Whether you are a student, freelancer, digital nomad or you work from home, my selection of the best laptop-friendly cafes in Paris where you can work in peace is made for you.
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Here’s a map of the locations quoted in this article:
Working in a Café with WiFi
Here are the places where you can sit down with your computer to work and connect to an electrical outlet, as long as you purchase at least a coffee, drink, or pastry.
Le Grand Breguet
17 Rue Breguet, 75001 Paris
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Le Grand Breguet is a very colorful, friendly big café that has an outside seating area for those who would like to work under the sun. It is a cool place where a lot of young people hang out and work.
You can work on your laptop since this café has free WIFI and sockets on the floor.
You can order a simple beverage, a cookie or even breakfast. They have vegetarian and vegan options.
Price: Dessert starts at €3, beverage at €2 and a main course is around €15.
I like:
- A colorful place that puts you in a good mood.
- Sockets for your devices.
Website (in French)
Nomade café
8 rue Paul Bert, 75011 Paris
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This café with simple, clean decor welcomes you to work or relax with a coffee or cake.
It offers free WiFi and various spaces: tables, sofas, and a large table for group work. The terrace is also available on a quiet, dead-end street.
A hidden gem in Paris.
Price: Coffee and beverages start at €2.50. Plant-based milk available upon request.
Pastry starts at €1.90 (homemade in the local bakery).
Around €8 for breakfast (coffee or tea + juice + pastry)
I like :
- Affordable prices
- Calm environment
- Relaxed ambiance
Website (in French)
Columbus Café & Co
• 21 Rue Soufflot, 75005 Paris
• 103 Rue de la Fayette, 75010 Paris
• 53 Rue de Passy, 75016 Paris (in the mall Passy Plaza)
• Métro Hôtel de Ville, Ligne 1 sortie 6, 75004 Paris
• 17 Boulevard Vaugirard, 75015 Paris (Montparnasse train station, aisle n°18)
• 56 Boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris
• 193 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris (Gare de Lyon metro stop)
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In this café, you can order a cold or hot drink and settle in to work. Free WiFi and power outlets are available. If you’re hungry, enjoy cakes, salads, bagels, sandwiches, and their delicious muffins.
Price: Starts at €3 for a cake or drink.
Around €10 for a menu (sandwich + beverage + cake)
I like:
- Wide choice of treats.
- A comfortable working space
Oni Coffee Shop
10 Bd Saint-Martin, 75010 Paris, France
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In this vintage café, the friendly staff welcomes you to enjoy a coffee and work at the booths or tables.
Bring an external battery as there are no accessible outlets. The café is laptop-friendly on weekdays, except during lunch hours and weekends.
Price: Coffee starts at €2.50. Any other drink is around €4 or €5.
Homemade cakes between €3 and €7.
I like:
- Plant-based milk options.
- Atypical decoration.
Website (in French)
The People
- 59 Boulevard de Belleville 75011 Paris
- 28 Bis Place de la Nation 75012 Paris
- 28 Bd de Reuilly 75012 Paris
- 17 Bd Morland 75004 Paris
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In a hostel’s bar, enjoy free WiFi on comfortable chairs and sofas. There are electrical outlets, and the coffee is excellent.
In winter, enjoy the fireplace, and in summer, the rooftop access with a stunning view of Paris (open to everyone at Nation, only to hostel guests at Belleville).
The menu is simple but varied, offering cheese and charcuterie plates, savory tarts, and homemade croque-monsieur (with vegetarian options). Unfortunately, there is no sweet choice, except for breakfast.
This is another warm and friendly place to work at ease outside your home.
I like:
- The friendly simplicity of this pub
- Low prices
Strada Café
• 24 Rue Monge 75005 Paris
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A quiet place, a studious atmosphere, and a good coffee produced by organic farms: these are the perfect ingredients to work in good conditions.
On weekends, although you are welcome to enjoy brunch, lunch, or just a coffee, do not try to work there as laptops are forbidden on Saturdays and Sundays.
Price: Coffee starts at €2.40. Beverage at €5, dessert at €3.50 and main course at around €10.
I like:
- Fresh produce
- 100% homemade.
- Vegetarian options.
Website (in French)
Working in a Café-Restaurant (avoid lunch hours)
This is my selection of the best café/restaurants to work in with your laptop for several hours outside of lunch hours.
Kozy
- 46 Rue La Fayette, 75009 Paris
- 79 Avenue Bosquet, 75007 Paris
- 6 Rue du Petit Pont, 75005 Paris
- 5 Bis Rue La Vieuville – 75018 – Paris
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At Kozy Kanopé, it’s brunch all week, coffees and smoothies. You have the choice between the English menu and the French menu.
The space is large and inviting, it has many small tables. Perfect for settling into a corner and completing your tasks.
Price: from €2.50 for drinks and €2 for food.
I like:
- Colorful decoration that puts you in a good mood
- Electrical outlets for your devices
Website (in French)
La Recyclerie
83 Bd Ornano, 75018 Paris
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La Recyclerie is an eco-responsible café-canteen.
The place is gigantic and many tables are big, this place is great for working with several people.
There is also a large green area outside with tables to enjoy nature.
Price: from €3
I like:
- The eco-responsible concept.
- Vegetarian and vegan choices.
- The large garden.
Website (in French)
Le Pavillon des Canaux
39 Quai de la Loire 750019 Paris
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Located on the edge of the Bassin de la Villette, the Pavillon des Canaux resembles a life-sized dollhouse. Get comfortable at a table, in a chair, or even in the bathtub!
During the week, it’s a friendly place to relax and work, but computers aren’t allowed on weekends and during lunch breaks. After 7 pm, it’s a great spot for drinks or dinner. Check their social media for event updates.
Price: Plate from €5.50 and dessert from €3.
I like:
- The uniqueness of the place
- Colorful decoration that will put you in a good mood
- Vegetarian and vegan options.
Website (in French)
Colorova
47 Rue de l’Abbé Grégoire 75006 Paris
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You know what to expect from the name: “colorova” means “colorful” in Polish. Indeed, the colorful atmosphere will put you in a good mood just by getting inside this restaurant.
The owner of this place, Guillaume Gil, is the former pastry chef of the Plaza Athénée, and bakes all the pastries of Colorova himself, changing the recipes all year long. Only the caramel, peanut and speculoos tartlet can accompany all your studious afternoons.
There is a large space between each table; thus, the noise coming from other groups will not disturb you.
Price: Drinks start at €5 and main course at €18.
Menu for €29 (starter + main course + dessert)
I like:
- High-quality food.
Website (in French)
The Timeless Classics
Starbucks
There are many Starbucks coffee shops all over Paris – you can check the complete list here.
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Starbucks, a pioneer of Wi-Fi cafés, has become a classic. It’s often bustling during breakfast and after office hours, but you should find it comfortable to work during off-peak hours.
Starbucks aims to be “the third place”: not home, not the office, but something in between—a place where you can relax and work comfortably.
The best Starbucks: There are many Starbucks in Paris so I recommend you to check out the one at 3 Boulevard des Capucines 75002 Paris. The chandeliers, moldings, gildings, and other decorations will remind you of those of the Garnier Opera, just around the corner. It’s a change from the usual industrial Starbucks decor.
Price: from €2
I like:
- It is a safe bet
- Welcoming atmosphere
Website (in French)
Prêt à Manger
• 10 Place de Budapest, 75009 Paris
• 11 Rue de Sèze, 75009 Paris
• 110 Avenue de France, 75013 Paris
• 123 Boulevard Haussman, 75008 Paris
• 15 Rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris
• 31 Avenue de l’Opéra, 75002 Paris
• 34-36 Rue du Louvre, 75001 Paris
• ZAC Les Batignolles, 39 Rue Mstislav Rostropovitch, 75017 Paris
• 45 Rue La Fayette, 75009 Paris
• 58 Avenue Marceau, 75008 Paris
• 66 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris
• 91 Boulevard Haussman, 75008 Paris
• CCO Passage du Havre, 109 Rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 Paris
• Triangle d’Or, Place Louis-Armand, 75012 Paris
• 49 Boulevard Saint-Michel, 75005 Paris
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Prêt à Manger has been serving sandwiches, salads and pastries made daily with fresh produce and organic coffee since 1986.
Just like Starbucks, it is a quiet place with a couple of sockets to sit and work in.
Price: About €12 for a pastry and a beverage.
I like:
- Lots of Prêt à Manger in Paris.
La Felicità
5 Parv. Alan Turing, 75013 Paris
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La Felicita, located in the Halle Freyssinet, is an Italian food market where you can order homemade drinks and dishes at the bar and then sit wherever you like indoors or outdoors.
On the menu: pizzas, pasta, mozzarella, burrata, refreshing drinks, coffees, and aperitifs.
It’s a pleasant and cozy place, but unfortunately, there are no power outlets. Bring an external battery.
In the evening, the atmosphere changes completely to become a party venue with a DJ. So, come to work during the day.
Price: Coffee starts at €1.70, beverage at €2.50 and dessert at €3.
Main course starts at €8.
I like:
- Cozy
- Chill atmosphere.
- Decorations
Website (in French)
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