The Best Cafés for Working in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia’s capital and largest city, Kuala Lumpur, is one of the most visited cities in Southeast Asia and worldwide. Its modern infrastructure, low living costs, and digital nomad visa make it, the perfect destination for digital nomads. For those of you tired of working out of your hotel room or Airbnb and looking for a workspace, great food, and good coffee, we have collected the nine best work-friendly cafés in Kuala Lumpur.

Kösa Coffee: Enjoying the Journey

Kösa Coffee takes its name from Swedish, meaning “enjoying the journey”. The chain has multiple locations throughout Malaysia, two in Malaysia’s capital. One of them is situated inside the shopping Mall Avenue K. The store offers a wide variety of foods and drinks. Across two floors there are many spaces to get some work done or simply enjoy your food and drink. Free wifi is available, as well as some power outlets.

After One KL

This restaurant takes inspiration for its menu from the Mediterranean diet. The result is a big variety of different healthy but delicious options, many of them vegetarian or vegan. It offers indoor and outdoor seating, and the restaurant is also perfect for working or studying, with wifi available and power sockets at every corner. It’s also very pet-friendly and even has a dish for dogs and cats on the menu.

Overtime Café: Inspiration and Community

The Overtime Café is a self-proclaimed “third place”, a space outside of the workplace and home, where people come together in community, to find connection and collaboration. Very fast internet makes it a great work environment. For those looking to unwind a bit, it also has a space for playing video games and a foosball table.

Bean Brothers KL: A quiet place for work

Bean Brothers is a coffee subscription service, dedicated to introducing its customers to a variety of different coffees. The brand also has several cafés in Korea and Malaysia, one situated in the Linc Mall. With a quiet atmosphere and fast WIFI connection it is the perfect change of scenery to boost your productivity.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: Working next to luxury brands

From South California in the United States, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has several locations in Kuala Lumpur. The location inside of the high-end shopping mall Pavilion is a great spot to get some productive work done while enjoying some freshly brewed coffee or tea as well as the coffee shops’ fast WIFI. 

Lucky Coffee Bar: Living room vibes

Situated inside the lobby of the Kloé, a boutique hotel for creative nomads, the hotel’s “living room” is the perfect work-friendly cafe. In a cozy environment, long stays are welcome, and guests are even allowed to lounge without ordering anything. Upon entering, every guest gets a free glass of water.

Feeka Coffee Roasters: for Sweden fans

The Swedish word “Fika” (pronounced: ‘Feeka’) stands for the tradition of taking a break from whatever you are doing to have a coffee and maybe a snack with your friends, family, and colleagues. The cafe has the perfect atmosphere for doing just that and of course also for coworking. A must-try is the Köttbullar, a traditional Swedish dish consisting of meatballs.

LOKL Coffee Co: working in a “pocket park”

Inside the historic heart of Kuala Lumpur lies LOKL Coffee Co. The café’s interior is modern, but the real highlight is the small inner courtyard, or “pocket park” as they refer to it. Offering a bit of nature in the metropolitan jungle, it is a great place for co-working. The café offers all-day breakfast and fast WIFI.

MountBatten Café: Making the Old New

Close to Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown MountBatten is another work-friendly cafe. The coffee shop has a knack for making the old modern again, starting with the name taken from the street’s original name before it was renamed in the early 1980s. Further, the cafes interior has a distinct retro-yet-modern vibe to it. With its quiet atmosphere, the coffee shop is also the perfect spot to get work done.