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

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

Working with the entire city as your workspace is becoming more and more popular, and city-dwellers and visitors alike are choosing to swap their office or library for a welcoming café with wifi. Gothenburg is packed with fantastic cafés and most of them offer free wifi connectivity alongside great coffee. Whether you're bored of your study buddies, are looking for a change of scene, or just work best with a buzz in the background, we show you the way to the city's best cafés for an inspiring work day.

In this guide
  1. Work-friendly cafés in Gothenburg
    1. Scandic Göteborg Central – Light and airy
    2. A43 Coffee – Peaceful oasis on Gothenburg's main street
    3. Radisson Blu Scandinavia – From work to after-work
    4. Ruby – Popular with worker bees on the go
    5. Kafé Magasinet – Organic on Långgårdarna
    6. Kafé Kopps – Central café with room to play
    7. Brasserie Waterfront – Lively meeting place
    8. Atrium – Work-friendly hotel
    9. Condeco – Meet up in a work-friendly environment
    10. Da Matteo – Get the job done with specially roasted java in your cup
    11. Evas Paley – Head office on Avenyn
    12. HAK – Hotel lounge with fast wifi
    13. Språkkaféet – International hotspot

Work-friendly cafés in Gothenburg

Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central
Scandic Göteborg Central – Work-friendly cafés
Scandic Göteborg Central

Scandic Göteborg Central

Light and airy

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.

A43 Coffee

Peaceful oasis on Gothenburg's main street

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.

Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel – Work-friendly cafés
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel

Radisson Blu Scandinavia

From work to after-work

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.

Ruby

Popular with worker bees on the go

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?

Kafé Magasinet

Organic on Långgårdarna

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.

Kafé Kopps

Central café with room to play

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.

Brasserie Waterfront – Work-friendly cafés
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Work-friendly cafés
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Work-friendly cafés
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Work-friendly cafés
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Work-friendly cafés
Brasserie Waterfront
Brasserie Waterfront – Work-friendly cafés
Brasserie Waterfront

Brasserie Waterfront

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Lively meeting place

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.

Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant
Atrium Bar & Restaurant – Work-friendly cafés
Atrium Bar & Restaurant

Atrium

Work-friendly hotel

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.

Condeco Fredsgatan Condeco Kungsgatan
Condeco Fredsgatan
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Condeco Kungsgatan
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Condeco Fredsgatan Condeco Kungsgatan

Meet up in a work-friendly environment

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.

  • Fredsgatan 14, Centrum Kungsgatan 45, Centrum
    Condeco Fredsgatan
    Fredsgatan 14, Centrum
    Condeco Kungsgatan
    Kungsgatan 45, Centrum
  • Condeco Fredsgatan
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    Condeco Kungsgatan
    condeco.com
    031-711 28 68
  • Condeco Fredsgatan Condeco Kungsgatan
Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen Da Matteo Magasinsgatan Da Matteo Vallgatan
Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
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Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
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Da Matteo Vallgatan
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Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen Da Matteo Magasinsgatan Da Matteo Vallgatan

Get the job done with specially roasted java in your cup

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.

  • Södra Larmgatan 14, Centrum Magasinsgatan 17A, Centrum Vallgatan 5, Centrum
    Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
    Södra Larmgatan 14, Centrum
    Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
    Magasinsgatan 17A, Centrum
    Da Matteo Vallgatan
    Vallgatan 5, Centrum
  • Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
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    Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
    damatteo.se
    Da Matteo Vallgatan
    damatteo.se
    Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen
    031-380 33 10
    Da Matteo Magasinsgatan
    031-380 33 10
    Da Matteo Vallgatan
    031-380 33 10
  • Da Matteo Viktoriapassagen Da Matteo Magasinsgatan Da Matteo Vallgatan

Evas Paley

Head office on Avenyn

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.

HAK

Hotel lounge with fast wifi

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.

Språkkaféet

International hotspot

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.

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