You need an hour to answer emails before your train, or a quiet corner for a call. Back home, the answer is easy: Starbucks. Wifi, outlets, nobody rushing you out. In Strasbourg there are Starbucks too, but around place Kléber and the cathedral they're often packed.

Here's the thing: every Strasbourg Starbucks has a café or a coworking space within a few minutes' walk where working is just as easy, and usually calmer. We went through the Starbucks one by one and picked the best spots around each. Every place below is checked weekly (opening hours, closures).

Starbucks place Kléber: where to work nearby

The Starbucks on place Kléber, the main square, sees the whole city go by. Just around the corner:

  • Café Potager, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, a 2-minute walk: a quiet café with wifi where laptops are welcome. Open daily, 9am to 9pm (from 10am on Sundays).
  • Les Savons d'Hélène, rue Sainte-Hélène, a 3-minute walk: a bright glass roof, wifi, outlets and a terrace in summer, open daily from 11:30am to 12:30am. You can work in peace: when it gets busy, they may just ask you to share a table or order another drink.
  • Le Thé des Muses, rue Sainte-Barbe, a 4-minute walk: a quiet tea room with wifi, laptops welcome (closed Sundays).
  • L'Escabeau d'Omnino, rue des Drapiers, a 4-minute walk: a peaceful coffee shop with warm wooden decor and wifi, Tuesday to Saturday.

Starbucks near the cathedral and place Gutenberg: where to work nearby

The Starbucks on rue du Vieux-Marché-aux-Poissons, between Strasbourg Cathedral and the river Ill, is busy with visitors. Better options are 2 or 3 minutes away.

  • 1924 Un monde de cafés – Les Procaféinistes, rue des Serruriers, a 2-minute walk: a quiet café near place Gutenberg with wifi, laptops welcome. Open daily, Sundays from 8:30am to 1pm.
  • Coworking Anticafé, rue de la Division-Leclerc, a 3-minute walk: a café-coworking where you pay for the time you spend, with big tables, wifi, outlets and air conditioning. Open 7 days a week.
  • Oh My Goodness, rue de la 1re Armée, a 3-minute walk: a quiet, affordable community-run coffee shop with wifi (closed Sundays).

Starbucks rue du Maire-Kuss (train station and Petite France): where to work nearby

On rue du Maire-Kuss, between the train station and the old town, the Starbucks catches travelers in a hurry. Two calm options, one in the Petite France, one by the station:

  • Café Bretelles, rue du Bain-aux-Plantes, a 5-minute walk, right in the Petite France: wifi, outlets, quiet, laptops welcome. Open daily, 9am to 6pm (5pm on Sundays).
  • Le Quai 67, boulevard de Nancy, a 7-minute walk, near the station: a quiet community-run specialty coffee café with wifi, Monday to Saturday until 5pm.

Starbucks presqu'île Malraux: where to work nearby

Near the Starbucks on the presqu'île André-Malraux, the obvious alternative is the Médiathèque André Malraux, a 6-minute walk: a large public library with plenty of quiet spaces to work, and wifi. Open Tuesday to Saturday until 7pm (from noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 9:30am on Wednesdays and Saturdays).

The right spot for what you need

  • Working late: Les Savons d'Hélène (until 12:30am), Café Potager (until 9pm)
  • Working on Sunday: Coworking Anticafé, Café Bretelles, Café Potager, Les Savons d'Hélène
  • A full day of work: Coworking Anticafé, where you pay for the time you spend, or the Médiathèque André Malraux
  • On a budget: Oh My Goodness, an affordable community-run coffee shop

Starbucks is fine in a pinch. But in Strasbourg, there's almost always something better just around the corner. For more, check our guide to where to work in Strasbourg, our picks for working on a Sunday and working late, or our study spots in Strasbourg. And to see everything around you, open the map.

Frequently asked questions

Why not just go to Starbucks?

Nothing stops you. But in the city center, the Starbucks are often full, and the independent cafés or the café-coworking next door are usually calmer, with wifi and outlets.

Where can I work near Strasbourg train station?

Le Quai 67, on boulevard de Nancy, is a quiet community-run café with wifi, open Monday to Saturday until 5pm. A little further, Café Bretelles in the Petite France has wifi and outlets and is open every day.

Where can I work near the cathedral on a Sunday?

Coworking Anticafé, on rue de la Division-Leclerc, is open on Sundays from 10am to 7pm. Les Procaféinistes, on rue des Serruriers, is open on Sunday mornings until 1pm.

Where can I work late near place Kléber?

Les Savons d'Hélène, on rue Sainte-Hélène, is open daily until 12:30am, with wifi and outlets. Café Potager, on rue des Francs-Bourgeois, closes at 9pm.