11 Best Places for Ice Cream
Who wouldn't want a gorgeous cup of ice cream in this heat, right? Located in Damansara Uptown, Softsrve specialises in soft serve ice cream with various toppings. To keep your ice-cream cool while you slowly indulge, the cup is placed above a bigger cup filled with dried ice. The texture of their ice cream is so smooth and worth every penny. If you've got space, give their churros a try!
Strangers at 47 specializes in all things crepes. Sweet crepes may sound ordinary at first, but the ones in Strangers is anything but ordinary! For something more tropical, try 'It's Kelapa', an orange crepe filled with pandan-infused coconut custard. You can also find more relatable flavors like dark chocolate filled 'Dark Side', cinnamon and apple filled 'Adam's Sin', and Red Velvet Crepes. All of their sweet crepes are topped with a humongous scoop of New Zealand Natural Ice Cream, all priced around an affordable RM10.
Inside Scoop is known for their unconventional ice cream flavors. Durian, Cempedak, Teh Tarik are local favourites that won't go wrong, but if you're bold, try out some of their alcoholic flavors like Smoked Cognac, or XO Cranberry. They are also known to serve one of the best waffles in town! You can now cool off in four of their branches, namely Bangsar, Damansara Jaya, USJ Taipan and Taman Segar. Burpple Tastemaker Foodroll_'s favorite flavor is the Valhorna Chocolate, what's yours?
Known for their decadent ice cream-topped waffles, this owl themed cafe in Bukit Jalil has attracted customers from everywhere! One popular choice is 'Rebecca', a waffle topped with fresh berries and a fat scoop of Earl Grey ice cream, a unique flavor that wins hearts all over. Owls Cafe also serves savory waffles, breakfast items, coffee, cakes and macarons. If you have yet to try out the waffles here, grab a friend and check it out!
If you love your soft serve particularly milky and creamy, then Milkcow is the one for you. Made with organic milk from Italy, the soft serve comes with toppings such as the popular honeycomb sourced from Australian farms. For those on a hunt for affogatos, Milkcow's Milky Shot is a gorgeously creamy version that takes the affogato game to another level. If you have more appetite for a little extra sugar, try out their macarons!
No need to fly to Thailand for coconut ice cream no more! Sangkaya has been attracting coconut lovers with their rich, velvety coconut ice cream, and now with their new flavor, Cha Yen (Thai milk tea). Think solid scoops of ice cream over tender coconut flesh, topped with unlimited toppings of your choice for only RM10.50. You can now get this coconut goodness at Subang SS15, Jalan Alor, Bangsar and Damansara Uptown. Head over on a particularly hot day for maximum impact!
VCR, known for their King cake and brunch items, is no stranger to cafe hoppers. But have you tried their Brioche French Toast topped with a generous scoop of espresso ice cream? The tanginess of the berry compote cuts the richness of the mocha drizzle and espresso ice cream, not leaving you with an intense food coma. Most people would consider French toast a breakfast food, but who cares, what time you have this, really.
Wicked Pancake Parlour serves innovative pancake dishes, with Peter Pandan (RM27) being the best seller. The dish features fluffy pandan flavored pancakes topped with salted caramel ice cream, jackfruit chunks, and a gula melaka drizzling sauce. You probably won't be able to find this combination elsewhere! Aside from sweet dishes, they also serve various unusual savory pancake dishes.
The chic French macaron and the humble ice cream sandwich got married and had a baby — Macaron Ice Cream. Negative Celsius allows you to customize your very own at RM 9.90 each, by picking from 7 shell colors, 4 ice cream flavors, and 8 toppings. This baby pink food truck starts selling from 12pm until it runs out, so be sure to get there early! If you love ice cream and the crumbly yet chewy French macarons, you've got to give this a try.
If you love trying different, bold flavor combinations, Every Sundae is one of the very few places that allows you to customize your entire dessert. This soft gelato joint has unusual bases like giant choux, orange crepe, and belgian waffle, and toppings like caramel popcorn, cotton candy. Choose from sauces like pandan kaya or passion fruit compote to complete your sundae. A sundae on average would cost a decent RM15. Head over with a few friends, and get as many different combinations as possible!
This weather just makes us cry for a good ol' fruity popsicle. This cute little ice cream vendor is situated in Berjaya Times Square's Tiny Taipei. 3 Monkey's locally made popsicles come in adorable shapes and popular local flavors. They make flavors from fresh fruits like mango, durian, soursop, jackfruit, cendol, longan, kiwi, even our childhood favorite, Horlicks! Cool off in this heat with just RM6.90 for one fruity stick!
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