A city guide for laptop workers · San Francisco
Cafés and places to work from in San Francisco.
153 places to work from in San Francisco, United States: 122 cafés, 12 libraries, 8 chain cafés and 3 restaurants. 38 have good Wi-Fi, 31 have power outlets and 28 are quiet. Each with its house rules and the date it was last checked. Updated .
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4505 Burgers & BBQ
Confirmed705 Divisadero St, 94117, San Francisco
- Good Wi-Fi
- A few power outlets
Abanico Coffee Roasters
To reconfirm2121 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Wi-Fi available
Checked
ADAN CAFE
Confirmed120 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
Checked
Alamo Square Cafe
To reconfirm711 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
- Plenty of power outlets
Checked
Andytown Coffee Roasters
To reconfirm747 Front St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
- No Wi-Fi
Checked
Andytown Coffee Roasters
To reconfirm2111 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Wi-Fi available
Checked
Andytown Coffee Roasters
ConfirmedFremont St
- Good Wi-Fi
- No power outlets
Another Cafe
Confirmed1191 Pine St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
- Wi-Fi available
Checked
Atlas Cafe
Confirmed3049 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Wi-Fi available
- Quiet
Checked
Avotoasty
Confirmed101 California St Ste 125, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
- Wi-Fi available
Checked
Avotoasty @ Union Street
Confirmed1796 Union St, 94123, San Francisco
- Good Wi-Fi
- A few power outlets
Ballast Coffee
Confirmed329 W Portal Ave, 94127, San Francisco
- Limited Wi-Fi
Beacon Coffee & Pantry
Confirmed805 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
- Quiet
Checked
Bean Bag Cafe
Confirmed601 Divisadero St, 94117, San Francisco
- Good Wi-Fi
- A few power outlets
Bean Bar Cafe
Confirmed250 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
Checked
Bello Coffee & Tea
To reconfirm2885 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA 94131, USA
- Wi-Fi available
Checked
Beluna Cafe
Confirmed1195 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
- Good Wi-Fi
- Plenty of power outlets
- Quiet
Checked
Bernie's
Confirmed3966 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
Checked
Better Half Coffee
To reconfirm1448 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
- Wi-Fi available
Checked
Binge Coffee House
Confirmed530 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
Checked
Black Bird Bookstore and Café
To reconfirm4541 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
Checked
Blue Bottle Coffee
To reconfirm909 Montgomery St #105, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
- Wi-Fi available
Checked
Blue Bottle Coffee
Confirmed300 Toni Stone Xing Ste E, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
Checked
Blue Bottle Coffee
Confirmed2 S Park St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Wi-Fi and outlets not recorded yet
Checked
Our picks
Best places to work from in San Francisco
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.
Beluna Cafe
Café · 1195 Oak St
Reviews mention plenty of power sockets, good Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Good Wi-FiPlenty of power outletsQuietChecked
Corgi Cafe
Café · 9 Claude Ln
Reviews mention plenty of power sockets, good Wi-Fi and phone booths or room for calls.
Good Wi-FiPlenty of power outletsChecked
Matching Half
Café · 1799 McAllister St
Reviews mention good Wi-Fi and a quiet room.
Good Wi-FiQuietChecked
Trellis Cafe
Café · 981 Mission St
Reviews and its own site mention good Wi-Fi, a quiet room and phone booths or room for calls.
Good Wi-FiQuietChecked
Trellis Coworking & Events
Coworking · 981 Mission St
Reviews and its own site mention plenty of power sockets, good Wi-Fi and phone booths or room for calls.
Good Wi-FiPlenty of power outletsChecked
Cafe Enchante
Café · 6157 Geary Blvd
Reviews mention plenty of power sockets, good Wi-Fi and a moderate noise level.
Good Wi-FiPlenty of power outletsChecked
In short
What to expect in San Francisco
- What's here Third Desk lists 153 confirmed places to work from in San Francisco: 122 cafés, 12 libraries, 8 chain cafés, 3 restaurants, 3 bars, 2 coworking spaces, 1 hotel lobby, 1 mall and 1 community space.
- Wi-Fi and power 38 of 153 have good Wi-Fi and 31 have power outlets.
- Noise 28 of 153 are rated quiet.
- Opening hours 23 are open past 9 pm on most days and 132 open on Sundays.
- Comfort 15 are air-conditioned and 21 have outdoor seating.
- House rules 2 have a time limit for laptops (typically 2 h).
- 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 San Francisco
- 4505 Burgers & BBQ
- Abanico Coffee Roasters
- ADAN CAFE
- Alamo Square Cafe
- Andytown Coffee Roasters
- Andytown Coffee Roasters
- Andytown Coffee Roasters
- Another Cafe
- Atlas Cafe
- Avotoasty
- Avotoasty @ Union Street
- Ballast Coffee
- Beacon Coffee & Pantry
- Bean Bag Cafe
- Bean Bar Cafe
- Bello Coffee & Tea
- Beluna Cafe
- Bernie's
- Better Half Coffee
- Binge Coffee House
- Black Bird Bookstore and Café
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Blue Bottle Coffee @ Fillmore St
- Bluestone Lane Avery Café
- Bluestone Lane Front Street Coffee Shop
- Bluestone Lane SOMA Coffee Shop
- Bluestone Lane Theatre District Coffee Shop
- Brioche Bakery & Cafe @ Haight St
- Café de Casa
- Cafe Enchante
- Cafe International
- Café La Bohème
- Cafe Réveille
- Caffe Bianco
- Capital One Café
- Cento Coffee
- Chinatown / Him Mark Lai Branch Library
- Coffee Roastery
- Coffee To The People
- CoffeeShop | Bakery + Micro-Roastery
- Compton’s Coffee House
- Corgi Cafe
- Dandelion Chocolate
- de Young Café
- Delah Coffee
- Dento Cafe
- Diamond Coffee N’ Pastry
- El Antigua Cafe
- elaichi co. chai house
- Enter The Cafe
- Equator Coffees
- Eureka Valley / Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
- Farley's Coffeehouse
- Fiddle Fig Cafe & Coffee
- Flywheel Coffee Roasters
- Flywheel Coffee Roasters
- Four Barrel Coffee
- Golden Bear Trading Company
- Gospel SF
- Grand Coffee Too
- Grand Hyatt At SFO
- Gratified
- Haraz Coffee House
- Haraz Coffee House
- Hardware Coffee Co.
- Haus Coffee
- Hedge Coffee
- Henry's House of Coffee
- Heyma Yemeni Coffee & Brunch
- Home Coffee Roasters
- Home Coffee Roasters
- Ikon Coffee
- Jandii Cafe
- Java Beach Cafe
- Juniper
- La Boulangerie de San Francisco
- La Promenade Café
- LANS
- Lao Table
- Le Cafe du Soleil
- Matching Half
- Maxfield's House of Caffeine
- Mellis Cafe
- Mercury Cafe
- Mission Bay Branch Library
- Muddy Waters Café & Lounge
- Neighbor's Corner
- Noe Cafe
- NOOK
- North Beach Branch Library
- Ocean Beach Cafe
- One Market Plaza
- Oven & Phin
- Paper Son Coffee
- Paris Cafe
- Park Branch Library
- Penelope's Coffee & Tea
- Philz Coffee
- Pinhole Coffee
- Potrero Branch Library
- Presidio Branch Library
- Progressive Grounds
- Red Bay Coffee
- Reveille
- Richmond / Senator Milton Marks Branch Library
- Ritual Coffee Roasters
- Robin's Café
- Saint Frank Coffee
- Saint Frank Coffee
- Saluhall SF
- San Francisco Main Public Library
- San Francisco Public Library (Excelsior)
- Sana’a cafe
- Sana’a cafe
- screen savor art and coffee
- Sextant Coffee Roasters
- Sextant Coffee Roasters
- Sextant Coffee Roasters
- Shoji
- Sightglass Coffee
- Sightglass Coffee @ 7th Street
- Sightglass Coffee @ Divisadero St
- Simple Pleasures Cafe
- Souvenir Coffee Co.
- SPRO - Golden Gate/Civic Center
- SPRO - Mission Dolores/Castro
- Starbucks Coffee Company
- Stonemill Matcha
- Sunset Commons
- Tarragon Cafe
- temos coffee
- The Beanery
- THE BIRDCAGE SAN FRANCISCO
- The Commons
- The Game Parlour
- The Sacred Grounds Cafe
- The Social Study
- The Wild Fox
- Third Wheel Coffee
- Trellis Cafe
- Trellis Coworking & Events
- UCSF Mission Bay FAMRI Library
- Underdogs Tres
- Underground SF Coffeshop
- UPFORDAYZ Cafe & Bakery
- Verve Coffee Roasters
- Wildseed
- Wooden Coffeehouse
Unconfirmed
Might be good. Nobody has checked yet.
These came from our research. Worked from one? Confirm it and it turns green for everyone.
- 275 Battery | Rockhill Management275 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
- All Star Cafe1306 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
- Andytown Coffee Roasters3655 Lawton St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
- Andytown Coffee Roasters3629 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116, USA
- Arizmendi Bakery1331 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
- Asha Tea House17 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
- Avenues San Francisco3606 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116, USA
- Barista Coffee & Brunch3313 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
- Bayview / Linda Brooks-Burton Branch Library5075 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94124, USA
- Bazaar Café5927 California St, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
- BEANERY1307 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
- Bernal Heights Branch Library500 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Blue Bottle Coffee250 Howard St Ste 2B, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
- Blue Bottle Coffee315 Linden St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
- Blue Bottle Coffee199 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
- Bravado, Italian Coffee Bar And Lounge170 King St STE 109, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA
- Breakfast Little3275 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Café Bellini500 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Café de Olla3388 19th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Cafe du Soleil345 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
- Cafe Francisco2161 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
- Cafe Gonzalez1600 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Cafe La Flore Irving1340 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
- Cafe La Taza2475 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Cafe Me500 Washington St #102, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
- Cafe Réveille610 Long Bridge St, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Cafe Suspiro - coffee, records, and books!1246 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
- Café Valor401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
- Caffe Central530 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Caffe Centro SP102 S Park St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
- Caffe Greco423 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
- Caffe Moda160 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
- California Kahve320 Bowling Green Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
- Charm Coffee1939 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127, USA
- Coffee Bar Montgomery101 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
- Coffee Bodega1 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
- Coffee Bodega50 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
- CoffeeShop3139 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- CoffeeShop2761 21st St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
- Craftsman and Wolves Valencia746 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Good to know
Working from San Francisco, answered
Where can I work from a laptop in San Francisco?
Third Desk lists 153 confirmed places to work from in San Francisco: 122 cafés, 12 libraries, 8 chain cafés and 3 restaurants. The most recently checked are Equator Coffees, Bluestone Lane Avery Café, Mercury Cafe, Paris Cafe and ADAN CAFE.
Which cafés in San Francisco have good Wi-Fi and power outlets?
23 of the 153 confirmed places in San Francisco have both good Wi-Fi and power outlets, including Corgi Cafe, Trellis Coworking & Events, Beluna Cafe, Cafe Enchante and 4505 Burgers & BBQ.
Where are the quiet places to work in San Francisco?
28 of the 153 confirmed places are rated quiet, including elaichi co. chai house, Matching Half, Ocean Beach Cafe, Sextant Coffee Roasters and Beluna Cafe.
Are there coworking spaces in San Francisco?
Yes. Third Desk lists 2 coworking spaces in San Francisco, including Trellis Coworking & Events and LANS. Each listing says whether it sells day passes or is members only, where that is known.
Which cafés in San Francisco are open late?
23 of the 153 confirmed places are open past 9 pm on most days, including ADAN CAFE, elaichi co. chai house, Corgi Cafe, Muddy Waters Café & Lounge and Haraz Coffee House.
Where can I work on a Sunday in San Francisco?
132 of the 153 confirmed places open on Sundays, including Bluestone Lane Avery Café, Mercury Cafe, Paris Cafe, ADAN CAFE and elaichi co. chai house.
Are there cafés with air conditioning in San Francisco?
Yes. 15 of the 153 confirmed places are air-conditioned, including Starbucks Coffee Company, Andytown Coffee Roasters, Avotoasty @ Union Street, Bean Bag Cafe and Café La Bohème.
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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