Since I’m not in a traditional work environment anymore, I have to plan out things more than I used to. I know that’s hard to believe since I’m already quite the obnoxious planner. But not being tied to a constant paycheck every two weeks really causes me to have to thoughtfully plan out my life and it forces me to be even more disciplined on a daily basis. What I’m loving so far about this journey is that no one day is the same. Sure, I try to have some type of schedule that I follow but in reality, no day is the same. Some days my schedule simply consists of getting out of the house and heading to one of my favorite Chattanooga coffee shops to get some work done.

Whenever John and I travel, we always find ourselves visiting a local coffee shop just because. There’s something fun about seeing locals in their natural coffee habitat, right? One of my favorites was a coffee shop called Saint Henri in Montreal. It was beautiful and the coffee was delicious. Anyway, as I make my way through local Chattanooga coffee shops, I’ve definitely found my favorites. There are many coffee shops in town that I absolutely love but today I thought I’d focus on the ones where I like to work and enjoy the atmosphere.

My favorite Chattanooga coffee shops for work

Mean Mug Coffee

Mean Mug is what I like to call, my office. It’s where I work the most. Mean Mug isn’t just a place where I post up with my laptop though, they also have really delicious food. UPDATE: They’ve opened another location now on the Northshore.

Revelator Coffee – now closed

Revelator isn’t a shop where I work often but the atmosphere is great. Recently, John and I decided to work there because there aren’t a lot of shops open on Sunday’s. Revelator has locations in New Orleans, Birmingham and Atlanta. The setup is clean (which I love) and the coffee is good.

Milk & Honey

Milk & Honey is open on Sunday’s and that’s great when I need to get work done on the weekend. They also have great food and delicious gelato.

Goodman Coffee Roasters

The coffee is good and Goodman’s. And when you’re done working, you can do a little shopping at Anthropologie or J. Crew.

Peet’s Coffee

You may be familiar with Peet’s; it’s huge on the West coast. It was born in Berkeley, California and in the summer of 2016, they opened a location in Chattanooga. Though it’s not one of my weekly stops, they’re open on Sunday’s. The coffee is tasty and there’s plenty of room to get work done.

Niedlov’s – new!

I’m not exactly sure why Niedlov’s wasn’t on the list originally but I love this place. I can get some work but AND eat delicious pastries (get the chocolate croissant).

+Coffee – new!

I’ve pop into the Innovation District location all the time. It’s super tiny so don’t expect cozy coffee shop settings (you can do to their St. Elmo location for that) but it’s cool to just go in and quickly check your email or something.

The Camphouse – new!

The Camphouse is a coffee shop where I usually setup most of meetings. It’s very spacious and the waffles are really good.

Where are your favorite coffee shops for work productivity?

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