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Bola Bake

Vintage-inspired coffee hangout inside a backstreet warehouse.

Honey butter toast with creme caramel.
1 / 7Honey butter toast with creme caramel.Justin McManus
Bola Bake is housed in a warehouse 10 minutes’ drive from the airport.
2 / 7Bola Bake is housed in a warehouse 10 minutes’ drive from the airport.Justin McManus
Specialty coffee drinks include the ‘dirty rose iced latte’.
3 / 7Specialty coffee drinks include the ‘dirty rose iced latte’.Justin McManus
Dogs are welcome at Bola Bake cafe.
4 / 7Dogs are welcome at Bola Bake cafe.Justin McManus
Bulgogi sando.
5 / 7Bulgogi sando.Justin McManus
Blanket carbonara.
6 / 7Blanket carbonara.Justin McManus
Grab a coffee to go or take a seat on a comfy couch.
7 / 7Grab a coffee to go or take a seat on a comfy couch.Justin McManus

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This roller-doored backstreet warehouse is an extraordinary find. It’s been transformed into a vintage-inspired, plant-filled hangout with excellent coffee and matcha. Key dishes include honey-butter shokupan with creme caramel, and squid ink breakfast spaghetti with a sauce made from the Japanese salted roe mentaiko.

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