The best places to study in Vienna
The 10 libraries and study cafés in Vienna best suited to a long session with a laptop or a textbook, led by Coffee Pirates, Burggasse 24 and das café.
Ranked by work score: Wi‑Fi, power, seating, hours, what reviews say about laptops and noise, and who recommends working there. One branch per chain.
01Coffee Pirates
café17 SpitalgasseWi‑FiPowerWork 100
Café Comet, Das Café (formerly the Möbelcafé), Coffee Pirates.
Cafe comet, das café (ehemals möbelcafé), coffee pirates
r/wienNovember 2023Translated from German 02Burggasse 24
café24 BurggasseWi‑FiPowerWork 100
Burggasse 24 is great for working although it might also be a bit far for you.
r/wienJune 2022 04Cafe Nest
café116a Sieveringer StraßeWi‑FiPowerWork 100
as it only opens at 5pm, this place is perfect for sitting in the evenings ... Outlets – there was only one place with a few outlets, but it’s all you need.
Michal B. LehmanNovember 2021 05BOKU Hauptbibliothek
library82 Peter-Jordan-StraßePowerWork 100
The BOKU main library is very nice. Bright, sockets and a quiet atmosphere.
Boku Hauptbib is sehr fein. Hell, Steckdosen und stille Atmosphäre.
r/wienJanuary 2026Translated from German 06MAK-Bibliothek
library5 StubenringWi‑FiWork 100
Especially recommended: the reading room of the Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK) or the library of the University of Applied Arts.
Besonders zu empfehlen: der Lesesaal vom Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK) oder die Bibliothek der Uni für angewandte Kunst.
r/wienFebruary 2026Translated from German 07J. Hornig Kaffeebar
café29 SiebensterngasseWi‑FiPowerWork 100
Their WIFI is solid, and there’s a big table which is perfect to prop your laptop on and get focus in on some coffee-buzz-fuelled work hours. ... the community table has plenty of power outlets, and also by the windows you’ll find a few.
Vienna WürstelstandSeptember 2022 08Wienbibliothek im Rathaus
libraryRathausplatz 6Work 100
I always liked the reading room in the Rathaus library.
Mir hat immer der Lesesaal in der Rathausbibliothek gut gefallen.
r/wienSeptember 2022Translated from German 09Equilibrium
café71 Gumpendorfer StraßeWi‑FiWork 100
Café Equilibrium.
Cafe Equilibrium
r/wienFebruary 2026Translated from German 10Coffee U-Boot
café31 EsterházygasseWi‑FiWork 100
Located in Florianigasse 12 in Vienna's 8th district, the Coffee U-Boot 1080 is the second branch ... it offers a relaxed vibe, reliable Wi-Fi, and comfortable seating perfect for productivity.
Magda Mag DasDecember 2024
