Get free wifi while you shop, see + sip.
Escaping the office every once in awhile to work in an •unconventional space• (read: not a coffee shop) can give the whole team a boost of creativity + productivity. Enter: a whole mess of local businesses with free wifi access (a.k.a. where to tell your co-workers to meet you on Friday).
#Dish
🆓 Delaney’s Music Pub and Eatery | 👨💻 network / password: delaney’s / carbombs | 📍 741 Saluda Ave. | 🕰 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Pro tip: Go for people watching + $3 pints while wrapping up work on Wednesday.
🆓 Pearlz Oyster Bar | 👨💻 pearlz vista / cooperriver | 📍 936 Gervais St. | 🕰 Mon.-Thurs 4 p.m.-12 a.m., Fri. 4 p.m.-2 a.m., Sat. 12 p.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 12 p.m.-12 a.m.
🆓 Thirsty Fellow Pizzeria and Pub | 📍 621 Gadsden St. | 🕰 Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-12 a.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-11 p.m., closed Mondays
🆓 Kaminsky’s Dessert Cafe | 📍 930 Gervais St. | 🕰 Sat.-Thurs. 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Fri.-Sat. 5 p.m.-12 a.m.
🆓 The War Mouth | 📍 1209 Franklin St. | 🕰 Tues.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. + 5-10 p.m., Sun. 12-3 p.m., closed Mon. | Pro tip: We love working on the back porch under the string lights.
🆓 Silver Spoon Bake Shop | 📍 2507 Devine St. | 🕰 Tues.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., closed Sunday
🆓 Columbia Museum of Art (+ Boyd Plaza) | 📍 1515 Main St. | 🕰 Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m., closed Mon.
🆓 Grill Marks | 📍 711 Gervais St. | 🕰 Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
🆓 River Rat Brewery | 📍 1231 Shop Rd. | 🕰 Tues.-Thurs. 4-9 p.m., Fri. 4-10 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Pro tip: Emails are easier to answer with a sandwich + prosecco pop next to you.
#Play
🆓 Riverbanks Zoo & Garden | 📍500 Wildlife Pkwy. | 🕰 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
🆓 Metropolis Salon and Dry Bar | 📍1218 Taylor St. | 🕰 Mon.-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sun. | Pro tip: Fill out that spreadsheet during a haircut or blowout.
🆓 Craft and Draft | 👨💻 @craftanddraft | 📍2706 Devine St. | 🕰 Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 1-7 p.m.
🆓 Columbia Metropolitan Airport | 📍3250 Airport Blvd.
🆓 Spirit Communications Park | 👨💻 SPIRIT4U | 📍1640 Freed St. | 🕰 7 a.m.-~sunset Pro tip: You can visit anytime to stroll the concourse and hop on the open network.
🆓 W XYZ Bar at Aloft | 📍823 Lady St. | 🕰 Mon.-Sat. 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Sun. 5-10 p.m.
#Shop
🆓 Lowes Foods | 👨💻 lowes foods guest | 📍2440 Augusta Hwy. + 5222 Sunset Blvd., Lexington | 🕰 24 hrs
🆓 Rosewood Market | 👨💻 RWM / goodvibes | 📍2803 Rosewood Dr. | 🕰 Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Pro tip: Plan your meeting on 20% off day.
🆓 Earth Fare | 📍3312 Devine St. | 🕰 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
🆓 Whole Foods | 📍702 Crosshill Rd. | 🕰 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
This is not a complete list, so tell us your favorite hideaway for working remotely.
Wanna work from a park bench instead? Check out public spaces with free wifi.
Working-lunch idea: When the humidity drops + late-Summer temps fall to the low 80s (bizarre + wonderful), grab your laptop and find a porch with wifi access. Our team hit up Rosewood Market’s back porch for our Monday brainstorm …and shrimp burgers.
-Beth
