Chanced upon this new cafe that’s still currently in their soft opening. The friendly servers recommended dishes that use their specially imported Hokkaido milk. We eventually went with this bear shaped shaved ice and their anmitsu ($12.80)! This was topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream along with chunks of oranges, mangoes, white peach and strawberries, as well as an accompanying cup of milk syrup.

The standout for me was the milk syrup, but unfortunately, it wasn’t really enough to go around as we were left with a more diluted mix halfway through. Although I wasn’t much of a fan of this as a whole, the milk itself was rich and fragrant - if only they have the option to swap out the average vanilla scoop for a milk one instead! I’m eyeing to try their Hokkaido BIEI Jersey Milk Soft Serve ($6.50) to get a better taste of the milk on its own.

PS. Baristart currently only offer drinks and desserts, but they will be introducing more food items after their official opening!