The brief 5 places... series received a bunch of feedback. Wow! So now we're going to do your takes for the next few days.
My 5 coffee shops to work from were , , and two Freedom of Espresso stores.
On LinkedIn, Jill hadn't previously heard of Kubal, and Bob pointed out that it's really small. Glenn suggested the Route 57 Starbucks:

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• Freedom of Espresso's other two locations
• The cafe at Syracuse University's