The best places to work in Portland, according to Reddit
The 5 cafés and workspaces in Portland that people on Reddit named as places they worked from, led by Coffee Time, Honey Latte Cafe and Capitola Coffee. The 5 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.
01Coffee Time
café712 Northwest 21st AvenueWi‑FiWork 100
Named in 3 Reddit threads.
I go to Coffee Time on NW 21st because it's un-instagrammable. Good coffee and nice staff.
r/PortlandApril 2025 02Honey Latte Cafe
café1033 Southeast Main StreetWi‑FiPowerWork 100
Honey Latte is roomy and has a lot of people working. Their main issue is the wifi isn’t very good and sometimes they have events or maker fairs which can make it noisy.
r/askportlandOctober 2021mixed 03Capitola Coffee
café4224 North Mississippi AvenueWork 100
Capitola on Mississippi is a big space with usually a few WFH folks in there
r/askportlandAugust 2026 04Portal 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 05Central Library
library801 Southwest 10th AvenueWi‑FiWork 100
The Central Library is a three-story public library branch in the downtown core of Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1913, it serves as the main branch of the Multnomah County Library system.
Central Library at SW 10th & Morrison. You don't need a library card to use the wifi anymore, and the third floor is dead quiet.
r/askportlandApril 2026
Our picks
Reddit named 5. These are the next best by work score, one branch per chain.
07Upper 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 08Sisters Coffee Company
café1325 Northwest Marshall StreetPowerWork 100
For chocolatey roasts, lots of seating, and plenty of outlet access, this Pearl District outpost of a Central Oregon coffee roaster is a spacious spot for laptop campers
Eater PortlandApril 2025 09Guilder
café2393 Northeast Fremont StreetWi‑FiWork 100
has two stories’ worth of seating ... Both have Wi-Fi available.
Eater PortlandApril 2025 10La 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
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