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The best cafés to work from in Madrid, according to Reddit

The 4 cafés to work from in Madrid that people on Reddit named as places they worked from, led by Café del Art, Dosis Cafe and Ambu Coffee. The 6 after them are our own picks, by work score, to make 10.

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.

Warm, inviting atmosphere of a rustic cafe in Madrid featuring a freshly poured beverage on a wooden table.
  1. 01Café del Art

    café9 Plaza de CascorroWork 100

    Cafe del Art on Plaza Cascorro near the La Latina metro (2 stops from Callao) are remote work friendly, nice cafe and they won't mind you sitting there for a long time so long as you order a coffee or two!
    r/MadridFebruary 2023

    Hours, amenities and photos for Café del Art

  2. 02Dosis Cafe

    café3 Calle de Gonzalo de CórdobaWi‑FiWork 97

    Dosis has super small tables, but for a small laptop it might be fine.
    r/MadridApril 2023mixed

    Hours, amenities and photos for Dosis Cafe

  3. 03Ambu Coffee

    café36 Calle del PezWork 82

    Cafe Gosto, panaria, biblioteca Ivan de Vargas (if you can get the wifi to work), acid cafe or acid bake house, ambu coffee, nomade cafe.
    r/MadridMarch 2023

    Hours, amenities and photos for Ambu Coffee

  4. 04Acid Café

    caféCalle de la Magdalena, LavapiésWork 80

    Cafe Gosto, panaria, biblioteca Ivan de Vargas (if you can get the wifi to work), acid cafe or acid bake house, ambu coffee, nomade cafe.
    r/MadridMarch 2023

    Hours, amenities and photos for Acid Café

Our picks

Reddit named 4. These are the next best by work score, one branch per chain.

  1. 05Federal

    café3 Plaza del Conde de BarajasWi‑FiPowerWork 100

    With an allocated laptop space that includes a large work table surrounded by plug sockets in their La Latina location, enjoy up to three hours of free internet access alongside specialty Allpress coffee.
    CohabsMay 2026

    Hours, amenities and photos for Federal

  2. 06HanSo Café

    caféCorredera Baja de San Pablo, MalasañaWi‑FiWork 100

    If you can find a space, slot yourself in on the central wooden table along which other remote workers just like you are immersed in their coding, marketing, or graphic design work.
    CohabsMay 2026

    Hours, amenities and photos for HanSo Café

  3. 07La Bicicleta

    café9 Plaza de San IldefonsoWi‑FiPowerWork 100

    There are dedicated work areas like a large plank table in the middle of the room and by the windowsills.
    Spain by HanneMarch 2026

    Hours, amenities and photos for La Bicicleta

  4. 08Monkee Koffee

    café112 Calle de VallehermosoWork 100

    The light and bright open space is complemented by a very friendly staff which makes the whole café that much more open to interaction.
    FlatioApril 2022

    Hours, amenities and photos for Monkee Koffee

  5. 09ABONAVIDA

    caféCalle de las Navas de Tolosa, 3, Madrid★ 4.3Wi‑FiPowerWork 100

    The café has plenty of seating, both communal and private, and plenty of power outlets for charging laptops and cell phones.
    Spain by HanneMarch 2026

    Hours, amenities and photos for ABONAVIDA

  6. 10La China Mandarina

    caféPlaza de Cascorro 17PowerWork 100

    It has a large central table with outlets underneath in a well-lit area of the venue for anyone who takes advantage of any time of day to work.

    Dispone de una gran mesa central con enchufes debajo en una zona bien iluminada del local para todos aquellos que aprovechan cualquier momento del día para trabajar.

    El Español / CocinillasJuly 2017Translated from Spanish

    Hours, amenities and photos for La China Mandarina

Quoted from the Reddit threads linked, which are not ours. If a quote is yours and you would rather it were not here, email us and it comes down.