Snowy Village is the latest addition to the bingsu family in our sunny little island. Housed within DECK, a trendy independent art space made out of refurbished containers, Snowy Village’s menu sees a well-curated selection of toasts, waffles and bingsus, as well as savoury items like Drug Corn (Korean buttered corn sprinkled with chilli and cheese!). Chocoholics will love the Chocoreo Snowy Bingsu ($13.90) made up of shaved chocolate milk topped with chocolate ice cream, Oreo crumbs, Pepero White Cookie sticks and chocolate sprinkles.
The famous Dazzling Cafe from Taiwan makes it way to our shores! Expect beautifully plated items such as their stunning signature Shibuya Toasts, served by waitresses dressed as French maids in a setting that is dainty with an air of whimsy. Be sure to try the gorgeous Matcha with Azuki Beans Honey Toast ($19.90). Their savoury items here are surprisingly good, especially the Singapore-only exclusive Spicy Seafood Tomyam Tomato Spaghetti ($22.90). Be warned — the queue is formidably long.
Interestingly situated at Crown Centre, Crown Bakery & Cafe offers an extensive selection of bread and pastries such as ciabattas, brioches and croissants, alongside a small selection of brunch items. Go for their massive Crown Breakfast ($29) which generously comprises of a soft, buttery Crown Puff Pastry with sunny side egg, red wine braised oxtail, chicken sausage, Canadian back bacon, baked tomato and sautéed mushrooms. To go, grab the innovative Hainanese Chicken Bread ($4.50) made from chicken soup, skinless chicken thigh, garlic, ginger and shallots. It's quite literally chicken rice in bread form — it even comes with a spicy, tangy chilli sauce!
Nunsaram (which means "Snowman" in Korean) is the latest in the wave of Korean dessert cafes that have sprouted in the past few months. Specialising in Bingsu, the cafe serves the usual flavours you can expect such as Injeolmi, Strawberry and Black Sesame. Go for the Green Tea Bingsu ($13.90) or the Mango Bingsu ($15.90). You can also find sides such as Garlic Cheese Bread ($7.90) if you crave something savoury.
Trust the Japanese to perfect the ""it's so fluffy I'm gonna die!"" texture of cakes. Some say that Dulcet & Studio has the best scoop cake ever, with two light-as-air sponge layers slathered with just the right amount of ethereal vanilla-scented cream and topped with fresh fruit. It sells out really quickly, and is best eaten fast at the shop. Fans of green tea can also dig into their popular Matcha Chiffon Cake (prices from $6) as well as the Matcha Cream Choux — crisp and crumbly on the outside, and decadently creamy on the inside.
You might never want to have lava cakes anywhere else after digging into the oozy, flowy, rich lava cakes at Sync. Matcha lovers flock here for the very much raved about Matcha Lava Cake ($7.90) served with a scoop of matcha ice cream topped with choclate shavings. Its warm, rich, liquid matcha centre will leave you immensely satisfied. Their Vanilla Taro Lava Cake with yam ice cream and the Misugaru (traditional grains) Lava Cake with vanilla ice cream are definitely worth trying too! You will all be licking your spoons clean.
Situated within Burlington Square, Yoğart is the newest kid on the yogurt block. Instead of just offering the usual yogurt with various sauces and toppings, this place offers yoghurt popsicles & waffles as well. Go for their Yuzu Explosion yogurt popsicle, or satisfy your Llao Llao cravings with the Sanum-esque Yogurt Bliss ($6.20) — yogurt with 3 fresh fruits toppings, 1 crunch and 1 sauce. Best to get your yogurt to go, as Yoğart has limited seating!
It appears that there is an opening of a new Korean dessert joint every few weeks, and joining Banana Tree this month is O'ma Spoon, situated on the fourth floor of Marina Square. O'ma Spoon offers a variety of milk-based bingsus in both single and 2-people portions as well as a few other items such as their Injeolmi Toast, with the price ranging from $4.80 to $22.80. Go for their Strawberry and Green Tea Bingsus for a cooling, melt-in-your-mouth treat.
