At Tokyo Brewlab, the egg sando combines egg mayo with a jammy egg, while the Banzai layers Spam, scrambled egg and hash brown. Those looking for a different filling can check the pork katsu or spicy otah options on the current menu. Add hand-drip coffee for a slower lunch, or choose a familiar espresso-based drink. The combination makes our Beach Road café a straightforward starting point for this sando shortlist. Start with: Egg sando and hand-drip coffee; choose another fi

1. Tokyo Brewlab — Vinyl, city pop and a slower pour Beach Road Tokyo Brewlab’s red vinyl-lined wall and café-bar setting give a coffee date a different soundtrack. The hand-drip menu invites you to slow down, while espresso and Vietnamese drip options leave room for different preferences. For a photograph, keep the frame simple: a cup in the foreground and a little of the room’s record-lined character behind it. Then put the camera down and make time for the coffee. Start wi