Sometimes, a change of scenery is all you need to boost your productivity. That’s especially true when you’re working from home and find yourself getting distracted by chores or daytime TV.
Thankfully, North London has its fair share of laptop-friendly coffee shops where the Wi-Fi signal is as strong as the espresso. So, if you want to switch up your WFH days, step away from your desk and head to one of these cafés instead.
Dear Coco, Tottenham Hale
Located in the lobby of The Gessner building, this coffee bar brings the speciality coffee and moreish bakes from Dear Coco’s mobile espresso trucks to Tottenham Hale. The café’s warm and sophisticated interior design creates an inviting atmosphere that provides the perfect ambience for an hour or two of focus time.
Best of all, it’s just a stone’s throw from Millstream Tower, so you can easily get your daily flat white fix without venturing far from home.
Music & Beans, Harringay
A Green Lanes favourite, Music & Beans serves freshly roasted coffee, cakes and savoury dishes with a side of artistic energy. Featuring guitars mounted on the walls, a small stage and an on-site rehearsal studio, the café provides an inspiring setting to get the creative juices flowing. And when you need to fuel your mind, there’s plenty to tuck into. You can order breakfast until 2 pm, before the menu switches to pitas, pizzas and wraps.
Pasero, South Tottenham
Located on West Green Road, Pasero is a café-deli between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm, before transforming into a bar and kitchen come evening. The weekday café menu spotlights breakfast buns, toasted sandwiches, freshly baked pastries and more, all made with the best seasonal ingredients. You’re welcome to use your laptop during café hours from Monday to Friday, so why not head down for a delicious breakfast or lunch next time you’re working remotely.
Frequency Coffee, Angel
Situated on the quaint Camden Passage in Angel, Frequency Coffee is a popular remote working spot in Islington. The menu of delicious coffee, pastries and brunch dishes will keep you going as you tick off the day’s to-do list.
If you have meetings or workshops with colleagues in your calendar and need a space to get together, book Frequency Angel’s private meeting room. It has everything you need for productive sessions, including a flatscreen TV for presentations, stationery and complimentary coffee from the espresso bar.
Vagabond N7, Holloway
Vagabond N7 is another laptop-friendly favourite in Islington. Since opening on Holloway Road in 2013, it’s brought speciality coffee sourced from around the world to North London. With its rustic interiors and relaxed atmosphere, this café provides the perfect setting for remote work, whether you’re clearing your inbox or catching up with colleagues.
The coffee menu changes weekly and seasonally, so you’ll have plenty of chances to sample something new from the roastery. And if you find some beans you like, you can pick up a bag to take home, bringing a taste of café culture to WFH days in your apartment.
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