Pokemon fans be thrilled! A Pokemon Pop Up cafe is opening here in Singapore at PARCO Bugis Junction Level 4  for a limited time from 27 may to 31 July 2016.

Now this is in addition to the Hello Kitty Cafe and Pompompurin Cafe that recently hit our shores too.

So exciting. Seems like the character cafes are coming to Singapore! Hopefully more will be in town soon.

Following the success of the Pokemon Cafe in Shibuya earlier this year, this Pokemon Cafe in Singapore will be the first ever of such venture for Pokemon brand in South East Asia.

In addition to a character filled cute menu of about 12 dishes, the cafe will also feature a store selling some 10 original limited edition Pokemon goods

Besides eating cute food, buying cute Pokemon products, you might also get a chance to meet and greet Pikachu mascot!

Their press release does not indicate the menu but here are some pictures of what was serve at the pop up back in Shibuya, how cute!

Now, its time to get ready for the queuing!

Pokemon Cafe Details

Location: EWF, Bugis Junction Level 4 #04-05

Cafe Hours: 11am to 930pm (last order)

Time: (66 days) from 27 May 2016 to 31 July 2016

EWF (everything with fries) http://www.everythingwithfries.com/ 

http://www.parco.com.sg/ 

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OMG OMG! Tai-Parfait from Tokyo opens in Singapore, at Bugis Junction!!

Tai-Parfait is a new Taiyaki sweets store that has opened in Singapore. Tai-Parfait has been gaining many fans in Tokyo with their super kawaii and cute Taiyaki sweets. I first saw pictures of these cute taiyaki sweets online on some Japanese news-feeds.

Tai-Parfait has two outlets in Japan and Singapore is their first overseas store! Awesome!

For those of you who do not know what Taiyaki is – translated as baked sea bream, it is a type of Japanese waffle-like dessert that is shaped as fish. The traditional ingredients include custard and redbean fillings.

What Tai-Parfait has done is to give this traditional sweet a modern twist. The special taiyaki machines makes the taiyaki with open mouth, where it is filled with ice cream and the toppings you request for. The body of the Tai-Parfait is a choice between custard or red bean.

There are so many flavours to pick from:

• Tai-Parfait Hokkaido Soft Serve ($5.90)
• Tai-Parfait Hokkaido Soft Serve with Honey Comb ($6.90)
• Tai-Parfait Strawberry Chocolate ($4.90)
• Tai-Parfait Strawberry Cream ($4.90)
• Tai-Parfait Strawberry Caramel ($4.90)
• Tai-Parfait Banana Cheese Cream Crunch ($4.50)
• Tai-Parfait Banana Chocolate ($4.20)
• Tai-Parfait Banana Caramel ($4.20)
• Tai-Parfait Match & Azuki ($4.90)
• Tai-Parfait Kinako & Brown Sugar ($4.50)
• Tai-Parfait Mixed Fruits ($4.20)

Being the matcha fan, I picked matcha and azuki ($4.90).

The taiyaki’s body was filled with azuki (red bean paste), and the top was ice cream, with matcha custard, matcha powder and more azuki.

Verdict? It was pretty good – the taiyaki had a really nice waffle like texture, and a little chewy too (see super close up picture below)! 

I did however wished there was more ice-cream though, haha. The ice cream with the taiyaki was a fab combination. I also liked that they make it fresh only when there are orders :) I would also think custard could be better as Matcha & Azuki with more azuki filling was tad sweet when I finish the top filling.

On my next visit, I want to try Hokkaido soft serve (i think it has more ice cream – HAHA) and also the Kinako Brown Sugar. 

Can’t wait to go back!!

I can imagine that this is going to get crowded, especially with the young crowd at Bugis. The shop was quite packed even when I visited on a weekday afternoon. No to worry as they have a queue system, make your order at the cashier, then wait for your number to be called. 

Tai-Parfait (Singapore store)
200 Victoria Street
Bugis Junction #B1-03A
Singapore 188021
Tel 6333 1500
Facebook (English): http://www.facebook.com/TaiParfait
Website (Japanese): http://tai-parfait.com/

Blog Post disclaimer: This was not a sponsored post. I paid for my own purchases and all views expressed are my own. 

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