Thirst Quenchers

This one's a bowl of fresh (perhaps frozen) blueberries and cranberries over snowy milk-ice, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Hidden underneath the shaved ice is a chunk of red bean paste. It seemed like a strange combo to me at first but the sweetness from the ice cream complemented the slightly sourish berries and the shaved ice helped disguise the red bean paste texture. All in all, it works - edible and enjoyable.

If you've just had lunch in the neighborhood and need a place to hang, Udders has some nice drinks when you're too full for dessert.

The strong iced lemon tea ($3.90) came exactly as it's named - a strong brew that'd be good with some extra lemon slices. If you love strong tea, then it should be perfect.

The mango with kaffir lime leaves ($5.90) packed a good strong punch of mango that nearly drowns out the lime aroma, but nonetheless refreshing.

Both drinks were too sweet, but it's nothing some free cold water can't dilute; it's always nice to have an endless drink, especially when served in a Mason mug.

Nunsongyee is a considerably new place in the neighborhood. They recently added more seating to the place and it's open 24/7 too!

This premium bingsu is a lovely construction of (top to bottom): four pieces of mochi resting on a big scoop o' red bean paste atop a black sesame powder-sprinkled snow hill and almond flakes all around for that added crunch. Drizzle some condensed milk as you go, and that's a satisfying meal right there. (I definitely recommend to share cause it's one big bowl of good stuff that you don't want your friends to miss out on.)

Note: If on a date, check teeth after this bowl or you might unexpectedly bring home some leftover black sesame.