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Japanese owners first opened the flagship outlet in
Eggs 'n Things
1974) and 19 branches in Japan, where the Harajuku
#03-79/83 PLAZA SINGAPURA, 68 ORCHARD RD, S238839.
TEL: 6835-9988. branch regularly attracts long queues. As its name
Open daily 10am-10pm. Last orders at 9pm. www.facebook.com/ implies, the menu here offers six main categories of
eggsnthingssg. egg-centric dishes in all incarnations — via pancakes
Here’s a new brunch spot for your weekend and salads, and as a sunny side up on hamburgers.
#cafehopping. This 86-seat Japanese-Hawaiian casual The head chef here is local, but trained at the shop’s
diner has three outlets in its native Hawaii (where its Japanese outlet in Odaiba, Tokyo.
THE LOOK: The homely, kid-friendly open concept
space formerly housed pizza joint Skinny Pizza. It also
faces lingerie store La Senza, so certain tables offer
an eyeful of, er, bras as you dine. We like that the staff
here refer to themselves as “ohana” (which means
family in Hawaiian) and are dressed in adorable Aloha
shirts and cheerful floral smocks. There are also lots
of Japanese expat tai tais gossiping over pancakes
while their babies snooze in prams.

Fresh Strawberry,
Whipped Cream
& Macadamia Nut
Pancakes, $19.90
This pretty number is very Insta-
THE FOOD worthy, but only if you work fast.
Our fresh, whipped-to-order cream
tower atop the pancakes melted and toppled faster than
we can say, “food porn”. But it does taste better than the
artificially stiff, sprayed-on stuff. We also like the soft,
fluffy pancakes dusted with icing sugar that goes well
with the cream (too bad the strawberries were too sour).
Do help yourself to the complimentary trio of additional
sauces on the table: a very addictive guava sauce, a
pleasantly lemak sweet coconut sauce and the standard
maple syrup for pancakes.

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