Working Remote: The Best WS Spots

• 21 February 2025
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Both my wife and I work remote. That means we don't have to commute to an office day in and day out. Instead we have the privilege of working from home. Most of the time this means in our office spaces: my wife has a desk in our guest bedroom and I have a "nook" near the basement garage. When we need an at-home change, I typically take the dining room table and my wife has a chair in our living room.

We also like getting more remote though and find ourselves periodically (maybe 1 morning every couple of weeks) working from other spaces. I thought I'd share some of those spaces in case you find yourself in the Winston Salem area needing a spot to work.

• Panera Bread: This option is purely utilitarian. There are a couple near us to choose from and they are typically quiet and slow in mid morning time frame. As a bonus, you can join the Panera Sip club (often with 3 months free) to get free drinks while you work. This is why we go to Panera - it gets us out of the house for super cheap (we currently have free sip club through August because of an offer).
• Sayso Coffee: This coffee shop has the best coffee and espresso drinks in the area. It's also a modern/minimalistic designed work spot that works really, really well. I recommend espresso tonic drinks when they have them.
• Camino Bakery: This bakery/coffeeshop has awesome gluten free bakes. There coffee is good too which makes it a good place to go periodically. It can be busy and loud and the seating isn't as comfortable as other places.
• Krankies Coffee: Great coffee and breakfast sandwiches (including on gluten free buns!). It's more open and spread out then Camino and a bit more comfortable but the coffee isn't quite as good.
• Chad's Chai: It's not coffee but tea! They have really nice iced tea on tap, nice chais and hot teas as well. They also have a limited display of baked things as well. It's open and comfortable and isn't too difficult to get a table to work at in the mornings. Note: you can get 2 hours of validated parking if you park in the lot behind the teahouse.

I want to give one honorable mention in case you happen to ever be in Cape Town: Aegir Project Brewery. It opens early, has awesome breakfast options and nice staff and is a great place to spend a morning working. When we lived in Cape Town this was by far my favorite place to work.

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