*Note: This is a 4.5 Star review…read more Since the past weeks have been very, very hot and humid, I've been craving for cold desserts. My new favorite dessert at the moment is Bingsu! While I was down South, my friends and I decided that it would be great to end the night with something icy to cool down. We actually weren't sure where to get Bingsu but, thankfully, we found this hidden gem at Molito. Bingsu is basically the Korean version of shaved ice or halo halo. Imagine soft, icy snow with condensed milk poured on top then add any toppings of your liking: from mochi to fresh fruit to brownies! We arrived almost to closing time but they still allowed us to order. We decided to try the regular size of the Injeolmi, Mix Berry Yogurt, and Mango (of course!). There was a bit of wait since we were the last order and they ran out of ingredients and had to prep for more. So, we waited for about 15-20 minutes. While we were waiting, we decided to hangout in their "Snow Room"! Yes, they have a small room in the café where "snow" falls from the ceiling. Pretty cool making snowballs! :) After hanging out in the snow, our bingsu orders arrived. Among the 3 that we ordered, the best was actually the Injeolmi! It's was the most traditional one and it was also the most flavorful. It had the right amount of sweetness and it was packed with ingredients. The Mix Berry Yogurt was tart and had dried fruit which added the sweetness. The Mango Bingsu was a winner. But, I always ended up going back for more spoonfuls of the Injeolmi! The one common factor for all the Bingsu we ate though is that the ice was sooo fine, fluffy and creamy. One of the best quality bingsu I've tried so far! I will definitely come back when I'm in the South again. I hope I'll be able to try their Cheese Bingsu next time! :)

Ok so I've read all the reviews and decided today was the day to go have some dessert, because our…read moredinner sucked royally and needed a pick me up to end the night out on a good note. The snow room in the cafe was a pretty fun touch. The desserts they serve were certainly fun and just the goodness we needed. We ordered the chocolate snow ice, the small one, certainly, it was enough for two to share as a dessert. I'm used to the Taiwanese snow ice and this is certainly something new. Reminded me of the snow ice, but the ice was really flakey and soft, super fun for the palette. The chocolate wasn't overly sweet and was just plain enjoyable. We were already eyeballing the menu for our next visit and scoping out the other tables. It all looks so good!! If you need a cool pick me up... This should certainly do the trick! We hope to visit again soon and try everything eventually :) A la cuisine! Stay hungry my friends!

Every time I have a meal at Bonifacio Stopover, I MUST have dessert here. From the moment I tried…read moretheir Bingsu, I knew I was hooked! It's definitely the place for me to go to for my Bingsu Fix. The place is quite spacious and I love staying by the window side of the cafe. It overlooks BGC; nice and bright in the afternoon. If it's your first time to try Bingsu, go for the fruity options: Strawberry or Mango Cheese. For me, I always get a regular size of the Injeolmi Bingsu and Mango. For the Injeolmi, you'll be surprised with the amount of rice cake cubes in it! Each spoonful you'll scoop up a good portion of finely shaved milk ice + rice cake + soy bean powder. I always love the bite and the chewiness. On my last visit, they now have a new flavor: Match Bingsu! Definitely a must try! If you want something different, try the sweet potato bread with injeolmi. It's not too sweet but quite filling. Very tasty and worth a try. Right now, you can get condensed milk for free at the side! Don't put too much though. The Bingsus are sweet enough! :P

I don't think I was ever a fan of halo halo, so I was surprised that I really enjoyed my Korean…read moreshaved ice. Especially this Korean shaved ice. Must be the record-breaking heat we've been having. Or maybe they're just really good. Located at the 3rd floor of Bonifacio Stopover, Hobing is a little hidden - the establishments beside it are salons, nail spas, a gym. It's a great location though for a dessert place to move to after having lunch - considering the 1st and 2nd floors of Bonifacio Stopover are full of places to eat! The shaved ice itself is really smooth and soft, and comes with its own flavor to match whatever toppings are on the shaved ice. And what makes it even better - they don't skimp on the toppings. If you order the strawberry bingsu, you'll find a lot of strawberries on top and inside the ice as well. They also offer toast and other snacks, but people come mostly for the shaved ice. I'm not surprised but when there are a lot of people, it could take some time for your order to come. And this place also gets full during weekends. I also wish they had wifi. Or maybe it's better that they didn't so people would leave quicker and give others a chance at shaved ice goodness. I love this place and will come back! With this heat, I hope they make a serving that I can dip my whole body into so I can roll around in snowy soft shaved ice.

This is by far the best Bingsu place I've been to in the Ortigas area! Their shaved ice is like…read moresnow but the texture is like ice cream. Creamy, milky not too sweet. Delicious! They are open til late during the weekdays. So, make time to try their bingsu after a big dinner. Location is inside Salang Restaurant, on the ground floor. The prices for the bingsu are very affordable and, in my opinion, order the regular sizes of 4-5 flavors. My favorite is the Injeolmi bingsu, which is shaved ice with sweet fine grain powder and almonds. It also has mochi and condensed milk. The condensed milk made the shaved ice taste like ice cream. I also recommend the Strawberry, Mango, and Berry Yogurt. In Korea, this type of shaved ice is called snowflake shaved ice. I highly recommend trying it out if you are in for something cool during humid evenings and if you've had a heavy Korean dinner nearby. :)

My friend kept telling us that we have to try this Korean shaved ice, I'd never had it before and…read moreit wasn't on my list of must tries but finally we went along and I'm glad we did, first of all the regular size could be shared with multiple people so I would say try that size first and see what you think, we were a group of 4 adults and a child and we split 4 of them, it's a small store but there was enough space since it wasn't crowded at the time, the prices are inexpensive but that's in my opinion with my USD, the flavors we tried were mango, choc/matcha, Ube and strawberry, I can't compare to other shaved ice since it was the first time I had it but I enjoyed it, the fruits were fresh and flavors good, it's something I would go back and try again especially because it's not really dairy based besides the ice cream on some of them, I'm here for another week and I'm sure I'll have it again before leaving

Really smooth and creamy shaved ice! This place reminds me of some of the korean bingsu places, and…read moreanother brand that has a similar product, since the ice is milky. I had a small Choco Nutella one for Php 75. I felt it was a really small serving but it turned out to be more than enough to share (probably cause we were pretty full). You could really taste the nutella too, which is always a good thing. A pretty good and reasonable option to bingsu. They also have a lot of flavors to choose from!

Masatami Shave Ice should change their name to: WE SELL HAPPINESS. That's it. No muss, no fuss…read more Because they do! Their product brings me joy the moment the spoonful of shaved ice touches my mouth. And I can say that it's worth making the trip from my house to Robinson's Magnolia just for that, it is! At least to me it is. I first tried it in Robinson's Magnolia and they told me that they would open more branches soon (or have they already?) and hopefully it's somewhere nearer. My all time favourite is the Swiss Cheese flavour. I love cheese so much and theirs make the perfect cheese ice cream (shaved ice). The ones I'm hoping to try are: Buko Ice, Buko Pandan and Chocolate when the time comes that I don't instantaneously order Swiss Cheese when I get there. OR a big group comes with me and orders all the flavours. Let's go?

My cousin was raving about Cafe Seolhwa's Bing su! So... we went and had some!…read more Like most Korean cafes, the interior of this place is nice and fun! Since the highlight of their menu is ther Bingsu, they had all these cute ice-related things around the cafe, like a snowman and a Happy Feet penguin. We had a large Strawberry Bing Su, shared between 3 of us. I absolutely loved it!!! The serving of the strawberries was pretty generous too! I got to try their Brownie Choco Bing Su. It was amazing. It tasted as good as it looked! It was rich, not too sweet, creamy, and smooth. Most of the bingsus I've tried have crushed or shaved ice and kinda reminds me of halo-halo. This one has really smooth and finely shaved ice. It also seems like they use milk to make their ice. Which is even better cause the milk is mixed in rather than being poured over. We also tried the Cheese Garlic Toast. I wish they served it without the crust. Hahaha! I'm not a fan of garlic but this was pretty good. Garlic lovers will absolutely enjoy this! So far, this is the best Bingsu I've ever had... even better than the ones I got to try in Korea! Service was great too! The place was full since it was one of the few places open during Holy Week. It was pretty noisy and the music was loud. I requested for them to turn down the music and they happily did so. It does take time to create the Bing Su but totally worth the wait. They also inform you and level your expectations.

Strawberry Cheese Bingsu is another must try in Cafe Seol Hwa ! Combination of berries, cheesecake…read moreand creaminess of the ice is amazing !

Bonus points for the astounding view, excellent service, and side shop to buy takeout goodies…read more Went for early lunch and got: - Kare Kare: Oxtail was stupendous - tender yet chewy, all around great texture. Generous amount of veggies. Would have liked the sauce to be thicker and have a stronger peanut taste. - Squid Sisig: Never had squid as sisig before and this was interesting. They did it well as it wasn't rubbery at all. Good portion size. - Garlic Rice: Good amount of garlic flakes, would have liked a stronger garlic undertone. - Halo Halo: The star was the two scoops of icecream. The rest of it was meh. A bit heavy handed on the ice. - Icecream: Got a scoop of the taho and it came with the classic syrup and boba. The icecream was smooth and the flavour came across strongly. Pricey but I guess you pay up for the ambiance. Go early as this place gets absolutely packed and frenzy. Explore the rest of Tagaytay while you're there.

Great place to savor authentic Filipino food with an amazing views…read more Service was great. Emyl our attendant was so mindful. They worked as a team so our food was served on time. We ordered Kansi Pusit sisig Kangkong with sili Fried salted pork Fried Tawili with suka Tried their Biko pie was ok Turn with Langka Halo halo Overall it was great. I just hope that they warmed my Biko pie before serving.

Sadly, this place does *not* have horlicks. Ah, Cold Layer... you have spoiled me indeed. But the…read morelack of horlicks isn't going to drive me away so easily. Snow Creme follows the same vein as Cold Layer: something that isn't quite ice cream but tastes kind of like ice cream. It's the same sheets of shaved ice that feel like a cross between ice cream and a slushie. It's usually marketed as being healthier for you than ice cream but eh. When it's this hot, who's counting calories, right? While it might have the same canvas as Cold Layer, Snow Creme has a different application entirely. I could probably say that Snow Creme is the more adventurous of the two. Because really... tiramisu? Honeydew? Pink cheddar? The Pink Cheddar for one turned out to be snow ice that tasted like cheese ice cream with strawberry syrup and a glob of egg pudding. Definitely interesting and definitely not what I expected. But prety good all in all. A medium sized bowl is big enough to share between two people looking for a snack. Aside from that, they also have *some* salty snacks... but if you ask me, the number of mojos you get don't match the 65php price tag. Still, they're good mojos. Not hard, thick cut and mealy... exactly how I like them. Given how warm it's been, it's no wonder they've been pretty busy as of late. While this isn't a place to go for a meal, this is a pretty good place for a quick snack or if you need somewhere to hide from the heat.

Oh, Manila summer. Thou art a heartless rhymes-with-witch. Not only is it hell hot, but the…read morehumidity makes everything so sticky, and the pollution makes everything so dirty. Needless to say, hot-sticky-dirty is a combination that prompts me to either take an ice bath, live inside the air conditioner, or get myself a cold confection. The third option seems like the easiest of the three, and I am glad that Snow Crème is there to cover me. PROS: Their snow ice is like the Pokémon evolution of the halo-halo, if the halo-halo was an Eevee. Finely shaved ice mixed with different toppings and syrups. You can choose one of their pre-set combos or choose your own toppings and syrups; There's just so much choices! Between milk teas and mousses and fruit teas and smoothies, I think you won't run out of options here. CONS: There's a bit of a wait time, during lunch or dinner rush; You may have to watch out and call dibs for a good table since there's always a lot of people in there. TL;DR: Bust the heat with everything Snow Crème has to offer. Take that, Manila summer.

Their green tea bingsu wasn't available that day. I've been craving for it lately! So settle with…read morefor something chocolatey (of course). Flavored bingsu takes time to prepare vs. plain ice variants so expect to wait 10 minutes. Cafe Seol Hwa's brownie bingsu is topped with a scoop of ice cream, chunks of brownies and a few cashew halves and cereal for an extra crunch. It's not too sweet nor does it resemble shaved ice/sherbet- a real must try for dessert lovers who want something different from ice cream. The super fine ice doesn't melt quickly too. Very pleasant staff and they even gave us Korean face masks!

It was my first time to try Korean bingsu and I really loved it. The ratio of shaved ice to…read moretoppings was just right and who doesn't love mangoes anyway. =) The peanut flavored one (sorry forgot the name) was also good.

Another unconventional ice cream serving! Wow, Filipino summer is absolutely grinding up ice cream…read morebusinesses all around. Anyway, Masatami Ice Cream is a personal favorite, especially when I am not in the mood to have cup/cakes, halo-halo, pies, overly-sweet fast food sundaes and others for dessert. I always see a long line when I pass by the Masatami stall, and one day, I finally discovered why. They're delicious, unique, and definitely generous in serving size! I recommend the Cream Cheese Ice Cream or the Nutella one! While waiting for your turn, witness how they shave the ice and "shred" the ice cream into smooth, heavenly texture and taste of this lovely dessert. For a hot day or after a huge meal, try Masatami Ice Cream!

I discovered these guys during a hot summer afternoon while cooling off in SM North EDSA. If you…read moreknow Philippine summers, you can probably guess how bad it was. Despite the aircon, it was still that kind of summer where you want to drink everything in sight. So naturally, you'd try and find something else to help you cool you down. But what did I want? Not a shake. They seemed too heavy for what I wanted. Not ice cream. Still not what I was looking for. Juice? Soda? And then I saw people carting around massive balls of shaved ice. My previous experiences with shaved ice cones weren't exactly pleasant. They always seemed to be with ice that was too coarse and ended up being tasteless balls of minced ice after a while. But these looked different so... why not. Time for Masatami to prove me wrong. And they did. So, the first thing they did right was with the texture. This is based more on a Hawaiian style shaved ice so you get ice that's more finely shaved rather than the crushed ice variant most people are used to seeing. Its also this texture that lets the syrup mix in properly so you're not left wondering "now what do I do with this ball of tasteless frozen water?" after a few minutes. Come to think of it, when it melts, it tastes more like a tasty sugary drink. Their bestseller seems to be this rainbow shaved ice but I'm a bit of a purist. Even if you can mix in all these flavors, I still prefer sticking to just one or two. You also have an option to add in Azuki beans, vanilla ice cream or a drizzle of condensed milk. Personally I go with the milk. It really pulls the flavors together. If you're looking for something simple to either cool you off or as dessert after a heavier meal, I'd say head over to Masatami and pick a couple of flavors. It's a great dessert that's both refreshing and light.