France 🇫🇷 / Nice

Café Citoyen

Community-owned (see their website for details of their organisation) and encouraging of event hosting and other activities. Café with great food and many speciality beers.

Webpage: https://cafecitoyen.org/

Spain 🇪🇸 / Barcelona

Morrow Coffee

Coffee shop with a multicultural vibe. Good music and great people.

Webpage: https://morrowcoffee.com/

ÖSS Kaffe Barcelona

Friendly place to work and drink Coffee in El Raval. The staff is great.

Webpage: https://www.instagram.com/osskaffe.es/

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Porto

Armazem do caffe - Leca da Palmeira

Has amazing view to the beach. Its quiet, has a lot of power sockets, coffee its good, food its good and cheap

Spain 🇪🇸 / Bilbao

52 Moments

Cafe with lots of free tables (most of which have a power socket nearby) since most people only come for takeaway. Staff mostly speaks a little English, enough to communicate. Fairly loud, bring a headset, not ideal for meeting heavy days.

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Lisbon

Espaço Guimarães

Shopping mall just outside Guimarães. There is free WiFi provided by the mall, you just need to re-login once in a while. There is a big offer in power outlets on the restaurant zone. There is also a free shuttle between the shopping and the city (currently suspended due to the pandemic).

Webpage: https://espaco-guimaraes.klepierre.pt

Denmark 🇩🇰 / Copenhagen

The Black Diamond

The Royal Danish Library / the Black Diamond

Webpage: http://www5.kb.dk/en/dia/

Austria 🇦🇹 / Vienna

List of Awesome Hacking Locations, organised by Country and City, listing if it features power and wifi. Inspired by the awesome lists (⭐417k) thing.

This is a community curated list, please submit your PR with the spots you know and love for hacking!

Q: What makes a hacking spot awesome?

A place where you would go and take your friends to go hacking with, power and wifi are a plus, having coffee and snacks is a bonus. We are excluding for now places that require a subscription or membership of somekind (unless that membership can be done at the of the visit moment and it doesn't require a long term commitment).

Check CONTRIBUTING.MD and start contributing.

Hackerspaces are great places to hack, and in fact, they are so great that they have their own list curated for many years now. If you are looking for a hackerspace, please consult:

• https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/List_of_Hacker_Spaces

CoWorking offices are awesome, but typically require a long-term commitment. If you are looking for something more stable for a long-term stay, look at https://www.coworker.com/map

France 🇫🇷 / Lille

K-Space

• Chaostreff weekly on Thursdays @ 18:00
• The only hackerspace with a server room (according to hackerspaces.org)
• Various equipment to print, engrave and cut (everything but yourself)
• Bees, honey
• Quiet office, if you don't have time for fun

Food: Vending Machine + Cafés and Diners + Convenience stores

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Braga

NATA Lisboa

Small modern place in the city "centre". Calm, clean, a good variety of tapas to eat. Speciality natas.

Webpage: natalisboa.com

Singapore 🇸🇬 / one north

Café Candelabro

Coffee shop, library and bookshop right in the center of Porto.

Webpage: https://www.cafecandelabro.com/

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Casinha Boutique Café and Pastelaria Jardim

No hacking locations after the closure of Bread & Hearth and Just Coffee

United States 🇺🇸 / Seattle, WA

Zeitgeist

Nice coffee shop, great espresso, moderately busy.

Webpage: http://zeitgeistcoffee.com/

United States 🇺🇸 / California

Backyard Brew

Outdoor caffee in backyard with tents to shelter you from sun/rain. Open all-year round. temporarily closed Webpage: https://aoccoffee.com/

Sightglass Coffee

Even though no-wifi and no power plugs, still worth visiting because it is very vibrant space, with cool vibe.

Webpage: https://sightglasscoffee.com/

United States 🇺🇸 / Illinois

Black Hammer Brewing

If you are "over-coffeed" you can try this great brewery with lot of craft beers on tap. Very work-friendly (USB ports, staff will even loan out cables for charging). In the evening it gets quite busy.

Webpage: https://blackhammerbrewing.com

No locations recommended after the closure of the Caffe Frascati.

No locations recommended after the closure of the Refinery.

Bulgaria 🇧🇬 / Sofia

Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL)

Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL) is a space, dedicated to various aspects of constructive & creative hacking. The space is about 300 square meters, there is a little electronics lab with over 9000 components, a library, and lots of tools. You're always welcome to follow one of the workshops or come to the weekly Tuesday meetings, hack nights or other get-together events.

Webpage: https://hsbxl.be/

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Braga

Nórdico Coffee Shop & Brunch

Specialty coffee and brunch in the city center. Calm, clean, great food, even better coffee.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/Nordicocoffeeshop/

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Lisbon

Amélia

Nice place with really nice environment and laptop friendly!

Webpage: http://ilovenicolau.com

Wifi pw: ilovenicolau

Poland 🇵🇱 / Krakow

Café Tektura

Great coffee, with multiple brew choices, and sound food. Smallish and usually quiet.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/TEKTURAcafe/

United States 🇺🇸 / Washington

Ironclad Coffee

Lots of small and large tables, free fast wifi, plenty of power, and some of the best coffee in Richmond.

Webpage: https://ironcladcoffee.com/

United States 🇺🇸 / Texas

Yoghut

Great coffee, acai bowls and bubble tea. Never crowded or noisy either so its good if you enjoy peace and quiet for hacking.

Webpage: https://yoghut.com/

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Aveiro

Spółdzielnia Ogniwo

Friendly cooperative bookstore cafe in the Kazimierz district. On offer coffees and teas from independed producents from all around the world.

Webpage: http://ogniwo.org/

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Kafo.

United States 🇺🇸 / California

Vinaka Cafe

Very Californian and laid back. Common spot for locals with wonderful food and ice cream.

Spain 🇪🇸 / Barcelona

Federal Café

Café with great natural lightning and delicious food

Webpage: http://federalcafe.es/barcelona-gotic/

Sweden 🇸🇪 / Stockholm

Café Fåtöljen

Coffee is okay. Open access point, ~7mbit down on average, 1mbit up. Ample power. Very quiet and very close to the metro. Multiple locations

Webpage: http://cafefatoljen.com

Sweden 🇸🇪 / Uppsala

Café Pascal

The shared wifi at the time was 200mbit down, 40mbit up. Excellent food, excellent coffee. Not a good long term working spot, but great to upload an iOS app while eating and drinking brilliant food.

Webpage: https://cafepascal.se

Poland 🇵🇱 / Krakow

Café Lisboa

Solid coffee in a portuguese ambience. Calm music, lovely summer garden. A tiny spot but never loud. Great pasteis de nata, lunch options too.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/cafelisboa.krakow/

Coffee Corner

Good coffee and tea, right in the middle of the main railway station. Can get busy but usually not very loud. Plenty of electrical plugs available.

Webpage: http://www.coffeecorner.pl/

United Kingdom 🇬🇧 / England

Boreal Coffee Shop - Talacker

Very nice coffee, spacious, good tables to work and a bunch of couches.

Webpage: http://www.borealcoffee.ch/

No hacking location reported after the closure of Istanbul HS.

No hacking location reported after the closure of Denizli HS. The previous link has been taken over.

United States 🇺🇸 / Massachusetts

The Bun Shop

Loftlike, late-night cafe for filled buns like piroshki & empanadas, plus Vietnamese coffee. BYOB.

Poland 🇵🇱 / Krakow

Blossom

Great coffee and food at reasonable prices.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/BlossomCoffeeAndFood/

United States 🇺🇸 / California

Edinburgh Hacklab

Edinburgh Hacklab is part of the worldwide movement of Hackerspaces - shared spaces for people who mess around with technology for fun.

Webpage: https://edinburghhacklab.com/

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Shot in the Dark Cafe.

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Lisbon

Padaria Portuguesa - Cais do Sodré

One of the many Padaria Portuguesa bakeries, delivious sweets and sandwiches.

Webpage: apadariaportuguesa.pt

Wifi pw: portuguesa

Germany 🇩🇪 / Hamburg

attraktor

Makerspace with lots of tools. You may need a member to let you in.

Webpage: blog.attraktor.org

Germany 🇩🇪 / Jena

CCC Hamburg

Hackerspace of the CCC Hamburg. You may need a member to let you in.

Webpage: hamburg.ccc.de

Spain 🇪🇸 / Barcelona

Jimmy Monkey

Friendly to keyboard warriors, they also do a selection of simple-done-right munchies.

Webpage: http://www.jimmymonkey.com/

See https://github.com/otobrglez/awesome-workplaces-slovenia (⭐111)

No hacking locations reported after the closure of Hollys Coffee

United States 🇺🇸 / New York

Houndstooth Coffee

Unassuming place with pretty outstanding coffee and the space to get things done. Plus it's in the Frost Bank Building, the most evil looking building in Austin!

Webpage: https://www.houndstoothcoffee.com/

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Lisbon

Choupana Café

Webpage: http://4sq.com/XuO7me

United States 🇺🇸 / Virginia

Ground Support Cafe

Great spot in Soho for getting things done and feeling like you belong with the cool soho crowd

Webpage: http://www.groundsupportcafe.com/

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Lisbon

Confeitaria Lisboa

Well lit, great croissants.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/1JRQG4q

United States 🇺🇸 / Massachusetts

Diesel Cafe

Same good food as Bloc 11 and Forge, larger, more industrial, busy but always a space, standing desks at back, lots of resident coders. Acid coffee.

Webpage: http://www.diesel-cafe.com/

Notes:

• Contact @richlitt for wifi password if needed.
• You get 45m of free wifi per day. More if you know what you're doing ;) (but $14/mo for wifi is worth it if you hack there often)
• Using IPFS will get you kicked off their network in ~2hr (FYI).

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Porto

Tartine

Webpage: http://tartine.pt/

Netherlands 🇳🇱 / Amsterdam

Knygynas DRAUGYSTĖ

A cafe connected to a bookshop. Very tolerant of hacker types who never leave. Wifi is about 8mbit, and fairly stable. Most speak enough English you can order a coffee, and the coffee is good. Cow milk only.

Webpage: https://vaga.lt/knygynas/draugyste-knygynas-gedimino-pr-2-vilnius

Switzerland 🇨🇭 / Zurich

Cafe Linné

Nice place. Food is a bit pricey but very good. Coffee is good. English is understood, as are foreign cards. Wifi is good enough. Open ridiculously late!

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/cafelinne/

Germany 🇩🇪 / Berlin

c-base

A weird old hackspace that masquerades as an alien ship, or vice versa. Good for hacking in dark corners with lots of Club Mate. Non-smoker not friendly. You may need a member to let you in, or to stay for a longer period of time.

Webpage: https://www.c-base.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-base

Sweden 🇸🇪 / Stockholm

26Grados

Super central, powerful wifi and awesome biscuits.

Webpage: http://www.26grados.com/

In general, you can go to any Wayne's Coffee or Espresso House to get wifi and a power point. Wayne's Coffee wifi is usually a bit spotty compared with the Espresso Houses that I tried, and Espresso House often caters for laptop users with power points under chairs or near tables.

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Lisbon

Fábrica Coffee Roasters

One of the places in Lisbon where they actually understand coffee.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/1dQaY6h

Poland 🇵🇱 / Krakow

Racoon coffee and More

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/Racoon-Coffee-More-as-303455009847582/

United States 🇺🇸 / California

The Cow's End Cafe

Casually cow-themed cafe and deli, with lots of 1st and 2nd floor seating, literally a block from the Pacific Ocean.

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Lisbon

Copenhagen Coffee Lab, Lisboa

Pour over, aeropress, espressoo - this place has got it all.

Webpage: http://copenhagencoffeelab.com/cafe-at-rua-nova-da-piedade/

Ler Devagar

Fantastic library with a vintage collection of books. Make sure to taste 'bolo da marta' on the first floor.

Webpage: http://www.lerdevagar.com/

Belgium 🇧🇪 / Brussels

MetaLab

Coffee, Club Mate All kind of activities and talks

Webpage: https://metalab.at

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Guimarães

Centro Comercial Nova Arcada

Shopping mall just outside Braga, surprisingly very quiet during the week and many people go there to study/work. There is free WiFi provided by the mall, you just need to re-login every 45 or so minutes (I hacked away this script to automate the process, seemed to work for a whole afternoon). There are power plugs available, restaurants and cafes are on the same floor and free bus from/to city center during the week.

Webpage: http://www.novaarcada.pt/

Japan 🇯🇵 / Tokyo

Fuglen

Scandinavian cafe with some seats, great coffee, nice music, and a hipster vibe

Webpage: http://www.fuglen.com/japanese/

Denmark 🇩🇰 / Copenhagen

Café Replika

Turkish coffee, pastries & sandwiches in a chill spot blending rustic & modern decor.

Webpage: http://cafereplika.com

Germany 🇩🇪 / Dresden

St. Oberholz

famous 2-story startup-beloved bar-restaurant; english-speaking staff.

Webpage: http://sanktoberholz.de/en/coffee/

Japan 🇯🇵 / Tokyo

Trunk Coffee

Super hipster, great music, really take their coffee seriously. They roast their own coffee.

Webpage: http://www.trunkcoffee.com

Lithuania 🇱🇹 / Vilnius

Open Source Cafe

Small hack-cafe with good people and vibes

NOTE: Potentially closed. Needs confirmation.

Webpage: http://www.osscafe.net/ja/

Missing hacking locations after the closure of Mos coffee

There are plenty of "Caffeine" branded cafes around that have pretty good wifi and service. English speakers are hit and miss, be prepared for a lot of random pointing and confusion. If you're paying with a credit card, expect people freaking out about what to do with a receipt that requires signing (no POS systems here support PINs).

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Braga

Café São Martinho

Small, unknown café near the city stadium. Has a pool table, small indoor garden, a small terrace, smoker and non-smoker areas. Not the regular hacker café, but an actual place for hackers that want some quiet place to be during the day, away from the commotion of the city center.

Webpage: N/A

Denmark 🇩🇰 / Copenhagen

Copenhagen Coffee Lab

Roasts and sells their own coffee

Webpage: http://copenhagencoffeelab.com/

Italy 🇮🇹 / Rome

Lost Weekend

Trendy coffee place + bookstore + vegan food; always filled with students during the weekend

Webpage: lostweekend.de

Missing Hacking Locations after the closure of Pink Coffee

Missing Hacking Locations after the closure of Whiteboard Cafe

Netherlands 🇳🇱 / Amsterdam

Dwaze Zaken

Near the Amsterdam Central Station; Good food; Live music every Monday starting at 20:00

Webpage: dwazezaken.nl

Norway 🇳🇴 / Stavanger

Kek

Near the Delft Central Station; Good food; Hipster place; Has a small store (great for last minute gifts)

Webpage: kekdelft.nl

Germany 🇩🇪 / Hamburg

ascii

Café inside the faculty of Computer Science of the Dresden University of Technology; always filled with friendly and helpful people, no matter the topic

Webpage: ascii-dresden.de

Netherlands 🇳🇱 / Delft

YsBreeker

Big beautiful and friendly cafe. Incredibly fast wifi and tons of seating. Very good food and high-quality coffee drinks.

Webpage: http://www.deysbreeker.nl/

United States 🇺🇸 / Massachusetts

Pavement Coffeehouse

Great coffee, pretty busy. Lots of plugs, good music.

Webpage: http://www.pavementcoffeehouse.com/content/44-gainsborough

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Porto

Embaixada

Quiet cafe with nice music, empty upstairs, great salad, and cool dances at night.

Webpage: embaixadaporto.com

Spain 🇪🇸 / Barcelona

Ideal

Cozy coffee shop which also serves natural juices and tasty food. Has a nice terrace on the back.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/14xZ71H

United Kingdom 🇬🇧 / Scotland

London Hackspace

Access to C&C Mill, Laser cutter, 3d printer(s) & more. Food & drinks available reopened 03-07-2024

Webpage: https://london.hackspace.org.uk/

Bulgaria 🇧🇬 / Sofia

Fabrika Daga

Different types of coffee, great food

Webpage: https://foursquare.com/v/фабрика-дъга/541969e5498e5713ab53d2ff

Cameroon 🇨🇲 / Buea

SoHo

Co-working space, friendly hosts, artistic setting; has coffee, kitchen, bar and a garden. Entrance fee: 8 EUR to rent a desk

Webpage: http://soho.bg/

Canada 🇨🇦 / Hamilton

ActivSpaces

Webpage: https://activspaces.com

Canada 🇨🇦 / Montréal

Mulberry Coffeehouse

Cafe in the former lobby of an 1880s hotel. Great coffee, beer, sweets & sandwiches.

Webpage: http://www.mulberrycoffeehouse.com/

Poland 🇵🇱 / Krakow

Karma Coffee

Awesome coffee shop. Multiple locations, only been to this one (closest to main square). Not too many seats, but fast wifi.

Webpage: http://www.karmaroasters.com/

Portugal 🇵🇹 / Porto

Mesa 325

Good spot to while away a day with plenty of outlets, great coffee and cheap eats.

Webpage: http://4sq.com/28XN73L

Germany 🇩🇪 / Berlin

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève

After a rather quick and free registration process, you get a fancy card and get to come back and enjoy this library's ambience.

Webpage: http://www-bsg.univ-paris1.fr

United States 🇺🇸 / Massachusetts

Bloc 11

Same good food as Forge and Diesel, back room is nice, moderately busy, outdoor seating. If you have xfinity, good reception for wifi for that. Acid coffee.

Webpage: http://blocsomerville.com/

United States 🇺🇸 / South Carolina

Forge Baking Company

Same good food as Bloc 11 and Diesel, busy, bright, not many plugs. Acidic coffee, no vietnamese coffee option.

Webpage: http://www.forgebakingco.com/

No hacking locations recommended after the closure of Peace Coffee

United States 🇺🇸 / Seattle, WA

Bellevue Public Library

Free to all, a lot of space, 3 floors, free parking lot.

Seattle Public Library

Free to all, lots of space, must be quiet though.

Ada's Technical Books

Tasty coffee and great food, free wifi and places, but also has paid day passes for private space.

United States 🇺🇸 / Massachusetts

Pavement Coffeehouse

Great coffee, pretty busy

Webpage: http://pavementcoffeehouse.com/content/736-commonwealth

Toscanini's

Amazing coffee, tea, ice cream, moderately busy

Webpage: http://www.tosci.com/

Denmark 🇩🇰 / Copenhagen

The Coffee Collective (Godthåbsvej)

Coffee connoisseurs: Roasts and sells their own coffee + won several coffee championships (bad cellphone coverage)

Webpage: http://coffeecollective.dk/

Emmerys (Store Strandstræde)

Webpage: http://www.emmerys.dk/

Paludan Bogcafé

Open late

Webpage: http://www.paludan-cafe.dk

Riccos Kaffebar (Sluseholmen)

Make sure to get the rye bread sandwiches. Their advocadomad+kartoffelmad are sublime

Webpage: http://www.riccos.dk

Estonia 🇪🇪 / Tallinn

Bevar's

Open late

Webpage: http://www.bevars.dk

France 🇫🇷 / Paris

Le Progrès

Webpage: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d1171207-Reviews-Le_Progres-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

After Place Louvre

You pay 5 euros per hour and everything on the menu is free.

Webpage: http://www.anticafe.eu/louvre

Japan 🇯🇵 / Nagoya

Cafe Peru

Nice little coffee, they have home-made pastries and good coffee (it is hidden in a beautiful location)

Webpage: http://www.caffeperu.it/

United States 🇺🇸 / California

Red Rock Coffee

Red walls set the mood at a cafe where art & live music are often served with the coffee & snacks

United States 🇺🇸 / Maryland

The Perfect Cup

Coffee, tea, and great snacks. Plus, it's close to the Brown "L" train line.

Webpage: http://www.perfectcupchicago.com/