Central Mumbai: cafes you can work from

Third Wave's Worli outlet, tucked into a residential society off Dr. RG Thadani Marg.

A Blue Tokai counter inside the One World Center office tower.

Blue Tokai's counter inside the Phoenix Palladium mall.

A Blue Tokai branch in Mahalaxmi.

Blue Tokai's outlet inside the One International Center office tower in Dadar.

An industrial-chic cafe in a converted mill compound, open past midnight.

A charming, vintage-styled cafe inside the Kamala Mills compound, open until 1am.

A Dadar East branch of the Grandmama's chain.

A small Dadar cafe known for quick, good coffee in a tiny space.

A Mysuru-style South Indian cafe operating in Matunga since the 1930s.

A Starbucks branch in the Lower Parel commercial district.

A cafe and bar inside the Four Seasons Hotel in Worli.

A Barista Coffee outlet on Sion-Trombay Road near Diamond Garden.

A neighbourhood cafe in Sion's Sindhi Colony.

A small Irani cafe in Mahim keeping old-world Irani cafe ambiance alive, known for akuri and chicken cutlets.

An Irani cafe running since 1939 at the corner of Tilak Bridge and Hindu Colony in Dadar East, a local favourite for Irani snacks.

A South Indian institution at King's Circle since 1940, running on filter coffee and a queue that never really ends.

A brick-walled, unfussy Lower Parel spot near Kamala Mills, austere from the street, built for a quick gossip session with colleagues rather than a design statement.

Mumbai's most serious specialty-coffee roaster, run out of a converted mill-district townhouse.

A late-opening, later-closing coffee bar that turns from work spot to hangout as the night goes on.

A neighbourhood multi-cuisine cafe a short walk from Worli Seaface, useful when you want food beyond sandwiches.

A tucked-away pizza-and-coffee spot in old Worli Village, away from the office-tower buzz of the main road.

A neighbourhood Shivaji Park cafe that draws the morning-walk-and-coffee crowd.

A mill-compound cafe with a nearly 20-hour day, built for people who work odd hours.

A coffee-and-cheesecake concept that treats dessert with the same seriousness most cafes reserve for espresso.

An easygoing fast-food-and-coffee stop on the Century Bazaar stretch of Prabhadevi.

The mall-format Third Wave outlet — bigger, brighter and easier to camp in than the standalone stores nearby.

A classic Dadar East pure-veg cafe, the kind of place that runs on filter coffee and quick service.

A South Indian filter-coffee institution now tucked inside a Dadar East office tower.

A full-service, all-day cafe-restaurant chain outlet with the space to actually spread out a laptop.

A small, likeable Sion cafe a five-minute walk from the station, easy to overlook but worth the detour.