Places with Wifi South Brooklyn: Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Gowanus

This October, I’m rounding up some of my favorite things in my part of Brooklyn. Check back all month for new blog posts.

One of the challenges of working remotely is that I don’t currently have an office space, and I find that if I work at home for too long, I start to get distracted by chores and the siren call of personal projects. Therefore, I’ve gotten really familiar with places in the neighborhood that have wifi. Since I know that’s a perpetual question on people’s minds in NYC, here’s a quick list of some of my preferred haunts.

Carroll Gardens

Abilene – Dive bar with a decent lunch menu, as well as coffee and tea, if you’re not looking for the hard stuff. A good spot to settle in for early lunch and hang out until the happy hour set drops in.

Court Street Grocers – Coffee, tea, pastries, sandwiches and platters. A good afternoon spot, after the lunch rush.

Farmacy – Breakfast, lunch, ice cream, shakes. Come for breakfast or a little later in the afternoon. Otherwise, be prepared for gaggles of little ones and possible sing-alongs.

Maybelle’s – Breakfast, lunch, pastries, coffee and tea. Settle in around lunch and hang out for a bit.

Park Bench Café – Crêpes, doughnuts, pastries, coffee and tea. A decent spot all day. I haven’t spotted power plugs though.

Petit Café – Breakfast, lunch, dinner, pastries, coffee and tea. Slow service, but with a cafe area in the front and a full restaurant in the back, it’s a good spot for the transition from working to dining with friends.

Teaffee – Wide selection of loose-leaf teas and coffee, pastries. A comfy spot in the mornings, before the afternoon light makes it hard to see your screen.

Treats Truck Stop – Breakfast, lunch, pastries, coffee and tea. A great place with delicious, easy comfort-food favorites and a cool staff. Come before or after children’s happy hour (3-5pm) so that you’re not surrounded by small kids screaming.

Cobble Hill

Bien Cuit – Delicious French pastries (including awesome croissants), light sandwiches/tartines, coffee and tea. A pretty small bakery, so limited seating, but again the croissants are yummy.

Ted & Honey – Breakfast, lunch, pastries, coffee and tea. Right by Cobble Hill Park, so there’s a bit of a nanny set in the afternoons. It’s also on a shady street, so keep that in mind if you like a little more sunlight. Otherwise, enjoy some comfort food and some wifi.

Downtown Brooklyn

Barnes & Noble – The Starbucks cafe is on the second floor, and it’s a good spot until the after-work crowd starts streaming in around 5:30.

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Piers 1, 5, and 6 have wifi, and with a cafe down on Pier 6 where you can charge up (first floor, little wifi signal though), it’s a nice place to work in the sunshine, for a change of pace. I like to work at the picnic tables on Pier 5 or work in the grass on Pier 1.

Gowanus

Ample Hills Creamery – Ice cream and sorbet, shakes. A nice upstairs room and roof deck make this a cool place to treat yourself and do a little work.

Bar Tano – Italian breakfast, lunch, dinner. The food’s delicious, and it’s a great place for a little morning/noon dining and working.

Those are just a few of my favorite places, but I’d love to hear from you too! Have other places in the neighborhood to recommend? Leave a note!