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The Works Café

About The Works Café

The Works Café in Manchester, NH is a welcoming café and restaurant destination that brings together great coffee, fresh food, and a comfortable atmosphere designed for every kind of visit.

Located at 1000 Elm St, it has earned a strong reputation with a 4.10 out of 5 rating from 92 reviews, reflecting the kind of reliable experience customers return for.

Whether you are stopping in for a quick morning coffee, settling in for lunch, or meeting someone for a relaxed meal, The Works Café offers the kind of thoughtful service and inviting setting that makes everyday dining feel a little more special.

This café is built around convenience, quality, and flexibility. Guests can enjoy kerbside pickup, delivery, on-site service, takeaway, or dine-in, making it easy to fit a visit into any schedule. The menu is just as versatile, with coffee, healthy options, and quick bites alongside full breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and catering offerings.

Known for great coffee and local specialties, The Works Café is also a popular choice for solo dining and for anyone looking for a comfortable place to work on a laptop. With table service, seating, and a calm, cozy, quiet, yet trendy atmosphere, it creates an experience that feels both easygoing and high quality.

Accessibility and comfort are clearly a priority here. The café includes a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet, along with an assistive hearing loop, helping more guests enjoy their time with ease and confidence.

Additional conveniences such as gender-neutral toilets, restroom facilities, reservation options, and modern payment methods including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments make every visit smooth from start to finish.

Whether you are coming in for breakfast, meeting friends for lunch, or arranging catering for a larger occasion, The Works Café offers the dependable service, thoughtful amenities, and friendly atmosphere that keep customers coming back. Call +1 877-641-4787 to plan your visit or learn more.

★★★★☆ 4.10 rating (92 reviews)
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The Works Café interior
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A Taste of Tradition

Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.

Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.

  • Fresh Daily Specials
  • Private Dining Available
  • Catering Services
  • Takeout & Delivery

Guest Reviews

Hear from our valued guests

Madison Capogreco

Madison Capogreco

8 months ago

Great customer service and delicious food! Ordered for our office this morning via DoorDash. Our dasher was less than ideal and did not wait for our drinks to be ready and left with just the food. DoorDash resent the orders and Chelsea was kind enough to send some sweet treats and a nice note. Much appreciated!

Feline Foodie

Feline Foodie

year ago

Lovely quiet place, even during lunch hour. I biked to this cafe to work on my laptop for long hours, and the food is affordable.

Kacy Karlen

Kacy Karlen

year ago

The staff at this location is superb—efficient, friendly and amazing at churning out delicious sandwiches, bowls, salads and smoothies. The decor is adorable for this shop too, with large canvas prints of the local suppliers and their stories. Best sandwich shop in Manchester!

Mandi

Mandi

2 months ago

Nice place. Good fresh food, the drinks were tasty. Could use more flavors. Music was pretty dated, its 2026, why not something at least from the 80s and 90s?

Christopher Smagula

Christopher Smagula

9 months ago

Great little place and just great, quality ingredients. The overnight oats are quite possibly the best you will ever have and the yogurt parfait are the absolute best in the city. Please don't ever change those 2 items! The wraps are fantastic, try the western! The smoothies are right up there with the "smoothie shops". Just a straightforward, simple, no nonsense quality bite. I recommend this place to literally everyone I know. I have yet to have an experience worth complaining about and I get food here 3-5 times per week whether in house or through Doordash. I hope it sticks around for a long time, I really do. Wonderful place and the food makes me smile. What more can you ask for... Maybe 10 million bux but let's not hold our breath right... For now, It's The Works Cafe!!!!

Samantha MacKenzie

Samantha MacKenzie

year ago

Great new spot in Manchester! I got a bacon, egg, and cheese on the works bagel (everything bagel). The bagel had a lot of flavor and was made fresh. The sandwich itself tasted great, was a good portion, and everything was packaged up well and came out super fast. I also got the Mocha iced latte. Huge win here the coffee tasted amazing and it was chocolatey without being overly sweet. I love that they get their ingredients from high quality, local vendors. Honestly one of my new fav cafes in the area. They're also on Doordash! You should definitely check it out.

Renee Van Leuvan

Renee Van Leuvan

4 months ago

The Works Cafe is a favorite spot for me to meet friends. As usual I ordered the egg, cheese and spinach on extra toasted sourdough. It was perfection! Thank you The Works Cafe gang for the perfect toasting of my sourdough! Additionally, the staff member who took our orders, double checked each item ordered, while maintaining eye contact and a friendly approach. Great food and great service.

Yaret Ayala Soto

Yaret Ayala Soto

year ago

The Works Café delivers on all fronts. The food is fresh, flavorful, and satisfying. I had a breakfast wrap that was perfectly toasted and filled with tasty ingredients. Their coffee pairs well with the meal—smooth, not too strong, just right. Everything tasted like it was made with care. Service was excellent. The staff was friendly, fast, and attentive without being overbearing. You can tell they care about creating a positive customer experience. What stood out most was the atmosphere—peaceful, clean, and ideal for relaxing, working, or just enjoying a quiet moment. It’s the kind of place where you feel comfortable staying for a while. My only small observation is with the pico de gallo—it could use a bit more boldness in flavor. A touch more seasoning or lime would really make it pop. Still, this didn’t take away from the overall great experience. If you're looking for a calm café with great food and friendly staff, this is it. I’ll definitely be back.

Stephen Priest

Stephen Priest

year ago

I had a free 🆓 smoothie 🥤 coupon from the Hippo 🦛 Press Newspaper 📰 and that is how I found out there was a Works in Manchester. I have visited the Works in Portland, Maine and I know about the one in Portsmouth. (I have favorite cafes in Portsmouth that I frequently visit when I can and I have not checked out the Portsmouth location yet.) Service was great. I was greeted with a smile 😊 by an eager associate. I liked the set up inside. It is similar to the set up in Portland but I wasn't greeted by a red squirrel 🐿️ at the door. There is outdoor seating here l at the Manchester location. WiFi is also available. I had a Tropical Sunrise 🌅 with a Sliced Cold Smoked Kosher Salmon Garlic 🧄 Bagel Sandwich. I felt full just reading the name 📛 of my sandwich! Both were very good 👍! I have also tried the Classic Smoothie 🥤 and Super Chicken 🐔 Melt. Very good 👍! I am going to recommend a visit and I hope to visit the Portsmouth location soon 🔜!

Asher

Asher

7 months ago

This place was really cool, i definitely liked the vibes of the place and the baristas were all extremely nice and honestly they had really good coffee with some Mac & cheese as well! Other things that were there is they had seating but honestly not that much, also it was street parking only so be weary when trying to find a parking spot. They had some really good like interesting latte flavors to try as well it really was cool with how much stuff they had :). Definitely like this place and would recommend it to people trying to find other cool places!

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Business Features

Highlights & Amenities

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet
  • Assistive hearing loop

Service options

  • Kerbside pickup
  • Delivery
  • On-site services
  • Takeaway
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Great coffee
  • Serves local specialty

Popular for

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Solo dining
  • Good for working on laptop

Offerings

  • Coffee
  • Healthy options
  • Quick bite

Dining options

  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Seating
  • Table service

Amenities

  • Gender-neutral toilets
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Quiet
  • Trendy

Crowd

  • Family friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Transgender safe space

Planning

  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • Paid parking garage
  • Paid parking lot
  • Paid street parking

Visit Us

We look forward to welcoming you. Make a reservation or stop by - walk-ins welcome!

Location

1000 Elm St, Manchester, NH 03101, United States

Reservations

+1 877-641-4787

Hours

Open Now · Sunday 6 AM-8 PM
Friday 6 AM-8 PM
Saturday 6 AM-8 PM
Sunday 6 AM-8 PM
Monday 6 AM-8 PM
Tuesday 6 AM-8 PM
Wednesday 6 AM-8 PM
Thursday 6 AM-8 PM
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