Overview
Of all the dessert trends taking over Melbourne right now, the different varieties of decadently flavoured shaved ice treats have got to be the biggest. You've got Japanese kakigori, Taiwanese tshuah-ping, Filipino halo-halo, Turkish bibi bibi and Indonesian es campur.
There's also Korea's bingsu, which you can already find at a heap of spots around Melbourne's city centre — think Homme, Sulbing and Bing Chillin. But there's about to be a new player in the game, as Bingsoo prepares to open its first CBD store on Saturday, August 10.
The team is bringing all ten of its flavours — currently found at its flagship store in Springvale — to the city, including its popular strawberry, mango matcha, Oreo and injeolmi red bean bingsus. But flavoured ice isn't all that's on the menu here.
Bingsoo also serves savoury eats like its Korean corn dogs — which can be decked out with heaps of different toppings — and gilgeori thick toasts. Its toasted sandwiches are must-tries, chock full of sweet and savoury fillings, from scrambled eggs and maple beef bacon to Nutella, Biscoff and taro. Like all of its menu items, they're also stunning to look at.
To help introduce customers to the new store (and explore items beyond the bingsu), the Bingsoo team is giving away corn dogs and gilgeori thick toasts to the first customers who drop by between 12–3pm on Saturday, August 10.
If you're curious about — or already obsessed with — Bingsoo's bites, you're not going to want to miss this giveaway.
Bingsoo will open its new store at 260 La Trobe Street, Melbourne on Saturday, August 10. For more details, you can visit the venue's website.
Images: Pete Dillon.