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Core Roasters

There’s no better place to nerd out on coffee.

Pastries including pandan kaya croissant toast and mushroom rendang hand pie.
1 / 3Pastries including pandan kaya croissant toast and mushroom rendang hand pie.supplied
Mushroom rendang hand pie.
2 / 3Mushroom rendang hand pie.Annabel Smith
Pandan kaya croissant toast.
3 / 3Pandan kaya croissant toast.Annabel Smith

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There’s no better place to nerd out on coffee than Core. Bring your dog, head through the roller door and enjoy impeccable coffee from small-batch, sustainable growers, as well as pastries baked on site. The only hard part? Choosing between pandan kaya croissant toast and mushroom rendang hand pie.

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