MINESSAA: 9 Coffee Shops To Go In Madrid

I spent about 6 months in Madrid and I'm telling you, it is an amazing city to live in.

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So, my favorite thing to during the weekends was just to hit the city and work, keep a journal or read a book trying new coffee shops. The first place that comes to mind is Starbucks, right? Well, not in Spain because it does not offer you unlimited Wi-Fi for as long as you sit there, but they give you tickets with a password that you can connect for a couple of GB, and then it gets expired. Which means that you either have to be super nice for another ticket, or buy another coffee. Depending on how you use the internet while working, it might be really annoying. So I started to try out local coffee shops and after trying a loooooooot of them, I just want to give you some hints about where to go:

The place has an amazing interior design: tons of light and soft colors.. The only thing to do more is to order a cappuccino and get to work! The Wi-Fi works pretty good and the staff behaves quiet nice to the people who keep working around the place. It might get crowded in the weekend afternoons, but the tables aren't that close to each other and the lightened environment ensures that you don't feel overwhelmed.

The coffee is really good and the coffee shop is super central. However, the place is really close and when I was there, I had to sit down right across the window, with a family with three crying kids right by my side. So, I cannot really say that being "central" is a good point or not in this sense, plus spending some alone and peaceful time might be not possible.

When it comes to third wave filter coffee, that is the place. Yet, hanging around with your laptop isn't always possible because it's always super over crowded. Do you know why? Because, they have the best coffee in Madrid! Amazing to step by for a quick coffee, but if you seek for a place to chill out and spend some time, maybe it's not the best option for you.

OK, this is the best one: this coffee place serves to the customers who wishes to have a cup of coffee with friends and keep gossiping around on the first floor, while they serve to the customers who wishes to work or study in silence with a great cup of coffee on the basement. They have an amazing environment and really sweet staff.

This is another place that I wouldn't suggest because they have really good coffee. You should go here because they have an amazing collection of travel books! In fact, it's a travel book coffee shop, I didn't even know it was a thing before I've been there. But it does, and it's amazing. Their home like atmosphere makes it even better to chill out, get comfortable on an armchair and plan your next trip from their book collection. They also have tons of National Geographic issues, unfortunately the magazines are in Spanish.

This is a super hipster cupcake cafe that is in the center of Malasana with suprisingly good price! Coffee is good too, but is really hard to concentrate on the coffee eating delicious cakes! I always went there for breakfast and I never had to complain about the crowd, even though is a small shop.

They are the best for trying Belgium waffles, while the coffee is fine. The interior design is pretty cool, but somehow I cannot say that it's a very hot spot in town. Compared to others, the place is a little bit outside than the real center and Malasana, so maybe that's why.

This place works as a coffee shop and turns into a bar in the evenings. They have a quiet efficient Wi-Fi so you won't be disconnected from your work while enjoying a glass of mojito instead of a coffee. Sometimes we all deserve a change, right?

I have to confess that I never had a coffee here, or been there during my alone time. They make the best hot chocolate in town and while drinking this drop of heaven with a piece of churros you'll be saying "coffee what?" I guarantee it! Most of the times, it is so crowded that you might need to wait a huge line in order to get in and take a seat. Try to go there after dinner for a dessert. It's gonna worth it for sure.