Bread Yard’s queue on the weekends speaks for itself. This cafe has succeeded at taking the standard cafe formula and wringing a breath of fresh air out of it. Try the Pulled Pork Eggs Benedict (14) or the Bread Yard Big Breakfast (16) for classic cafe fare done right, or the Beef Kofta Shakshuka (16) for a more hearty meal. We also had the Great Vegan Bowl (14). Their coffee is also done expertly, and priced reasonably. The cafe space is somewhat tight, spanning two rental spaces directly opposite each other, and makes for a cozy - and during peak hours, buzzing - backdrop to the meal.

We ordered the 1 for 1 “Yuzu Tsu Tori Don” ($16). Only takeaway was allowed. When we finally opened our boxes, we were mildly surprised. We double checked that our order was not swapped with a Zi Char customer’s. The supposed don looked exactly like a zichar-style sweet and sour chicken.

Then we had a ‘See what you did there’ moment. Since it was a chicken dish paired with rice, and had a somewhat tangy flavour, it qualified as ‘Yuzu tsu tori don’ (tori ~ bird). We give them 11/10 for linguistic sophistry. However, unless the restaurant is toying with a zichar fusion concept by night (which did not seem so from all the other menu items), we give this dish 1.1/10.

As sweet and sour chicken, it might score higher although there are probably better and cheaper zichar stalls in the beauty world vicinity.