I’ve always been the type of person who never wants to stay at home. I love exploring and seeing what Calgary has to offer. Ever since COVID began, I’ve found my productivity levels at home start to decrease by a long shot. So, I’ve recently been trying to find some new places to study downtown. If you’re like me and cannot stand staying at home and doing your work, here are five of my favorite study spots around the city:

Socality House

Socality House is a multipurpose space situated on 17th avenue. They have everything from coffee, retail, and events. Socality exclusively serves Monogram Coffee and pastries from Butter Block. They also sell a lot of different goods from businesses all over Calgary, as well as showcase some furniture from Sundays Outpost. I’m a big fan of working here because of how comfy and cozy the space is. Socality is an amazing place to hang out with your friends or do some work!

Kaffeeklatsch

Kaffeeklatsch is a coffee shop on 1st street and 12th Ave. I found the place when I was walking around Downtown to kill time before my doctor’s appointment. Going to Kaffeeklatsch is an amazing experience! I enjoyed the ambiance and warm energy present when I walked into the cafe. I also enjoyed the coffee and pastries that they sell (P.S, the affogato and chocolate chip cookies are to DIE for). The cafe also has amazing decorations, as well as a lending library with a lot of books written by members of the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC community.

Higher Ground Cafe

Higher Ground is located in Kensington (one of the hipster parts of the city). Open from 8 am to 9 pm, Higher Ground has fueled not only mine but some of my friends’ late-night study sessions. Not only is their menu amazing (for all my Harry Potter fans, Higher Ground sells butterbeer!), but the vibes of the entire cafe are amazing. The mellow environment of the cafe makes it an amazing place to do work.

Memorial Park Library

Situated in an old sandstone building in the Beltline of Downtown is Memorial Park Library. I honestly think that Memorial Park Library is one of the most aesthetically pleasing libraries I have ever seen. Memorial Park Library is right on the cusp of Central Memorial Park. Whenever it’s springtime, I enjoy working at this specific library because of all the plants that grow and surround the area. Hands down one of my favorite places to work in the city because of how aesthetically beautiful the space is.

Watermark Tower

This is a pretty odd study spot, but I found it when I was walking around and looking for a place to work before going to dance. Watermark Tower is right across from the Fourth Street train station and is connected to The Core. Before heading over to dance class, I usually sit on one of the many tables that Watermark has. It gets pretty busy during lunch hours because many people who work in Downtown do have lunch there, but it is one of my favorite places to work. It’s never too loud, or never too quiet when working at Watermark.

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Kaffeeklatsch photo was taken by me.