Who wants an entrée or main, when you can skip straight to dessert?
Gelatos, cakes and tarts are huge right now, and we’re not just talking about lip-smacking Instagram takeovers. From Sydney to London, sweets are finally getting their just desserts, popping up at fan-flocked food trucks, dedicated cafe/delis and standalone bars, with Bangkok (aka the Big Mango Pudding!) bang on trend. Cool down at one of these little sweeties this summer, guaranteed to take you into your comfort zone…
After You is beloved for its heat-relieving Japanese shaved ice dessert (kakigori), which comes in to-die-for flavours from strawberry cheesecake to Horlicks and Milo Volcano. There are multiple branches around town, including the elegant Thonglor dessert cafe.
Ghignoni draws devotees with its real-deal creamy gelato, spanning palate-pleasing pistachio, chocolate and mascarpone cheese. The cute yellow, white and blonde-wood caff is pretty tasty too.
Korean sweet spot Sulbing whips up moreish bingsu, shaved ice delights with creamy condensed milk and fruit toppings such as seductive strawberries.
If cake floats your fork, try Sweetery for starry puds, such as ultra-rich Chocolate Mud Cake; Gallic cutie Patisserie Rosie for whimsical Cherry Ripes in a vintage-styled shophouse (very Alice in Wonderland); Amatissimo Cafe for monthly changing specials (hello, Lemon Meringue Tart!); and new ice-cream-inspired dessert caff-cum-bar Mocking Tales, which switches to stylish sips at night. With all these dessert temptations though, alcohol almost feels passé…
After You, J Avenue, Thonglor 13, +66 2 712 9266. afteryoudessertcafe.com
Ghignoni, Ground Floor, EmQuartier, 651 Sukhumvit Rd, +66 9 4592 6324. facebook.com
Sulbing, Siam Square, Soi 11, +66 2 252 3148. sulbinginternational.com
Patisserie Rosie, 113/2 Thonglor 10, Sukhumvit Rd , +66 9 2542 9900.
Amatissimo Cafe, 127, Seri Villa Soi 3 (Behind Paradise Park), +66 8 5482 9977.
Mocking Tales, Maze Thonglor, Sukhumvit Soi 55, +66 833 866 992.
This post originally appeared on PenCities, April 4, 2016.
