Best Places for Working in the world
1. Pastiche, Berlin
Specialty coffee shop and curated record store built around a custom hi-fi sound system. By night, the record racks are replaced with tatami mats for immersive listening events.
Specialty coffee shop and curated record store built around a custom hi-fi sound system. By night, the record racks are replaced with tatami mats for immersive listening events.
French cafe and gallery hybrid on a quiet Prenzlauer Berg street. Deep sofas and art-filled walls create a living room vibe for laptop sessions or lingering over lemon meringue tarts.
Modern hub for independent journalism, providing co-working desks, production studios, and offices for media non-profits. The ground-floor event space opens to the street, with a wide wooden staircase that doubles as amphitheater seating.
Functioning furniture showroom where the 1950s-inspired interior is completely redesigned every six months. It doubles as a specialty coffee shop, pouring Coutume beans and serving pastries near Canal Saint-Martin.
Eclectic neighborhood canteen filled with thrifted sofas and mismatched school chairs. It’s a quiet workspace by day before the lights dim for cheap beer, charcuterie, and live jazz.
Spacious, modern café with an open kitchen serving a refined, daily-changing menu of seasonal dishes. Specialty coffee is poured all day, but the homemade cookies are the true local obsession.
Minimalist coffee shop focused on ethically sourced, single-origin beans. The atmosphere is deliberately calm and quiet, with light wood interiors and award-winning baristas pulling shots behind a long counter.
Quiet, cozy café used by locals as a calm workspace away from the Victoria Station crowds. The draw is simple: freshly made sourdough sandwiches and coffee from Monmouth.
Neighborhood cafe focused on specialty coffee from The Gentlemen Baristas. Laptops line the countertops inside; a few small tables sit out front on the pavement.
Light-filled cafe at the entrance to a creative workspace, serving French pastries and specialty coffee. Locals settle in at the industrial tables for remote work, fueled by crêpes and croissants.
Minimalist cafe with white brick walls, marble tables, and a curated selection of art books and zines. Espresso drinks use Heart Roasters beans – specialty options include matcha lattes and yuzu honey tonics.
Concrete breeze blocks and blonde wood fill this quiet Northwest tea shop. Customizable boba and egg waffles join a self-serve ramen machine to fuel long work sessions.
