Updated 29th October 2024
New York City, NYC, the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps! New York City is truly a one-of-a-kind experience!
New York City on the East Coast of the USA is undoubtedly one of the world’s most iconic cities and the buzz is simply electrifying. For many people, it’s way too loud, brash and hectic, for others, there’s simply no place like it.
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So many celebrities choose to call New York City home, from Jerry Seinfeld and Denzel Washington to Al Pacino, Robert Dinero, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift to name just a few.
New York City has been the backdrop to countless films and TV shows such as Seinfeld, Friends, Sex & the City, The Wolf of Wall Street, the classic Wall Street and many many more. Walk the streets of New York and you’re bound to recognize so many iconic locations.
As a native Londoner, I’ve always loved New York City as there are so many parallels, from the financial centre to media, fashion, music, theatre and film.
London is almost twice the physical size of New York, 1572 sq km compared to 789 sq km for New York. However, New York has only a slightly smaller population of 8.1 million compared to London’s 9.7 million so the density of people per sq km is way higher in New York hence the noise, hectic energy and competition for everything!
We have compiled a list of the best cafes to work in NYC where you can rock up with your laptop and enjoy the distinctive New York City vibe and buzz while getting some work done.
Most are in Manhattan and also Brooklyn. We will be adding more laptop-friendly cafes to our guide so do check back often and do drop us a line if you have any personal recommendations.
Feeling hungry? There is a dazzling array of choices when thinking about breakfast or brunch options in NYC and of course, New York City is famous for its bagels, do give them a try, you’ll be spoilt for topping options!
For more tips check out our guide to New York City for tips on where to go and popular food that makes New York what it is
As we always recommend in our laptop-friendly guides, do use cafes responsibly if you are planning to work there on a laptop.
As a rule of thumb and also often a policy for some coffee shops you should be buying something every hour to ninety minutes if you are planning to stay for a while.
Cafes can be great places to work from and many times beat an office, working from home, a co-working space or an office.
If you have a favourite laptop-friendly cafe in New York that should be on our list or you have any feedback on the coffee shops on our list please drop a message in the comments section at the bottom of this page or contact our editorial team.
Enjoy our guide to some of the best cafes to work in New York City!