Nomad Hub

Where to work · San José

Cafés and coworking spaces to work from in San José

Places in San José where you can work for hours: sockets, noise, laptop rules and prices, from our visits or the sources cited on each listing.

List updated on

Filter places

5 places

Café · Barrio Escalante

Franco (Escalante)

Wi-Fi
Not measured
Hours
Mo 07:00-19:00
  • Plenty of sockets
  • Moderate noise
  • Comfortable seating

Costa Rican specialty coffee and healthy food, with a garden-style patio. Another branch in Nunciatura.

Laptops: Caters to the remote-work crowd, with Wi-Fi and plenty of sockets; it is usually busy.

From sources · Verified on View on mapWebsite

Café · Barrio Escalante

Caféoteca

Wi-Fi
Not measured
Hours
Check opening hours
  • Plenty of sockets
  • Noise: no data

One of the city's best specialty-coffee selections, with baristas who explain the origins. Sources differ on how noisy it is.

Laptops: Fast Wi-Fi and plenty of sockets according to one source.

From sources · Verified on View on map

Café · Centro (El Carmen)

Café La Mancha

Wi-Fi
Not measured
Hours
Check opening hours
  • Plenty of sockets
  • Quiet

Third-wave café in the 1907 Steinvorth building, with an inner courtyard, near Plaza de la Cultura.

Laptops: Fast Wi-Fi and accessible sockets; a quiet corner right downtown.

From sources · Verified on View on map

Café · Barrio Otoya

Café Miel Garage

Wi-Fi
Not measured
Hours
Check opening hours
  • Plenty of sockets
  • Quiet

Quiet café in a former garage, in the historic quarter north of downtown.

Laptops: Sockets at almost every table and solid Wi-Fi according to one source.

From sources · Verified on View on map

Coworking · Barrio Escalante

Gracias Coffee & Cowork (Escalante)

Wi-Fi
Not measured
Hours
Mo-Su 07:30-17:00
  • Sockets: no data
  • Noise: no data

Coffee included, internet, parking, printing, projectors and a recording studio; another branch in La California.

Laptops: A 2021 guide listed USD 10 per day for the shared space; prices may have changed: confirm before going.

From sources · Verified on View on map

How we choose and assess each place

Wi-Fi
We only publish a speed if we measured it on site, with its date. If we did not, we say so.
Sockets, noise and seating
What we observed on a visit or what the cited sources say. If none mention it, it shows as "no data": we do not guess.
Laptop policy
House rules (time limits, weekends, minimum spend) change: check them when you arrive.
Visited or from sources
Each place states whether we visited it or the data comes from at least two cited public sources, and when it was verified.

We do not accept payment to appear in these lists.