Forge Baking Company

Same good food as Bloc 11 and Diesel, busy, bright, not many plugs. Acidic coffee, no vietnamese coffee option.

Webpage: http://www.forgebakingco.com/

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
paying ✔ ✔ 626 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143 Mon-Fri 07:00-19:00

Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

No hacking locations recommended after the closure of Peace Coffee

South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

Yoghut

Great coffee, acai bowls and bubble tea. Never crowded or noisy either so its good if you enjoy peace and quiet for hacking.

Webpage: https://yoghut.com/

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ❄️/♨️ 601 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201 Mon-Sat 9:30AM-11PM, Sun 10:30AM-1PM

Texas

Austin, TX

Houndstooth Coffee

Unassuming place with pretty outstanding coffee and the space to get things done. Plus it's in the Frost Bank Building, the most evil looking building in Austin!

Webpage: https://www.houndstoothcoffee.com/

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
✔ ✔ ❄️/♨️ 401 CONGRESS AVE STE 100C AUSTIN, TX 78701 MON – FRI: 6:30 AM – 7 PM SAT & SUN: 8:00 AM – 5 PM

New York

New York, NY

Ground Support Cafe

Great spot in Soho for getting things done and feeling like you belong with the cool soho crowd

Webpage: http://www.groundsupportcafe.com/

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
open, password on wall ✔ ✔ 399 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013 Open Weekdays 7am - 8pm Weekends 8am - 8pm

Virginia

Richmond, VA

Ironclad Coffee

Lots of small and large tables, free fast wifi, plenty of power, and some of the best coffee in Richmond.

Webpage: https://ironcladcoffee.com/

Wifi Power Climatization Address Open Hours
open, password on wall ✔ ❄️/♨️ 1805 E Grace St, Richmond, VA 23223 Open Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 6:00pm Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm Closed Sundays

Washington

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue Public Library

Free to all, a lot of space, 3 floors, free parking lot.

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
open ✔ ✔ 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 Mon-Thu 9:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 12:00-20:00

Seattle, WA

Seattle Public Library

Free to all, lots of space, must be quiet though.

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
1gbit ✔ ✔ 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 Mon-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 12:00-18:00

Zeitgeist

Nice coffee shop, great espresso, moderately busy.

Webpage: http://zeitgeistcoffee.com/

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
open ✔ ✔ 171 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104 Mon-Fri 6:00-19:00, Sat 7:00-19:00, Sun 8:00-20:00

Ada's Technical Books

Tasty coffee and great food, free wifi and places, but also has paid day passes for private space.

Wifi Power Coffee Address Open Hours
ask ✔ ✔ 425 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 Mon-Sun 8:00-22:00

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