diff --git a/python/lancedb/remote/client.py b/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
index 3cccba40..6d17001d 100644
--- a/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
+++ b/python/lancedb/remote/client.py
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 
 
 import functools
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Union
 
 import aiohttp
 import attr
 import pyarrow as pa
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from lancedb.common import Credential
 from lancedb.remote import VectorQuery, VectorQueryResult
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ def _check_not_closed(f):
     return wrapped
 
 
+async def _read_ipc(resp: aiohttp.ClientResponse) -> pa.Table:
+    resp_body = await resp.read()
+    with pa.ipc.open_file(pa.BufferReader(resp_body)) as reader:
+        return reader.read_all()
+
+
 @attr.define(slots=False)
 class RestfulLanceDBClient:
     db_name: str
@@ -56,28 +63,67 @@ class RestfulLanceDBClient:
             "x-api-key": self.api_key,
         }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _check_status(resp: aiohttp.ClientResponse):
+        if resp.status == 404:
+            raise LanceDBClientError(f"Not found: {await resp.text()}")
+        elif 400 <= resp.status < 500:
+            raise LanceDBClientError(
+                f"Bad Request: {resp.status}, error: {await resp.text()}"
+            )
+        elif 500 <= resp.status < 600:
+            raise LanceDBClientError(
+                f"Internal Server Error: {resp.status}, error: {await resp.text()}"
+            )
+        elif resp.status != 200:
+            raise LanceDBClientError(
+                f"Unknown Error: {resp.status}, error: {await resp.text()}"
+            )
+
     @_check_not_closed
-    async def query(self, table_name: str, query: VectorQuery) -> VectorQueryResult:
+    async def get(self, uri: str, params: Union[Dict[str, Any], BaseModel] = None):
+        """Send a GET request and returns the deserialized response payload."""
+        if isinstance(params, BaseModel):
+            params: Dict[str, Any] = params.dict(exclude_none=True)
+        async with self.session.get(uri, params=params, headers=self.headers) as resp:
+            await self._check_status(resp)
+            return await resp.json()
+
+    @_check_not_closed
+    async def post(
+        self,
+        uri: str,
+        data: Union[Dict[str, Any], BaseModel],
+        deserialize: Callable = lambda resp: resp.json(),
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Send a POST request and returns the deserialized response payload.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        uri : str
+            The uri to send the POST request to.
+        data: Union[Dict[str, Any], BaseModel]
+
+        """
+        if isinstance(data, BaseModel):
+            data: Dict[str, Any] = data.dict(exclude_none=True)
         async with self.session.post(
-            f"/1/table/{table_name}/",
-            json=query.dict(exclude_none=True),
+            uri,
+            json=data,
             headers=self.headers,
         ) as resp:
             resp: aiohttp.ClientResponse = resp
-            if 400 <= resp.status < 500:
-                raise LanceDBClientError(
-                    f"Bad Request: {resp.status}, error: {await resp.text()}"
-                )
-            if 500 <= resp.status < 600:
-                raise LanceDBClientError(
-                    f"Internal Server Error: {resp.status}, error: {await resp.text()}"
-                )
-            if resp.status != 200:
-                raise LanceDBClientError(
-                    f"Unknown Error: {resp.status}, error: {await resp.text()}"
-                )
+            await self._check_status(resp)
+            return await deserialize(resp)
 
-            resp_body = await resp.read()
-            with pa.ipc.open_file(pa.BufferReader(resp_body)) as reader:
-                tbl = reader.read_all()
+    @_check_not_closed
+    async def list_tables(self):
+        """List all tables in the database."""
+        json = await self.get("/1/table/", {})
+        return json["tables"]
+
+    @_check_not_closed
+    async def query(self, table_name: str, query: VectorQuery) -> VectorQueryResult:
+        """Query a table."""
+        tbl = await self.post(f"/1/table/{table_name}/", query, deserialize=_read_ipc)
         return VectorQueryResult(tbl)
diff --git a/python/lancedb/remote/db.py b/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
index 7b721662..d4ddc7bc 100644
--- a/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
+++ b/python/lancedb/remote/db.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
+import asyncio
 from typing import List
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -34,12 +35,18 @@ class RemoteDBConnection(DBConnection):
         self.db_name = parsed.netloc
         self.api_key = api_key
         self._client = RestfulLanceDBClient(self.db_name, region, api_key)
+        try:
+            self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"RemoveConnect(name={self.db_name})"
 
     def table_names(self) -> List[str]:
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        """List the names of all tables in the database."""
+        result = self._loop.run_until_complete(self._client.list_tables())
+        return result
 
     def open_table(self, name: str) -> Table:
         """Open a Lance Table in the database.
diff --git a/python/lancedb/remote/table.py b/python/lancedb/remote/table.py
index e4152e6b..08d7a055 100644
--- a/python/lancedb/remote/table.py
+++ b/python/lancedb/remote/table.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
-import asyncio
 from typing import Union
 
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -62,9 +61,5 @@ class RemoteTable(Table):
         return LanceQueryBuilder(self, query, vector_column)
 
     def _execute_query(self, query: Query) -> pa.Table:
-        try:
-            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        except RuntimeError:
-            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         result = self._conn._client.query(self._name, query)
-        return loop.run_until_complete(result).to_arrow()
+        return self._conn._loop.run_until_complete(result).to_arrow()