Madrid

Cafés with Wi-Fi in Madrid

Cafés with Wi-Fi from Chamberí to Retiro, with the longest hours and the late ones.

Photo: Anna Shvets, Pexels License

Spain added a visa for international remote workers in Ley 28/2022, its startups law. Holders may live in the country for up to a year while working for themselves or for employers anywhere, and foreigners already resident can apply for a permit of up to three years, renewable for two more.1

In Madrid, cafés with Wi-Fi are spread across residential districts: Chamberí and Salamanca have the most, with Retiro and Malasaña & Conde Duque close behind. Some invite laptops openly. Federal, the café on Plaza de las Comendadoras, describes itself as a place for brunch, lunch or work.2

Local tip: For an afternoon on a laptop near Atocha, Scarlett Café on Plaza del Emperador Carlos V has Wi-Fi and stays open until 21:30 every day; ask before you work through the lunch rush at smaller cafés.

Where these cafés are: Salamanca (6), Chamberí (6), Retiro (5), Malasaña & Conde Duque (5), Lavapiés (4), Arganzuela (3), Chueca & Salesas (3), Ciudad Lineal (2), Barrio de las Letras (2), Sol & Ópera (2), La Latina (2), Argüelles & Moncloa (1).

At a glance

41Cafés listed
27With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: La Bicicleta, from 00:00 (Daily 00:00–02:00, 10:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: AlmaCheli Hecho A Mano, until 02:00 (Daily 18:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: wheelchair access (20%), outdoor seating (17%), brunch (15%).
Retiro

Doble Uve Obrador

  • Calle de Antonio Arias, 5
  • Tue–Fri 09:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–15:00
  • +34 645 55 07 92
  • Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair access
  • Toilets
Lavapiés

Paréntesis de olvido - Magia y Té

Paréntesis de olvido - Magic and Tea

  • Calle de la Sombrerería, 24
  • Mon–Sat 10:30–14:30, 17:30–21:00
  • +34 915277952
Arganzuela

Quisqueya

  • Calle de Voluntarios Macabebes, 3
  • Mon–Tue 09:00–19:00 · Wed 09:00–13:00 · Thu–Fri 09:00–19:00 · Sun 10:00–19:00
  • +34641506715
Chamberí

Nuna Coffee Shop

  • Calle de Modesto Lafuente, 4
  • Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00
  • +34 667 06 29 98

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Wi-Fi cafés by neighborhood

In Chamberí, Nuna Coffee Shop at Calle de Modesto Lafuente 4 opens 08:00–20:00 on weekdays, and two are on Calle de Fernández de los Ríos: Cafés Guayacán at 26 and The Little Big cafe at 61. Salamanca has Black Ristretto at Calle de Don Ramón de la Cruz 29, Matcha Atelier at Calle de Castelló 14, open 08:30–20:30 on weekdays, and Nata Artesanos on Calle del Conde de Peñalver.

In Malasaña, HanSo Café is at Calle del Pez 20, Lolina Café at Calle del Espíritu Santo 9 and Doku Toku on Calle de Santa María Micaela. Near Retiro, Nuevo Specialty Coffee at Calle de Cavanilles 21 has Wi-Fi and opens daily 08:30–20:00, and Doble Uve Obrador is on Calle de Antonio Arias.

A full working day, and the evening

For a long day online, Panod at Calle de Prim 1 in Chueca and Scarlett Café on Plaza del Emperador Carlos V both open 08:00–21:30 every day, and Golda Cafe on Calle de Orellana 08:00–20:30. El Telegrama de Madrid, at Calle de Villanueva 33 in Salamanca, opens at 07:30 on weekdays and stays open until 01:00 on Thursday and Friday.

Plan around the midday break at a few of them. Cafe Anayad on Calle de Granada closes from 13:30 to 16:00 on weekdays, Suru Café & Alfajores on Calle de Máiquez from 14:00 to 16:00 and all day Sunday, and Paréntesis de olvido on Calle de la Sombrerería from 14:30 to 17:30. AlmaCheli Hecho A Mano on Calle de Santa Engracia only opens at 18:00.

Laptop rules and the right of admission

Spanish lawyers disagree on how far a café may limit laptops. Ignacio Palomar of Servilegal told Genbeta in 2024 that a café sells consumption, not office space, so its right of admission covers a laptop rule if the rule is objective, non-discriminatory and posted for customers.3

Laura Sierra of Legálitas argued that the right of admission says nothing about working on a device and only bars arbitrary or discriminatory exclusion; a customer turned away could complain to consumer authorities. Francisco Trujillo of Universitat Jaume I added that cafés are not built to ergonomic or workplace standards.3

Wi-Fi between cafés

EMT, the city bus company, offers free Wi-Fi on its whole fleet and at its busiest stops.4 Its night buses, the búhos, run from 23:45 to 06:00, after El Telegrama and AlmaCheli have closed.5

Sources

  1. Ley 28/2022, de 21 de diciembre, de fomento del ecosistema de las empresas emergentes, Boletín Oficial del Estado (December 22, 2022), accessed October 2026
  2. Federal Comendadoras Madrid, Federal Café, accessed October 2026
  3. Teletrabajar desde una cafetería es un tema de gran debate en España. Algunas lo prohíben y analizamos si es legal, Genbeta (Bárbara Bécares, October 29, 2024), accessed October 2026
  4. Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  5. Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
FAQ

Wi-Fi in Madrid: questions

Which Madrid neighborhoods have the most cafés with Wi-Fi?

Chamberí and Salamanca have the most cafés with Wi-Fi, with Retiro and Malasaña & Conde Duque close behind. Examples include Nuna Coffee Shop on Calle de Modesto Lafuente in Chamberí, Black Ristretto on Calle de Don Ramón de la Cruz in Salamanca, HanSo Café on Calle del Pez in Malasaña and Nuevo Specialty Coffee on Calle de Cavanilles near Retiro.

Can a café in Madrid ban laptops?

Spanish lawyers disagree. One told Genbeta in 2024 that a café may limit laptops under its right of admission if the rule is objective, non-discriminatory and posted for customers. Another argued that the right of admission does not cover working on a device and only bars arbitrary exclusion, so a customer could complain to consumer authorities.

Which Madrid cafés with Wi-Fi are open late?

El Telegrama de Madrid on Calle de Villanueva in Salamanca stays open until 01:00 on Thursday and Friday, and AlmaCheli Hecho A Mano on Calle de Santa Engracia in Chamberí runs from 18:00 to 02:00. Panod in Chueca and Scarlett Café near Atocha are open daily until 21:30.

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