I just moved here from Shenzhen to see if I can run my business remotely. I get the feeling the majority of the expats are teachers here, any entrepreneurs or digital nomads?

What is in your mind then?

I guess I fit in that category. My job allows me to work anywhere, but I do have my company registered here in Kunming. I don't have a public office at the moment, mainly working at home and cafes.

@Huiman, I'm just interested in seeing if there is anyone in a similar boat as me, maybe interested in grabbing a cup of coffee or a bite to eat.

@Xiefei, do you have an recommendations for cafes with fast internet? I usually work from home but it'd be nice to get out every once in a while.

@Xiefei Recently, I'm studying on café especially targeted the Casual & Business segmentation. So, could you share some of your experience and ideas about cafés in Kunming?Appreciated ;)

@Samboyd, Why not if we got time :)
New friends always being of fun.

@samboyd: Most of the net connections seem about the same. One of my favorite places to work is Elephant Books, in a back alley off of Wenhua Xiang.

It's a nice, artsy bookstore with tons of great nooks to set up for the day. They make great coffee. It's usually pretty quiet during the day, but they have a lot of people coming for readings and stuff at night.

Salvador's has a nice communal table with lots of power outlets and even ethernet cables (if you still have a port for that on your computer). I like the food and atmosphere, but I avoid it when I'm really busy, because it gets a lot of traffic and I'm always running into friends there.

Salinger Bookstore seems like a good spot too, but I've never tested it for work.

@Huiman: Not sure what kind of info you're looking for. I haven't found a place in Kunming that seems to be geared towards co-working.

In Beijing, I used to go to Bookworm a lot. It was great, because in the main seating area, they had a long, high table covered in power outlets, basically sending the message: "Come here and co-work all day!" I felt that I got a lot done at that table, because I was surrounded by other people who came to do the same. Kind of a subliminal motivator effect.

@Xiefei Good to know the info. Just a quick question: from your perspective, surroundings/atmosphere VS drinks/snacks at a cafe, which do u value much more normally?

Thanks and cheers!

Surroundings/atmosphere is a biggie for me. I'm pretty picky about my coffee, but if you have a great atmosphere (including low noise level, good wi-fi and power outlets everywhere), then I'll take that. Likewise, if you have great coffee but your place is really noisy, I'll probably come for a cup of coffee here and there on my way to a nicer place to work.

As for snacks and stuff, I like a decent amount of small things I can buy. I like to buy something every hour or so, so that I'm not freeloading off the cafe wifi and space.

chapter one before 7pm. go upstairs far back booth next to the window has charging ports and fans. plus 40% discount on all drinks. also rarely people are there before 7pm so wifi is very fast.