6 destinations for icy desserts in KL and Selangor

From kakigori to ais kacang to bingsu, keep a cool head when the temperature rises by visiting these eateries for desserts that rely on ice as their frosty foundation.

1. Kakigori

Set to launch Sept. 10, Kakigori serves Japanese shaved ice desserts, dressed to chill with the new-millennium spirit of experimentation, to counter the Klang Valley’s perpetual summer. Try the kakigori snowed in with corn puree, a milky coconut espuma and toasted nuts to evoke Malaysia’s own apam balik, or the Ginger Tofu kakigori, which melds morsels of a super-silky tofu pudding with sweet puffed rice and a house-made ginger syrup.

Address: 5, Jalan 20/13, Taman Paramount, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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2. The Tranquerah

Desserts run through the essentials of the Malaysian genre here, blowing cold with Cendol, Sago Gula Melaka and Ais Kacang, conjuring memories of consuming these by a street stall on a sultry afternoon.

Address: LG 09, Lower Ground Floor GLO, 699, Jalan Damansara, 60000 Kuala Lumpur
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3. Bingsu

Damansara Uptown’s Bingsu Café does justice to the Korean shaved ice dessert of the same name by sourcing satisfactory ingredients for its bingsu, such as sliced D24 durian, perfectly ripe mangoes and fresh Korean blueberries.

Address: 28 Jalan SS 21/35, Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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4. The Narra

This Filipino restaurant is a hot spot for halo halo, our Southeast Asian neighbour’s quintessential ensemble of shaved ice in a tall glass with jelly, fruits and ice cream.

Address: Ground Floor, Dataran Millennium, Jalan 14/1, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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5. Sanoook

For a chilled uplift, Sanoook’s Thai Volcano evokes the smoothness of Korea’s beloved bingsu, with a mound of fine shaved ice flavoured with Bangkok-inspired milk tea and textured with flour cakes, sago and green tea pearls.

Address: Lot 4, Ground Floor, Sunway Pyramid West Hotel, Selangor.
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6. Tsujiri

For these sweltering weeks, we might seek succour in Tsujiri’s mountain of shaved ice, soaked in green tea syrup, with a hidden treasure of mochi-like shiratama dango dumplings beneath the ice.

Address: 58, Jalan SS21/58, Damansara Uptown, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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