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Café in Funchal

Motya Coffee Shop

Specialty coffee bar on Rua João Tavira in central Funchal, tagged Free Wi-Fi and Laptop Friendly by European Coffee Trip and listed among Funchal's laptop cafés by A Wi-Fi Place (research).

Address
Rua João Tavira 8, 9000-075 Funchal
Hours
Daily 08:00–18:00 (European Coffee Trip, Oct 2026); check before you go
Price level
€
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  • Wi-FiListed by a source; speed not measured
  • SocketsNot checked yet
  • NoiseNot checked yet
  • Best timeNot checked yet

Laptop policy

European Coffee Trip lists Free Wi-Fi and Laptop Friendly (page modified 5 Oct 2026). A Wi-Fi Place rates it 4.8, Wi-Fi 'Good', seating 'Comfortable', noise 'Quiet' (aggregator built from Google reviews, 2026). No socket data, no stated time limit.

The notes

What the sources say (research)

  • Daily 08:00–18:00; Free Wi-Fi, Laptop Friendly, Kids Friendly, Vegan Options, Dog Friendly, outdoor seating, cards. [europeancoffeetrip.com, modified 5 Oct 2026]
  • Top of A Wi-Fi Place’s Funchal list at 4.8, with Wi-Fi “Good”, seating “Comfortable” and noise “Quiet”. The site says its entries come from Google reviews. [awifiplace.com, 10 Oct 2026]
  • OpenStreetMap names it “Motya Specialty Coffee & Mochi” at Rua João Tavira 8, two doors from The Studio. [OSM, 10 Oct 2026]

Check before you go: hours and laptop tolerance can change, and nobody publishes socket counts.

All the laptop cafés with their limits: working remotely from Madeira.

Open questions

Other places to work near Motya Coffee ShopWork
Schematic map with 7 numbered places around Motya Coffee Shop; the numbered list next to it has the same places.1234567Motya Coffee Shop0.5 kmN
  1. 1Beanup Coffee & Brunch
  2. 2Cowork Funchal
  3. 3Jacafé
  4. 4Loja do Chá
  5. 5Prima Caju
  6. 6Sangha Cowork
  7. 7The Studio.Coffee Funchal

Further afield: Land Food & Coffee (3 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.

Schematic: positions from each place's coordinates, no roads or coastline. Not for navigation.

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Art Food Corner

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Beanup Coffee & Brunch

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Cowork Funchal

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Jacafé

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