This brilliant feature is meticulously merged with the stunning, wood lattice walls constructed in the traditional "Shitaji-Mado" framework technique, a method that has traditionally been associated with Japanese teahouses. To note, each region of Japan has differing specifications and since these walls have been made to the exact specifications of this particular region they bring with them a strong sense of the country's vast design history. These lattices in particular play peek-a-boo with the existing wall cladding of the shop, as if a silent reminder at how well old and new can interplay if both are viewed with respect and referenced with originality.

Other than these two main design attractions, patrons will also notice special touches that Yusuke Seki has planted throughout the premises. These include the bright, multicolored Lego "tray" displayed amidst the black-gray-white Lego counter; the shelf filled with yellow cube, takeaway boxes; and the hefty, dark wood beams racing across the ceiling and down the walls, literally framing the store. Then of course there are the bakers who are hard at work in the kitchen behind the large glass wall, preparing the main attraction: the delectable, cheese mousse-filled, crispy-crusted tarts, the aromas of which draw patrons inside in the first place.

If food is truly a universal language, then what makes it so truly and collectively enticing are its regional differences and unique twists on familiar comforting elements. After all, who doesn't love a cheese tart, and what better place to savor BAKE's version than in such a thoroughly modern and yet ultimately traditional setting that perfectly exemplifies its multilayered regional and international flavors.