The benefit of travelling as a group of 4 is simple: you can order more…and we absolutely did during our visit to 2am: dessert bar in Singapore.
We started off with the hot chocolates. A classic version for the kids made with Pure Imagination Single Origin 70% dark chocolate and served with three homemade churros and a whisky spiked version for the adults. Pure Imagination is Janice Wong’s own bean to bar chocolate line. While she sources cacao from several countries, she also grows beans locally around Singapore. A strong start.
For the main event, we moved on to dessert, because 2am: dessertbar is, after all, a dessert bar and every dessert features chocolate in some form. My kind of place.
Chloé ordered the Chocolate H20, an octopus like creation with chocolate, chocolate soil, salted caramel, caramel bavarois, yuzu calamansi gel, and kochi Yuzu Sorbet. It was beautifully presented. She had planned to share but didn’t, though I did manage a small taste, purely for research.
Luca went with the Snickers inspired dessert peanut brittle, chocolate mousse, caramel bavarois, macadamia tuile, sweet wood vanilla icecream. Rich went all in with the Firewater made with rum icecream, miso chocolate fudge, earl grey whisky jelly, miso taffy and black rum. Naturally, he paired this with a whisky and chocolate pairing, as one does.
Although I stayed quiet at the time, my choice was by far the best. The Chocolate Praline Pop rocks Cake, a warm chocolate cake, vanilla bean icecream, hazelnut praline pop rocks spread and popcorn powder was amazing. I even tried (unsuccessfully) to buy the beautiful ceramic cacao pod it was served in.
We booked ahead to be safe, though we were the only ones there when we arrived. Granted, it was still early and likely fills up later in the evening after dinner. We tend to do dessert first when travelling to chocolate destinations.
If you are visiting Singapore, the bar isn’t centrally located and we did have to take a taxi to get out there. That said, there are plenty of very popular restaurants nearby if you prefer dinner before dessert, just be warned that means less room for what really matters. Absolutely worth the trip.
Janice Wong 2am: dessert bar, 21A Lorong Liput, Holland Village, Singapore. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 2pm to around midnight. @2amdessertbar www.2amdessertbar.com
