I really liked my experience at Komeya Cafe! It's a quiet, cozy spot to work without too many distractions.
You can find it on the west side of Markham Road and just south of Bur Oak. It's part of an apartment complex I believe? But it can be easy to miss. The place itself isn't very big as well.
This place is family-run and it shows, in a nice way. There are cute little touches here and there - the signs are clearly drawn by a kid. Service was courteous and pretty hands-off - utensils and water you can get by yourself.
The menu includes a range of things like poke, ramen, and drinks. I went for the salmon avocado poke because there are not very many options in Markham for poke! I chose the unagi sauce but there are others you can choose as well. It ended up being about 12 dollars.
The bowls are not customizable like most poke places are though I'm sure you could ask. I was pretty satisfied with my bowl - portions were big and there was quite a bit of fish! It came with seaweed salad, cherry tomatoes, avocado, tempura bits, ginger, and lots of salmon. It was a really filling and clean it and it was surprisingly quite satisfying!
It wasn't super busy on a Sunday afternoon as it is a bit out of the way in a quiet area. But there was still a steady amount of customers and I was able to stay there for 3 hours and be productive. Will definitely be back!