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To all my London folks, anyone know some good places to work in the city. I know some good cafes to work from but they’re sometimes not ideal when wanting some quite to do some teams calls. If anyone knows any good places where’s there a communal area but also some quite places to do some calls that would be hugely appreciated!

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I'm not in London, but I have the same problem - there are plenty of coffee shops around me that I can sit in and work for a change of scenery, but I can really only do it on days where I know I won't have any calls (which are practically nonexistent). It's never quiet enough that I feel comfortable taking calls even though there are other people in said cafes that do.

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Londoner here! I generally avoid trying to work out of cafes around central since they have laptop policies. I have better luck around north London (around Finchley Rd, St Johns Wood) when it comes to laptop sessions. I actually switched to using flex working spaces for calls etc before I got my new job. I think stuff outside of zone 1 is generally more quiter...there's a cafe around Bethnal Green that lets you rent out a room for 10 quid + coffee too. something to do with bees? can't remember

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There are some coworking spaces here if you’re ok paying for something (and sometimes even a local pub in the week might be a good option): https://www.travelmag.com/articles/coworking-spaces-london/

I would consider a coworking space. Or working from a library, a lot of times they have private rooms for study where you could take calls + a communal area. And free wifi most of the time. And cafe's occasionally.

You will almost certainly need to pay for a room or coworking space in order to get the kind of quiet you need for a call. Other than that, however, north London cafes tend to be more welcoming and friendly to laptop users as someone else said. I've also found zone 1 inhospitable for work.

Does anyone know of any cheap co working spaces or good libraries with strong WiFi?

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