The best places to work in Melbourne, according to Reddit
The 7 cafés and workspaces in Melbourne that people on Reddit named as places they worked from, led by St Kilda Library, The Pancake Parlour Melbourne Central and Toorak South Yarra Library. The 3 after them are our own picks, by work score, to make 10.
Ranked by how many Reddit threads name the place as somewhere to work, then by work score. Quoted as written, linked to the thread. One branch per chain.
Named in 2 Reddit threads.
St Kilda Library is a public library in Melbourne, Australia. The library is located in the suburb of St Kilda, in the City of Port Philip.
St Kilda library or any of the Stonnington council libraries?
r/rmitJune 2026 Free wifi, large tables, comfortable chairs, and the coffee was good enough.
r/melbourneJuly 2022 Hours, amenities and photos for The Pancake Parlour Melbourne Central
Some of the libraries a tram ride from the city are open til 8pm most weeknights (not usually Friday nights) - such as St Kilda library, Toorak/South Yarra.
r/melbourneMay 2026 The library is open to the public with quite generous hours (check on their library website) and you have access to Eduroam network, and can even borrow physical books and print at the library.
r/rmitJune 2026 Hours, amenities and photos for Monash University Caulfield Library
Watsonia library is great and in OP's range
r/melbourneJune 2026 Have a look at O3 in Southbank too.
r/rmitJune 2026 Jerry Joy in Thornbury is Mabel’s sister and will also happily have you sit around.
r/melbourneJune 2026
Our picks
Reddit named 7. These are the next best by work score, one branch per chain.
The big communal table is a good place to spread out your notes and really get stuck in.
Broadsheet MelbourneMay 2015 generous amounts of space... curved green couches and armchairs to expansive communal tables
Broadsheet MelbourneMay 2021 large enough to be able to perch on a stool away from others, or sit under the patio outside
Time Out MelbourneApril 2024
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