Creative Spaces & Places

A collectively-maintained database to share creative spaces and places where artists gather or work around the world, tagged with wi-fi, alcohol and/or coffee offerings.

Updated over a month ago by members of FWDlabs.com and readers like you.

72 venues	Details • Coffee • Alcohol • Wi-Fi
111 Minna Gallery SOMA in San Francisco	111 Minna St. bet. 2nd St. and New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA, 94105 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Alcove Cafe & Bakery Los Feliz in Los Angeles	1929 Hillhurst Ave. Los Angeles, CA, 90027 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Angelika Film Center & Cafe SoHo in New York City	18 W Houston St between Broadway & Crosby St New York City, NY, 10012 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Apollo Coffee Western Addition in San Francisco	1064 Divisadero St. San Francisco, CA, 94115 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Aroma Coffee & Tea Studio City in Los Angeles	4360 Tujunga Ave. Studio City, CA, 91604 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Beechwood Venice in Los Angeles	822 Washington Blvd. Venice, CA, 90292 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Bodega Wine Bar Pasadena in Los Angeles	260 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA, 91101 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Bourgeois Pig Hollywood in Los Angeles	5931 Franklin Ave Los Angeles, CA, 90028 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Brooklyn Fire Proof East Williamsburg in New York City	119 Ingraham Street Brooklyn, NY, 11237 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Buzz Coffee Hollywood in Los Angeles	8000 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90046 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Cacao Coffee House Brentwood in Los Angeles	11609 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90025 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Cafe at the Vista Los Feliz in Los Angeles	4469 Sunset Dr. Los Angeles, CA, 90027 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Cafe Tropical Silver Lake in Los Angeles	2900 W Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90026 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Cat & Fiddle Pub Hollywood in Los Angeles	6530 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90028 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 3 Record updated over a month ago
The Chameleon Cafe Nob Hill in San Francisco	1299 Pacific Ave. San Francisco, CA, 94109 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Chango Coffee Echo Park in Los Angeles	1559 Echo Park Ave. Los Angeles, CA, 90026 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Citizen Space SOMA in San Francisco	425 2nd Street, #300 San Francisco, CA, 94107 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps "The idea of Citizen Space is to take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creative) and the best elements of a workspace (productive, functional) and combine them to give indie workers the chance to have their own, affordable space." Record updated over a month ago
The City Beer Store & Tasting Bar SOMA in San Francisco	1168 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA, 94103 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
City College Cafe Wilshire Center in Los Angeles	710 N Heliotrope Los Angeles, CA, 90029 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Coffee Bar The Mission in San Francisco	1890 Bryant St. bet. 17th St. and Mariposa St. San Francisco, CA, 94110 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Coffee Table Silver Lake in Los Angeles	2930 Rowena Ave Los Angeles, CA, 90039 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Communitea Queens in New York City	47-02 Vernon Blvd. Long Island City, NY, 11101 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Coral Tree Cafe Brentwood in Los Angeles	11645 San Vicente Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90049 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
d.b.a East Village in New York City	41 1st Ave. New York City, NY, 10009 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Downbeat Cafe Echo Park in Los Angeles	1202 N. Alvarado St. Los Angeles, CA, 90026 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Edison Downtown in Los Angeles	108 W 2nd St. Los Angeles, CA, 90012 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Farley's Potrero Hill in San Francisco	1315 18th St. San Francisco, CA, 94107 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Father's Office Santa Monica in Los Angeles	1018 Montana Ave. Santa Monica, CA, 90403 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Father's Office 2.0 Culver City in Los Angeles	3229 Helms Ave. Los Angeles, CA, 90034 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 4 Record updated over a month ago
Fix Coffee Echo Park / Elysian Park in Los Angeles	2100 Echo Park Ave. Los Angeles, CA, 90026 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Formosa Cafe West Hollywood in Los Angeles	7156 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA, 90046 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Frjtz Hayes Valley in San Francisco	581 Hayes St. San Francisco, CA, 94102 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Gallery Cafe Nob Hill in San Francisco	1200 Mason St. at Washington St. San Francisco, CA, 94108 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Gimme! Coffee Williamsburg in New York City	495 Lorimer St between Grand St and Powers St Brooklyn, NY, 11211 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Greenhouse West Portal in San Francisco	329 W Portal Ave. San Francisco, CA, 94127 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Welcome to community gatherings. Record updated over a month ago
Groundwork Coffee Co. Hollywood in Los Angeles	1501 N Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90028 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 4 Record updated over a month ago
Insomnia Cafe Mid-City West in Los Angeles	7286 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90036 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps "One of the best-known screenwriter coffee shops in town ... Insomnia's popularity can easily be explained. It has the right proportion of comfortable seating to electrical outlets to coffee cup capacity." New York Times, May 16, 2004 FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Intelligentsia Coffee Silver Lake in Los Angeles	3920 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90029 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
It's A Grind Hollywood in Los Angeles	1528 N Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA, 90029 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Java Beach Cafe Sunset in San Francisco	1396 La Playa St. between Irving St. and Judah St. San Francisco, CA, 94122 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
KGB Bar East Village in New York City	85 East 4th St. New York City, NY, 10079 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Life Cafe 983 Brooklyn / Williamsburg in New York City	983 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, NY, 11206 No Official Site \| No Yelp Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps "Just as the original East Village Life Cafe was a haven for that neighborhood's early gentrifiers, Brooklyn's Life Cafe 983 caters to the new crop of young artists skulking about the otherwise industrial neighborhood of Bushwick. Part cafe, part local bar, Life is an oasis on dismal Flushing Avenue that offers hearty, healthful meals that fit the budgets of the local creative set. The weekly movie night and rotating display of Brooklyn artists on the deep red walls provide atmosphere without the straining self-consciousness of other hipster hangouts." — New York Magazine Record updated over a month ago
Literati Cafe Brentwood in Los Angeles	12081 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Lost Souls Cafe Central City in Los Angeles	124 W 4th St. Harlem Place Alley Los Angeles, CA, 90013 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
M1-5 Tribeca in New York City	52 Walker St. New York City, NY, 10013 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Madrone Western Addition in San Francisco	500 Divisadero St. San Francisco, CA, 94117 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Mama Art Cafe Excelsior in San Francisco	4754 Mission St. San Francisco, CA, 94112 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Mandrake Culver City in Los Angeles	2692 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90034 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps "'Free Money,' a free weekly event at the Mandrake Bar in Culver City, manages to unite disparate Angeleno tribes — galleristas, fashion victims, starving artists and the skinny jeans set — by throwing casually outlandish theme parties. And earlier this month, the KCRW-sponsored fifth anniversary party for arts collective Create:Fixate, a bimonthly multimedia event, featured a cross-section of emerging lowbrow and fine artists, electronic musicians and purveyors of bohemian clothing and accessories, not to mention a troupe of dancing Santas." — Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2006 FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Medici Lounge SOMA in San Francisco	299 9th St. San Francisco, CA, 94103 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Momi Toby's Revolution Cafe & Art Bar Hayes Valley in San Francisco	528 Laguna St. bet. Fell St. and Hayes St. San Francisco, CA, 94102 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Moto Brooklyn / Williamsburg in New York City	394 Broadway between Hooper St. and Keap St. Brooklyn, NY, 11211 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Novel Cafe Santa Monica in Los Angeles	212 Pier Ave. Santa Monica, CA, 90405 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Office Santa Monica in Los Angeles	256 26th St Ste 101 Santa Monica, CA, 90402 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps "For $5 an hour or $25 a day or $469 a month, you can rent a workstation with an Aeron chair, DSL and all the lattes you can drink. The owner, Aleks Horvat, a screenwriter himself, brought in a feng shui master to bestow positive karma." New York Times, May 16, 2004 Record updated over a month ago
Palomino Restaurant Rotisseria Bar Westwood in Los Angeles	10877 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90024 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Peet's Coffee & Tea Brentwood in Los Angeles	11750 San Vicente Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90049 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Pig'n Whistle Pub Hollywood in Los Angeles	6714 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90028 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Psychobabble Los Feliz in Los Angeles	1866 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA, 90027 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 2 Record updated over a month ago
The Revolution Cafe Mission in San Francisco	3248 22nd St. San Francisco, CA, 94110 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Sabor y Cultura Hollywood in Los Angeles	5625 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90028 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 2 Record updated over a month ago
Samovar Tea Lounge Castro in San Francisco	498 Sanchez St. between 18th St. and Ford St. San Francisco, CA, 94114 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Silverlake Coffee Co. Silver Lake in Los Angeles	2388 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90029 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Slow Club Mission in San Francisco	2501 Mariposa St. San Francisco, CA, 94110 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Stir Crazy West Hollywood in Los Angeles	6917 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA, 90038 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps "Steven Steckel is such a regular that his double espresso is waiting for him when he arrives every afternoon. Breaking protocol, he has befriended other writers and can give you a rundown on everyone's projects. His reasons are selfish, he said: 'I get a lot of help from them. It's a good collaborative place. We trust each other enough not to steal ideas.'" New York Times, May 16, 2004 FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Swork Coffee Eagle Rock in Los Angeles	2160 Colorado Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90041 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Think Coffee Greenwich Village in New York City	248 Mercer St. bet. 4th and 3rd St. New York City, NY, 10012 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
The Tribal Cafe Silver Lake in Los Angeles	1651 W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA, 90026 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Triptych SOMA in San Francisco	1155 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA, 94103 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Un Urban Coffee House Santa Monica in Los Angeles	3301 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA, 90405 No Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Urth Caffe West Hollywood in Los Angeles	8565 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA, 90069 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago
Varnish Fine Art SOMA in San Francisco	77 Natoma St. San Francisco, CA, 94105 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps Record updated over a month ago
Yippie Museum Cafe Greenwich Village in New York City	9 Bleecker St New York City, NY, 10002 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps 50 cents for a cup of coffee. Record updated over a month ago
Zen Zoo Hollywood in Los Angeles	1517 Vine St. Los Angeles, CA, 90028 Official Site \| Yelp.com Listing Directions: Google Maps \| MapQuest \| Yahoo Maps FWD:labs Salons hosted here: 1 Record updated over a month ago