Dua Bakehouse
The warm space encourages slow mornings, long coffee dates and quiet conversation over a coffee and slice of cake.
Overview
Dua Bakehouse, situated within the Collingwood Yards precinct, is a bakery that blends Southeast Asian flavours with European pastry techniques. Since opening in early 2025, the understated yet aesthetically pleasing bakery and cafe has garnered a loyal following of locals and visitors seeking out two-toned iced drinks and the famous fluffy shokupan.
This is the second venue from chef and artist Raymond Tan, whose first cafe, Raya Bakery, brings Southeast Asian sweets to the CBD. Some of Raya's most popular creations include purple ube banoffee pie, kaya butter toast cake, miso black sesame chiffon cake and a Ribena butterpond cake.
Dua Bakehouse welcomes customers with a brightly lit central bar and a spacious, light and airy seating area that feels calm and grounding. The warm space encourages slow mornings, long coffee dates and quiet conversation over a coffee and cake or a more substantial meal. A daily selection of cake slices, breads and pastries greets you when you enter, and may include the likes of chocolate fudge cake, chunky cookies and Scandinavian cakes with a signature Raymond twist. For example, a classic Scandi princess cake is given a Southeast Asian makeover with pandan in everything from the chiffon to the pastry cream and the marzipan.
What sets Dua apart from Raya is its specialty breads. Shiopans — buttery, salted bread rolls — come filled with a selection of savoury and sweet options ranging from Chinese pork jerky with pork floss, to miso salmon with wasabi mayo cabbage, and even a take on a croque madame. A small dine-in menu features thick slices of airy shokupan served with butter and preserves, kaya toast with a runny egg, and brûlée french toast.
In keeping with the trends, you can find matcha in all forms at Dua, such as a malted matcha strawberry iced drink, a matcha banoffee cream pie, and a doughy white chocolate and matcha cookie. Dua Bakehouse also specialises in heritage cakes and festive specials, such as for the Lunar New Year or the Mid-Autumn festival.
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