Getting Work Done

Stick around for more than the pastries at this all-day cafe on the Williamsburg waterfront.

Is your roommate a pain? Did you forget to pay Spectrum? Sounds like you need a coffee shop with wifi.

Overflow Coffee is an uncommonly pleasant place to get work done—or hang with your toddler—in Long Island City.

In the middle of a hardware store, this Harlem coffee shop is a local hang with killer playlists.

A spacious and laptop-friendly Harlem coffee shop with good lunch options.

A Pakistani tea and coffee shop with creative snacks and Coke Studio energy.

In Bushwick, Lazy Suzy is a cafe where everyone, you included, does work.

Word Of Mouth is a cafe, wine bar, and bookstore, as well as the unofficial co-working space for anyone with a 11238 zip code.

They went viral for an Onigiri-Croissant, but that doesn’t mean you should eat it.

Pour yourself a cup of ambition at this coffee shop and bar that looks like a fancy old bank.

Red Rover in Greenpoint is useful for anyone who wants to drink coffee, do some work, and have a glass of wine in one place.

This West Village bakery is a pleasant, sunny spot for a coffee and some elegant baked goods.

Get work done while eating shaved ice at this Flushing cafe, which has one of the largest selections of sweets we’ve ever seen.

Open 24 hours, Chelsea Square Restaurant should be your default choice in the neighborhood for a casual plate of eggs.

If you need a place to park yourself with your laptop in Tribeca, grab a seat at Think.

Hanging out at this busy Turkish coffee shop on Arthur Ave. feels like you're in a cafe in Europe. Feel free to linger for a while.

Mottley Kitchen is an all-day cafe in Mott Haven that's great for getting work done.

Molly's Cupcakes is a cute bake shop on Bleecker Street that makes excellent cupcakes, and has lots of space to sit and hang out.

Pavé is a charming cafe in midtown that makes excellent pastries and sandwiches. It's a perfect place to hang out and get work done.

The Lost Draft is a coffee shop in Soho with a focus on providing a creative space for writers.

Everything at this bar and cafe in Alphabet City revolves around music. There are days when you can bring your own records, with karaoke coming soon.

Odd Fox is a Greenpoint coffee shop with a great backyard.

There’s just something about the coffee at the Park Slope outpost of Variety that makes it better than the coffee at the other locations. We don’t make the rules, it’s just that way.

Kinship is a sleek cafe in Astoria that has their own line of single origin coffee beans.

The Well Kitchen & Table is an all-day cafe in Union Square with excellent vegan and gluten-free menu options.