London coffee scene

Laptop-friendly cafés in London

Cafés in London where you can sit, plug in, and work without a side-eye. Power, space, and a long-stay welcome.

12 cafés · United Kingdom

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Editor's pickLaptop-friendly
De Beauvoir / Haggerston

Batch Baby

Housed in the brutalist Rose Lipman Building on De Beauvoir Road since 2021, Batch Baby is one of the most…

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Editor's pickLaptop-friendly
Clerkenwell

Prufrock Coffee

Prufrock Coffee has occupied 23-25 Leather Lane in Clerkenwell since 2011, earning a reputation as one of London's…

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Hidden gemDog-friendly
Holloway

Vagabond N7

Vagabond Coffee's North London outpost in Holloway brings a genuinely multi-roaster approach to a neighbourhood that…

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Local favoriteLaptop-friendly
Shoreditch

Redemption Roasters Shoreditch

Redemption Roasters is a specialty coffee company that trains and employs people with lived experience of the…

EspressoPour overAeroPressBatch brew
Outdoor seats
Kings Cross

Caravan Kings Cross

Caravan's Kings Cross location in the Granary Square development was among the first cafes to colonise the…

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Open late
Holborn

Catalyst

Roasting in-house on Grays Inn Road in Holborn, Catalyst is a coffee-obsessed cafe run by a team that grinds and…

EspressoPour overBatch brew
Outdoor seats
Spitalfields

Nude Espresso

Nude Espresso operates from Hanbury Street in Spitalfields, roasting its own coffee and pulling shots from a menu…

EspressoPour overAeroPress
Outdoor seats
Shoreditch

Ozone Coffee Shoreditch

Ozone Coffee Roasters' original London location at 11 Leonard Street in Shoreditch combines a full brunch restaurant…

EspressoPour overBatch brewCold brew
Laptop-friendly
Fitzrovia

Tapped & Packed

Tapped & Packed on Rathbone Place in Fitzrovia is known for an unusually broad brew method menu, regularly offering…

EspressoPour overV60Siphon
Laptop-friendly
City of London

Taylor St Baristas Monument

Taylor St Baristas has multiple City locations and this Monument outpost serves the dense lunchtime and morning…

EspressoPour overBatch brew
Laptop-friendly
Fitzrovia

The Penny Drop

The Penny Drop at 13 Tottenham Street serves a weekday-focused neighbourhood crowd between Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia,…

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Laptop-friendly
Belgravia

Workshop Coffee Belgravia

Workshop Coffee's Belgravia cafe and barista academy on Eccleston Street brings the roaster's signature clean, sweet,…

EspressoPour overV60Batch brew

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Good to know

These London cafés are laptop-friendly: they tolerate long stays, generally have seating and outlets, and don't push you out after one cup. Always check peak-hour signage, since some limit laptops on weekends.

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