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Phnom Penh is full of cafés, but not all of them let you open a laptop for three hours. These 7 are known for good wifi, plugs and tables you can stay at, from quiet corners for deep work to rooms for video calls. For each one we say what it is best for, so you can pick in ten seconds.
| Café | Area | Best for | Open (listed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Café | Street 246, near the Royal Palace | A full day with a healthy lunch | 7am–9pm |
| Brown Coffee | Many branches | All-rounder, plugs | 6:30am–9pm |
| Java Creative Café | Toul Tom Poung · Toul Kork | Quiet focus | 7am–8pm |
| Suzy Time Café | Street 350 | Deadlines | Mon–Fri 8am–7pm |
| Feel Good Coffee, Factory Phnom Penh | National Road 2 | Video calls | 9am–7pm |
| Mallika Café | Toul Tom Poung | Small meetings | 6:30am–9pm |
| Gloria Jean's Coffees | BKK1 | Late nights | Listed as 24 hours |
In no particular order. $ = cheap, $$ = usual café prices, $$$ = pricier.
A KAPPY team favourite: a calm, green café with healthy food that keeps you going all day, from bowls and falafel wraps to vegan cakes, with wifi and a few tables outside.
Cambodia's own coffee chain is the safe bet when you need to work: air-con, reliable wifi and, in many branches, plenty of plugs. The branch in the Vann Molyvann House, a 1966 modernist building full of natural light, is the most beautiful one.
A calm café with art on the walls and a reputation for good coffee. The Toul Kork branch, away from the bar streets, is the quietest of the two.
A café made for working: big tables, a printer and a quiet-please atmosphere in an old shophouse with air-con. You pay for time rather than per drink, with unlimited drinks included (around $3 an hour or $6 a day in 2025).
Factory Phnom Penh is a huge creative campus in an old garment factory, with offices, an art gallery and a skate park. Its workspace has fast internet, call booths and meeting rooms, and Feel Good Coffee roasts on site.
A bigger, more polished café with glass-walled rooms for a bit of privacy. It is pricier than most and the air-con is strong, so bring a layer.
A relaxed BKK1 branch with charging points, listed as open 24 hours, which makes it one of the few options for a late-night deadline.
Two or three words, and the staff will remember you.
| សុំពាក្យសម្ងាត់ wifi | som peak samngat wifi | The wifi password, please |
| កាហ្វេទឹកដោះគោទឹកកក | kafe tuk doh ko tuk kok | Iced coffee with condensed milk |
| ផ្អែមតិច | phaem tech | Less sweet |
| អរគុណ | arkun | Thank you |
Brown Coffee for reliable wifi and plugs in many branches, Java Creative Café in Toul Tom Poung and Toul Kork for quiet work, and Suzy Time Café on Street 350 if you want a café made for working.
Yes, in most cafés, as long as you order regularly. At Suzy Time Café you pay by the hour with unlimited drinks, so staying all day is the whole point.
The workspace at Factory Phnom Penh has call booths and meeting rooms, and Mallika Café in Toul Tom Poung has glass-walled rooms with more privacy.
Backyard Café and Brown Coffee are open until 9pm, and Gloria Jean's on Street 310 is listed as open 24 hours.
Picked in October 2026 from the cafés' own pages and recent remote-work guides. We have not tested the wifi ourselves yet: our own speed tests are coming. Opening hours change, so check before you go.
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