5 places to go for photogenic frozen desserts in Singapore
From gelato with googly eyes and colourful popsicles to towering ice-cream cones, we list some of the most photo-worthy icy treats that you should be trying soon.
Where: Compass One, 1 Sengkang Square, #B1-42
Prices: From $6.90
Order up desserts that “stare” back at you with googly eyes, at this Barcelona-based gelato chain. These eye-shaped candies are part of the sweet toppings provided for this icy treat, which is a cross between Italian gelato and Taiwanese shaved ice.
Pick from flavours such as chocolate, cheesecake, vanilla, mango and strawberry. Toppings that you can choose from include chocolate, caramel and fruit-based sauces, as well as cookies, nuts and candies.
Where: Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Road, #01-k1
Prices: From $8.90
These psychedelic, rainbow-hued desserts are practically made for Instagram. Opened by Singapore Youtube star TheJianHaoTan, this dessert store specialises in colourful shaved ice covered in technicolour toppings. The shaved ice flavours on the menu include strawberry, mango, apple, taro, along with the signature ‘rainbow snow’. You can also opt to add cubes of fruits, ice-cream, gummy candies and all things sweet onto these colourful confections.
Where: 73 Tanjong Pagar Road
Prices: From $8.60
Remember the sugar-laden cakeshakes of 2015? These ice-cream cones may just be this year’s answer to those freakishly large (and possibly over-photographed) milkshakes. Introduced as ‘Freaky OTT cones’ by the ice-cream cafe last month (Sept 2016), the ice-cream cones feature Pocky sticks, sprinkles of candy, cookie chunks, marshmallows and other toppings placed strategically onto their scoops of gelato.
Where: Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Road, #B2-64
Prices: From $4.90
The American dessert brand specialises in gluten-free gelati and sorbets, served on popsicle sticks. Get to choose from an average of 18 ice-cream flavours like coconut, pumpkin pie, or tiramisu. For an additional 50 cents, these frozen treats can be dipped into nutty, zesty or sweet sauces and toppings of your choice. It’s said to be low in calories too; the yogurt and sorbet flavours contain 100 calories or less, while the gelato flavours come with just under 200 calories.
Where: Orchard Gateway, 277 Orchard Road, #01-15
Prices: Unavailable as of press time
This soon-to-be-open store from Seoul may not be as extravagant with its toppings, but the pretty duo-flavour swirls of its soft serve still make it as photo worthy as the others. The dessert chain serves its signature dessert in an elegant chalice, with the soft serve layered with the classic tiramisu mix of mascarpone cheese, coffee liqueur, cocoa powder, crushed cookies and ice-cream. According to its Facebook page, this dessert stop is slated to open in October.
