Grey Café

In terms of pleasant weekday work spots, Grey Café in outer Queens sets the precedent, showing internet-free cafes in the neighborhood how they’d benefit from flipping their model and offering free internet instead. Grey’s dining room fills up on evenings and weekends, making it harder to nab a table, but during off-peak hours it offers an abundance of seats to choose from and even more drink and treat options—including several flavors of bingsoo, a Korean shaved ice dessert with copious colorful toppings.