Study spots and quiet cafés in Boston

137 libraries and cafés in Boston you can settle into with a laptop or a textbook: Wi‑Fi, a seat indoors, and nobody rushing you. Of these, 39 have confirmed Wi‑Fi, 8 have power outlets, 6 stay open past 9pm and 117 are independent.

10 Best Places to Study in Boston
Best Places to Study in Boston, According to Reddit

137 in Boston

Best-rated first. Every listing shows where each fact came from and when it was last checked.

Boston Public Library
Library, Boylston Street
Work score 100, 4.8, Reddit recommended
Cambridge Public Library - Valente Branch
Library, Cambridge Street
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, 4.7
Hayden Library
Library, Memorial Drive
Work score 87, 4.7
Al's State Street Cafe
Café, State Street
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, 4.5, $
Boston Athenaeum
Library, 10-1/2 Beacon Street
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, 4.4
Starbucks Coffee Company
Café, Water Street
Work score 97, Wi-Fi, 4.4, $
Starbucks
Café, Thompson Square
Work score 92, Wi-Fi, 4.2, $$
Starbucks
Café, Atlantic Avenue
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, 4.2, $$
Starbucks
Café, Cambridge Street
Work score 92, Wi-Fi, 4.1, $$
Caffè Nero
Café, Massachusetts Avenue
Work score 92, Wi-Fi, 4, $$
Starbucks
Café, Broadway
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, 4, $$
Starbucks
Café, Financial Center
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, 4, $$
Starbucks
Café, Winter Place
Work score 94, Wi-Fi, 3.9, $$
Starbucks Coffee Company
Café, Broadway
Work score 97, Wi-Fi, 3.9, $
Bruegger's Bagels
Café, School Street
Work score 70, Wi-Fi, 3.8, $
Dunkin'
Café, Broadway
Work score 77, Wi-Fi, 3.8, $
Dunkin'
Café, Austin Street
Work score 79, Wi-Fi, 3.8, $
Dunkin'
Café, Massachusetts Avenue
Work score 87, Wi-Fi, 3.8, $
Dunkin'
Café, McGrath Highway
Work score 87, Wi-Fi, 3.7, $$
McDonald's
Café, Tremont Street
Work score 53, Wi-Fi, 3.4, $
Dunkin'
Café, Massachusetts Avenue
Work score 72, Wi-Fi, 3.1, $
Belmont Public Library at the Everett C. Benton Library
Library, Oakley Rd
Work score 100, Wi-Fi
Caffè Bene
Café, Massachusetts Ave
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Blog recommended
Cambridge Public Library
Library, Aberdeen Ave
Work score 100, Wi-Fi
Cannonball Cafe
Café, Dorchester Avenue
Work score 90, Wi-Fi, Blog recommended
Capital One Café
Café, Seaport Blvd
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Outlets, Recommended ×3
Cuppacoffee Boston South End
Café, Traveler St
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Press recommended
Edwin Ginn Library
Library, Packard Ave
Work score 100, Outlets
Farmer Horse Coffee
Café, Massachusetts Avenue
Work score 98, Wi-Fi, Blog recommended
Farmers Horse Coffee
Café, Massachusetts Ave
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Recommended ×2
Fineman & Pappas Law Libraries
Library, Commonwealth Ave
Work score 97, Wi-Fi
Fuel America
Café, Chestnut Hill Avenue
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Outlets, Press recommended
John J Burns Library
Library, Commonwealth Ave
Work score 100, Outlets
Malden Public Library
Library, Salem St
Work score 100, Outlets
Melrose Public Library
Library, W Emerson St
Work score 100, Outlets
Shy Bird
Café, Old Colony Avenue
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Outlets, $$, Recommended ×2
Somerville Public Library West Branch
Library, College Ave
Work score 100, Wi-Fi
State Library Of Massachusetts
Library, Derne Street
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Guide recommended
Tavern of Tales
Café, Tremont Street
Work score 97, Wi-Fi, Recommended ×2
Vester
Café, Ames Street
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Outlets, Blog recommended
Winchester Public Library
Library, Washington St
Work score 100, Wi-Fi
Starbucks Coffee Company
Café, International Place
Work score 89, Wi-Fi, 4.1, $
Starbucks
Café, Beacon Street
Work score 92, Wi-Fi, 3.8, $
Phin Coffee House
Café, High Street
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Blog recommended
Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Café, Newbury Street
Work score 100, Wi-Fi, Recommended ×2
Barker Engineering Library
Library, Memorial Drive
Work score 83, 5
North End Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Parmenter Street
Work score 87, 4.8
West End Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Cambridge Street
Work score 82, 4.7
Bunker Hill Community College Library
Library, New Rutherford Avenue
Work score 70, 4.4
Cambridge Public Library - O'Connell Branch
Library, 6th Street
Work score 82, 4.4
The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Library, Massachusetts Avenue
Work score 92, 4.4
Cambridge Public Library - Central Square Branch
Library, Pearl Street
Work score 100, 4.3
Dewey Library
Library, Wadsworth Street
Work score 75, 4.3
Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Main Street
Work score 85, 4.2
Mildred F Sawyer Library
Library, Tremont Street
Work score 90, 4.1
Rotch Library
Library, Massachusetts Avenue
Work score 77, 3.9
African Studies Library
Library, Commonwealth Ave
Work score 82
Archbishop Iakovos Library and Learning Resource Center
Library, Goddard Ave
Work score 82
Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library Jamaica Plain
Library, Arborway
Work score 82
Baker Library
Library, Harvard Way
Work score 82
Belmont Public Library
Library, Concord Ave
Work score 82
Belmont Public Library At The Beech Street Center
Library, Beech St
Work score 80
Betty Power Library and Computer Center
Library, Mission Park Dr
Work score 82
Blumenthal Family Library
Library, St Botolph St
Work score 80
Boston College, Law Library
Library, Centre St
Work score 80
Boston Library Consortium
Library, Milk St Ste
Work score 82
Boston Public Library Chinatown
Library, Boylston Street
Work score 77
Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Academy Hill Rd
Work score 82
Cambridge Public Library
Library, Cambridge St
Work score 82
Cambridge Public Library
Library, Broadway
Work score 82
Cambridge Public Library - Boudreau Branch
Library, Concord Ave
Work score 82
Cardinal Cushing Library
Library, Fenway
Work score 70
Chelsea Public Library
Library, Broadway
Work score 82
Codman Square Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Washington St
Work score 82
Congregational Library and Archives
Library, Beacon St #206
Work score 82
Coolidge Corner Library
Library, Pleasant St
Work score 82
Douglas D. Schumann Library
Library, Huntington Ave
Work score 82
East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Bremen St
Work score 82
Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard University
Library, Science Center Plaza
Work score 82
Egleston Square Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Columbus Ave
Work score 82
Emerson College Library
Library, Boylston St
Work score 82
Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Faneuil St
Work score 82
Frances Loeb Library
Library, Quincy St
Work score 82
Frederick S. Pardee Management Library
Library, Commonwealth Ave
Work score 82
Godfrey Lowell Cabot Science Library
Library, Oxford St
Work score 70
Harvard Divinity School Library
Library, Francis Ave
Work score 82
Harvard Law School Library
Library, Trowbridge St
Work score 70
Harvard Library
Library, Maxwells Green #1
Work score 82
Harvard Square Library
Library, Upland Rd
Work score 82
Harvard University, Hilles Library
Library, Shepard St
Work score 80
Healey Library
Library, Joseph P. Healey Library
Work score 70
Insurance Library Association of Boston
Library, State St #2
Work score 82
Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, South St
Work score 82
John Joseph Moakley Law Library
Library, Tremont St
Work score 70
Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center
Library, Boylston St
Work score 82
Lamont Library
Library, Quincy St
Work score 70
Leverett House Library Theater
Library, Dewolfe St
Work score 82
Lilly Music Library
Library, Lower Level
Work score 70
Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Blue Hill Ave
Work score 82
Medford Public Library
Library, High St
Work score 82
Mental Health Sciences Library
Library, Mill St
Work score 82
Milton Public Library
Library, Canton Ave
Work score 82
Minot Room, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Library, Shattuck St
Work score 82
Monroe C. Gutman Library
Library, Appian Way
Work score 82
Moriarty Library
Library, Massachusetts Ave
Work score 80
Mugar Memorial Library
Library, Commonwealth Ave
Work score 82
North Quincy Branch Library
Library, Hancock St
Work score 82
Parlin Memorial Library
Library, Broadway
Work score 82
Perkins Library
Library, Riverside St
Work score 82
Public Library of Brookline
Library, Washington St
Work score 82
Putterham Library
Library, W Roxbury Pkwy
Work score 82
Revere Public Library
Library, Beach St
Work score 82
Robbins Library
Library, Massachusetts Ave
Work score 70
Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Dudley St
Work score 82
Schlesinger Library | Radcliffe Institute | Harvard University
Library, James St
Work score 82
Sherrill Library
Library, Brattle St
Work score 70
Shute Memorial Library
Library, Broadway
Work score 70
Social Law Library
Library, Pemberton Square #4100
Work score 70
Social Work Library
Library, McGuinn Hall
Work score 82
Somerville Public Library
Library, Highland Ave
Work score 82
Somerville Public Library East Branch
Library, Broadway
Work score 82
South End Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Tremont St
Work score 82
Support the Fox Library
Library, Massachusetts Ave
Work score 70
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library
Library, Harvard Yard
Work score 70
The Harvard-Yenching Library
Library, Divinity Ave
Work score 70
Theology and Ministry Library
Library, Lake St
Work score 70
Thomas Crane Public Library - Wollaston Branch
Library, Beale St
Work score 82
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Library
Library, O'Neill Library
Work score 82
Tozzer Library
Library, Divinity Ave
Work score 80
Treadwell Virtual Library
Library, Nashua St
Work score 82
Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library
Library, Harrison Ave
Work score 82
Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Columbia Rd
Work score 82
Watertown Free Public Library
Library, Main St
Work score 82
West Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library, Centre St
Work score 82
Widener Library
Library, Longwood Ave
Work score 80
Winthrop Public Library and Museum
Library, Metcalf Square
Work score 82
Wychwood Library
Library, High Street
Work score 82

Study spots and quiet cafés in Boston

137 in Boston

Boston Public Library

Cambridge Public Library - Valente Branch

Hayden Library

Al's State Street Cafe

Boston Athenaeum

Starbucks Coffee Company

Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks

Caffè Nero

Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks Coffee Company

Bruegger's Bagels

Dunkin'

Dunkin'

Dunkin'

Dunkin'

McDonald's

Dunkin'

Belmont Public Library at the Everett C. Benton Library

Caffè Bene

Cambridge Public Library

Cannonball Cafe

Capital One Café

Cuppacoffee Boston South End

Edwin Ginn Library

Farmer Horse Coffee

Farmers Horse Coffee

Fineman & Pappas Law Libraries

Fuel America

John J Burns Library

Malden Public Library

Melrose Public Library

Shy Bird

Somerville Public Library West Branch

State Library Of Massachusetts

Tavern of Tales

Vester

Winchester Public Library

Starbucks Coffee Company

Starbucks

Phin Coffee House

Trident Booksellers & Cafe

Barker Engineering Library

North End Branch of the Boston Public Library

West End Branch of the Boston Public Library

Bunker Hill Community College Library

Cambridge Public Library - O'Connell Branch

The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Cambridge Public Library - Central Square Branch

Dewey Library

Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library

Mildred F Sawyer Library

Rotch Library

African Studies Library

Archbishop Iakovos Library and Learning Resource Center

Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library Jamaica Plain

Baker Library

Belmont Public Library

Belmont Public Library At The Beech Street Center

Betty Power Library and Computer Center

Blumenthal Family Library

Boston College, Law Library

Boston Library Consortium

Boston Public Library Chinatown

Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library

Cambridge Public Library

Cambridge Public Library

Cambridge Public Library - Boudreau Branch

Cardinal Cushing Library

Chelsea Public Library

Codman Square Branch of the Boston Public Library

Congregational Library and Archives

Coolidge Corner Library

Douglas D. Schumann Library

East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library