The best co-working spaces in Paris for remote working
Where to work remotely in Paris, from co-working spaces and members’ clubs to cafes and climbing walls
It used to be that all cafes in Paris would welcome remote workers and their laptops at all hours of the day. Rules have since tightened up and many have since banned laptops during peak meal times or altogether. The good news is that the city is booming with purpose-built co-working spaces for remote workers, from an old hot air balloon storage warehouse turned sleek gym and workspace, to a grandiose, fresco-painted library that will transport you to old-world Paris. Many of these are perfectly positioned to explore the city’s best restaurants and bars after work, or a lunchtime perusal of the finest art galleries and museums in Paris.
From laidback cafes with rapid WiFi to hybrid work and leisure clubs, these are the best co-working spaces for remote working in Paris.
Latin Quarter
Nuage Cafe
Best for: Serene co-working close to the city’s sights
Address: 14 Rue des Carmes, Paris 75005
Price: 6 EUR per hour; 29 EUR per day, both include unlimited drinks and food
Housed in an ecclesiastical building in an idyllic courtyard, Nuage (meaning ‘cloud’ in French) feels like a serene Parisian home. It has various desks and tables across the open plan double height space, and stone alcoves with sofas and tables tucked upstairs under the roof. Stay caffeinated with unlimited hot drinks prepared by a barista. The best bit is its location in the heart of the Latin Quarter – perfect for slipping off to visit some of the city’s blockbuster landmarks like the Pantheon or Sorbonne university buildings during your break from work.
Northern Paris
La Recyclerie
Best for: A creative hybrid space and restaurant in an abandoned train station
Address: 83 Boulevard Ornano, Paris 75018
Price: 14.90 EUR for a main, dessert and coffee
If you like your co-working spaces less polished and with less of a studious atmosphere, then head to this canteen inside a repurposed train station on the disused Petite Ceinture railway. A lofty hybrid space, La Recyclerie straddles the tracks and has a patio that becomes a shaded beer garden in summer. Inside is a bar and kitchen that serves homemade food with excellent vegetarian options. Events such as vintage clothes sales and conferences are hosted year round, and it is close to the Puces de Saint-Ouen, one of France’s biggest flea markets, open Saturday to Monday, which sells clothing, vintage posters, antique furniture and jewellery.
Grand Central at Le Centquatre
Best for: A quiet café inside a creative hub for the arts
Address: 5 Rue Curial, Paris 75019 (closed Mondays)
Price: plat du jour/main course from 13.50 EUR
Built on the site of a municipal undertakers, the Centquatre is in a gritty area of Paris close to the Villette Canal and park, which draws runners and families on sunny days. A hub for the arts and steeped in the local community, there are in situ installations in the main hall, dance studios and rehearsal spaces, and families lunching at the restaurant or mooching around the second-hand shop or bookshop. There’s also an arts incubator on site, and it is also considered one of the best places in Paris to experience live music. For digital nomads, the Grand Central restaurant is open all day long and is great for bites like a cheese burger or steak frites. Outside mealtimes, there’s lots of space to spread out to work.
Climbing District
Best for: Co-working café with a climbing wall
Address: 69 Rue Rostropovitch, Paris 75017
Price: from 18 EUR per day for climbing and co-working facilities
Climbing District is an indoor bouldering and rock climbing centre, with five locations across Paris, two of which offer co-working spaces. The outpost close to the laid back Batignolles neighbourhood feels satisfyingly removed from the action, allowing you to really focus – whether on work or climbing. There are high tables and sofas to work from in the dedicated work space. At the climbing wall, there are coaches on hand to give you pointers or to book for proper lessons, and there’s often live DJ events and a happy hour for letting your hair down after work.
WeWork
Best for: A flexible co-working space with locations all over town and the world
Address: 37 Avenue Trudaine, Paris 75009
Price: From 239 EUR (allows you to work from locations all over the world)
WeWork Avenue Trudaine is a comfortable location with an impressive glass ceiling that curves over slick sofas and marble and walnut tables arranged in flexible office spaces for up to 100 people. There’s plenty of natural light and views of the surrounding stone buildings, which gives the location a sense of place. In summer, opt for one of the other eight spaces in Paris, as it can get a little hot under the glass roof. WeWork Rue Jules Lefebvre is probably the most beautiful architecturally, with a stained glass dome sitting on gleaming white arches.
La Montgolfière Club
Best for: A members-only co-working cafe and gym inside an old hot air balloon storage space close to the canal
Address: 25 Rue Yves Toudic, Paris 75010
Price: 185 EUR a month (minimum duration of two months, with access to gym, workout classes, sauna and steam bath)
A spectacular space with plenty of sunlight streaming through the glass roof, La Montgolfière, meaning ‘hot air balloon’, used to be a storage space for the aircrafts. It has since transformed into a members-only cafe and co-working space, which occupies the ground floor, with a sleek gym in the galleries that line the atrium. The coffee, homemade cakes and sandwiches served here are all excellent. The crowd is an overlap of fitness conscious and creative types who segue from a morning gym class to their desk, and hang out in the bars that stretch along the canal after a day’s work.
Central Paris
The Bureau
Best for: A premium co-working space with sleek design and gym
Address: 28 Cours Albert 1er, Paris 75008
Price: From 475 EUR a month
The Bureau occupies a Haussmannian building and was designed with the mid-century homes of Frank Lloyd Wright in mind, with open plan spaces and oak panelling. A key provides members with 24-hour access, extra-fast internet connection, and a helpful concierge team, on hand to organise boardroom meetings, team events, or even handle your dry cleaning and restaurant and hotel bookings. This space is the first of four in town, and has a gym and coffee shop serving croissants and bagels for breakfast and lunch. It’s within walking distance to the Champs-Elysées and contemporary art spots like the Palais de Tokyo and Museum of Modern Art.
The Oval Room at the BNF Richelieu
Best for: Quiet working inside the most opulent library space in Paris
Address: 5 Rue Vivienne, Paris 75002
Price: Free
A huge oval room stacked with more than 20,000 books on French art, history and literature, as well as the largest comic book collection in France, makes for an excellent place to work remotely. The Oval Room at the BNF Richelieu library has bookshelves ascending right to the stained glass ceiling. Simply turn up and settle in at one of the long central tables or in one of the armchairs in the surrounding halls. There’s also a gallery with 900 exhibits including ancient maps, manuscripts and stamps. When you’re done, venture out into the neighbouring area to explore the sumptuous Palais Royal gardens surrounded by stone archways and the Louvre beyond.
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Marais
10h10
Best for: Co-working cafe drawing down-to-earth freelancers
Address: 210 Rue Saint-Martin, Paris 75003
Price: 6 EUR per hour; 27 EUR per day, both include unlimited drinks and food
10h10 is a simple, laidback spot in Paris with bright soft bean bag sofas, wooden bistro chairs and 70s formica tables scattered against a backdrop of orange wallpaper. A functional space close to Châtelet in the heart of Paris, the coffee is reliably good, as is the brioche, and the fee covers all the basics like fast Wi-Fi and a printer-scanner. It’s an easy option to keep up your sleeve when in the city centre, and with a per-hour rate to access, requires little commitment.
Hubsy
Best for: Last-minute co-working close to bars and restaurants of the Marais
Address: 41 Rue Réaumur, Paris 75003
Price: 6.50 EUR for first hour or 28 EUR per day, both include unlimited drinks and food
Hubsy has three locations, but the Arts et Métiers space makes exploring surrounding areas like the Marais very easy. Inside, the light and bright space is spread across the ground floor and a mezzanine, and boasts long tables, individual high desks, and makeshift sofas on wooden crates. It’s quite small by today’s co-working standards, but it’s handy and relatively good value. There’s a breakfast bar with a barista on hand to make coffees and you can help yourself to biscuits and fresh fruit.
