Suffering from internet-withdrawal syndrome whenever you leave your work desk? Whether you are a workaholic office worker or a freelancer, you may find the following "offices away from your office" with wifi useful on days you need a coffee break while facing tight deadlines.

ALI OLI BAKERY AND CAFE

The famous bakery has a large high desk at the back on the ground floor and a big table on the first floor. Both are good for working on your computer or having a small casual conference meeting.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/cafes/ali_oli_bakery_cafe

BRUNCH CLUB

The little cafe is frequented by freelancers struggling with deadlines. You can sit there forever and no one will complain about it. It also feels like a living room. Therefore it is like your home office away from your home office.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/brunch/brunch_club_peel_stree...

CAFE GRAY UPPER HOUSE

Fancy typing away on your laptop at a top notch hotel lounge? Café Gray on the 49th floor of Upper House is the place to be. Pick your coffee/ wine, take a glance at the staggeringly beautiful panoramic view.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/cafes/cafe_gray_upper_house

CAFE O

The chain cafe offers plenty of vegetarian and organic options. Therefore, it is good for office workers who have wifi withdrawal syndrome but feel like they need something healthy to make up for their coffee-loaded diet and lack of exercise.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/brunch/cafe_o_hong_kong

CAFE HABITU

This Italian coffee chain offers a space as retro as a photo from the 20s and lattes with foam as smooth as silk. Bring a laptop here and it’d seem like you could sit (and work) there forever.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/cafes/caffe_habitu

CLUB HIP

This is the place to go to if you enjoy working on a terrace under the sun or among the evening city breeze. Club Hip offers hearty dishes as well as coffee paired with a quiet ambience and comfy couches… just the spot for the coffee/ comfort food seeking writer.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/brunch/club_hip_cafe_wyndham_...

FUEL

This Italian espresso bar has comfortable seats in the mall area where you see IFC corporate elites sip their coffee while working on their blackberries or laptops. The place does not actually provide wifi but you can get connection from Le Gouter from a level down. Located on the 3/F of IFC the place is never crowded. You can sit there all day long working on your proposal and no one will bother you.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/cafes/fuel_cafe_ifc

GRAZE

This cafe draws a lot of designer-type expats from (home/small) offices in Sheung Wan. Their menu is quite healthy and they have Mix-style blends made with fresh ingredients. It is quite pleasant to work there on a hot summer afternoon when the air-conditioner in your home-office needs a break.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/brunch/graze_caf%C3%A9_sheung...

OSCAR'S ESPRESSO BAR

Step into this family-run café and you’ll feel like you’re in one of Sydney’s espresso bars. This is the perfect spot for someone who’s dying for a really decent cup of coffee or a Panini amid a busy working day…What more can you ask for while you’re making the next deadline? http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/cafes/oscars_espresso_bar

POP BITES

Need a cure for sugar crush after a head-on slam by work? Pop Bites is the place to go. Not only does it offer decadent cakes, smooth coffees and fine wines, it also serves some more stomach-satisfying items such as eggs benedicts or penne Carbonara. With it’s exposed brick walls and clean decor, Pop Bites is home to the never-laptopless individual who seeks a lofty living room outside their homes to work at.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/budget_meals/pop_bite_soho

THE REAL BREAD CAFE

If you name your café ‘Real Bread’, you’d make it an absolute necessity to make sure that the flour, wheat, yeast products live up to the namesake – and the owner of this café is clearly aware of this fact. We see quantity (bread ranges from cupcakes to bagels to pretzels to mud-cakes to rolls to scones) and quality (responses range from ‘Mmm...’ to ‘Mmmmmmmmmmm.’) – this is the place to go for the writer/artist who is craving for some unregrettable carbs. Only one thing – you may get distracted easily as it’s such an amazing people watching spot.

http://www.hiphongkong.com/eat/restaurants/brunch/read_bread_cafe