Espresso Kahlua Waffle from 20F Specialty Coffeehouse – espresso kahlua sauce, dark chocolate sorbet, vanilla ice cream, streusel, pistachio, buttermilk waffle. The waffle had the buttery and salty charisma of a socially fluid scone, whilst elsewhere the dark chocolate sorbet looked broodingly into the distance donning his aviator shades and…
Chocolate hazelnut Shibuya toast with Tali Bourbon and Shangri Latte ice cream from Archipelago Creamery. Whilst the fortress walls may prove unsurmountable unless the dining party consists of eight pre-breakfast Primary Two boys before Sports Day at MacRitchie Reservoir Park, what lies beyond is surprisingly good and luxuriously indulgent -…
Tira Miss U from KINS Restaurant – mascarpone cheese cream mix with coffee dipped finger sponge and Kahlua liquor. Very, very wet, and the difference in coffee they use – here it’s Nanyang coffee – is instantly noticeable. 3.8/5 KINS Restaurant 2 Jalan Klapa Singapore 199314
Chocolate croquette from The Disgruntled Chef – coffee jelly, Sumatra coffee cream, Kahlua. Essentially an epic cinematic romance interpreted as a classy dessert – you have the aromatic and potent Kahlua cream as well as the arrestingly gao liquorice-esque bitter coffee jelly setting a decidedly adult tone, the dessert is symbolically…
Eclairs from Dulcet & Studio – (from top) Ethiopian coffee with nuts, mini exotic (melon and mint), chocolate, and corn. If you buy four eclairs, the pricing is almost buy-3-get-1-free, so naturally we went for it. Off the bat, we noted that the choux pastry had a certain airy coarseness to…
Over-The-Top Shakes from the rebranded The Benjamins at Forum – (from left) Nutella Banana, Old School Vanilla and Coffee Avocado. The big afro-ed Scary Spice (you need to update your pop culture references – Editor) is all attention-seeking with its bright hair dye, pink accessory and Nicki Minaj-esque get-up but…
Coffee Tart from Tarte by Cheryl Koh. Like a dark, roasty Kopi Gao fantasy. 3.9/5 Tarte by Cheryl Koh 350 Orchard Road #01-12 Shaw House Singapore 238868
Maple marshmallow and coffee cheesecakes from Cravings. The former wore its Canadian roots with flamboyance with little gooey marshmallows for accessories, while the latter tasted like strong, aromatic coffee with no sugar added. Despite being cheesecakes, the texture of both cakes was decidedly thick and jellymoussey, and I really liked…
Affogato amaretto from Halia (Singapore Botanic Gardens) – vanilla ice cream, amaretto liqueur, hot espresso. The hot espresso is poured at your table, with some leftover if you wish to (further) feed your caffeine addiction. They certainly do not hold back on the liqueur – the distinct taste of amaretto…