"Best" because there's usually wifi, friendly people, late hours, and electrical outlets, but most DEFINITELY this collection of places bookmarks the places with the BEST ambiance.
1. Flore
Joel Corpus: Talk about a great place to wind down, read a book, surf the net or people watch. Food is pretty good too!
2. Mission Creek Cafe
3. Haus Coffee
Shannon Clark: One of the best cafes in town for productive working - lots of power, calm space, fantastic coffee
4. Flora Grubb Gardens
Sister Mable Syrup: I love bringing a book and enjoying a cup of outstanding Ritual Coffee while relaxing in the gardens.
5. Epicenter Cafe
George Hayes: Bring noise canceling headphones if you are trying to read.
6. Sugar Café
Jacob Morgan: free wifi and open until 2am daily!
7. Progressive Grounds
Michael Keating: Back room is a good Sunday afternoon work spot.
8. Bello Coffee & Tea
Phil Havlicek: window seat + sun + WiFi + light blues = serene bliss
9. Contraband Coffeebar
Shannon Clark: Serious coffee, dynamo donuts and free wifi in a nice space = serious win for this area!
10. Sugarlump Coffee Lounge
Mbwana Alliy: Great place to work on laptop late
11. Caffé Greco
12. Blue Bottle Coffee
Jeff Tabaco: SFMOMA members get a 10% discount.
13. Oasis Cafe
Elisha Yang: Study here! open til 11pm
14. Jumpin' Java Coffee House
15. Café Abir
16. Borderlands Cafe
Bogeon Kim: Wifi N/A. But nice tables good for reading.
17. Bello Coffee & Tea
18. Jane
19. Nook
20. yakiniQ Cafe
Jay Nath: Bring a fully charged laptop - only a few outlets.
21. Oakside Cafe
22. Church Street Cafe
dan levine: lots of power strips, free wifi
23. Le Café du Soleil
24. The Creamery
25. Stable Cafe
Ash Fontana: Most beautiful cafe to relax or work in SF. Outdoor area, attic, good food and great coffee.
26. Cafe La Boheme
27. Coffee Bar
alicetiara: This place has an enormous amount of outlets and is really well-designed for working on laptops.
28. Cafe Sophie
29. Starbucks
Lucas Nealan: This location sports the latest *$ interior design.
30. Frjtz
31. ACRE Café
32. Matching Half Cafe
33. La Boulange de Yerba Buena
34. Espressamente Illy Cafe
35. Brioche Bakery & Cafe
36. Another Cafe
37. Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go
Heather Lerner: Terrific garden seating out back. I would have never known just by walking by
38. Jebena Coffee & Tea Co.
39. Starbucks
Matt Martin: Take a stroll next to the stream outside, George Lucas had all the rocks imported from a natural stream in the south.
40. Zephyr Cafe
41. Celtic Coffee Company
42. Aracely
43. Wicked Grounds
44. Philz Coffee
45. Royal Ground Coffee
46. Ma'velous Coffee & Wine Bar
47. The Station SF
48. Muisca Colombian Fusion & Cafe
49. Cafe Art Bar
50. Beacon Coffee & Pantry
51. Philz Coffee
52. Workshop Cafe FiDi
53. Legion of Honor
54. Vinyl Coffee & Wine Bar
55. The Dogpatch Cafe
56. Farley's
57. Cafe International
58. Cafe La Flore
59. Acre Coffee
60. Cup-A-Joe Coffee House
61. NEWTREE Chocolate Café
62. Newtree Cafe & Chocolate Shop
63. Nespresso Boutique
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