The guide to study- and work-friendly cafés in Gothenburg

In the lobby of the Scandic Göteborg Central hotel you'll find a light, work-friendly café area. There are work spaces where you can charge your mobile and laptop, essential if you're working all day. The café serves coffee and snacks and light lunches - choose from sandwiches, smoothies, wraps, bowls, cakes and pastries and cold and hot drinks.

Order locally-roasted specialty coffee and take a seat with your laptop at this little coffee bar on Gothenburg's main street, Avenyn. If you get a bit peckish, they serve Argentinian empanadas and other organic goodies.

You'll find the Atrium Bar & Restaurant inside the newly renovated Radisson Blu Scandinavia. Take a seat in one of the sofa areas with a cup of great coffee and let your working day be inspired by the people coming and going outside in the square. When it's time for work to turn into after-work, the bar is just few steps away.

If you're self-employed or a freelancer, you don't always want to be stuck in an office. This hotel has an open workspace where you're welcome to come and work if you're tired of the office environment. Sit in the special work area, with electric sockets and desk lighting, or find your own little corner in the lounge. Or why not head up to the hotel's rooftop bar for a glass of bubbles when the working day is done?

The first laptops open up here at around 8 o'clock in the morning as mobile workers choose to start their day with one of the café's breakfast packages. The menu changes during the day from breakfast to lunch and finally dinner. The café is licensed and is ideal for anyone who wants to swap their wifi connection for social connection at the end of the day. t's often pretty packed here, making it great for anyone who's inspired by a lively buzz but not ideal if you prefer to work in silence.

Choose one of the café's many places to sit and settle in for a work session on your own or with company. If the working day feels rather long, take a break with a game of shuffleboard before getting stuck in again with new energy. Don't forget to charge your batteries with something from the menu, perhaps a hearty prawn sandwich? It's often busy, so not ideal if you find it hard to concentrate in noisy surroundings.

Hotel guests and locals alike meet up at the Quality Hotel Waterfront on the edge of the Göta Älv river. There are comfy armchairs you can work in and mingle with international visitors. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and you can round off your day with a cold beer in the bar if you like.

Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel has a large hotel restaurant which is open from morning until evening. Take a seat in a comfy velvet armchair and get some work done, before enjoying a post-work drink. The bar draws in both locals and international guests.

This coffee joint is famous for being popular with worker bees, students and office escapees. They've all chosen to swap their desks for a comfy armchair in close proximity to an electric socket. Sit from early morming until late evening and whenever you need to recharge your batteries there's food and coffee. It's never completely quiet here, so not ideal if you need silence to work.

As winners of Sweden's best barista competition, and with their own coffee roastery, this trendy café has made a name for themselves for being one of the best spots in town in their genre. Sit in minimalist interiors with natural materials and inviting wafts from the espresso machine and baking ovens. The perfect place to work for anyone who wants to surround themselves with Gothenburg's cool crowd.

The wide selection of food and drink here encourages long eating and/or working sessions. Gather your colleagues for a big breakfast buffet before a morning meeting, before getting down to work on your laptop connected to the café's wifi. When you start to get tired just head up to the counter, where you'll find freshly-squeezed juices, quiches and sweet options.

Breathe in the cosmopolitan hotel energy and enjoy the feeling of working out of office. With Gothenburg central station just a short walk away, this is a great place to meet work colleagues whem passing through. It's also one of the city's best business hotels, with a range of fully-equipped meeting venues and conference facilties.

You'll find this café with a passion for meetings and language at the point where the city's Järntorget, Rosenlund and city centre areas meet. All nationalities meet up here to practise their linguistic skills, have a coffee and get connected. The menu has a broad selection of global dishes, including vegetarian and vegan options.