Breakfast battle

You could call it Showdown on Congress Street. For a few years, Flour Bakery+Cafe had the monopoly on gentrified breakfast in the Fort Point Channel area of South Boston. The bright, welcoming  place, with owner Joanne Chang’s clever style and tasty pastries and sandwiches, drew a young, hip clientele of businesspeople, local residents, mothers with toddlers, and artists. And there was nothing much else around in what is supposed to be the new urban residential playground – depending on the path of the recession.  But now Flour’s hold on breakfast is challenged. Sportello, Barbara Lynch’s casual drugstore-fountain-style spot, is opening at 7 a.m. each morning for breakfast, coffee, pastries and more. It’s just around the corner from Flour. Let the battle — muffins as weapons of choice — begin!