Coffee shops to work from in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Where you and your laptop are welcome in Las Palmas
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a paradise for remote workers and there are several reasons why you find a big digital nomad community in the city. If you are looking for coworking spaces, the city is not short of them and they are all listed on Google Maps and have websites. If you are looking for a coffee shop to work from, you will find a good choice too, but they are a bit harder to spot. The following list is probably not exhaustive, but they have all been tried and tested by Charlie personally and she liked working from there.
Coffee shops to work from near La Cicer
One of the reasons why so many digital nomads come to Las Palmas is the surf. If you’re a surfer, chances are that you will spend a lot of time around La Cicer and the Auditorio. It comes in handy to know of a café to work from when you come out of the water.
Maripili
This was one of Charlie’s favourites. The place is spacious and has many tables. Since it is a bit further away from the promenade and almost hidden, it is usually quiet, and you easily find a table. They also have a great menu for breakfast and lunch, strong Wi-Fi, and power plugs. The waiters are very friendly and do not disturb you while you work, not even if you haven’t ordered anything for a while.
Location: Plaza del Pilar, 5
Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 a.m.*
Dream Sea Surf Bar
This one is on a side road off the promenade, and you can easily spot it. There are tables and surfboards outside and an honesty guitar in the window. This café also serves great breakfast, lunch, cakes, and lemonades, plus they always have surf videos running on the screen. There is strong Wi-Fi, but limited power plugs and it can get a little busy.
Location: Calle Lepanto, 9
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.*
Coffee shops at the other end of Las Canteras
Almost all beach activities, apart from surfing, such as Volleyball, Yoga, or paddleboarding happen mostly at the other end of Las Canteras closer to Plaza Puntilla and the Volleyball courts.
Fresquito
Similar to Dream Sea Surf Bar, this café is on a side road off the beach promenade. It’s not easy to see if you don’t know that it’s there. The place itself isn’t big, but Charlie always got a table. The waiters here are also very friendly, let you work quietly and there are power plugs and strong Wi-Fi. There’s one main reason why Charlie kept on returning to this place and even took some of her friends there for breakfast: Pancakes! Seriously, try them! (The waiter even brought Charlie an additional chair to put her laptop on while she was eating.)
Location: Calle Torres Quevedo, 12
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 3p.m.*
The Couple
This coffee shop is right by the promenade and if you’re lucky enough to get a table near the entrance, you can enjoy a beautiful sea view whilst working from your laptop. Because of its prominent location, it can get a little busy and you should ask the waiter where you can sit with your laptop upon arrival. Working from this coffee shop is restricted to Mondays to Thursdays only and you should eat and drink for at least €9. There are power plugs and strong Wi-Fi, and they serve great coffee.
Location: Paseo las Canteras, 23
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.*
Swedish Coffee House
This café too is a little hidden in one of the side roads near the beach. You order at the counter where you will immediately see a wide selection of pastries that the Nordic countries are known for. This place however can get a little busy and has a bit of a canteen feel to it.
Location: Calle Tomás Miller, 70
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.*
Laptop-friendly coffee shops closer to the town centre of Las Palmas
Not too far from the Swedish Coffee House towards the city centre, is the all-time favourite amongst digital nomads: Un Lugar.
Un Lugar
This is a real coworking café. Everybody who comes there is working from the place. (The coffee is not the reason that brings people to Un Lugar.) The owner also informs the digital community via the Slack group if the place is closed unexpectedly, e.g. if there are road works or power cuts in the area. There also is a coliving in the same building and there are plenty of power plugs and strong Wi-Fi. If you spend some time in Las Palmas, you will certainly see some familiar faces there.
Location: Calle Bernardo de la Torre, 50
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.*
Talleres Palermo
This is a converted carpenter’s workshop and has the typical warehouse charm. This place is very well-known amongst digital nomads in Las Palmas because it also has a coworking space which was one of the first in the city. The ground floor is a public coworking café and you don’t need to book. They only require you to consume for at least €5. There are plenty of tables, and power plugs and the Wi-Fi is good. There is also a WhatsApp group where they communicate the lunch menu every day and there are lots of evening events in the space too. This is another one of those places where you might end up knowing too many people if you’ve spent some time in Las Palmas.
Location: Calle República Dominicana, 18
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
Llevame al huerto
This coffee shop is close to the Corte Ingles in Las Palmas and they have a great breakfast and lunch offer, most of it is plant-based. The interior too is very nature-oriented. Don’t go there right after they open as you might not get a table. A little later in the day, you can easily sit down with your laptop and the waiters happily provide you with the Wi-Fi password. Charlie has not seen any power plugs though.
Location: Calle Ruiz de Alda, 26
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.*
Triana & Vegueta
On the other side of town are the quarters of Triana and Vegueta, the old town. If you haven’t been, you should go and see this original quarter with its colonial architecture.
Cool Beans
This café with coworking space is hidden in the alleys of the old town and you won’t find a more colonial-style workplace. Charlie had some videocalls when she worked from there and they all thought she was in Mexico. The downstairs area is a public coffee shop, and upstairs is a coworking space. As such, the Wi-Fi is strong and there are power plugs, plus they make great coffee!
Location: Calle Audiencia, 7
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.*
Caracolillo
This coffee shop has been originally recommended to Charlie as one of the best breakfast places in Las Palmas. Charlie hasn’t tried the breakfast, but she can vouch for the quality of the coffee! The tables have a strange height to work from; Charlie loved the seats by the window! They were perfect to work from. There are power plugs and strong Wi-Fi. The big advantage for Charlie was that it was only 15 minutes from her coliving, The Roof.
Location: Calle León y Castillo, 110
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.*
*Subject to change
