A coworking alternative in Bucharest, in a room where people know each other
Nookyard is a daytime members’ club inside Mélange café, on Strada Oltarului 3. It is not a coworking space, it is a third place built for quiet work: 1 Gbps Wi-Fi, power outlets everywhere, a garden, and specialty coffee included when you check in. The part that does not show up in photos is the room itself, where people know what the others are working on.
You probably searched for a coworking space
Nookyard is not a coworking space. That is worth saying before anything else, because most people find this page while looking for one. It is a members’ club that opens in the daytime: one room inside a café, 09:30 – 18:30 on weekdays and 08:30 – 13:00 on Saturday, with a limited number of seats per time slot. You do not rent a desk here, you join a room, and that is a different thing to decide about. If you would rather see it than read about it, take a day pass first, one full day in the room with the coffee included.
What the room actually gives you
1 Gbps Wi-Fi
One gigabit, shared by a room with a limited number of seats. Calls, uploads, and a full day of real work.
Power outlets everywhere
Power is within reach of every seat. No hunting for a socket, and no sitting where the cable reaches instead of where you want to be.
A garden
Part of the venue is outdoors. You can take a call there, eat there, or read there when you have been at the screen too long.
Quiet all day
The room is quiet from open to close, not only in the slow hours. Seats are limited per time slot, which is what keeps that true.
Specialty coffee at check-in
One specialty coffee per day, included, poured when you arrive rather than charged per cup.
A limited number of seats per slot
We do not sell more seats than the room holds. That is where the quiet comes from, and it is why the people here end up knowing each other.
The honest comparison
| What matters | Nookyard | A coworking space | A café |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is next to you | People you get to know, and who can actually help with what you are building | People you share a floor with, and often never meet | Strangers, and that is fine |
| Wi-Fi | 1 Gbps, included | Business-grade, included | Usually free, quality varies |
| Power | Power within reach of every seat | An outlet at every desk | A few tables have one |
| Noise | Quiet all day, seats limited per slot | Open-plan, with calls and meetings around you | Music, orders, and the lunch rush |
| Outdoor space | A garden, part of the venue | Rare, a balcony at best | A terrace, when the weather allows |
| Coffee | One specialty coffee a day, included | A machine, or a café downstairs | Paid, per cup |
| Commitment | A monthly membership, or a day pass | A desk contract, monthly or longer | The price of a coffee |
| How you get in | You apply, we read it, you hear back | You sign up and pay | You walk in |
How you join
Apply
A short application, and it says what you work on. Every one is read personally, and everyone hears back, either way.
Hear back
If it fits, you pick the plan that matches your week and your member code arrives. That code is how you get through the door.
Check in and work
Weekdays run in two slots, 09:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 18:30, with a lunch buffer at 13:30 – 14:30. Saturday, 08:30 – 13:00, is walk-in. Scan at the door and the seat is yours.
Membership
Founding membership is 350 RON a month while the founding cohort is open, and standard full-day membership is 650 RON a month. Mornings, afternoons and Saturday mornings cost less, because they are less of the week. See the plans for what each one includes.
The questions people actually ask
Is Nookyard a coworking space?
No. Nookyard is not a coworking space, it is a daytime members’ club inside Mélange café on Strada Oltarului 3, in Bucharest. You do not rent a desk here: seats are limited per time slot, membership is by application, and the room is built so the people in it know what the others are working on, without anyone pitching or selling. It has 1 Gbps Wi-Fi, power outlets everywhere, a garden, quiet all day, and one specialty coffee included at check-in.
Where is it, and how do I get there?
Nookyard is inside Mélange café, at Strada Oltarului 3, in Cartierul Armenesc, the Armenian Quarter of Bucharest. The venue has a garden, so part of it is outdoors. You go into the café and check in there when you arrive, at the start of your slot.
What are the opening hours?
Nookyard is open Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 18:30, in two check-in slots: 09:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 18:30, with a lunch buffer between them at 13:30 – 14:30. On Saturday it is open 08:30 – 13:00. It is closed on Sunday. Seats are limited per time slot, which is why the room is quiet all day and not only early.
Why do I have to apply?
Because the room only works if the people in it know who else is there. The application is how a room stays a room: everyone has said what they work on, so you can sit down next to someone and already know something true about them. It is short, and every one is read personally.
Can I try it before committing?
Yes. A day pass is 45 RON and gives you one full day in the room, with the specialty coffee included, no application and no subscription. It is an ordinary working day, the same one everyone else is having, so it is a fair look at what this is like before you decide anything.
Come and see the room
Membership is by application. Every one is read personally, and everyone hears back, either way. If you would rather look before you decide, a day pass is one full day in the room.
Apply for membership →