Study spots and quiet cafés in Cape Town
35 libraries and cafés in Cape Town you can settle into with a laptop or a textbook: Wi‑Fi, a seat indoors, and nobody rushing you. Of these, 17 have confirmed Wi‑Fi, 3 have power outlets, 2 stay open past 9pm and 31 are independent.
35 in Cape Town
Best-rated first. Every listing shows where each fact came from and when it was last checked.
Wynberg Library
Glaren Road, ★ 4.2, WI-FI, WORK 89
Brooklyn Public Library
Koeberg Road, WI-FI, WORK 100
Cafe Neo
129 Beach Rd, WI-FI, POWER, Recommended ×3, WORK 100
Claremont Library
0C Wilderness Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Colin Eglin Sea Point Public Library
1 Three Anchor Bay Rd, WI-FI, WORK 97
Ground Art Caffe
160 Strand Street, WI-FI, Blog recommended, WORK 100
Kensington Library
12th Ave, WI-FI, WORK 97
Observatory Library
83 Station Road, WI-FI, WORK 100
Origin
Hudson Street, De Waterkant, WI-FI, POWER, Recommended ×5, WORK 100
Plumstead Library
Shop 20 Village Square, Yudelman's Lane, WI-FI, WORK 100
Shift Espresso Bar
Glengariff Road, WI-FI, POWER, Recommended ×2, WORK 100
Starbucks
19 Dock Road, WI-FI, WORK 100
Starbucks
Breakwater Lane, Foreshore, WI-FI, WORK 95
Starbucks
Lower Breë Street, Cape Town Ward 115, WI-FI, WORK 100
The Book Racket
302 Albert Road, WI-FI, WORK 90
Time Out Market Cape Town
Dock Road, Foreshore, WI-FI, Press recommended, WORK 100
Vredehoek Library
14 Derry Street, WI-FI, WORK 100
Bridgetown Public Library
Cornflower Street, Cape Town Ward 49, ★ 4.8, WORK 75
Maitland Public Library
Maitland, Cape Town, 7404, South Africa, ★ 4.6, WORK 87
Al-Ikhlaas Library
411 Imam Haron Road, WORK 75
Camps Bay Library
The Drive Avenue, WORK 75
Cape Town Central Library
1 Parade St, WORK 87
Centre for the Book
62 Queen Victoria Street, WORK 65
City of Cape Town Athlone Public Library
Roberts Road, Gleemoor, WORK 70
Hiddingh Hall Library
31 Orange St, WORK 82
Jacob Gitlin Library
Saint Johns Road, Cape Town Ward 115, WORK 82
Kloof Street Library
122B Kloof St, WORK 80
Lansdowne Public Library
Church Road, Cape Town Ward 60, WORK 82
Mowbray Public Library
31 Main Rd, WORK 70
National Library of South Africa
5 Queen Victoria St, WORK 70
Pinelands Public Library
Astron Energy Howard Centre, Sheldon Way, Pinelands, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa, WORK 82
Rondebosch Public Library
Hall Road, WORK 70
The Sunflower Learning Centre
Cambridge Street, Walmer Estate, WORK 70
UCT Library
Library Road, Rondebosch, WORK 75
Woodstock Public Library
Townhall Road, WORK 75