Why is finding a work-friendly café still so hard?

I’ve been working remotely for years, and one thing still surprises me.

Finding a café is easy.

Finding one where you can actually get 3 hours of focused work done isn’t.

A place can have:

4.8 stars
Amazing coffee
Beautiful interiors
and still be a terrible place to open your laptop.

Because before you walk in, you have no idea:

Is the Wi-Fi reliable?
Are there enough power outlets?
Is the music too loud?
Will I be hunting for a seat?
Are laptops even welcome?

So every time I try a new café, it feels like a gamble.

Some mornings I leave before I even order.

That made me realize something.

Google Maps is great at helping us find places to eat.

But it wasn’t built to help people find places to work.

So I started building Remo—a community-driven map of laptop-friendly cafés where people share the information remote workers actually care about: Wi-Fi, outlets, seating, noise levels, laptop friendliness, and more.

I’m opening the first beta to early users and would love feedback from fellow founders, freelancers, and remote workers.

https://forms.gle/uPywAnUhmUn7BxF67

What’s the first thing you check before deciding to work from a new café?