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Café in Lisbon

Café Janis

All-day brunch café by Cais do Sodré, labelled laptop friendly with free Wi-Fi by two coffee guides; lively, so better for email than for calls (research).

Address
R. da Moeda 1A, 1200-275 Lisboa
Hours
Daily 08:00 to about 00:30 (European Coffee Trip, read 11 Oct 2026; BrewAtlas also gives 08:00 opening); check before you go
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Working from here

Laptop check

  • Wi-FiListed by a source; speed not measured
  • SocketsNot checked yet
  • NoiseLoud
  • Best timeNot checked yet

Laptop policy

No policy published. European Coffee Trip: Free Wi-Fi, Laptop Friendly. Coffee Insurrection: Wi-Fi, laptop friendly. BrewAtlas (Oct 2026) puts it on its Lisbon work list as a 'lively all-day brunch spot'. Noise 'loud' is our reading of 'lively brunch', not measured.

The notes

What the sources say (research)

  • European Coffee Trip labels: Free Wi-Fi, Laptop Friendly, Outdoor Seating, Kids Friendly. [europeancoffeetrip.com, 10 Oct 2026]
  • Coffee Insurrection’s quick facts also say Wi-Fi and laptop friendly (seen in a search snippet). [coffeeinsurrection.com, 10 Oct 2026]
  • BrewAtlas lists it among Lisbon cafés to work from: “lively all-day brunch spot … with outdoor patio seating”. [brewatlas.co, Oct 2026]
  • Handy before or after a train: the Cais do Sodré station for Cascais is a few minutes’ walk away (our reading of the map).

Open questions

Other places to work near Café JanisWork
Schematic map with 5 numbered places around Café Janis; the numbered list next to it has the same places.12345Café Janis0.5 kmN
  1. 1Copenhagen Coffee Lab (Rua de São Paulo)
  2. 2Dede's
  3. 3Marquise da Mobler
  4. 4Second Home Lisboa
  5. 5Simpli Coffee (Braamcamp)

Further afield: Milkees (3 km), How about 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.

Café

Copenhagen Coffee Lab (Rua de São Paulo)

Chain café and bakery in Cais do Sodré with strong Wi-Fi and no laptop rules seen by a 2025 visitor; busy all day. Not every branch of this chain is laptop friendly (research).

  • Good Wi-Fi
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Dede's

Small breakfast and lunch café in Lapa; a Lapa resident writes of outlets everywhere and strong Wi-Fi, and a 2026 aggregator lists it too (research).

  • Good Wi-Fi
  • Sockets
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Do Beco (Santos)

Bakery and brunch café in Santos with two floors and outlets by the tables; laptops welcome except at the main communal table downstairs (research).

  • Wi-Fi listed
  • Sockets
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Heden Alvalade

Coworking in residential Alvalade, with operator-listed day passes from €10 for a half day; Deskpass lists €24 for a full day and standing desks (Oct 2026). Research.

  • Wi-Fi listed
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