You need to study, but you don’t want to go to campus on your day off. The trouble of trying to find a coffee shop that has free wifi, enough tables, and a noise level that never goes higher than background noise is one that’s an extra doozy of a dilemma when you scratch Waves or Starbucks from the list.

With that in mind, 604 Now scouted some of the best cafes to study in Burnaby when you just don’t feel like taking an hour-long bus ride to get some work done outside of the humble abode.

Best Cafes To Study At In Burnaby

Café Joie

110-6125 Sussex Ave V5H 461
Mon – Sat: 9AM-11PM, Sun – closed

Café Joie is a neat café tucked behind the Knock on Wood furniture store that’s right across the street from Metrotown. A popular hub for students to study and friends to chat over a waffle, Café Joie has a clean, modern-style look to it. It’s warm and inviting with wooden tables, and soft lighting. Their macaroons are a delight to those that like sweet things, and they are offered in a variety of flavours such as black sesame, earl grey, and coffee. Their green tea Mexico buns are soft and yummy.

KI Tea House Café

6888 Royal Oak Ave V5J 4J4
Mon – closed, Tues – Fri: 9AM-9PM, Sat – Sun: 12PM-10PM

Right beside the big and busy Camellia is the cozy KI Tea House Café. Like Camellia, the service goes beyond your average café with workers bringing your order to you even when it’s something as simple like a $3 drink. It makes for an unexpected but pleasant surprise. Specializing in bubble tea, sweet waffles, and waffle sandwiches, KI has an Asian-friendly ambiance with its tendency to play f(x) and Girls’ Generation songs. Coffee lovers, take note – KI gets its beans from 49th Parallel.

Camellia Tea & Coffee

6888 Royal Oak Ave V5J 4J3
Mon – Fri: 830AM-10PM, Sat: 10AM-10PM,Sun: 12PM-10PM

A café shop with ample amount of space and seating arrangements, Camellia is a neighbourhood joint located conveniently right by Royal Oak skytrain station. Serving daily soups and croissant sandwiches, Camellia’s baked goods are fresh, and their in-house cakes playful like their Taro Cream Cake and Yam Cake. An added bonus is the variety in tea selection.

Tealips Bubble Tea & Coffee

Arcola Way Burnaby V5E 0A6
Mon – Sat: 10AM-1130PM, Sun: 430PM-1130PM

A bubble tea spot behind Highgate Village, Tealips is another busy business favoured both by friends relaxing over drinks and eats, as well as by students that have their notes and laptops spread out across the table. Their speciality dessert waffles are particularly sweet while their latte art is always cute. A casual restaurant that favours a self-service approach, Tealips is a quiet hideaway.

Caffe Divano

4568 Hastings St V5C 2K3
Mon- Fri: 6AM-6PM, Sat – Sun : 7AM-6PM

On the corner of Alpha and Hastings is Caffe Divano’s third café location, and it is a comfortable coffee shop with similar décor vibes to Waves Coffee House. Their Hastings location opened up in 2012, making it their newest store front, and it’s a successful one that sees business meetings, study buddies, and officers on break drop by for a cup of coffee. Unlike the rest of the cafes on the list, Caffe Divano does not host late night hours, closing promptly at 6PM, making it a place to start a productive morning.

Best Cafes To Study In Burnaby guide by: Irene Lo