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"Opened in spring 2021 by Heather Kim, this Novi café specializes in coffee, pastries, and cakes commonly found in South Korea and brings Korean street and bakery trends to its menu. After the Netflix drama Squid Game increased interest in the nostalgic candy, dalgona was added — though the owner had already been using the brittle in a dalgona latte and a dalgona boba latte — and is sold for $2.99; customers who successfully remove the stamped shape without breaking the candy can post it on Instagram to receive a free coffee. Despite the dalgona buzz, the biggest draw is the croffle, described as a trendy golden hybrid of croissant and truffles, offered in original, mochi, and cream cheese flavors; the shop notes croffles haven’t reached the same level of trendiness locally as they have in New York." - Monica Williams