Funky decor, funky flavours
Bitter chocolate (left) and D24 Durian (right)Woah. Awesome ice cream parlour at Arab Street. At first xf thought it was a branch of Island Creamery, but we found out that they actually just purchase ice cream from all three famous local ice cream parlours and, in the process, choose only the good stuff.
The three ice cream shops are: Island Creamery (no website), The Daily Scoop and Ice Cream Gallery.
To be fair, I had one from each. The bitter choc is from DS and D24 is from ICG. The bitter chocolate is pretty good stuff. Unfortunately there are many other dark chocolates out there that are pretty comparable, like the one from Venezia and/or Movenpick. Don't be mistaken though, that is still pretty wicked company.
But hey hey hey, the Durian is just out-of-this-world-awesome. I can see why other bloggers are raving about the durian ice cream from ICG. It IS that good. Smooth and with just the right amount of sugar, the richness of D24 durian is perfectly captured in one teaspoonfull of the yellow stuff.
Normally you know for most Durian ice cream, the more pulp there is the better it tastes? This one doesn't have the most pulp I've had before but it doesn't have to. It's so incredibly... decadent that you don't really care.
On the flip side, Benjy pointed out that the richness of the D24 ice cream would overwhelm the other ice cream flavour I had chosen. "Sure cannot taste anything one," - Li, B.
There are only five smallish tables that seat about ten people comfortably, so don't bring an army with you when you do decide to visit this interesting and quirky shop. It sells vintage wear and accessories too, if you want to know.
Ok, this is weird, because I think I should just rate the shop where the ice cream originated and not the retailer.
Oh. One more thing to note, their scoops are pretty small, so not exactly value for money, relative to where they are originally sold.
The Daily Scoop Bitter Chocolate
Taste: 4/5
Value:3/5
Ambience: N.A.
Ice Cream Gallery Durian
Taste: 5/5
Value: 3/5
Ambience: N.A.
Cost of double scoop: $4
The three ice cream shops are: Island Creamery (no website), The Daily Scoop and Ice Cream Gallery.
To be fair, I had one from each. The bitter choc is from DS and D24 is from ICG. The bitter chocolate is pretty good stuff. Unfortunately there are many other dark chocolates out there that are pretty comparable, like the one from Venezia and/or Movenpick. Don't be mistaken though, that is still pretty wicked company.
But hey hey hey, the Durian is just out-of-this-world-awesome. I can see why other bloggers are raving about the durian ice cream from ICG. It IS that good. Smooth and with just the right amount of sugar, the richness of D24 durian is perfectly captured in one teaspoonfull of the yellow stuff.
Normally you know for most Durian ice cream, the more pulp there is the better it tastes? This one doesn't have the most pulp I've had before but it doesn't have to. It's so incredibly... decadent that you don't really care.
On the flip side, Benjy pointed out that the richness of the D24 ice cream would overwhelm the other ice cream flavour I had chosen. "Sure cannot taste anything one," - Li, B.
There are only five smallish tables that seat about ten people comfortably, so don't bring an army with you when you do decide to visit this interesting and quirky shop. It sells vintage wear and accessories too, if you want to know.
Ok, this is weird, because I think I should just rate the shop where the ice cream originated and not the retailer.
Oh. One more thing to note, their scoops are pretty small, so not exactly value for money, relative to where they are originally sold.
The Daily Scoop Bitter Chocolate
Taste: 4/5
Value:3/5
Ambience: N.A.
Ice Cream Gallery Durian
Taste: 5/5
Value: 3/5
Ambience: N.A.
Cost of double scoop: $4
