"During the day, find coffee and homemade breads, pastries, and breakfast dishes, including congee; by night, find bright Burmese and South Asian dishes with a Californian sensibility from chef Saw Naing. The space feels large on the inside with two back dining rooms that have banquettes or wooden tables with vintage pews for chairs. Other vintage details to not miss: an old-school Dutchess bread oven from the space's original bakery built into the brick wall of the back dining room."
"A classic breakfast plate with Niman Ranch bacon, tomato chutney, Weiser Family Farms potatoes (iykyk), sourdough or gluten-free toast, and two sunny side eggs will kick the day off right; it also comes in sando form with sharp cheddar on a sesame milk bun. Gluten-free congee with garlic chile crisp is an exceptionally comforting way to begin the morning - pair it with the spicy-peanut-pocked kale and chicken salad, which has slivers of cabbage and a sweet and sour tamarind dressing."
"Pastry chef Kelsey Brito rounds the menu with seasonal desserts like a mango sticky rice sundae and strawberry semolina cake in the summer - the gluten-free sticky rice doughnuts stay no matter the season. In the mornings, young families toting a croissant-loving kid or two in strollers; at night, couples on date night and the actor whose name you can't remember who owns a vacation home in the mountains."
The Dutchess opened in 2022 and quickly became a central part of Ojai's dining scene. The venue operates as a bakery and café by day serving coffee, homemade breads, pastries, classic breakfast plates, and gluten-free congee, and transforms into a dinner spot offering bright Burmese and South Asian dishes with Californian sensibility from chef Saw Naing. The interior includes two back dining rooms with banquettes, wooden tables, vintage pews, and an old Dutchess bread oven built into a brick wall. Pastry chef Kelsey Brito offers seasonal desserts, while the bakery produces in-demand, pre-orderable wedding cakes. The clientele ranges from families in the mornings to couples and vacation-home owners at night.
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