The 15 best coffee shops to work in Madrid

However, working remotely does not require staying at home. According to a study by the international company Buffer, 41% of professionals prefer to go elsewhere to perform their tasks. There are several options, such as going to a coworking (our favorite) or to a coffee shop where it is possible to give free rein to creativity. In their time, great artists and writers such as Pablo Picasso, J.K. Rowling, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre or Bob Dylan, were seduced by coffee-scented places. And it doesn't seem to have gone badly for them...

Emulating these celebrities, at least as far as their taste for coffee shops is concerned, is easier thanks to the selection of places that we propose to you. In them, anyone can go to work, relax and create, thanks to its cozy atmosphere, its stimulating offer of drinks and food and the constant murmur of conversations of others. Without a doubt, a real stimulus for the muses to get down to work.

"The best cafeterias to work in Madrid

Office & Coffee

• c/ de Hermosilla, 48 | 28001, Madrid (metro Velázquez)
• https://www.theshedcoworking.com/ | instagram @theshedcoworking
• phone: 910 82 10 72
• opening hours: M-F from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Have you ever dreamed of a place where you can work outdoors, enjoying a quiet atmosphere while having a coffee? That place exists, it's called Office and Coffee and it's at The Shed Coworking.

This space breaks with the traditional concept of a cafeteria. It is a coworking café that is perfectly equipped to meet all your work needs, whether you need a quiet space to concentrate or a place to hold your business meetings in a relaxed atmosphere.

Office and Coffee is more than a coffee shop to work, it is a natural oasis inside an old building, where you get away from all the noise of the city to do your work, either in its covered lounge or in the outdoor area. This is sure to change your perception of work.

And because we know that a good coffee is the perfect companion for a long working day, here you can enjoy specialty coffee made by an expert.

If you are looking for a place where you can work efficiently while enjoying a good coffee, look no further. Come and discover this special place for yourself.

2. Pum Pum Café

• c/ Tribulete, 6 | 28012, Madrid (metro Lavapiés)
• https://www.pumpumcafe.com/ | instagram @pumpumcafe
• info@pumpumcafe.com
• opening hours: M-F from 9am to 7pm

Ideal to enjoy vegetarian dishes and independent work days.

Pum Pum is one of our favorite places to work, especially during lunch. Their milkshakes and their famous eggs Benedict are extraordinary. However, if you want to enjoy them while you do your work, it's best to go during the week when it's less crowded.

It is a pleasant international corner that brings together locals and visitors from other countries. From the time it opened until the pandemic began, there has not been a day when customers were not crowded at the entrance waiting to get in.

Some of their tables are school desks where you can keep your documents, notebooks, laptop or whatever is in the way while you are working on other things or eating. The only downside is that the tables are a bit small for working with other people, but it's a great place if you're going to work independently.

3. The Bicycle

• Plaza de San Ildefonso, 9 | 28004, Madrid (metro: Tribunal)
• https://www.labicicletacafe.com/ | instagram @labicicletacafe
• phone: 915 32 97 42
• opening hours: M-F from 10am to midnight

Ideal for collaborative work, intense work days, food and beverages.

La Bicicleta was born in the heart of Malasaña and is the first cycling café in Madrid. It is a meeting point for urban cyclists, where you will find services such as a garage to repair punctures, oil the chains or repair them.

Each of La Bicicleta's spaces has been specially designed to provide comfort and inspiration. Decoration and art are present in every corner of this place where, honoring its name, there are several models of bicycles that give it a unique touch. For this reason, this workplace café can be considered as an idyllic place and a reference coffee shop for all freelancers.

The place offers a specific corner for those who go to work, although perhaps it lacks a little light. Its wifi is fast and unlimited to perform any task. They have a wide variety of food, coffees, beers and cocktails.

It is a very social place, so if you are looking for a place to collaborate with your colleagues at any time, this is the place to do it. The atmosphere evolves throughout the day, which prevents the day from being heavy or monotonous. Typically, it is a quiet and productive space for part of the morning and most of the afternoon. However, as the evening approaches, the place gets livelier. Therefore, those who find it hard to concentrate with a lot of people wandering around should be careful.

4. Lolina Vintage Café

• Calle del Espíritu Santo, 9| 28004 Madrid (metro: Tribunal)
• https://lolinacafe.com/| instagram: @lolinavintagecafe
• phone: 915 235 859
• opening hours: Mon-Thurs from 9:30h to 1h | Fri from 9:30h to 2:30h| Sat from 10:10h to 2:30h | Sun from 10:10h to 01:00h

Located in the heart of La Latina we find Lolina Vintage.

This cozy cafe imitates the atmosphere and decoration of the 1950s to 1970s. Wallpaper on the walls, vintage furniture, vintage lamps... every detail is taken care of to create a cozy space.

The restaurant is reminiscent of the nightclub era and has a lounge on the first floor, decorated with several mirrors, sofas and armchairs.

Launched by Sandra Almeida and Edgar Fonseca in 2019, it has become a real reference for its warmth but also for its exquisite coffee proposal. Its menu also includes infusions by Japanese method and desserts as appetizing as carrot cake or cream cake.

They have, of course, wifi (but only from Monday to Friday) sockets where you can charge your computer, cell phone or tablet, large tables where you can spread out your papers, meet and work at your leisure.

5. Café Olé Clubworking

• C/ Fernández de los Ríos, 3, Madrid (subway: Canal).
• https://lolinacafe.com/| instagram: @cafeole.cw
• phone: 665 32 55 30
• opening hours: Mon-Fri from 9:00h to 20:00h |Sun from 10:00h to 17:00h

In the heart of the Chamberí neighborhood, Café Olé Clubworking emerges as a hybrid space that combines the warmth of a coffee shop with the efficiency of a coworking space.

Conceived in 2022 by a multicultural team led by Romain, Café Olé Clubworking is born from the fusion between a coffee shop with a "French touch" and a modern coworking, seeking to give "the comfort of your home in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere".

Located on Fernandez de los Rios street and very well connected, it offers from hourly vouchers (with unlimited coffee, tea, juice, pastries and fruit) to a monthly plan that includes full access.

The environment stands out for its natural light, quiet atmosphere and welcoming international community, where wifi is a reliable ally and the barista always prepares specialty drinks that become a ritual to keep the focus.

6. Pepe Botella

• c/ San Andrés, 12 | 28004, Madrid (subway: Tribunal)
• twitter @cafepepebotella
• phone: 915 22 43 09
• opening hours: Sun-Thursday from 10am to 2am | Fri-Sat from 10am to 2:30am

This Malasaña classic, in the Dos de Mayo square, is not only a delight for coffee drinkers, but also for filmmakers, who can enjoy the posters that adorn its walls. Not in vain, Mateo Gil filmed some scenes of his movie Nadie conoce a nadie there .

Its atmosphere is French, simple and quiet, with dim lighting, marble tables and velvet upholstered banquettes, making it a must-visit place. It offers corners to enjoy intimacy, for groups and for those who go to work or read a good book. Anyone can fit in this place. In addition, they serve good breakfasts, but also tapas, which can be a better option in the evenings.

You can also take your dog with you.

6. La Merendona

• c/ General Pardiñas, 3 | 28001 Madrid (subway: Prínicpe de Vergara)
• http://www.lamerendona.com | instagram @lamerendona
• phone: 917 64 71 61
• opening hours: Mon-Fri from 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Sat-Sun from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm

If you need to spend a few hours working in the Salamanca neighborhood and you don't want to stop by The Shed Co (you're wrong) because you want to sweeten your day, we recommend La Merendona. This quiet place, with exquisite service, offers the perfect way to sweeten up a working afternoon at any of its tables.

María Paulina Silva and Eduardo Vernier, Colombians who have been living in Spain for 15 years, have brought from their country their delicious coffee and the good will they devote to their pastries. Their dream is to recover the artisan elaboration of sweets, just as grandmothers used to make them, and to create cakes and biscuits that allow us to travel back to the best moments of our childhood.

We recommend the orange angel food cake, not to be missed.

7. Infamous Types

• c/ San Joaquín, 3 | 28004 Madrid
• http://www.tiposinfames.com/ | instagram @tiposinfames
• phone: 915 22 89 39
• opening hours: Mon-Sat from 11am to 9pm

It is a project that emerged from the dream of three friends: Alfonso Tordesillas, Gonzalo Queipo and Francisco Llorca, to create a dynamic and open space for culture. Their project seeks to redefine the traditional concept of bookstore to adapt it to the new times, specializing in independent literary narrative.

As in La Fugitiva, here you can work surrounded by books that can serve as a reference or who knows, end up belonging to your personal library. It offers an extensive menu, with signature wines and craft beers, and its wifi is superb.

It is a very dynamic working cafeteria with different areas in which to develop its activities: bookstore, cafeteria, enoteca, exhibition hall, etc.

8. Café del Art

• Plaza de Cascorro, 9 | 28005 Madrid (Metro La Latina)
• instagram @cafedelart
• phone: 915 28 92 11
• opening hours: Mon-Fri from 9am to 11pm

This establishment, located in the neighborhood of La Latina, aims to change the way we Madrilenians enjoy coffee.

Every detail is designed to enhance the product, starting with its baristas, who have received specialized training in the different ways of preparing this beverage. Among them, the coffee infused by hand using the Japanese immersion method, a high-temperature technique that is elaborated in a siphon.

Be sure to try their Cold Brew Coffee. It is elaborated following a cold brewing technique, with ice water dripping slowly over the freshly ground coffee and gradually dragging its flavors and aromas. To work, the qualified professionals of Café del Art have the highest quality coffee machines such as La Marzocco, considered one of the best in the world.

The interior design is impressive, both for its architecture and decoration. Every corner and detail is taken care of to the maximum so that the experience is unique.

The main room consists of a large space with tables of different sizes, as well as sofas and armchairs that invite you to relax. It has another smaller interior room, which is called the library because it is full of books. You can use it as a workplace to sit at your computer while enjoying an extraordinary coffee.

Undoubtedly, it is a whole world gathered inside a small place in the center of Madrid.

9. Federal Café

• Plaza de las Comendadoras, 9 | 28015 Madrid (metro: Noviciado)
• https://www.federalcafe.es/ |  instagram @thefederalcafe
• telephone: 915 32 84 24
• opening hours: M-S from 9am to 11pm | Sun from 9am to 5pm

The Federal Café is an old acquaintance for the inhabitants of Barcelona, Valencia, Girona and Madrid, but this one we recommend is a version with a terrace, ideal for the times we live in.

This place is much more than a cafeteria for work. It is a space for you to work, meet your friends, rest, think... while you enjoy the huge variety of food it offers.

It has a floor with a large table to share and individual tables where you can work taking advantage of its free wifi. It has a lower floor whose 50's decor seems to embrace the traveler. Here, you will find all kinds of people; from students to readers, people working with their laptops, etc.

Terrace + delicious coffee + homemade pastries = happy work.

10. Mandarin China

• Plaza de Cascorro, 17 |28005, Madrid (metro: La Latina)
• https://www.facebook.com/LaChinaMandarinaMadrid/  |instagram @lachinamandarinamadrid
• phone: 91 028 25 41
• opening hours: Mon from 12h to 22h | Tue-Fri from 12h to 22h | Sat-Sun from 11h to 23h

La China Mandarina is the typical cafeteria from which it is lazy to leave. Located in Plaza de Cascorro, it manages to please the eye and the taste thanks to its selection of food, cakes, salads and snacks, which attracts any type of public.

This place is frequented by those who go to work in the morning at the common table, equipped with multiple power strips so that the laptop battery does not leave them stranded, to those who meet at the round tables full of flowers or those who just come for a drink.

One of the things we like most about China Mandarina is that there is a lot of light. In addition, it has a central elongated table to work. The wifi works well and is totally free.

Oh, I forgot! It is dog friendly.

11. El Bistró at La Central de Callao

• c/ Postigo de San Martín, 8 | 28013, Madrid (metro: Callao)
• instagram @lacentraldecallao
• phone: 917 90 99 30
• opening hours: M-F from 10am to 9pm

La Central de Callao is a three-story bookstore dedicated to philosophy, history, social sciences and literature, occupying a whopping 1,200 square meters.

It has a cocktail bar called El Garito and a charming cafeteria called El Bistró. It is a cozy space where you can enjoy a cuisine prepared with fresh and natural products. The establishment has a carefully selected assortment of cakes and pastries to tempt us at breakfast or snack time. At lunchtime it offers the dish of the day or the options to choose from its balanced menu. In addition, every Sunday and holidays, from 12 noon to 5 p.m., they serve a brunch accompanied by literary cocktails.

El Bistró is one of those magical places with a special atmosphere. It is a quiet coffee shop, reminiscent of New York, that invites you to sit down, have a coffee, read a book, talk or work for a few hours. Its decoration is dressed in warm colors, wood, vegetation and a striking giant alphabet soup.

When you go to work at a coffee shop or want to buy a book, consider El Bistró de La Central: central, quiet and pleasant.

12. The cafeteria of La Casa Encendida

• Ronda de Valencia, 1 | 28012, Madrid (metro: Embajadores)
• https://www.lacasaencendida.es/prepara-tu-visita#cafeteria
• phone: 915 06 21 80
• opening hours: M-F from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm

La Casa Encendida is located in the neighborhood of Lavapiés. This social and cultural center began its activity in December 2012. However, we have not come to tell you about its activities, but about what it hides inside, a must-see place: its cafeteria.

It is a place with free wifi and jazz music, perfect for creating an ideal atmosphere of concentration, if you manage to make a space for yourself at one of their shared tables or on individual stools in their windows. It has several plugs distributed throughout the room.

The cafeteria is managed by Pum Pum Café, which we have already mentioned. It offers all kinds of salads, sandwiches, brioches, toasts and juices. All using local and 100% natural products.

13. Magpie Coffee

• c/ Doña Urraca, 18 | 28011, Madrid (metro: Puerta del Ángel)
• instagram @urraca_puertadelangel
• phone: 914 79 14 65
• opening hours: Mon-Thurs from 8h to 23h | Fri-Sat from 8h to 23h | Sun from 8h to 19h

Café Urraca opened its doors in Madrid at the beginning of the year. Specifically in Puerta del Ángel, an increasingly busy neighborhood thanks to, precisely, its new gastronomic additions, it is an area that is in full transformation, renewing itself as the "New Malasaña".

One of the places that has been part of the change is Urraca Café. Modern, comfortable and perfect for breakfast and reading or working. A large space in which there is enough distance between tables to be able to focus on what occupies us, and of course, a perfect place to have breakfast and snack in the meantime. The wifi is free, but as is becoming usual in these spaces, it is only available from Monday to Friday.

14. Drink Coffee

• c/ Santa Feliciana 5 | 28010, Madrid (metro: Iglesia)
• https://www.toma.cafe/ |  instagram @tomacafe/
• phone: 910 55 98 02
• opening hours: M-F from 8h to 21h | S-S-S from 9h to 21h

In this retro and cozy place, located in the Quevedo neighborhood, in the heart of Madrid, is served for many the best espresso in the capital.

You don't need to be an expert to go to Toma Café Olavide. If you ask for a coffee with milk, they will make it with the same care and attention as the most pro combination. Let them advise you. They will guide you according to your tastes so you can try your new favorite coffee. Taste it while you work eating some cookies or homemade cookies and you will never look at coffee with milk with the same eyes again.

Its large window and its coffee are the perfect combination when you want a table to work for a few hours.

15. Dot Café Bar

• c/ Eugenio Sellés, 6 | 28045, Madrid (metro: Lagazpi)
• instagram @dotcafebar
• phone: 912 12 15 13
• opening hours: Mon from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm |S-Sunfrom 8:00 am to 8:00 pm |Sun-Sunfrom 9:00 am to 8:00 pm

Very close to Madrid Rio, this place with large windows will charm you with its decoration, bikinis and specialty coffees.

This coffee shop has borrowed its shape from its own name. Not surprisingly, the Anglo-Saxon word dot translates as "point" which, in this case, corresponds to a round project.

It is a place where you feel like extending your breakfasts. Its aesthetics would dazzle any design lover and it has a simple offer, with bikinis (traditional sandwiches) as the stars of the menu. It has a large table, next to a large window, perfect for sharing while working on the computer, in contrast to the small patterned tables for two, matching the studied aesthetics of the premises.

Take a book, a notebook or the computer... and inspiration will come by itself.

"Want a better option? Meet The Shed Coworking

Although coffee shops are great options to work and leave home, from The Shed Coworking we also recommend you to go to shared spaces (coworking) to work remotely in Madrid. They are, without a doubt, a great option because they will help you to concentrate, feel that you are in a good working environment and meet people from your sector or others.

We invite you to work in a dynamic community where collaboration, flexibility, inspiration and creativity are part of everyday life. All this in a welcoming environment and with a close, warm and personalized service. At The Shed Coworking we are here to support you in everything you need and put you in contact with the professionals your business requires.

We are rated among the best coworking in the Spanish capital. We are located in Madrid's Salamanca neighborhood, an area known for its elegance, luxury stores and dynamic business activity. Working here is, without a doubt, an unbeatable business card.

Here you will have access to the rooms (from 9am to 8pm), free coffee or tea, high speed internet, daily cleaning, security (access control by app or link) and you will be able to use our common areas. You can also include services for your convenience such as screen rental or printing, all at your fingertips, what are you waiting for?

AUTHOR: CARLOS LLERENA

IT executive, entrepreneur, communicator and academic with international trajectory, expert in technology, marketing, project management and complex problem solving.