O'ma Spoon Korean Dessert Cafe @ 313 Somerset

Started with the first outlet at Marina Square in March 2015, O'ma Korean Dessert Cafe soon opened its second outlet in June 2015 at 313 Somerset. The current Bingsu craze has seen many of such cafe opened around the island. My favourite has been Nunsongyee and I am wondering how O'ma Spoon compares to it.

Green Tea Bingsu 4.5/5

After browsing through the menu, we ordered the Green Tea Bingsu ($13.90) to start with. The finely shaved, snow like bingsu generously topped with ice cream, green beans, cashew nuts, almond and green tea powder. For a full enjoyment of the milk flavoured bingsu ice, green tea powder is layered underneath the pile of shaved ice to give a consistent enjoyment from the top to bottom.

Chocolate Brownie Bingsu 3.5/5

Even more majestic than the green tea bingsu is the Chocolate Brownie Bingsu ($18.90). Topped with chocolate ice cream, brownie, whipped cream, almond, cashew nuts, oreo cookies crumble, banana and drizzled with chocolate sauce, this was unfortunately not as sweet as it looks. It pales in taste and sweetness compared to the green tea bingsu.

Chocolate Strawberry Honey Butter Bread 3/5

A signature at O'ma Spoon is the 2 inch oven baked thick toast directly imported from Korean. The Chocolate Strawberry Honey Butter Bread ($14.90) is covered with butter and Korean honey, slathered with nutella and topped with strawberries and vanilla ice cream. To be frank, I think my palate was more distracted by the butter and honey, instead of the chocolate and strawberries.

Injeolmi Cheese Toast 3/5

Next we have the Injeomli Cheese Toast ($9.90) that has chewy injeolmi rice cakes sandwiched two lightly toasted bread. I have tasted more chewy injeolmi toast so would have preferred more of it as well as the kinako.

O'ma Spoon did come in close to my favourite bingsu from Nunsongyee. It currently is probably my second choice for bingsu until I find another to dethrone it. Bingsu huge servicing is usually good for 2-3 pax but at O'ma Spoon it has the unique Petite Bingsu that is good for one.


O'ma Spoon Korean Dessert Cafe
313 @ Somerset
313 Orchard Road
#04-20/32
Singapore 238895
Tel: +65 63330995
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Nearest MRT: Somerset (NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Sun-Thu: 1130am - 10pm
Fri-Sat: 1130am - 12midnight

Direction:
1) Alight at Somerset MRT station. Take Exit B. Walk to destination. Journey time about 3 minutes. [Map]

SG Food on Foot’s 5 Favourite Dessert Places

Reflecting back the years I have been blogging, the joy of this journey is not just about finding and sharing good food on my site. In this food discovery journey, these delicious moments were not possible without the company of like-minded friends who shared the same passion in discovering good food. Indeed food bonds people and these delicious moments are not perfect without ending with some yummilicious desserts in each meet up or food trails. With that I would like to share 5 of my favourite dessert places where you indulge in your own great little moments with your friends and families.

Mad About Sucre located along Teo Hong Road, beside Outram Park MRT station is one of the hottest and latest patisserie that I went with a group of foodie friends. The exquisite and elegant desserts, together with the ambience have left all of us impressed. Among the cakes I tried during my visit, my favourite is the Coco Citron which comes with a harmoniously execution of lemon curd sourness and refreshing coconut mousse on top. In fact, I have heard that they have recently introduced a new series of cakes. I can’t wait to go back and try them.

I am not a big fan of overly sweet desserts but I do have a weakness for a good cup of gelato or ice cream. In fact, I can finish a tub of gelato/ ice cream all by myself. Over the years, many gelato places have popped up around the island but my all-time favourite has always been Alfero Gelato for its full body flavour, rich, creamy and smooth texture. Currently it has 3 outlets at Macpherson, Marina Square and Orchard Gateway.

Recently, I fell in love with the ice cold frozen yogurt as I like the hint of sourness in them. Beegurt has been one of my recent discoveries and I simply fell in love with this yummy ice cold yogurt desserts. It is also perfect for cooling down in the hot and humid Singapore weather. In addition, the frozen yogurt allows one to be creative with their own choice of toppings.

As a food blogger, we need to be always on the alert on the latest trend so that we can share with our readers. Korean Bingsu is the latest craze in town now. Many bingsu cafés have recently been opened to jump on the bandwagon. Having tried a couple of these Korean snowflake desserts, my recommendation would be NunSongYee at Burghley Drive (Serangoon Garden) for its varieties, fresh ingredients and ambience, especially the melted in the mouth snowflake texture of the shaved ice. The huge serving is also perfect for sharing with friends.

Going back to my root, my all-time favourite dessert is this humid little dessert stall tucked inside a coffeeshop in Bedok. No Name Cheng Tng painstaking boiled the longan soup everyday at its stall instead of taking the shortcut of using syrup. For only a dollar seventy cents, we got a bowl of refreshing and sweet traditional Chinese Cheng Tng dessert packed to the brim with ingredients such as dried longan, white fungus, gingko nuts, dried persimmon, winter melon, glutinous ball, malva nut and sweet potato. Unlike most Cheng Tng stall, the uncle prefers to use ice cube instead of shaved ice. I like the idea as it keeps the cheng tng cold while not over dilute the broth when the ice melted.

THE SINGAPORE TEA PARTY

In collaborating with Sensodyne, the choice of toothpaste that relieves pain from tooth sensitivity, we will be holding The Singapore Tea Party, showcasing a list of dessert vendors nominated by Miss Tam Chiak and me, entirely voted by the public, sharing our great little moments with each and everyone of you.

You can cast your vote at https://www.facebook.com/SensodyneSG and stands a chance to get invite to The Singapore Tea Party together with a friend. Join us and eat to your heart’s content in one of the greatest dessert tea party of the year.


*This post is brought to you by Sensodyne

Nunsongyee Korean Dessert Cafe @ Burghley Lifestyle Hub (Serangoon Garden)

Korean Bingsu seems to be the latest craze in town with almost daily posting of this towering snowflake dessert from various bingsu places over the island. It so happened that I was in the vicinity of NunSongYee at Serangoon Garden and I popped by to check out what the craze is all about.

Choco-Banana Bingsu 4.5/5

There was like nine different of varieties of the Korean snowflake ice selections on the menu. I did have a hard time deciding which to go for but eventually settled on the Choco-Banana Bingsu ($13.90). The servicing is actually huge and is good for sharing.

Choco-Banana Bingsu 4.5/5

The Choco-Banana Bingsu comes topped with slices of fresh banana, coco powder, roasted almond, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some extra milk to be poured over the ice mountain

As you see from the photo, the shaved ice has a very soft texture, so light and soft as snowflake. Infused with milk, it gave the ice a creamy sweet texture. Unintentional I discovered another way to enjoy the bingsu. When the snowflake ice, infused with milk melted and mixed with the coco powder, it becomes milo!

After trying the bingsu from Nunsongyee Korean Dessert Cafe, I have to admit I do enjoy it. Besides the fresh ingredients, the shaved ice plays an important part of a good bingsu. At Nunsongyee, the ice is light, soft almost snowflake like texture.


Nunsongyee Korean Dessert Cafe
Burghley Lifestyle Hub
45 Burghley Drive
#01-04
Singapore 559022
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nunsongyee-%EB%88%88%EC%86%A1%EC%9D%B4/368517929996835
Nearest MRT: Serangoon (CC Line, NE Line)

Opening Hours:
Tue-Thu: 12pm - 10pm
Fri: 12pm - 11pm
Sat: 10am - 11pm
Sun: 10am - 10pm

Direction: 
1) Alight at Serangoon MRT station. Take Exit G. Walk to Serangoon Bus Interchange (Stop ID 66009). Take bus number 317. Alight 13 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 25 minutes. [Map]