Ice Lab

Ice Lab is opened by a Korean comedian and has offering such as bingsu, toast and churros.

Mango Bingsu ($15.90). Milky shaved ice, banana slices, mango syrup, mango cubes and mango ice cream. I like the ice, it was really milky and fine and went well with the toppings. It's a good dessert to eat in Singapore's weather but it is a little pricy so do share with your friends.

Rate:
Mango Bingsu: 7.5/10 ☺

The Cup

The Cup focus on simplicity, style and a healthier korean food culture. Came here for lunch with gf.

The interior. White and Green - Clean and Fresh. 

Bibimbap ($9.90)-Classic Korean stir fried Bulgogi with fresh oyster mushroom, assorted seasoned vegetables over infuse premium Korean rice. Garnished with egg yolk. This is a dish you see at most korean places so we deicided to get one. There was an option of either chicken or beef. We got the beef. Onion, carrot, minced beef, beansprout, vegetable, egg yolk, flying fish roe, sesame seed and the usual sauce in bibimbap on a bed of yellow colored, short grain rice. It tasted nutty and sweet. 

The mixing process...

Spicy Seafood Rice ($7.90)- Assorted ocean fresh seafood & fresh vegetables served over infused premium Korean rice. I think they use frozen seafood from the taste of it. Overall taste super spicy but shiok! Their Korean rice is some short grain rice that is yellow in color.

Each of the rice came with a soup. Salty soup with seaweed in it.

Injeolmi Cup Bingsu ($7.90). My favourite bingsu flavor. Korean rice cake with steamed powdered dried beans. The bingsu was well balanced. Sweetness from the red bean, slight nuttiness from the bean powder and milkiness from the milk podwer. However it gets a little to sweet at the bottom cause of the condensed milk(?) at the bottom of the cup. 

Rate:
Bibimbap: 7/10 ☺
Spicy Seafood Rice: 7/10 ☺
Injeolmi Cup Bingsu: 8/10 ☺

Kokomama

Went to Kokomama for some more bingsu adventure. At there they sells a variety of cuisines: French- pastries like croissant, Japanese- rice bowls, local- eg kopi and waffle, Asian fusion- eg Tom yum pasta and also Korean- bingsu.

We ordered two bingsu in total. Mango Bingsu ($12.90)- Fine, shaved, slightly milky ice with sweet mango cubes, flavored mochi and a scoop of creamy and sweet mango ice cream. Nice and refreshing. 

Matcha Bingsu ($12.90)- Fine, shaved, slightly milky ice with bitter matcha powder, mochi, nuts, sweet red bean paste and a scoop of matcha ice cream that tasted really really weird. Quite bitter for my taste buds but if you like bitter matcha then it's perfect for you.

Rate:
Mango Bingsu: 6.5/10 ☺
Matcha Bingsu: 5/10 ☺

O'ma Spoon Korean Dessert Cafe (313@somerset)

After having my first bingsu at Bing Go Jung, I want to try more of this yummy dessert. Went to O'ma Spoon with zq, sy and jy.

Injeolmi and Green Tea Petit Bingsu ($4.80 each). The milk shaved ice was melt-in-your-mouth fine and plain. You could see they did some layering of ice and toppings so that it won't be bland as you dig deeper. The bingsu was not bad but since it is in a small cup they don't provide condensed milk.

Rate:
Injeolmi Petit Bingsu: 6.5/10 ☺
Green Tea Petit Bingsu: 6/10 ☺

One Ice Cafe

Discover One Ice Cafe while I was walking around JCube.

Every table has their menu. After ordering they give a device to let you know when to collect your food.

Patbingsu ($6.80)- Shaved Milk Ice, Azuki Beans, Almond, Cornflakes, Rice Cake, Jelly, Vanilla Ice Cream. Ice were very fine and very slight milky yet sweet. Beans were sweet but wished they were softer. Dind't find any almond in it. Cornflakes is a good add on, provided lots of crunch. For the rice cake, they made it themselves. I think they made it using the muah chee recipe. It was chewy. (Actually I ordered this flavor as it had rice cake in it) Jelly was plain so I think it was there to add texture. Vanilla ice cream was sweet but after a while I wasn't sure which was sweeter. The ice cream or the shaved ice.

Rate:
Patbingsu: 6.5/10 ☺

Cafe Insadong

Came to Cafe Insadong with gf. This cafe is quite unique as it is not only offers dessert but art and elegani as well.

Injeolmi Toast with Ice Cream ($6). After my first encounter with injeolmi I began to fall in love with it. So when I saw that they had injeolmi toast I knew I had to order it. For ice cream there were a few selection- vanilla, chocolate, matcha(+$0.50), salted caramel(+$0.50) and a few others that I can't recall. Being a salted caramel lover it was no hassle picking my ice cream flavor. Two pieces of toast with gooey rice cake in the middle, dusted with soy powder, topped with salted caramel ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce and almond flakes. To be honest, it was a little disappointing. The salted caramel did not taste salted nor caramel-like. It was a little sticky in texture and maybe tasted a little like butterscotch? The toast with the rice cake was too chewy for me as well.

Red bean and Sweet Potato Patbingsu ($9). The shaved ice was really fine. Much more then the one I had at Bing Go Jung which were like the ones you get in your usual Ice Kachang. Somehow I didn't really like the sweet potato which felt quite heavy maybe because its a starch.I think this bingsu was a little sweet for me and gf. What I like here was the mochi.

Overall, I really like the presentation of the food. The service staff was also quite friendly when we asked for recommendation.

Rate:
Injeolmi Toast with Ice Cream: 5/10 ☺
Red bean and Sweet Potato Patbingsu: 5/10 ☺

Bing Go Jung Dessert House (Bukit Timah Plaza)

Bing Go Jung is run by actual koreans. Ed and I discovered it when we were at Bukit Timah Plaza.

They offer a good variety of item in their menu.

We ordered the Injeolmi BingSu ($11)- shaved ice, condensed milk, sliced almond, soy bean powder and injeolmi(Korean rice cake that is coated in roasted soy bean powder) served in a heavy gold bowl. I love it a lot! This is my first time trying it out. It's like a Korean version of Ice Kachang but is has just the right amount of sweetness. It's cool which is perfect for Singapore's all year round summer weather.

Here you can see that the BingSu is layered so that every bite till the end has all the component. My favourtie is the chewy rice cake that resembles mochi! It does feel a little like a Ice Kachang version of Muah Chee.

Both Ed and I love this place and would not mind coming back again even though it's really far from where we stay.

Rate:
Injeolmi BingSu: 9.5/10 ☺