Along with the fast growing food scene in Johor, many new cold dessert shops are sprouting up all over Johor Bahru. Along with the big crowd of familiar foreign franchises, there is also a small sprinkling of homegrown start ups. These new and small players are holding their own very well, and here're two that I've tried and like.
Cremoso Gelato is the baby of Jeff who works in the financial sector. Jeff's love for gelato - that creamy, smooth and dense Italian ice cream - led him to learn the art of gelato making in Singapore. The next step was to birth his own gelato shop in City Square Mall and before long, Cremoso Gelato was such as hit that another outlet, a kiosk in KSL City Mall, was born.
Cremoso Gelato offers 16 flavours of house made gelato with local flavours such as mango, passionfruit, and of course, the irresistible durian!
Cremoso's star attraction is their "Signature Creations". This is gelato ice cream "fried" with a variety of ingredients such as strawberries and crushed Oreo biscuits on a -18°C cold stone.
Cremoso Gelato's Signature Creations are served in crispy waffle bowls freshly baked at the shop.
Elaine, one of the partners at Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop
Moshi Moshi dessert shop is the brainchild of two young Johor couples who are passionate foodies. Their love for good food even took them to Taiwan to learn how to make traditional ice cream by hand. They were so taken by handmade ice cream that they decided to open their own dessert shop in JB.
Handmade sesame seed ice cream with taro balls, red beans and grass jelly on sorbet
Moshi Moshi serves their hand made ice cream on an icy bed of sorbet and garnished with a choice of yam balls, grass jelly, chewy "pearls" and many others. The flavours are based on local fruits such as mango and coconut. Handmade taro ice cream with mangoes, jelly and "pearls" on a sorbet bed My favourite peanut ice crean with red beans, chewy "black pearls" and grass jelly on coconut sorbet
Only 100% real fruit is used in Moshi Moshi. Whenever we visit Moshi Moshi with friends, we always end up with two, if not three rounds of ice cream. Try it. Moshi Moshi ice cream always impresses.
The next time you are craving for a cold dessert, why not give these homegrown cold dessert brands a try?
Restaurant name: Cremoso Gelato/ Coffee Address: Level 4, City Square Mall, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Ex0Mz GPS: 1.461570,103.763519 Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm Parking: Paid parking in City Square mall No pork, no lard, no Halal cert Restaurant name: Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea Address: 19, Jalan Mutiara Emas 10/19, Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qIHvc GPS: 1.551693,103.785181 Hours: 11:30am to 11:30pm Parking: Free parking at shop front No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
Along with the fast growing food scene in Johor, many new cold dessert shops are sprouting up all over Johor Bahru. Along with the big crowd of familiar foreign franchises, there is also a small sprinkling of homegrown start ups. These new and small players are holding their own very well, and here're two that I've tried and like.
Cremoso Gelato is the baby of Jeff who works in the financial sector. Jeff's love for gelato - that creamy, smooth and dense Italian ice cream - led him to learn the art of gelato making in Singapore. The next step was to birth his own gelato shop in City Square Mall and before long, Cremoso Gelato was such as hit that another outlet, a kiosk in KSL City Mall, was born.
Cremoso Gelato offers 16 flavours of house made gelato with local flavours such as mango, passionfruit, and of course, the irresistible durian!
Cremoso's star attraction is their "Signature Creations". This is gelato ice cream "fried" with a variety of ingredients such as strawberries and crushed Oreo biscuits on a -18°C cold stone.
Cremoso Gelato's Signature Creations are served in crispy waffle bowls freshly baked at the shop.
Elaine, one of the partners at Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop
Moshi Moshi dessert shop is the brainchild of two young Johor couples who are passionate foodies. Their love for good food even took them to Taiwan to learn how to make traditional ice cream by hand. They were so taken by handmade ice cream that they decided to open their own dessert shop in JB.
Handmade sesame seed ice cream with taro balls, red beans and grass jelly on sorbet
Moshi Moshi serves their hand made ice cream on an icy bed of sorbet and garnished with a choice of yam balls, grass jelly, chewy "pearls" and many others. The flavours are based on local fruits such as mango and coconut. Handmade taro ice cream with mangoes, jelly and "pearls" on a sorbet bed My favourite peanut ice crean with red beans, chewy "black pearls" and grass jelly on coconut sorbet
Only 100% real fruit is used in Moshi Moshi. Whenever we visit Moshi Moshi with friends, we always end up with two, if not three rounds of ice cream. Try it. Moshi Moshi ice cream always impresses.
The next time you are craving for a cold dessert, why not give these homegrown cold dessert brands a try?
Restaurant name: Cremoso Gelato/ Coffee Address: Level 4, City Square Mall, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Ex0Mz GPS: 1.461570,103.763519 Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm Parking: Paid parking in City Square mall No pork, no lard, no Halal cert Restaurant name: Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea Address: 19, Jalan Mutiara Emas 10/19, Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qIHvc GPS: 1.551693,103.785181 Hours: 11:30am to 11:30pm Parking: Free parking at shop front No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
I have a sweet tooth and especially love ice creams. I was delighted to visit and enjoy Cremoso's gelato at City Square Mall again at Jeff's invitation yesterday.
Jeff, Cremoso's owner, learnt the art of Italian gelato making from masters in Singapore before setting up in Johor Bahru. Now there is a Cremoso shop in City Square and a kiosk in KSL Mall (near the Cawanmas cafe).
Cremoso offers 16 flavours of gelato, so there is something for everyone. Gelato is made with fresh milk, so it is more dense, yet creamier, smoother and softer than regular ice cream. (Ice creams are usually made with milk powder dissolved in water, so it is more airy and hard due to more ice crystals.)
Cremoso Durian Gelato
Cremoso Gelato uses the same techniques of making gelato as in Italy where this premium ice cream originated. But, in addition to the traditional plain and vanilla flavours, Cremoso experiments with local favourites such as durian and passionfruit.
Cremoso's popular Pistachio gelato.
Besides the usual scoops of gelato, I like Cremoso's Signature Creations which are blended gelato "fried" on their -18 °C cold stone.
This is for chocolate lovers. The Forte - a scoop of chocolate gelato, mixed with chocolate chips, fudge, drizzled with chocolate sauce served on a waffle cone.
Jeff told me that Cremoso's waffle cones are freshly made at the stall in small batches to ensure that they are always served crispy. I can attest to this and I even dropped several bits of waffle while enjoying my Forte :P
My Chocoton made with a chocolate gelato scoop mixed with crushed Oreo biscuits and peanut butter with almond toppings, served on a crispy waffle bowl. Mixing and tossing my "Smiley Day" on the cold stone.
My "Smiley Day" - scoop of caramel gelato with strawberry and fudge with chocolate sauce topping.
When you are shopping in City Square Mall, drop by Cremoso to cool your heels and chill with a gelato :)
Restaurant name: Cremoso Gelato/ Coffee Address: Level 4, City Square Mall, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Ex0Mz GPS: 1.461570,103.763519 Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
Date visited: 26 Feb 2013, 2 Aug 2013
I have a sweet tooth and especially love ice creams. I was delighted to visit and enjoy Cremoso's gelato at City Square Mall again at Jeff's invitation yesterday.
Jeff, Cremoso's owner, learnt the art of Italian gelato making from masters in Singapore before setting up in Johor Bahru. Now there is a Cremoso shop in City Square and a kiosk in KSL Mall (near the Cawanmas cafe).
Cremoso offers 16 flavours of gelato, so there is something for everyone. Gelato is made with fresh milk, so it is more dense, yet creamier, smoother and softer than regular ice cream. (Ice creams are usually made with milk powder dissolved in water, so it is more airy and hard due to more ice crystals.)
Cremoso Durian Gelato
Cremoso Gelato uses the same techniques of making gelato as in Italy where this premium ice cream originated. But, in addition to the traditional plain and vanilla flavours, Cremoso experiments with local favourites such as durian and passionfruit.
Cremoso's popular Pistachio gelato.
Besides the usual scoops of gelato, I like Cremoso's Signature Creations which are blended gelato "fried" on their -18 °C cold stone.
This is for chocolate lovers. The Forte - a scoop of chocolate gelato, mixed with chocolate chips, fudge, drizzled with chocolate sauce served on a waffle cone.
Jeff told me that Cremoso's waffle cones are freshly made at the stall in small batches to ensure that they are always served crispy. I can attest to this and I even dropped several bits of waffle while enjoying my Forte :P
My Chocoton made with a chocolate gelato scoop mixed with crushed Oreo biscuits and peanut butter with almond toppings, served on a crispy waffle bowl. Mixing and tossing my "Smiley Day" on the cold stone.
My "Smiley Day" - scoop of caramel gelato with strawberry and fudge with chocolate sauce topping.
When you are shopping in City Square Mall, drop by Cremoso to cool your heels and chill with a gelato :)
Restaurant name: Cremoso Gelato/ Coffee Address: Level 4, City Square Mall, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Ex0Mz GPS: 1.461570,103.763519 Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop in Taman Mount Austin is the brain child of four foodie friends. The four friends made many food trips around the region and stumbled upon an old lady in Taiwan who makes sorbet and ice cream the traditional way, by hand.
Fascinated by the old Taiwanese lady's art and captivated by the taste of her traditional sorbets and ice cream, the four friends asked the old lady to teach them her art. These fabulous four managed to spend a month learning the art of hand making sorbet and ice cream at this old lady's home.
Back in Johor Bahru, they experimented with fusing this traditional hand made Taiwanese sorbet and ice cream with local Malaysian ingredients, and now offer their unique creations in their own Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop.
Elaine, one of the four partners, invited me to try out Moshi Moshi's dessert and tea creations. When at Moshi Moshi, I can feel the passion that Elaine and her partners have for their dessert and tea creations. They are still experimenting with new creations and spoke excitedly about their work.
Moshi Moshi's desserts consist of a hand made sorbet bottom layer laid with toppings of hand made ice cream, grass jelly, red beans, fruits, "pearls" or other ingredients. They remind me of modern day ais (ice) kacang.
This large mural on the wall at Moshi Moshi proudly states that everything at the Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop is hand made using only natural and fresh ingredients with no preservatives added.
These were the sorbets and ice creams that we tried at Moshi Moshi.
Moshi Moshi's "Coconut Ice Cream with Sorbet" (RM8.90) which I enjoyed very much as I like all things coconut :)
I like Moshi Moshi's "Taro Sorbet" (RM8.90) served with peanut ice cream which has a peanutty flavour and interesting bits of nuts. This dessert comes with two yam balls.
Moshi Moshi's "Mango Sorbet" (RM8.90) is an interesting blend of sweet and slightly tangy which I think appeals especially to ladies.
My half eaten "Macha Sorbet" (RM8.90). I like the fragrance of macha and so enjoyed this very much. As we ate, we gradually mixed all the ingredients like sesame ice cream, grass jelly, red beans, black "pearls" and macha sorbet together and got another blended taste which I enjoyed very much.
Elaine graciously gave me permission to see the process of making Moshi Moshi's signature sorbet and ice cream desserts.
When an order is received, the hand made sorbet is scraped from the tub and transferred to the large serving cup. This is Moshi Moshi's coconut sorbet.
Scooping the hand made Moshi Moshi ice cream. This is Moshi Moshi's peanut ice cream.
Next, the "pearls" are added. These "pearls" are imported from Taiwan. I like the bite of these gummy, chewy "pearls" and hunt for them in my bowl :P
The grass jelly is carefully laid into the cup.
The "Coconut Sorbet" fully assembled and ready for serving.
Moshi Moshi also offers a wide range of teas, all of which are brewed from tea leaves (never from instant tea powders).
Elaine first let us try Moshi Moshi's "Fresh Tomato Ice Blended Tea" (RM6.90). This tea is made with fresh baby tomatoes.
Moshi Moshi's "Lemon Ai-yu 2Q" (RM6.90) a sour tea which is a favourite, especially among the ladies.
Elaine was eager to let us try Moshi Moshi's "Macha with Red Bean Ice Cream" (RM5.90). I like this drink very much as the flavour and fragrance of the macha blend very well with the taste of the red bean ice cream.
After so many dessert and tea tastings, Elaine suggested I drink Moshi Moshi's herbal tea as it would help me in digestion.
I like Moshi Moshi for their uniquely Johor creations and look forward to more flavours in the future. Moshi Moshi is a great place to chill out with friends and enjoy nice desserts and teas together.
Restaurant name: Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea Address: 19, Jalan Mutiara Emas 10/19, Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qIHvc GPS: 1.551693,103.785181 Hours: 11:30am to 11:30pm No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
Date visited: 26 Mar 2013, 29 Mar 2013, 21 May 2013, 14 Jun 2013
Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop in Taman Mount Austin is the brain child of four foodie friends. The four friends made many food trips around the region and stumbled upon an old lady in Taiwan who makes sorbet and ice cream the traditional way, by hand.
Fascinated by the old Taiwanese lady's art and captivated by the taste of her traditional sorbets and ice cream, the four friends asked the old lady to teach them her art. These fabulous four managed to spend a month learning the art of hand making sorbet and ice cream at this old lady's home.
Back in Johor Bahru, they experimented with fusing this traditional hand made Taiwanese sorbet and ice cream with local Malaysian ingredients, and now offer their unique creations in their own Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop.
Elaine, one of the four partners, invited me to try out Moshi Moshi's dessert and tea creations. When at Moshi Moshi, I can feel the passion that Elaine and her partners have for their dessert and tea creations. They are still experimenting with new creations and spoke excitedly about their work.
Moshi Moshi's desserts consist of a hand made sorbet bottom layer laid with toppings of hand made ice cream, grass jelly, red beans, fruits, "pearls" or other ingredients. They remind me of modern day ais (ice) kacang.
This large mural on the wall at Moshi Moshi proudly states that everything at the Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea shop is hand made using only natural and fresh ingredients with no preservatives added.
These were the sorbets and ice creams that we tried at Moshi Moshi.
Moshi Moshi's "Coconut Ice Cream with Sorbet" (RM8.90) which I enjoyed very much as I like all things coconut :)
I like Moshi Moshi's "Taro Sorbet" (RM8.90) served with peanut ice cream which has a peanutty flavour and interesting bits of nuts. This dessert comes with two yam balls.
Moshi Moshi's "Mango Sorbet" (RM8.90) is an interesting blend of sweet and slightly tangy which I think appeals especially to ladies.
My half eaten "Macha Sorbet" (RM8.90). I like the fragrance of macha and so enjoyed this very much. As we ate, we gradually mixed all the ingredients like sesame ice cream, grass jelly, red beans, black "pearls" and macha sorbet together and got another blended taste which I enjoyed very much.
Elaine graciously gave me permission to see the process of making Moshi Moshi's signature sorbet and ice cream desserts.
When an order is received, the hand made sorbet is scraped from the tub and transferred to the large serving cup. This is Moshi Moshi's coconut sorbet.
Scooping the hand made Moshi Moshi ice cream. This is Moshi Moshi's peanut ice cream.
Next, the "pearls" are added. These "pearls" are imported from Taiwan. I like the bite of these gummy, chewy "pearls" and hunt for them in my bowl :P
The grass jelly is carefully laid into the cup.
The "Coconut Sorbet" fully assembled and ready for serving.
Moshi Moshi also offers a wide range of teas, all of which are brewed from tea leaves (never from instant tea powders).
Elaine first let us try Moshi Moshi's "Fresh Tomato Ice Blended Tea" (RM6.90). This tea is made with fresh baby tomatoes.
Moshi Moshi's "Lemon Ai-yu 2Q" (RM6.90) a sour tea which is a favourite, especially among the ladies.
Elaine was eager to let us try Moshi Moshi's "Macha with Red Bean Ice Cream" (RM5.90). I like this drink very much as the flavour and fragrance of the macha blend very well with the taste of the red bean ice cream.
After so many dessert and tea tastings, Elaine suggested I drink Moshi Moshi's herbal tea as it would help me in digestion.
I like Moshi Moshi for their uniquely Johor creations and look forward to more flavours in the future. Moshi Moshi is a great place to chill out with friends and enjoy nice desserts and teas together.
Restaurant name: Moshi Moshi Dessert and Tea Address: 19, Jalan Mutiara Emas 10/19, Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qIHvc GPS: 1.551693,103.785181 Hours: 11:30am to 11:30pm No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
Date visited: 26 Mar 2013, 29 Mar 2013, 21 May 2013, 14 Jun 2013
The newly remodelled City Square Mall in Johor Bahru has many new and trendy food outlets. One of the new hip outlets is Cremoso Gelato and Coffee.
Today, I dropped by Cremoso Gelato at the invitation of Jeff, the owner, and tasted their gelato or Italian ice cream.
Jeff, who used to work in the financial sector, had studied with the gelato masters of Singapore for a few years before opening Cremoso in City Square last month. Cremoso offers 16 flavours of gelato like pistachio, strawberry, chocolate, hazelnut, coffee, vanilla, and so on.
Jeff and his staff turning and folding the gelato on the minus 20 degree cold stone.
I tried this Chocoton made with chocolate gelato together with Oreo biscuits, peanut butter and almonds served on a crispy waffle bowl. Made with fresh milk, the gelato was dense, creamy yet soft unlike regular ice cream (made with milk powder) which is airy yet hard. The Chocoton had crushed Oreo and almond toppings giving the gelato interesting variations in taste and textures. The peanut butter added a savoury, peanutty note to the sweet gelato.
This Chocoton, a regular size Cremoso Signature Creation cost RM9.90.
This one regular scoop of pistachio flavour gelato cost RM7.90.
Cremoso on the fourth floor of City Square Mall was located on an overhanging ledge offering a nice view of the centre court below. The comfortable seats make Cremoso a nice place to chill with friends or people watch.
If you are in City Square Mall and crave a sweet, cold dessert, Cremoso gelato may be just what you need.
Restaurant name: Cremoso Gelato/ Coffee Address: Level 4, City Square Mall, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Ex0Mz GPS: 1.461570,103.763519 Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
Date visited: 26 Feb 2013
The newly remodelled City Square Mall in Johor Bahru has many new and trendy food outlets. One of the new hip outlets is Cremoso Gelato and Coffee.
Today, I dropped by Cremoso Gelato at the invitation of Jeff, the owner, and tasted their gelato or Italian ice cream.
Jeff, who used to work in the financial sector, had studied with the gelato masters of Singapore for a few years before opening Cremoso in City Square last month. Cremoso offers 16 flavours of gelato like pistachio, strawberry, chocolate, hazelnut, coffee, vanilla, and so on.
Jeff and his staff turning and folding the gelato on the minus 20 degree cold stone.
I tried this Chocoton made with chocolate gelato together with Oreo biscuits, peanut butter and almonds served on a crispy waffle bowl. Made with fresh milk, the gelato was dense, creamy yet soft unlike regular ice cream (made with milk powder) which is airy yet hard. The Chocoton had crushed Oreo and almond toppings giving the gelato interesting variations in taste and textures. The peanut butter added a savoury, peanutty note to the sweet gelato.
This Chocoton, a regular size Cremoso Signature Creation cost RM9.90.
This one regular scoop of pistachio flavour gelato cost RM7.90.
Cremoso on the fourth floor of City Square Mall was located on an overhanging ledge offering a nice view of the centre court below. The comfortable seats make Cremoso a nice place to chill with friends or people watch.
If you are in City Square Mall and crave a sweet, cold dessert, Cremoso gelato may be just what you need.
Restaurant name: Cremoso Gelato/ Coffee Address: Level 4, City Square Mall, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Ex0Mz GPS: 1.461570,103.763519 Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
