Café$charles-villageWork-friendlyWifi
Bird in Hand in Charles Village is a cafe and bookshop near Johns Hopkins, a collaboration of Artifact Coffee and the Ivy Bookshop among the stacks.
Signature drink: Espresso drinks
Tip: It doubles as a bookstore and pours wine and beer at night; the student crowd packs it midday.
Café$hampden{'Mon': '07:00-15:00', 'Tue': '07:00-15:00', 'Wed': '07:00-15:00', 'Thu': '07:00-15:00', 'Fri': '07:00-15:00', 'Sat': '07:00-15:00', 'Sun': '07:00-15:00'}Work-friendlyWifi
Common Ground in Hampden is a worker-owned cafe of more than 25 years, pouring coffee and serving scratch sandwiches and baked goods just off The Avenue.
Signature drink: Drip coffee
Tip: Now a worker-owned co-op, it pours Ceremony and Zeke's beans; the breakfast sandwiches draw regulars.
Café$locust-point{'Mon': '06:00-18:00', 'Tue': '06:00-18:00', 'Wed': '06:00-18:00', 'Thu': '06:00-18:00', 'Fri': '06:00-18:00', 'Sat': '07:00-18:00', 'Sun': '07:00-18:00'}Work-friendlyWifi
Koba Cafe on Fort Avenue is a Locust Point coffee shop with bagels, sandwiches and a study lounge upstairs, a neighbourhood favourite near Latrobe Park.
Signature drink: Espresso and bagels
Tip: The upstairs lounge is the work-friendly seat; the bagels sell out on weekend mornings.
Café$remingtonWork-friendlyWifi
Cafe Los Suenos is an immigrant-owned Remington roaster and cafe, owner Carlos Payes pulling Salvadoran-sourced espresso from beans he roasts in-house.
Signature drink: Single-origin Salvadoran espresso
Tip: It is a daytime-only cafe and roastery; the counter seat is one of the city's best, and pastries come from Ovenbird.
Café$fells-point{'Mon': '07:00-21:00', 'Tue': '07:00-21:00', 'Wed': '07:00-21:00', 'Thu': '07:00-21:00', 'Fri': '07:00-22:00', 'Sat': '07:00-22:00', 'Sun': '07:00-21:00'}Work-friendlyWifi
Pitango Bakery + Cafe in Fells Point pairs careful espresso with its own breads, pastries and gelato, a bright corner cafe on South Ann Street.
Signature drink: Espresso and gelato
Tip: Sit-in for the espresso and a pastry early, then come back for the gelato in the afternoon.
Café$mount-vernonMon-Sat 08:00-17:00, Sun 08:00-15:00Work-friendlyWifi
Dooby's on Charles Street works as a daytime coffee bar in Mount Vernon, pulling espresso and plating breakfast sandwiches before Korean dinner service.
Signature drink: Coffee and breakfast sandwiches
Tip: The daytime cafe and evening bistro feel like two places; the morning coffee crowd is its own scene.