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Working Coffee Shops
Think Coffee is one of Working Coffee Shops.

1. Think Coffee

7.8
248 Mercer St (btwn W 3rd & W 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 322 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Insanity of the NYU variety, but with a great vibe. Solid lunch options, great environment with Washington Square Park right outside for walking meetings.

Café Grumpy is one of Working Coffee Shops.

2. Café Grumpy

8.7
193 Meserole Ave (at Diamond St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenpoint · 110 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Famous in the coffee shop working community long before it became famous through HBO's Girls. Greenpoint haunt with top coffee and tea, big tables, pleasant vibe.

Max Caffé is one of Working Coffee Shops.

3. Max Caffé

1262 Amsterdam Ave (Btw 122nd & 123rd), New York, NY
Café · West Harlem · 57 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: For the UWS crowd, including Columbia students. Pleasant, good coffee, good wifi.

House of Small Wonder is one of Working Coffee Shops.

4. House of Small Wonder

77 N 6th St (at Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Williamsburg · 167 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Discover this one for yourself.

Red Horse Café is one of Working Coffee Shops.

5. Red Horse Café

497 6th Ave (at 12th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · South Slope · 34 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Smallish, comfortable, with a staff that relentlessly curates a strong indie soundtrack overhead, sometimes of the 90's variety. Good food, solid wifi.

Tea Lounge is one of Working Coffee Shops.

6. Tea Lounge

837 Union St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Tea Room · North Slope · 147 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Massive, packed, loud, but somehow awesome. A great variety of patrons, open til midnight, and even later on weekends.

Central Cafe is one of Working Coffee Shops.

7. Central Cafe

108 Central Ave (btwn Jefferson St & Troutman St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bushwick · 44 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: Great wifi, great coffee, great staff. Out of the way, and therefor more of a neighborhood haunt of the authentic persuasion.

8. Cafe Select

8.4
212 Lafayette St (at Kenmare St), New York, NY
Swiss Restaurant · SoHo · 262 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: No wifi, BUT best staff, best food, and GREAT foot back to back meetings. Try the Salmon Rösti. Secret bar in back of the kitchen on some nights.

Ground Support is one of Working Coffee Shops.

9. Ground Support

8.6
399 W Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 507 tips and reviews

GNTLMNGNTLMN: A wonderful place to meet creative and interesting people. Always packed, good treat, so-so wi-fi on really busy days.

Ace Hotel Lobby Bar is one of Working Coffee Shops.

10. Ace Hotel Lobby Bar

8.7
16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 236 tips and reviews