Remote work has many perks. You can work comfortably from home, but also from plenty of other places. At Twork, I like working from cafés best. My best workflow comes with good coffee and a productive atmosphere. You too? Then here are my favourites: the seven best coworking cafés in Munich.
Mary’s Coffee Club: Quiet breakfast spot
The first café I want to introduce is in the Amalienpassage in Maxvorstadt. Mary’s Coffee Club was founded in 2018 by Mary Weiss. Before that, she opened Germany’s first açaí café, Daddy Longlegs, in 2014, also in Maxvorstadt. Today the Coffee Club is an all-day breakfast spot and the go-to place for breakfast and brunch fans. The café sits very quietly in a courtyard, which makes it a good place to work in peace. The food is really tasty, and I especially recommend the sandwiches.
Lost Weekend: Much more than a café
Lost Weekend is more than just a café. Events take place here regularly, especially on weekends: open mic, live bands or line dancing, there is something for everyone. During the day it also works well as a coworking space. Since it is right in the university district, you will find lots of students here studying or meeting for a coffee break. The menu has a big selection of drinks, alcoholic, non-alcoholic and caffeinated, plus a small selection of snacks. If you want to work here, keep in mind that it is relatively loud because of the music and the crowds.
Beim Hauser Café und Bäckerei: Delicious cinnamon and pistachio rolls
Beim Hauser is also close to the university, not even 200 metres from Lost Weekend. This cosy café has the perfect atmosphere for working or studying. There are also larger tables in case you want to sit together with a bigger group. The menu has plenty of coffee specialities, pastries, filled baguettes and more. I especially recommend the delicious pistachio and cinnamon rolls.
Café Lehel: Great coffee, colourful juices and smoothies
Café Lehel is in the Lehel district, at the corner of Liebig- and Triftstraße. The relaxed, feel-good atmosphere invites you to unwind, but remote workers are welcome too. The café offers nice workspaces by the window. There are plenty of outlets to charge your devices and the WiFi is very fast. The menu has many coffee specialities, colourful juices, paninis, sandwiches, sweet pastries and even ready-made bowls.
Bean Batter: Homemade waffles and North African specialities
Bean Batter is in Munich’s Westend, in the Schwanthalerhöhe district near the main station. Its blue walls give the café its character. Bean Batter serves all the typical café snacks and drinks, plus fresh waffles and shakshuka, a North African stew. I can also recommend the cheesecake. Heads up: while coworking is no problem from Monday to Friday, the website explicitly says there is no “workspace” on weekends. On Saturdays and Sundays, laptops have to stay in the bag.
Café Bla: The most colourful interior
Café Bla is very central in Munich, on Lilienstraße. The interior is inviting, in bold colours. The menu has all the typical snacks and drinks you expect from a café. The cake is especially good. Breakfast and lunch are served until 3 pm. Many people use the café as a coworking space and work on their laptops. Here too: Sundays are laptop-free!
Werk1 Café: Meet like-minded people from the start-up scene
The Werksviertel is a unique urban quarter near Ostbahnhof in Munich. On this former industrial site you now find many companies, restaurants, leisure activities and more. That includes Werk1, where everything revolves around start-ups and coworking. Werk1 Café is part of it. It serves coffee specialities and snacks, plus a weekly changing menu of proper meals. The café is perfect for networking and meeting like-minded people from the start-up scene.
Frequently asked questions
Which Munich cafés don’t allow laptops on weekends?
At Bean Batter, coworking is allowed Monday to Friday, but on weekends laptops have to stay in the bag. At Café Bla, Sundays are laptop-free.
Which café in Munich has fast WiFi and plenty of outlets?
Café Lehel in the Lehel district has plenty of outlets, very fast WiFi and workspaces by the window.
Where can I work quietly in Munich?
Mary’s Coffee Club sits quietly in a courtyard of the Amalienpassage. Lost Weekend, on the other hand, is relatively loud because of the music and the crowds.
Where can I meet like-minded people from the start-up scene in Munich?
At Werk1 Café in the Werksviertel near Ostbahnhof. Everything there revolves around start-ups and coworking, perfect for networking.
