3of five · Espresso · Highland Park
Modu Cafe
Café & Korean bakery · $$
An airy, minimalist café on York with tall windows and a pastry case of light Korean-influenced bakes. Get the lime tart under a candied perilla leaf, the kabocha cake or a hojicha mochi muffin, with a cream top latte or an espresso cloud. Pastries sell out on weekends.
Counter orderOrder at the counter; there’s a four-pastry-per-person limit. Come on a weekday morning for the full selection. Street parking.
Good for
Pastry loversKorean-influenced bakes, light and not too sweet.
Working remotelyFree wifi and plenty of seats.
A weekday treatQuieter, with the full case.
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