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[[Image:BabaCafe.jpg|thumb|right|Baba Cafe during the March 2008 [[Gallery Night]]]]
[[Image:BabaCafeMemorial.jpg|thumb|right|A memorial to John Ma was left outside the café after his death.]]
'''Baba Cafe''' is a restaurant located at 38 [[Palafox Place]]. It was opened in [[2007]] by [[John Ma]], former partner and sushi chef at [[Horizen]]. It is likely named for [[Wikipedia:Baba Budan|Baba Budan]], credited for introducing coffee to India.
On [[April 10]], [[2008]], Ma locked himself into a closet at the back of the restaurant and used a firearm to commit suicide. The store was open at the time, but it is unclear if any customers were in the building.<ref>"Owner commits suicide inside Baba Cafe." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 10, 2008.</ref>
The restaurant has been closed since Ma's death.
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