Central Cafe

The compass-shaped Central Cafe sits as a middle hub of Academy Island. A favourite hangout for students, it wafts with the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans. The cafe operates on a day-night cycle, bustling from 05:00 to 17:00, then flipping to a relaxed Third Place for the next twelve hours. Saturdays and Sundays host art shows and freeform thinktanks. Right before sunrise each day, I meet a…