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| - The Cups has now opened up shop at First Markham Place (in the space previously vacated by Sharetea). It is an authentic Korean dessert place specializing in bingsu, which is shaved ice topped with various ingredients such as sweetened condensed milk, mochi, red beans, cereal flakes and fruit.
New to bingsu like me? The staff were helpful in explaining the most popular flavours (such as injeolmi and strawberry and tiramisu). There are 3 sizes of servings including small (served in a plastic cup) and two sizes of bowls, which are very shareable. I ordered the injeolmi cup, which was layered nicely with a good distribution of milk, condensed milk, mochi, roasted soybean powder, and shaved ice throughout. The very fine shaved ice mixed with the milk and soybean powder had the overall effect of tasting creamy and refreshing while the toasted almond flakes and mochi provided contrasting textures. We also ordered a fruit brick toast for my niece and nephew who enjoyed the fruits, whipped cream and ice cream but essentially left much of the soft bread untouched.
There is a self serve table for water. Those with lactose intolerance are mostly out of luck as most of the desserts contain milk, condensed milk, whipped cream or cheese in them. They could perhaps order some of the fresh fruit drinks or real fruit teas instead.
The space can accommodate some bigger groups of 6-8 people per table. We went mid afternoon on a Sunday and the 6 of us were able to seat ourselves easily.
We came on the 3rd day of the Cups' soft opening. The service, food, and relative busyness of the place was not bad but again we came during non-peak hours. Looking forward to coming back to try either the green tea, cheese or tiramisu bingsu!
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