Ri Ri Cha

Nian Gao waffles ($6.80 alacarte)
+ Double scoop ($15.80)
⭐️ 4/5 ⭐️
🍴Finally tried the popular tea-based gelato spot. The nian gao waffles certainly lived up to the hype with its enjoyable textural contrast of soft, chewy rice cake with crispy, airy waffle, and creamy ice cream.

Was spoilt for choice among the tea flavours and settled on matcha butterfly pea soy and tie guan yin. The former was a feast for the eyes and reminded us of earth 🌍. Comprised of two distinct flavours of matcha on one side and soy on the other. As a matcha fan, did appreciate the distinct tea aroma in the green section but found the creamy soy element in the blue section to overpower it. Enjoyed the aromatic and roasted notes of tie guan yin. Fortune cookie element was cute but it had unfortunately lost its crisp.

Will be back to try their other unique tea flavours like yuzu shiso and duck shit oolong.

📍@riricha.sg, 24 Sago Street, Singapore

Had Ri Ri Cha’s Nian Gao Waffles a while back and I still remember how pleasantly surprised I was by it! I like waffles with more of a bite, and they nailed the texture on theirs: crisp on the outside especially on its edges, and fluffy inside without being too airy. The soft and slightly chewy nian gao layer in the middle was of just the right ratio too!
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The ice cream flavour we chose was a no for us though. The Roselle Smoked Plum had a grainy texture and the balance of sweetness and sourness really didn’t work for us. Will be back for the waffle and other ice cream flavours instead!

So we ordered their Nian Gao waffles, afterall they are a concept by the better scoop 😉. It was our first ever nian gao waffles and we enjoyed it a lot, more than the traditional nian gao on its own ofc.

Came here after dinner in search of their sticky red date cake and steamed rice cake, but was sad to find out they don’t have it anymore. We ordered the Honey Chamomile Butterfly Pea and Chrysanthemum Goji Berries. The latter was very refreshing, though i do recall finding both to be on the sweeter side

Who would have thought that Nian Gao in Crispy hot Waffle will be so darn good. This is truly unique.

Sometimes u wonder how they come up with such ideas.

Their gelatos have many unique flavours as well. Have to go down and try them all, most of their flavours can't find anywhere else

This really takes the cake for me. Never would I thought that Pi Pa Gao could be made into a latte. Maybe next time, we have a panadol cookie.

But what really astound me, is that this combination works. A Pi Pa Gao Latte actually works. Whether it could cure a cough, I will only know next time. When I have a cough.