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Federal Café
Big, bright Aussie-style café on Plaza de las Comendadoras: laptops by the window, brunch all day.
Open on the 3D mapOrder
Huevos Benedict with smoked salmon and a flat white.
Not for you if
you hate weekend queues and laptop campers; Saturday brunch means a wait and a full room.
Local trick
Ask which tables allow laptops if you plan to work; the terrace faces Plaza de las Comendadoras.
Good for
A short walk away
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1 min walk - 02
El Cangrejero
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1 min walk - 03
La Taquería de Birra
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1 min walk - 04
Café Moderno
A long terrace on Comendadoras for a tinto de verano, with an old café interior worth a look too.
1 min walk