Eastern Suburbs: cafes you can work from

Sits by Hiranandani Business Park, drawing Powai's office/IIT crowd.

The Grandmama's branch inside R City Mall.

A Chembur branch of the vintage-styled Grandmama's chain.

A coffee shop in Chembur's Hubtown Seasons complex.

One of Powai's busiest cafes, in the heart of Hiranandani Gardens, with indoor and outdoor seating.

A cafe inside Powai Plaza in the Hiranandani Business Park.

The Powai branch of the vintage-themed Fable chain.

A Blue Tokai outlet inside the Runwal Greens complex on the Mulund-Goregaon Link Road.

A Third Wave Coffee outlet in the same Runwal Greens complex that straddles Bhandup West and Mulund.

A coffee shop on LBS Road in Mulund West with spacious indoor and outdoor seating, serving espresso drinks and pastries.

Billed as one of India's first dedicated study-and-business cafes: a walk-in workspace cafe (not a coworking space, no ID or paperwork needed) with separate casual and deep-focus seating areas.

A specialty coffee outlet inside the Godrej One office/retail complex at The Trees, Vikhroli.

A well-lit Chembur Gaothan cafe with a stylish, cool ambience, one of the area's few independents with a documented seating layout.

A spacious, naturally lit outlet in the Delphi office block that Powai's startup crowd has adopted as a daytime desk.

An Italian all-day cafe with lake-facing tables and Powai's best-known breakfast waffles.

The daytime-desk, nighttime-bar format that's become a fixture of India's work-from-cafe scene.

A neighbourhood fast-food cafe branch of the local Prithvi chain, useful for a casual coffee break.

A daytime-only LBS Marg cafe, closed by evening — good for a morning-to-afternoon work block.

A neighbourhood street-food-and-shakes joint that doubles as a casual Chembur hangout.

The chain's Chembur outlet — a reliable, familiar setup for anyone who's worked from a Third Wave before.

A modest vegetarian cafe by Mulund College of Commerce, popular with the student crowd.

A small crepe-and-coffee spot on LBS Marg, more snack stop than workspace.

A dependable South Indian filter-coffee cafe on the Ghatkopar West strip.

A casual coffee-sandwich-and-shakes cafe that fills the gap in Ghatkopar West's coffee scene.

A pizza-and-cafe spot on the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road, useful for a change of scenery in Bhandup.