Although I haven’t yet really felt the need to rent a coworking space, sometimes, when I’m working on a project, I feel an urge to get out and about. Fortunately, there’s plenty of great cafés in Barcelona to work in. As well as WiFi and a nice background hum, someone will bring you cake and coffee. Who could ask for more? Here’s some of my favourite places to take the laptop for a stroll. Much more fun than an office!
You also might like to take a look at the other blog I write in, which is dedicated to cafés, restaurants and bars in Barcelona.
Cafés for working in Barcelona (all with WiFi)
Altair Libreria (Universitat)
The downstairs part of the Altair bookshop is a great space for both taking your laptop and working and meeting clients. They have a café with WiFi, with large tables and a serene atmosphere. Although be careful not to get distracted by all the great reading on the shelves around you!
Hotel Pulitzer (Plaça Catalunya)
The lounge of the Hotel Pulitzer is another great place for a mini-meeting, especially if you need somewhere central and with a high level of formality to bring a new international client or partner. I used to come here every week for a regular meetup with one of my clients. Of the two, the Pulitzer is slightly funky and tends to get busier. The Hotel Regina next door is a little quieter if it seems too full. Sometimes the WiFi can be a little slow, however.
TacTic (Sagrada Familia)
TacTic is a café with a difference: instead of paying per coffee, drinks are unlimited and you pay for the amount of time you spend in the venue. This format naturally lends itself well to working in. You can connect your laptop to the WiFi for as long as you want – no dirty looks from waiters. Although I’ve had better coffee, the venue is funky and relatively little known (note, this might change in the future).
SandwiChez (various)
is a local café chain, located in Les Corts, Sarria, Universitat, Sagrada Familia, Plaça Espanya and the Pg de Sant Joan. Watch for more cafes to open soon! Good quality food, good coffee, peace and quiet if you need and large tables to spread your notes over. This is geared up towards the professional set, and you definitely won’t feel out of place with a laptop here. A little expensive, but what isn’t in this part of town?
La Fourmi (Gracia)
One of the institutions of the area, La Fourmi offers food, drink and a welcoming atmosphere that’s great for working in. With large, open windows, comfortable tables to rest your laptop on and (of course) a decent WiFi connexion, this is a good location for checking your traffic or filing your reports with a glass of orange juice (or maybe even red wine? :)) in hand.
Coco Coffice (Poble Sec)
Coco Coffice, which I’ve written about elsewhere, is a novel concept that is somewhere between a café and a coworking space. Like TacTic, they charge by hours rather than consumption, so you can enjoy lots of coffee and cake. Coco Coffice has a specially available meeting room, meaning as well as making use of the space to do some work this is also a great place to bring clients.
Great list, very useful. If you don’t mind, I included it on my website, in the Barcelona section (under cafes).
Of course not! Thanks 🙂
Thanks Penelope!
I’ll check them out when I get the chance. BTW, I’ve added them to a map I made with hundreds of co-working spaces in Barcelona, hope you don’t mind 🙂
Xavi
¡Ningún problema! Tu mapa se ve muy chulo, que te vaya bien el proyecto 🙂
Have you been to Cosmo, near Universitat?
No, I haven’t. Is it any good?
Someone told me they have wifi although last I checked, they didn’t seem to… but it has a good atmosphere and it’s in a nice location!
Hola Penelope,
Thanks a lot for this list. One thing I’d like to note, I wanted to try Granja Petit Bo today but they told me there is no wifi?
I walked to the bar across the street (Marcelona) and they do have WiFi.
Bram
Thanks Bram.
When I’ve been in the Granja Petit Bo previously they’ve always had WiFi, so I guess they were having an off day. Thanks for letting us know!
Penelope
No they really don’t.. I’m there right now and as I couldn’t enter to any Wi-Fi network, I asked at the bar and they also told me they don’t have any… :-/
Thanks, I just went back again myself and seems as though the WiFi is off for good – have removed it from the article.
Thank you so much! I am holidaying in Barcelona for the first time and on my own. I’m planning to get some writing done. Thanks to you, I now have some great places to go to to write and enjoy.
I am now in Granja Petitbo, where they appear not to have wifi (according to the waitress, they don’t have wifi contract anymore, so no hopes). Slow and unreliable BarcelonaWifi has some signal here. Juice menu is still excellent 🙂
Great, thanks for keeping us updated!
Hi, great website! The Wifi hotspots for working is a perfect idea for Barcelona. I’ve just visited The Granja Petit Bo and the food and natural juices are amazing, only problem is they have no WIFI 😕
Hello, Nice article about work places in Barcelona, very interesting!
There is this new place in Sant Antoni area in carrer de manso 17 – Coco Coffice which is a coworking café very cosy, relax, perfect for us digital nomads, freelancers, students, remote workers to work and study. You pay for the time spent (per hour,day or week) and a free buffet of hot drinks, cookies, snacks and fruits is included in the prices! Enjoy!