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.
- Area
- Centro
- Verified
- August 2026
💻 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 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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