A city guide for laptop workers · Cape Town
Cafés and places to work from in Cape Town.
121 places to work from in Cape Town, South Africa: 102 cafés, 8 libraries, 5 restaurants and 2 bars. 26 have good Wi-Fi, 18 have power outlets and 35 are quiet. Each with its house rules and the date it was last checked. Updated .
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ad idem café
To reconfirm175 Long St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
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Blue Door Coffee Roasters
Confirmedc/o Main and, Harbour Bay Mall, Dido Valley Rd, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger 112 Kloof
To reconfirm112 Kloof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Bree Street
To reconfirm185 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Cape Quarter
To reconfirmShop 45, Cape Quarter, 27 Somerset Rd, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Century City
ConfirmedShop 5, 5 Esplanade Rd, Century City, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
- Quiet
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Bootlegger Claremont
To reconfirmShop 04, Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer St, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Coffee Company
Confirmed193 Sir Lowry Rd, 7915, Cape Town
- Good Wi-Fi
- Plenty of power outlets
Bootlegger Dean Street
ConfirmedShop T16, Dean St, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Gardens Centre
To reconfirmGardens Shopping Centre, Mill St, Oranjezicht, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Green Point
Confirmed37 Main Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8051, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Hout Bay
ConfirmedHout Bay Main Road, 7806, Cape Town
- Limited Wi-Fi
Bootlegger Kenilworth
To reconfirmShop G05, Pam Golding on Main, 323 Main Rd, Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Rosmead (Halaal)
Confirmed27 Rosmead Ave, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
- Good Wi-Fi
- Quiet
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Bootlegger The Point Mall
Confirmed76 Regent Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger Three Anchor Bay (Halaal)
To reconfirm257 Main Rd, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger XS Salt River (Halaal)
To reconfirmShop 6, 13 Brickfield Rd, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Bootlegger XS Sea Point
To reconfirm39 Regent Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Brooklyn Public Library
Confirmed1 Albow Rd, Rugby, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
- Quiet
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Burnt Clubhouse Cape Town
Confirmed10 Clyde Road (Parking at the bottom of, in Main Road or P14 Parking Area, Clyde Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
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Cafe Nood
To reconfirmQuadrant Square. Shop, 3 Wilderness Rd, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
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Camissa Coffee Co.
To reconfirm55 Morningside St, Ndabeni, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
- Quiet
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Cedar Coffee Roasters (Roastery + Store)
To reconfirmUnit 8, Side Street Studios, inside Building, 48 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7915, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Cedar Hatch (Coffee Bar)
To reconfirm26 St Georges Mall, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Wi-Fi available
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Our picks
Best places to work from in Cape Town
Ranked by what members and our scouts recorded: check-ins first, then fast Wi-Fi, power outlets, quiet and how recently each place was checked.
Bootlegger Rosmead (Halaal)
Café · 27 Rosmead Ave
Reviews and its own site mention good Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Good Wi-FiQuietChecked
SOHO - Smart Office Home Office
Café · Shop 4
Reviews mention good Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Good Wi-FiQuietChecked
Yellow Jacket Coffee Roaster
Café · 46 Goldbourne Rd
Reviews mention good Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Good Wi-FiQuietChecked
Bootlegger Century City
Café · Shop 5
Reviews and its own site mention Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Wi-Fi availableQuietChecked
Cocoa Cha Chi
Café · Shop 20
Reviews and its own site mention Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Wi-Fi availableQuietChecked
Frisky Goat Coffee Roastery
Café · 26 Thor Cir
Reviews mention Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Wi-Fi availableQuietChecked
In short
What to expect in Cape Town
- What's here Third Desk lists 121 confirmed places to work from in Cape Town: 102 cafés, 8 libraries, 5 restaurants, 2 bars, 1 chain café, 1 coworking space, 1 mall and 1 community space.
- Wi-Fi and power 26 of 121 have good Wi-Fi and 18 have power outlets.
- Noise 35 of 121 are rated quiet.
- Opening hours 19 are open past 9 pm on most days and 76 open on Sundays.
- Comfort 18 are air-conditioned and 11 have outdoor seating.
- House rules No laptop bans or time limits have been reported in Cape Town yet. If you hit one, tell us.
- How we check Every place was found by our own research or added by a member who worked there, and a person reviewed it before it went live. Updated .
All places
Every confirmed place in Cape Town
- ad idem café
- Blue Door Coffee Roasters
- Bootlegger 112 Kloof
- Bootlegger Bree Street
- Bootlegger Cape Quarter
- Bootlegger Century City
- Bootlegger Claremont
- Bootlegger Coffee Company
- Bootlegger Dean Street
- Bootlegger Gardens Centre
- Bootlegger Green Point
- Bootlegger Hout Bay
- Bootlegger Kenilworth
- Bootlegger Rosmead (Halaal)
- Bootlegger The Point Mall
- Bootlegger Three Anchor Bay (Halaal)
- Bootlegger XS Salt River (Halaal)
- Bootlegger XS Sea Point
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Burnt Clubhouse Cape Town
- Cafe Nood
- Camissa Coffee Co.
- Cedar Coffee Roasters (Roastery + Store)
- Cedar Hatch (Coffee Bar)
- Central Library, Cape Town
- City of Cape Town Table View Library
- Claremont Library
- Cocoa Cha Chi
- Colin Eglin Sea Point Public Library
- Deluxe Coffeeworks
- Deluxe Coffeeworks Kloof Street.
- El Greeyo Coffee Roastery
- Espresso Lab Microroasters
- Flatmountain Coffee Roasters
- Frisky Goat Coffee Roastery
- Glenhof Manor
- Ground Art Caffe
- Halō Coffee
- Houtbay Coffee
- I Love Coffee Roastery and Deli Claremont
- Ideas Cartel Claremont
- JARRYDS.
- Joud's Cafe
- Kamili Coffee on Long
- KAUAI Virgin Active Tygervalley
- Khungeka's Coffee Shop
- Kloof Street Public Library
- Koffi Terapi
- Langham House Coffees
- Lazari
- Library Square.
- Luxe&Little
- Maddi's Cafe Brackenfell
- Marcel's
- MAX BAGELS
- McCafé Tyger Manor
- Millstone Cafe
- Milnerton Public Library
- mischu coffee
- Mojo Market
- Motherland Coffee Cavendish
- Mowbray Library
- Mugg & Bean @ Tygervalley Shop
- Muti
- Nice
- Nompumelelo Coffee Shop
- Norfolk Deli
- Off the Gluten Path - Woodstock
- Origin Coffee Roasting
- Pang Specialty Coffee
- Pauline's
- Pauline's Greenpoint
- Pauline’s Park Rd Gardens
- Platō Coffee - Kloof
- Red Sofa Café & Deli
- Rex’s
- Rosetta Roastery Cafe (Bree Street)
- Rosetta Roastery Cafe (Claremont)
- Saint James Cafe
- SCHOON The Point
- Seattle Coffee Company Belvedere
- Seattle Coffee Company Vineyard Road
- Shift Espresso Bar | Kloof Street
- Shift Espresso Bar | Newlands
- Shift Espresso bar | Waterway House
- SOHO - Smart Office Home Office
- Sonder Café
- Starbucks V&A Waterfront
- Starlings Locale
- Stellski Coffee Bar & Café Sea Point
- Stodels Garden Centre - Bellville
- Tamboerswinkel
- The Coffee Roasting Company
- The Cove & The Office
- The Deli Cape Town
- THE ELECTRIC
- The Grind
- The Hans & Lloyd Coffee Co | Newlands
- The House of Machines
- The Ladder
- The Power & The Glory
- Truth Coffee Roasting
- Vida e Cafè University of Western Cape
- vida e caffè ABSA
- vida e caffè Belvedere Square
- vida e caffè Cavendish Square
- vida e caffè Charlie & The Chairman
- vida e caffè Claremont
- vida e caffè Gardens Centre
- vida e caffè Huguenot Chamber
- vida e caffè Kloof Street
- vida e caffè Palmyra
- vida e caffè Pitstop Imam Haron (H)
- vida e caffè Rosmead (Halaal)
- vida e caffè Sea Point
- vida e caffè The Long Market
- vida e caffè Vic Procter Motors
- vida e caffè Woodstock
- Wildsprout - Sea Point
- Xpresso Cafe @ Century City
- Yellow Jacket Coffee Roaster
Unconfirmed
Might be good. Nobody has checked yet.
These came from our research. Worked from one? Confirm it and it turns green for everyone.
- Akoo Cafe70 Roodebloem Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Arthur's Mini Super15 Arthurs Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa
- Black Bird Coffee58 Kromboom Rd, Rondebosch East, Cape Town, 7780, South Africa
- BR Cafe22 Station Rd, Wynberg, Cape Town, 7800, South Africa
- Brush & Brew Sip & Paint Experience349 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
- BUTTER - All Day Breakfast & Bistro BarCentre, 146 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8006, South Africa
- CAFE CHIFFONSHOGF007, Old Cape Quarter, 72 Waterkant St, Green Point, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Café Crave219 Imam Haron Rd, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
- Cafe Culcha309 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
- Cafe Puka.2 Brunswick Rd, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Camps Bay Public LibraryCamps Bay
- Cape Town Provincial Library16 Chiappini St, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Cappuccino Cafe66 Woodlands, Victoria Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
- Captain Kirwin's Coffee363 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
- Cave Cafe1 Blomvlei Rd, Turf Hall, Cape Town, 7780, South Africa
- ChocotagWarwick St, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
- City of Cape Town Athlone Public LibraryOld Klipfontein Rd &, Dobson Rd, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764, South Africa
- City of Cape Town Goodwood Public LibraryMcDonald St, Goodwood, Cape Town, 7460, South Africa
- Coffee At The Museum25 Queen Victoria St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Coffee on OrangeCorner of 64 Orange and, 2 Rheede St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Coffee Pod12 Ravenscraig Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7915, South Africa
- Cophia Coffee Co81 Chichester Rd, Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
- Cova Matcha and CoffeeShop 2, 401 St Johns Rd, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Crumbs & Cream126 Main Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8060, South Africa
- Cushty Neighbourhood Deli6 St George Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8051, South Africa
- Deer Park Café2 Deerpark Dr W, Vredehoek, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- Espressolab De Waterkant8 De Smidt St, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
- Four & Twenty Cafe23 Wolfe St, Wynberg, Cape Town, 7800, South Africa
- Gardens Cafe The Avalon123 Hope St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
- green grindSide Street Studios, 48 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7915, South Africa
- Grind 4 Truth Coffee ShopPrestwich Memorial, 1 Somerset Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
- Happy Hippo109 St Georges Mall, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Häzz Coffee Shop - Newlands.51 Kildare Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
- Heaven coffee shopCorner of Burg and, Longmarket St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Honest Chocolate Cafe - Cape Town City Centre64A Wale St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Ik Cafe Ya KwetuShop 4, WEX1 Building, 85 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
- Impact Coffee363 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
- Jacks Bagels Claremont20 Dreyer St, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
- Jooma Sea Point273 Beach Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
- Kanéla Café78 Regent Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Good to know
Working from Cape Town, answered
Where can I work from a laptop in Cape Town?
Third Desk lists 121 confirmed places to work from in Cape Town: 102 cafés, 8 libraries, 5 restaurants and 2 bars. The most recently checked are Houtbay Coffee, Camissa Coffee Co., MAX BAGELS, Cedar Hatch (Coffee Bar) and The Coffee Roasting Company.
Which cafés in Cape Town have good Wi-Fi and power outlets?
13 of the 121 confirmed places in Cape Town have both good Wi-Fi and power outlets, including Bootlegger Coffee Company, Koffi Terapi, Maddi's Cafe Brackenfell, McCafé Tyger Manor and Mugg & Bean @ Tygervalley Shop.
Where are the quiet places to work in Cape Town?
35 of the 121 confirmed places are rated quiet, including Camissa Coffee Co., The Coffee Roasting Company, Yellow Jacket Coffee Roaster, Pauline's Greenpoint and Pauline’s Park Rd Gardens.
Are there coworking spaces in Cape Town?
Yes. Third Desk lists 1 coworking space in Cape Town, including Ideas Cartel Claremont. Each listing says whether it sells day passes or is members only, where that is known.
Which cafés in Cape Town are open late?
19 of the 121 confirmed places are open past 9 pm on most days, including Truth Coffee Roasting, vida e caffè Woodstock, vida e caffè Vic Procter Motors, Tamboerswinkel and vida e caffè Rosmead (Halaal).
Where can I work on a Sunday in Cape Town?
76 of the 121 confirmed places open on Sundays, including Houtbay Coffee, MAX BAGELS, The Coffee Roasting Company, Blue Door Coffee Roasters and Saint James Cafe.
Are there cafés with air conditioning in Cape Town?
Yes. 18 of the 121 confirmed places are air-conditioned, including Bootlegger Gardens Centre, Bootlegger Coffee Company, Espresso Lab Microroasters, Ground Art Caffe and KAUAI Virgin Active Tygervalley.
How does Third Desk know a place is laptop-friendly?
Places are added by people who have worked there, or found through our own research and reviewed by a person before they go live. Every listing shows its Wi-Fi, power outlets, noise level and house rules, and the date it was last checked. Places that turn out not to allow laptops stay on the map, marked as such.
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