Coffee Hop helps people find places to work from within walking distance. The user picks a walking time from 5 minutes to an hour, chooses cafes or pubs, and browses a list or map sorted by work-friendliness. A range mode focuses the search on a specific distance band, and double-clicking the map searches near a destination before arriving.
Venue locations come from OpenStreetMap, while the work-friendliness ratings come from the community. Visitors can rate latte price, coffee quality, internet speed, plug points and ambiance, and add notes such as laptops only upstairs or busy on weekends. The about page lists good signs such as reliable WiFi, plenty of outlets and welcoming laptops, and warning signs such as no outlets, noise and time limits.
On privacy, the site says the precise location never leaves the device and only an approximate grid cell of about 150 meters is sent to find nearby venues. No sign-up is required, and a guest account is created automatically on the first rating or favorite. Ratings are described as anonymous and the venue cache is not linked to any user. Coverage depends on OpenStreetMap data and how many people have rated places in a given area, so rural or new areas may show few results.
