Cafes, Coffee Shops To Work From San Francisco
Best Cafes To Work Remotely SF, Best Coffee Shops To Work From San Francisco, Cafes To Work From Downtown, Haight, Mission, Richmond, Russian Hill
Last updated: June 24, 2025, 6:47PM
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Best Places To Work Remotely On A Laptop San Francisco
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With so many people laid off, fully remote or only going into the office part-time, there has been an influx of cafes and coffee shops that have housed workers so that they can escape their homes, annoying roommates, loud neighbors and construction noises plaguing their streets.
Below are some of the more popular places to work remotely in San Francisco.
Best Cafes To Work Remotely In San Francisco
Capital One Cafe, Union Square
One of the busiest cafes to house remote workers as it is 3 levels, has good coffee and a couple rooms to rent to take calls, have meetings from.
https://www.capitalone.com/local/sanfrancisco-unionsquare/
Cafe Reveille, Lower Haight
As popularized in this SFGate article…
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/techies-taken-over-san-francisco-cafe-17875890.php
Equator Cafe, Downtown
This cafe features lots of space to sit, a few outlets, free wi-fi, a bathroom (key code required) and lots of natural light from the floor to ceiling windows.
https://www.equatorcoffees.com/blogs/cafes/soma
SFMOMA Steps Coffee
Limited hours and although free, it’s expected you do buy something there if using the tables from the cafe there. See laptop etiquette above.
Pro-tip: monitor free days to access the open courtyard on the 3rd floor with more space.
https://www.sfmoma.org/free-days/
de Young Museum Cafe
Limited hours and although free, it’s expected you do buy something there. See laptop etiquette above.
https://www.famsf.org/visit/de-young-cafe
Atlas Cafe, Mission District
Lots of space inside, outdoor seating in the patio.
As Quoted, Presidio Heights
Limited seating, loud in the back as that is kid territory. Rumor has it, Julia Roberts is a regular here.
Best Coffee Shops Work From San Francisco
Haus Coffee, Mission District
This place is packed with workers pounding on laptops inside as well as the patio in the back.
Flywheel Coffee, Haight
This cafe features several tables, a few communal bar tables and an outpost across the street with a few tables outside in the park.
This place is always busy with people on their laptops and is one of the few coffee shops open long hours 7-6pm everyday.
Starbucks, Laurel Village
Use to be open later, til 10/11 but now open until 8pm everyday.
Sightglass Coffee, SOMA
Great for getting work done for a few hours from the mezzanine level. No wifi/outlets though which keeps crowds manageable.
St Frank Coffee, Polk
This location is always busy with workers. No wi-fi on weekends, no outlets which keeps the crowds from getting even more annoying.
Hi-NRG (Pop-Up inside High Treason), Inner Richmond
These folks make some great coffee and they operate out of a fun place in High Treason.
Starbucks, Presidio
Amazing location, lots of seating indoors and outdoors. Parking is fairly easy if you know where to look (2-3 hours free).
Coffee Shops To Work Remotely San Francisco
For those seeking additional recommendations, I provide one place to work remotely in my monthly event calendars for paid supporters. These places typically feature wi-fi and outlet options for users as well as more hidden places, with more space, fewer people etc.
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