Breadbar

I love an Alpine loaf as much as the next carbocheesophile, but I have to admit I'd never eaten lunch at Breadbar until this week. And you know what, it's pretty darn tasty!

Ringing in at $12.50 before tax and tip, their soup and sandwich combo is no cheap eats. However, the quality is excellent. The cauliflower soup had a creamy, almost unctuous (but pleasantly so) texture, with toasty curry bits in the olive oil and croutons. The house-cured gravlax was cool and light, contrasting delightfully with thinly sliced apples and lightly dressed greens. The portions are what most would consider small, but what I think most American should be striving to make their norm. A lovely lunch in what is pretty much the only quiet sanctuary in a Christmas-crazed mall.