Local breakfast chain Ya Kun is going places.
Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan, to be exact.
The new outlet was spotted by Twitter user @nemumingjptw, who even uploaded parts of the menu in his Tweet:
Here are some mock-ups of the store:
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
According to their site, the Tokyo outlet sells coffee and tea from ¥310 (S$4), as well as a variety of breakfast toasts and Singaporean mains.
Buying a toast a la carte will cost you S$5.60, while set meals with soft-boiled eggs and a drink are about S$11.20.
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
Mains are range from S$14.37 to S$15.68 for dishes like mee siam and nasi lemak.
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
The menu posters indicate significantly lower prices, though:
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
Some Japanese customers have already dropped by the outlet:
According to a Mothership reader who had just visited the outlet, however, only drinks are available at the moment.
Toasts and other food items will released in July.
Photo by Fraser Tiong
Photo by Fraser Tiong
What is kaya toast?
On Ya Kun's Japanese site, the F&B chain also explains what exactly kaya toast is to Singapore:
"Do you know what Kaya Toast is?
Kaya Toast is a soul food in Singapore!! Made from sugar, egg, coconut milk and pandan leaf (herb) Sandwich the kaya jam and butter. It ’s local to eat hot spring eggs with toast this is a classic way to eat."
And also labelled the different kinds of local coffee:
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
Photo by Ya Kun Japan
This, however, is not Ya Kun's first foray into Japan.
It had another outlet about one decade ago, which subsequently closed down.
Address:
Ya Kun Japan
Japan, 〒163-0248 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 2 Chome−6−1 地下１階 B-7区画 Shinjuku Sumitomo bldg
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Top image via Ya Kun Japan