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Which cafes in Florence let you work on a laptop

💻 modern cafes to work at

In most Florentine bars, no. Laptops are tolerated in a small set of places, and outside them expect to be asked to close it at lunch. Power sockets are the real constraint: almost nowhere has enough, so arrive charged.

The written guide Can you work from a cafe in Florence?

The places

Caffetteria delle Oblate €

The cafe on the top floor of the public library, with a terrace facing Brunelleschi's dome at close range, for the price of a coffee.

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Centro
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Ditta Artigianale Lungarno €€

The riverside branch of the roastery that taught Florence to care about filter coffee, with a terrace and a long brunch menu.

Area
Lungarno
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Ditta Artigianale Piazza Ferrucci €€

The riverside branch of the roastery that taught Florence to care about filter coffee, with a garden terrace, a long brunch menu and cocktails after dark.

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Piazza Ferrucci
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Giunti Odeon €€

An Art Deco cinema inside a Renaissance palazzo, now half bookshop and half screening room, showing films in their original language.

Area
Duomo
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Il Conventino Caffe Letterario €

A cafe in the cloister of the former Santa Teresa monastery in Oltrarno, surrounded by working artisan studios, with a garden you can sit in all day.

Area
Oltrarno
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La Menagere €€

A nineteenth century housewares shop turned flower shop, restaurant and cocktail bar, with live jazz in the cellar most nights.

Area
San Lorenzo
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Le Murate Caffe Letterario €€

A cafe and bar in the courtyard of a former prison, now a cultural centre, with tables under the arches and events most weeks.

Area
Santa Croce
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Samambaia €€

A brunch cafe near Porta al Prato with a menu that changes country every month, from Vietnamese bun cha to Florentine hash browns.

Area
Porta al Prato
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