Our story
Simple is beautiful.
Mimi began with a single oven, a second-hand espresso machine and a belief that the simple things — done with care — are the most beautiful.
Since 2019
A tiny café with a big love for butter.
What started as weekend pop-ups at the local market became a sunny corner shop on Laneway Street.
Every morning starts at 4am, when the first trays of croissants go into the oven. Our dough is laminated by hand over two days with cultured French butter, then baked in small batches so it’s always fresh from the oven.
Behind the bar, we pour a house blend roasted for milk and a rotating single origin, plus ceremonial matcha whisked to order. No shortcuts, no syrups, nothing we wouldn’t serve our own family.
2019
Opened on Laneway Street
48h
To laminate each batch of dough
1,200+
Croissants baked every week
What we believe
Simple. Honest. Delicious.
01
Simple.
A short menu, done properly. We’d rather make five things beautifully than fifty things fine.
02
Honest.
Real butter, organic milk, single-origin beans and suppliers we know by first name.
03
Delicious.
Everything is tasted before it goes out. If it isn’t perfect, it doesn’t make the counter.
The people
Meet the team.
A small crew of bakers and baristas who love early mornings, good coffee and remembering your order.
Mimi Tanaka
Founder & Head Baker
Leo Martin
Head Barista
Marco Reyes
Pastry Chef
Inside Mimi
A sunny little corner.
Long tables, window seats and a pastry case worth crossing town for.
