The best places to study in Vienna, according to Reddit
The 10 places to study in Vienna that people on Reddit named as places they worked from, led by MAK-Bibliothek, das café and BOKU Hauptbibliothek.
Ranked by how many Reddit threads name the place as somewhere to work, then by work score. Quoted as written, linked to the thread. One branch per chain.
01MAK-Bibliothek
library5 StubenringWi‑FiWork 100
Named in 3 Reddit threads.
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 03BOKU Hauptbibliothek
library82 Peter-Jordan-StraßePowerWork 100
Named in 2 Reddit threads.
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 04Equilibrium
café71 Gumpendorfer StraßeWi‑FiWork 100
Named in 2 Reddit threads.
Café Equilibrium.
Cafe Equilibrium
r/wienFebruary 2026Translated from German 05Coffee 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 06Burggasse 24
café24 BurggasseWi‑FiPowerWork 100
Burggasse 24 is great for working although it might also be a bit far for you.
r/wienJune 2022 07Wienbibliothek 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 08Fachbereichsbibliothek Kunstgeschichte
library2-4, Hof 9.2 SpitalgasseWi‑FiWork 100
There's a library for almost every faculty at the main university, and you can study in most of them (I don't know them all, of course). I like the art history one.
es gibt für fast jede Fakultät der Hauptuni eine Bibliothek, in den meisten (kenne natürlich nicht alle) kann man lernen. Ich mag die Bib der Kunsthistorischen.
r/wienSeptember 2022Translated from German Hours, amenities and photos for Fachbereichsbibliothek Kunstgeschichte
09Fachbereichsbibliothek Soziologie und Politikwissenschaft
library2 RooseveltplatzWi‑FiWork 100
The sociology and political science departmental library by the Votivkirche.
Fachbereichsbib Soziologie und PoWi bei der Votivkirche
r/wienSeptember 2022Translated from German Hours, amenities and photos for Fachbereichsbibliothek Soziologie und Politikwissenschaft
10Hauptbücherei
library2a Urban-Loritz-PlatzWi‑FiWork 100
Rückgabeautomat 24/7
You can try the Hauptbücherei (Main library) if I'm not mistaken you don't need any special card to go there and pretty central also.
r/wienNovember 2022
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