The best places to study in Portland
The 10 libraries and study cafés in Portland best suited to a long session with a laptop or a textbook, led by Coffee Time, Crema and Upper Left Roasters.
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 Time
café712 Northwest 21st AvenueWi‑FiWork 100
I go to Coffee Time on NW 21st because it's un-instagrammable. Good coffee and nice staff.
r/PortlandApril 2025 03Upper Left Roasters
café1204 Southeast Clay StreetWi‑FiWork 100
Portlanders flock, laptops in tow, to this Central Eastside mainstay for its open Wi-Fi, small-batch coffee, and abundance of seating options
Eater PortlandApril 2025 04Guilder
café2393 Northeast Fremont StreetWi‑FiWork 100
has two stories’ worth of seating ... Both have Wi-Fi available.
Eater PortlandApril 2025 05La Perlita
café5620 North Interstate AvenueWi‑FiWork 100
La Perlita has a location in North Portland where customers can spread out and stay a while.
Eater PortlandApril 2025 06Honey Latte Cafe
café1033 Southeast Main StreetWi‑FiPowerWork 100
This Central Eastside vegan cafe is a remote worker’s dream: Customers sip on cereal-infused lattes lined up at three long communal tables with floor outlets and there’s a printer available for customer use.
Eater PortlandApril 2025 07Behind The Museum Cafe
café1229 Southwest 10th Avenue, Portland★ 4.7Wi‑FiPowerWork 100
Behind the Museum Café is a cafe with two locations in Portland, Oregon, United States. Owner Tomoe Horibuchi opened the original restaurant in 2011 and followed with a second in 2019.
They have a lot of individual tables, half with outlets and half without, and one super large table at the end, so you can pick and choose what is right for your needs. Just a heads up that it’s usually on the quieter side
The Awkward TravellerJanuary 2023 08Portal Tea
café734 Northwest 23rd AvenueWi‑FiWork 100
Portal Tea might be good. They’re pretty quiet and have a couple room areas sectioned off.
r/askportlandAugust 2026 09Either/Or
café4003 North Williams AvenueWi‑FiWork 100
Free Wi-Fi, plenty of seating options, and good coffee (or a beer or a cocktail) make for a productive workday or study session.
Eater PortlandApril 2025 10Oblique Coffee Roasters
café3039 Southeast Stark StreetWi‑FiPowerWork 100
There are four tables with four chairs, some couches and some stationery cycles that look fun. ... They do have some outlets available but it is not a big place overall
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