The Vancouver-born breakfast counter brought its egg-forward format to Bank Street and Ottawa's weekend brunch crowd responded the way it responds to anything honest and well-executed: by lining up. The kitchen does not overcomplicate what it's doing. Punchy sauces, properly runny yolks, combinations that feel considered without reaching for novelty — the focus is on a narrow set of things done correctly, and the format earns the loyalty it attracts.
At roughly $18–22 per plate, Yolks sits above the pure budget tier but well under any licensed brunch room with a cocktail program, which positions it correctly: the place you go when you want a quality weekend breakfast without the full occasion of a sit-down restaurant.
The Bank Street location puts it within walking distance of Centretown and the Glebe, which makes it a natural first-order recommendation for visitors who want to understand what Ottawa does at a neighborhood level.
