Study spots and quiet cafés in Melbourne
106 libraries and cafés in Melbourne you can settle into with a laptop or a textbook: Wi‑Fi, a seat indoors, and nobody rushing you. Of these, 36 have confirmed Wi‑Fi, 2 have power outlets, 4 stay open past 9pm and 104 are independent.
106 in Melbourne
Best-rated first. Every listing shows where each fact came from and when it was last checked.
McDonald's
501-503 Elizabeth Street, €, ★ 3.4, WI-FI, WORK 53
RMIT University Carlton Library
23 Cardigan Street, ★ 4.8, WI-FI, WORK 100
State Library Victoria
328 Swanston Street, ★ 4.8, WI-FI, WORK 100
Law Library Victoria
210 William Street, ★ 4.6, WI-FI, WORK 100
narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services
141 Therry Street, ★ 4.6, Press recommended, WORK 100
City Library
253 Flinders Lane, ★ 4.5, POWER, WORK 100
RMIT Swanston Library
360 Swanston Street, ★ 4.5, WI-FI, WORK 100
RACV City Club
501 Bourke Street, ★ 4.4, WI-FI, WORK 100
Mr Tulk Cafe
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, €€, ★ 3.7, WI-FI, Recommended ×4, WORK 100
McDonald's
310 Lonsdale Street, €, ★ 3.3, WI-FI, WORK 55
Albert Park Library
319 Montague St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Ascot Vale Library
165 Union Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Ashburton Library
154 High St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Auction Rooms
103-107 Errol Street, WI-FI, POWER, Guide recommended, WORK 100
Balwyn Library
336 Whitehorse Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library
182-186 St Georges Road, WI-FI, Guide recommended, WORK 100
Braybrook Library
107-109 Churchill Ave, WI-FI, WORK 100
Camberwell Library
340 Camberwell Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Carnegie Library
7 Shepparson Ave, WI-FI, WORK 100
Caulfield Library
420 Glen Eira Road, WI-FI, WORK 100
Departments of Premier & Cabinet, Treasury & Finance Library
5/1 Macarthur St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Everyday Coffee
36-38 Sackville Street, WI-FI, Press recommended, WORK 100
Footscray Library
56 Paisley St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Footscray Mechanics Institute Library
209 Nicholson St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Greville Street Library
180 Greville St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Hawthorn Library
584 Glenferrie Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub
275 Upper Heidelberg Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Kew Library
Glenferrie Road, Kew, WI-FI, WORK 100
La Trobe Reading Room
328 Swanston St, WI-FI, WORK 97
Malvern Library
1255 High St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Middle Park Library And Community Centre
254-256 Richardson Street, WI-FI, WORK 100
Moonee Valley Libraries
762 Mt Alexander Rd, WI-FI, WORK 97
Penny Farthing Espresso
206 High Street, WI-FI, Guide recommended, WORK 100
Sam Merrifield Library
762 Mt Alexander Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
St Kilda Library
150 Carlisle St, WI-FI, Recommended ×2, WORK 100
Toorak South Yarra Library
340 Toorak Rd, WI-FI, Reddit recommended, WORK 100
Watsonia Library
4-6 Ibbottson Street, WI-FI, Reddit recommended, WORK 100
Yarraville Library
32 Wembley Ave, WI-FI, WORK 100
Nana's Green Tea Swanston
487 Swanston St, Melbourne, ★ 4.9, WORK 60
O3 Brunswick
268 Barkly St, Brunswick, ★ 4.9, WORK 60
SMWRE Coffee
380 La Trobe Street, ★ 4.8, WORK 73
The Midday Workspace
553 Swanston St, Carlton, ★ 4.8, WORK 60
O3 Southbank
87 Queens Bridge St, Southbank, ★ 4.7, Reddit recommended, WORK 90
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, ★ 4.7, WORK 72
Building 8 - RMIT University
360 Swanston Street, ★ 4.6, WORK 77
Fabian
262 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 60
Hana By Meet Forest
435 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 60
Little Rogue.
12 Drewery Ln, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 67
Lovey Patisserie Cafe
26 Berrbang La, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 62
Otherside Coffee
Shop 3/188 Little Collins St, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 62
Spyglass Coffee
34 Queen St, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 60
Time after time
Presgrave Building, 7 Howey Pl, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 60
WOOSS Au Desserts and Cafe
Shop g1/230 La Trobe St, Melbourne, ★ 4.6, WORK 60
Miyama Melbourne
300 Lonsdale Street, ★ 4.5, WORK 70
AMIRI CAFE
Shop R02, 14 Cnr Lonsdale Street, QV, Melbourne, ★ 4.4, WORK 65
Golden Mug Cafe
Ground Floor of Novotel Hotel, level 1/399 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, ★ 4.4, WORK 62
Merriment Café
250 Spencer Street, ★ 4.4, WORK 81
The Little Library
La Trobe Street, ★ 4.4, WORK 75
Hikari
317 Swanston St, Melbourne, ★ 4.1, WORK 52
Puzzle Coffee Swanston
133 Swanston St, Melbourne, ★ 4.1, WORK 52
Melbourne Athenaeum Library
188 Collins Street, ★ 4, WORK 97
Caroline Chisholm Library
358 Lonsdale Street, ★ 3.9, WORK 82
Dymocks Cafe Melbourne
234 Collins Street, ★ 3.7, WORK 65
Altona North Community Library
McArthurs Road, Altona North, WORK 82
Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre
69 Military Rd, WORK 82
Baillieu Library
Professors Walk, Parkville, WORK 82
Braille Library
Braille Library, 31-51 Commercial Rd, WORK 80
Brighton Library
14 Wilson St, WORK 82
Brimbank Libraries: Sunshine Library
301 Hampshire Rd, WORK 82
Brownless Biomedical Library
University High School, 77 Story St, WORK 82
Brunswick Library
Sydney Rd & Dawson St, Room 1.10/233 Sydney Rd, WORK 70
Campbell Turnbull Library
220 Melville Rd, WORK 70
Carlton Library
667 Rathdowne St, WORK 82
City of Greater Dandenong Libraries
Dandenong Road, St Kilda East, WORK 75
Collingwood Library
11 Stanton St, WORK 82
Darebin Libraries
17 Ralph St, WORK 65
East Melbourne Library
122 George St, WORK 82
Elsternwick Library
4 Staniland Grove, WORK 70
Elwood Kitchen Library
87 Tennyson St, WORK 82
Emerald Hill Library
195 Bank St, WORK 82
Fairfield Library
121 Station St, WORK 70
Fitzroy Library
128 Moor St, WORK 82
Flemington Library
313 Racecourse Rd, WORK 70
Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre
251 Faraday St, WORK 70
Lamm Jewish Library of Australia
304 Hawthorn Rd, WORK 82
Law Library
Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, 185 Pelham St, WORK 80
Library at The Dock
107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Press recommended, WORK 100
Mannix Library
278 Victoria Parade, WORK 82
Moreland City Libraries
26-36 Louisa Street, WORK 77
Newport Library
13 Mason St, WORK 82
Niddrie Library
483 Keilor Rd, WORK 82
North Melbourne Library
66 Errol St, WORK 82
Northcote Library
32-38 Separation St, WORK 82
PMI Victorian History Library
39 St Edmonds Rd, WORK 82
Port Melbourne Library
333 Bay St, WORK 82
Prahran Mechanics' Institute Victoria & Local History Library
140 High St, WORK 82
Preston Library
266 Gower St, WORK 82
Richmond Library
415 Church St, WORK 82
Southbank Library at Boyd
207 City Rd, WORK 85
The Carmelite Library
214 Richardson St, WORK 82
The Dalton McCaughey Library
29 College Cres, WORK 82
Victorian Music Library Inc.
64-66 Orrong Rd, WORK 82
West Footscray Library
539 Barkly St, WORK 82
Williamstown Library
104 Ferguson St, WORK 82
Yarra Libraries
11 Stanton St, WORK 77
Yarra-Melbourne Regional Library Corporation
240 St Georges Rd, WORK 82