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Coffee Shops With Free Wifi in East Village and Beyond

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The East Village is known for its restaurants, bars, and coffee shops — but it can be tough to find a spot that lets patrons grab a latte and hang out with a laptop for a while. To make it easier, here's a non-exhaustive map of places in the neighborhood (graying the boundaries a bit) that welcome paying customers to sit for a while and enjoy the free wifi. Have another favorite? Please do leave it in the comments.

[All photos by Sonia Chopra unless otherwise noted.]

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Box Kite NYC

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You'd assume the small, hip cafe (once known for its on-hiatus reservations-only tasting menu) wouldn't have wifi, but it does. If you're lucky enough to grab one of the few seats, order a bite to eat from the breakfast or lunch menus with your latte.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 7 a.m. to midnight Tuesday through Saturday.

C & B Cafe

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This charming spot has a smart food menu featuring sandwiches, salads, and egg dishes, as well as good coffee and friendly service.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Cafe Mocha

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At the corner of 2nd Avenue and 7th street, this cozy cafe has plenty of tables. Grab a corner seat and hang out with your laptop if it's not too crowded — there's free wifi, plenty of food and drinks, and some pretty good deals if you want to blur the line between office hours and happy hour: Buy a bottle of wine, get a free cheese plate, for one — or get a burger and a beer for $14.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Wednesday; 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Cafe Silan

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This small cafe serves food with Mediterranean and South Pacific influences, including a take on the classic Israeli eggplant-and-boiled egg sandwich called sabich — this one comes on a croissant — and a very good bread pudding. Add the date honey ("silan" in Hebrew) to your iced tea. [Photo: Laura Gurfein]

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Cocoa Bar

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Cafe by day and wine bar by night, the spacious Cocoa Bar has a selection of lunchtime sandwiches as well as coffee and alcoholic beverages.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: At the bar. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and opens at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Elsewhere Espresso

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On leafy 6th Street, Elsewhere Espresso serves coffee and tea as well as pastries in an open space with tables and bar seating lining two walls. By the door, there's a long bench facing a large open window for a facsimile of al fresco dining.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: No.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Everyman Espresso

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Just past 3rd Avenue on 13th Street, Everyman Espresso has scattered tables, stools against the window bar, and a long bench running down a side wall. Look for a small menu of espresso drinks and teas, plus a large selection of local cookies, doughnuts, croissants, and other pastries.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Some. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday.

Honeyhaus

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This small shop on 11th Street offers coffee and matcha specials alongside a host of local baked goods from New York spots like Dough. There's not much room to work, but if you can nab one of the window-facing stools you'll be good to go. [Photo: Laura Gurfein]

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Konditori

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The tiny LES location of Konditori has the standard menu of coffees, teas, and pastries, along with some Swedish baked goods like the popular cardamom bread.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; until 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Madman Espresso

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This small coffee shop on 14th Street is more of a grab-and-go locale, but there's L-shaped bar seating, some of which runs along a big open window, as well as a communal table.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: No.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Ninth Street Espresso

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There's a Ninth Street on 9th at the lush corner of Avenue C, and another on 10th Street between A and B (shown). Both offer good coffee and some pastries, and have a nice mix of not-too-loud crowds. Do take note that the 9th Street location doesn't have outlets and the 10th Street spot has no bathroom.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes (10th Street). Bathroom: Yes (9th Street). Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

OST Cafe

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This corner space has banquette, table, and bar seating and serves food, wine, and beer in addition to coffee and tea. There's no wifi on the weekends, but students still come to study and work on papers.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m to 11 p.m. Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Rustico

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This open-air cafe on First Avenue has a take-out coffee window, but if you choose to stay there's a full menu. Do note that there's a no-laptop rule until 3 p.m. on weekends to make room for the brunch crowd.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight daily; open until 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

The Bean

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There are a couple locations of The Bean in East Village (another's at 9th Street and 1st Avenue) and they all have a large selection of pastries, bagels, and sandwiches plus coffee and tea drinks as well as smoothies.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to midnight daily.

Triple Shot World Atlas Cafe

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The name is long, the space is big, and the menu is hefty. Head in but be warned that laptops aren't welcome until after 3 p.m. on weekends.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream

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Sure it's an ice cream shop but it's open late, serves coffee — hot or iced and sometimes topped with a scoop of vanilla — and also has some baked good offerings.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and Sunday.

Wafels & Dinges Cafe

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It feels touristy, but here's the thing: The brick-and-mortar spot has wifi, plenty of outlets, a clean bathroom, a ton of space, a varied menu, and pretty great music. Bonus: There's something called a "waffogato" on the menu — a tiny waffle in a cup topped with espresso and a scoop of ice cream.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily; open until 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Whole Foods Market

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Is it a coffee shop? Debatable. But upstairs at the Bowery Whole Foods is an entire floor of seating, plus outlets. Buy a drink or throw together a meal at the hot foods bar, then take it upstairs to use the free (sometimes spotty) wifi.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Coffee Project

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Known already for its deconstructed latte and nitro flight, this newcomer opened last fall right off 2nd Avenue on 5th Street. Get a range of coffee drinks and pastries — and know that dogs are very welcome.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.

The Lazy Llama Coffee Bar

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This tiny cafe on 1st Street right where it splits from Houston changed hands and names (from Bluebird) in December and has a small food menu — it's good but pricey, with sandwiches, pastries, and avocado toast (a holdover from the previous owners) among the made-to-order options. The space is small with just a couple plugs for laptop in the corner by the windows.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: A couple. Bathroom: No.

Box Kite NYC

You'd assume the small, hip cafe (once known for its on-hiatus reservations-only tasting menu) wouldn't have wifi, but it does. If you're lucky enough to grab one of the few seats, order a bite to eat from the breakfast or lunch menus with your latte.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 7 a.m. to midnight Tuesday through Saturday.

C & B Cafe

This charming spot has a smart food menu featuring sandwiches, salads, and egg dishes, as well as good coffee and friendly service.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Cafe Mocha

At the corner of 2nd Avenue and 7th street, this cozy cafe has plenty of tables. Grab a corner seat and hang out with your laptop if it's not too crowded — there's free wifi, plenty of food and drinks, and some pretty good deals if you want to blur the line between office hours and happy hour: Buy a bottle of wine, get a free cheese plate, for one — or get a burger and a beer for $14.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Wednesday; 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Cafe Silan

This small cafe serves food with Mediterranean and South Pacific influences, including a take on the classic Israeli eggplant-and-boiled egg sandwich called sabich — this one comes on a croissant — and a very good bread pudding. Add the date honey ("silan" in Hebrew) to your iced tea. [Photo: Laura Gurfein]

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Cocoa Bar

Cafe by day and wine bar by night, the spacious Cocoa Bar has a selection of lunchtime sandwiches as well as coffee and alcoholic beverages.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: At the bar. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and opens at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Elsewhere Espresso

On leafy 6th Street, Elsewhere Espresso serves coffee and tea as well as pastries in an open space with tables and bar seating lining two walls. By the door, there's a long bench facing a large open window for a facsimile of al fresco dining.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: No.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Everyman Espresso

Just past 3rd Avenue on 13th Street, Everyman Espresso has scattered tables, stools against the window bar, and a long bench running down a side wall. Look for a small menu of espresso drinks and teas, plus a large selection of local cookies, doughnuts, croissants, and other pastries.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Some. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday.

Honeyhaus

This small shop on 11th Street offers coffee and matcha specials alongside a host of local baked goods from New York spots like Dough. There's not much room to work, but if you can nab one of the window-facing stools you'll be good to go. [Photo: Laura Gurfein]

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Konditori

The tiny LES location of Konditori has the standard menu of coffees, teas, and pastries, along with some Swedish baked goods like the popular cardamom bread.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; until 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Madman Espresso

This small coffee shop on 14th Street is more of a grab-and-go locale, but there's L-shaped bar seating, some of which runs along a big open window, as well as a communal table.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: No.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Ninth Street Espresso

There's a Ninth Street on 9th at the lush corner of Avenue C, and another on 10th Street between A and B (shown). Both offer good coffee and some pastries, and have a nice mix of not-too-loud crowds. Do take note that the 9th Street location doesn't have outlets and the 10th Street spot has no bathroom.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes (10th Street). Bathroom: Yes (9th Street). Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

OST Cafe

This corner space has banquette, table, and bar seating and serves food, wine, and beer in addition to coffee and tea. There's no wifi on the weekends, but students still come to study and work on papers.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m to 11 p.m. Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Rustico

This open-air cafe on First Avenue has a take-out coffee window, but if you choose to stay there's a full menu. Do note that there's a no-laptop rule until 3 p.m. on weekends to make room for the brunch crowd.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight daily; open until 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

The Bean

There are a couple locations of The Bean in East Village (another's at 9th Street and 1st Avenue) and they all have a large selection of pastries, bagels, and sandwiches plus coffee and tea drinks as well as smoothies.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 7 a.m. to midnight daily.

Triple Shot World Atlas Cafe

The name is long, the space is big, and the menu is hefty. Head in but be warned that laptops aren't welcome until after 3 p.m. on weekends.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream

Sure it's an ice cream shop but it's open late, serves coffee — hot or iced and sometimes topped with a scoop of vanilla — and also has some baked good offerings.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: No. Loyalty card: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and Sunday.

Wafels & Dinges Cafe

It feels touristy, but here's the thing: The brick-and-mortar spot has wifi, plenty of outlets, a clean bathroom, a ton of space, a varied menu, and pretty great music. Bonus: There's something called a "waffogato" on the menu — a tiny waffle in a cup topped with espresso and a scoop of ice cream.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily; open until 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Whole Foods Market

Is it a coffee shop? Debatable. But upstairs at the Bowery Whole Foods is an entire floor of seating, plus outlets. Buy a drink or throw together a meal at the hot foods bar, then take it upstairs to use the free (sometimes spotty) wifi.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: Yes. Bathroom: Yes.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Coffee Project

Known already for its deconstructed latte and nitro flight, this newcomer opened last fall right off 2nd Avenue on 5th Street. Get a range of coffee drinks and pastries — and know that dogs are very welcome.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: No. Bathroom: Yes.

The Lazy Llama Coffee Bar

This tiny cafe on 1st Street right where it splits from Houston changed hands and names (from Bluebird) in December and has a small food menu — it's good but pricey, with sandwiches, pastries, and avocado toast (a holdover from the previous owners) among the made-to-order options. The space is small with just a couple plugs for laptop in the corner by the windows.

Wifi: Yes. Outlets: A couple. Bathroom: No.

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