Los Angeles coffee scene

Laptop-friendly cafés in Los Angeles

Cafés in Los Angeles where you can sit, plug in, and work without a side-eye. Power, space, and a long-stay welcome.

15 cafés · United States

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Culver City

Cognoscenti Coffee Culver City

Cognoscenti on Washington Boulevard is the definitive specialty-forward roastery-cafe on the Westside, operating with…

EspressoPour overAeroPressCold brew
Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Larchmont

Go Get Em Tiger Larchmont

Founded by US Barista Champions Kyle Glanville and Charles Babinski, Go Get Em Tiger set a new standard for LA…

EspressoPour overBatch brewCold brew
Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Silver Lake

Intelligentsia Coffee Silver Lake

The Silver Lake flagship that helped establish LA as a serious specialty coffee city, anchored at Sunset Junction…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Editor's pickOutdoor seats
West Hollywood

Verve Coffee Roasters West Hollywood

Santa Cruz roaster Verve brought its farm-direct program to Melrose Avenue in a space designed by Commune Design with…

EspressoPour overCold brewNitro
Hidden gemLaptop-friendly
Silver Lake

Dayglow Silver Lake

Owner Tohm Ifergan curates up to twenty rotating international roasters at any given time, making Dayglow one of the…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Hidden gemLaptop-friendly
Koreatown

Document Coffee Bar

Tucked into the base of the Wilshire corridor in Koreatown, Document is an intimate specialty cafe that delivers well…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteDog-friendly
Highland Park

Civil Coffee

Civil Coffee anchors Highland Park's specialty scene on Figueroa Street with its own roasting program and a warmly…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteOutdoor seats
Koreatown

Coffee MCO

Coffee MCO at the Pico-Olympic corridor is an all-day neighborhood cafe that blends specialty coffee, craft beer, and…

EspressoCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteDog-friendly
Highland Park

Kumquat Coffee Highland Park

Kumquat on York Boulevard rotates beans from world-class roasters including Fritz Coffee, Lot 61, and Market Lane,…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteOutdoor seats
Silver Lake

LAMILL Coffee Silver Lake

An LA original since 2008, LAMILL on Silver Lake Boulevard was one of the first cafes in the city to treat coffee…

EspressoPour overSiphonCold brew
Laptop-friendly
DTLA

Cognoscenti Coffee DTLA

The Fashion District outpost of Cognoscenti on San Julian Street brings the Culver City roaster's precise specialty…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Laptop-friendly
Echo Park

Eightfold Coffee Echo Park

Eightfold brought Heart Coffee Roasters' Portland-roasted beans to Echo Park in a clean, airy space on Sunset…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Dog-friendly
Venice

Intelligentsia Coffee Venice

Set on Abbot Kinney Boulevard amid Venice's creative energy, this renovated coffeebar runs a full draft cold coffee…

EspressoPour overCold brewNitro
Laptop-friendly
Echo Park

Stereoscope Coffee Echo Park

Founded in 2013 by a team of Q-graders and seasoned baristas, Stereoscope has expanded from Orange County to Echo…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Laptop-friendly
Hollywood

Stereoscope Coffee Hollywood

Stereoscope's Santa Monica Boulevard Hollywood location extends the roaster's mission of accessible specialty coffee…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew

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These Los Angeles cafés are laptop-friendly: they tolerate long stays, generally have seating and outlets, and don't push you out after one cup. Always check peak-hour signage, since some limit laptops on weekends.

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