Ice cream aficionados, there is news for you. Your bucket list for icy cold desserts just got better with Dubai creating some fun, quirky and suave new flavours that have hit all the right boxes on our ‘must do’ list. Dubai being a foodie destination has its share of top notch restaurants rustling up some mean Crème Brules, Eclairs and Brownies. However, some places have one-upped these with their unique creations, adding a new twist to traditional flavours. Read on to find out more.
The Lotus dessert is a new trend that is giving other traditional desserts a run for their money. The amalgamation of flavours in a traditional Lotus pudding is probably the most scrumptious that you could have ever had. It is a biscoff that is renowned for its lovely caramelized texture and can give quite a kick to your traditional vanilla ice cream when used as a topping or a warm fudgy sauce. Try the Lotus softy at Salt, or the lotus French toast, a crusted, biscuity brioche served with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream. Yum!
Serving a soft serve scoop, the place is known for its funky creations adding a formidable twist to your regular ice cream. These ice creams are organic, homemade and bursting with flavours. It’s like a party in the mouth. The toppings are bold and flamboyant from jelly beans, peanut butter, candy floss and macaroons. One of the favourites is the Santorini ice cream which has an earthy and nutty flavour. Topped with peanuts, pistachios, blue syrup, Oreo crumbles and topped off with a fluffy melt in the mouth candy floss.
Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts because Dubai now has a complete café devoted to the rainbow hues that will send your instagram followers into a tizzy. Located inside the business bay, Unicorn Vibes cafe is the ice cream shop that promises you lust worthy flavours you won’t find anywhere else. The colours of the Unicorn ice creams are eye popping made with cotton candy and bubble gum. You can top off your ice cream with a caramel latte or peanut butter and jelly. Absolutely worth your money!
A hot and sunny day at the beach deserves the icy cold comfort of an ice cream burrito. iScream at Le Mer is just the place for veritable, beachside sweet treats. Try their unique and state of the art flavours like black sesame and matcha green. That’s not the only thing. These delicious flavours are wrapped up inside a candy floss burrito and to top it all, if you are able to grasp the minute details of how it is made, consider yourself master chef worthy.
We do! Say some of the diehard Emiratis who are willing to risk their palate for a twist of taste. Inspired by the black cab in London, BLK Cab Coffee is a quaint but quirky hangout place at the city walk and La Mer. Enjoy the creamy flavour of a black ice cream - a vanilla swirl ice cream coated with a black Oreo and topped off with miniature Oreos.
If you want to have both dessert and a cool refreshing drink, try the monster milk shakes at The Sum of Us. Think the ice cream flavour of your choice topped with doughnuts, fruit loops, gems, waffles, cakes and cookies. And yes, you will need an extra-large appetite for their extra-large servings.
Whoopee at the Scoopi! Take a walk down the Jumeriah beach road and you are in for a jaw dropping surprise. Scoopi Cafe is what all the theatrics of a fine dining ice cream parlour is all about. Watch as they freeze an ice cream scoop in liquid nitrogen in front of your eyes. All your master chef nostalgia comes to the fore as this is gourmet science at its best. Try the salted caramel ice cream with popcorn that is dipped in liquid nitrogen. It is one of the most expensive ice cream parlours in Dubai. Try their black sundae, an ice cream blend of the finest Madagascar beans, saffron, black truffle and 23 carat edible gold. All of it gets served in a Versace bowl which u get to carry away. Neat!
An Italian ice cream haven for Emiratis, Morelli has soft, fluffy gelato which comes in a variety of flavours like banana and nutella. Try the Pacio Sundae. This one’s for die hard chocolate lovers and is served with love with all the chocolate flavours you can think of - Magnum, Hazelnut and Chocolate Truffle. Please pass the spoon. We are ravenous.
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