Le Varo Hokkaido Ice Cream (Esplanade Mall)

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Beyond the many soft serves that you can find here, we highly recommend that you save some stomach space for this one! Their 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗸 ice cream featured the classic raw-ish flavour of creamy Hokkaido milk that we adore. Another excellent choice would be their 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼. This was the epitome of sugar, spice, and everything nice - the sweetness from the little apple chunks paired perfectly with the fragrance from the cinnamon and sweet potato. We got both flavours on a crispy waffle cone, and couldn’t help but yearn for more.

If you miss getting some ice cream and enjoy the view at Esplanade Riverside from Ohara Farm, don’t worry as they have reopened with a new brand now.

The hokkaido milk feature a very smooth and soft ice cream, while remain the creamy taste. Very refreshing especially eating it during humid days. $6.50

Previously being Ohara Farm Hokkaido Soft Ice-Cream at Esplanade, the ice-cream kiosk that is situated across No Signboard Seafood at Esplanade — Theatres on the Bay had since been re-branded as Levaro Gelato; the folks had underwent training at Le Varo in Japan, an Italian restaurant located in Sapporo that serves up gelato and pasta. Being a takeaway kiosk, Levaro Gelato here serves their gelato in either cup or cone options, offering quite a good variety of flavours including Cantaloupe Melon, Royal Milk Tea and Sungold Kiwi Sorbet amongst others.

Opting for our scoops of Sungold Kiwi Sorbet and Pistachio & Cream Cheese to be served as a double scoop order in a cup, we were actually pretty surprised by how the Sungold Kiwi Sorbet went; whilst the zippy notes of the Kiwi started off rather mild, the flavours slowly spreads around the taste buds and provides quite a kick — a flavour that would work well for those who love their sour deserts. Despite being so, we enjoyed how this flavour came with a clean finish. Pistachio & Cream Cheese was another flavour which got us very intrigued considering the rather adventurous flavour combination — liked how the nutty notes of the pistachio went so well with the slight saltish notes of the cream cheese; both of them being well-balanced without being particularly heavy on the palate.

Have always passed off the kiosks around this stretch as a tourist trap but I was actually really impressed with the gelato that Levaro Gelato serves — unique flavours that actually work; more than just simply a sweet treat for a respite from the sweltering heat whilst walking down the bay. Would definitely keep them in mind if I were to walk down the area again looking for something cool to enjoy under the sun.