Cafés and places to work in Santos, Lisbon
A magazine-filled specialty café, a roomy bakery that opens at 07:00, a Luso-Australian brunch spot with sockets, pastéis de nata until midnight and a free library with a view of the Tagus.
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Santos and the streets up towards Bica and São Bento have some of Lisbon's best-loved cafés. Not all of them welcome laptops, so here's which is which. Walking times are from our Santos residence; some are uphill.
For a laptop session
- •Copenhagen Coffee Lab Santos (Avenida 24 de Julho 56, about 3 min): the Danish bakery-café is spacious, so you can usually find a seat, and it opens at 07:00 on weekdays (07:30 at weekends) until 18:00. Reviewers love the cinnamon and blueberry buns.
- •The Mill (Rua do Poço dos Negros 1, about 6 min, uphill): a long-running Luso-Australian café for breakfast, brunch and espresso, with power sockets. It's often full at peak times, so go early or mid-afternoon. Weekdays 08:00 to 15:00, weekends to 16:00.
- •COMOBÅ (Rua da Boavista 90, about 5 min): one of the city's core specialty cafés according to a 2026 report on Lisbon coffee, with brunch. Opens at 08:30; closing times differ between listings.
For a coffee break
- •Hello, Kristof (Rua do Poço dos Negros 103, about 3 min): a small specialty café full of magazines that now roasts its own beans. Free Wi-Fi, but a recent review says laptops aren't allowed, so come for the coffee, not to work. Every day, 08:45 to 15:45.
- •Manteigaria at Time Out Market (Avenida 24 de Julho 50, about 10 min): pastéis de nata from 08:00 to midnight. Take one down to Ribeira das Naus for the sunset.
For free
Biblioteca Camões (Largo do Calhariz 17, first floor, about 9 min, uphill by the Elevador da Bica) is the nearest municipal library, with reading and group-work rooms, free Wi-Fi and snack machines. The city library network calls it the one with the best view over the Tagus. Weekdays 10:00 to 18:00, and Saturdays according to the BLX site, so check.
For food, see where to eat in Santos, and for what's on nearby see markets and events in Santos.
Frequently asked
Where can I work on a laptop near Santos?
Copenhagen Coffee Lab on Avenida 24 de Julho is roomy and opens at 07:00 on weekdays, and The Mill on Rua do Poço dos Negros has power sockets. Hello, Kristof is lovely for coffee but reportedly doesn't allow laptops.
Where can I study for free near Santos?
At Biblioteca Camões on Largo do Calhariz, a municipal library about nine minutes uphill, with free Wi-Fi, study rooms and a view over the Tagus.
Where can I get pastéis de nata near Santos?
Manteigaria has a counter inside Time Out Market, about 10 minutes away, open from 08:00 to midnight.
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