Kumori Japanese Bakery: a Review

First things first:  why the gloomy name? 😐 (“kumori” means cloudy, that’s why.) But now that I got that out of the way, I’ll go ahead and with the star of this entry:  the pastries :3

In a quest to appease my sweet tooth, I scouted the newly opened restaurants at The Block after finishing today’s groceries.  Kumori kind of reminded me of Jipan, so I went in and checked out the pastries.  I stayed away from their salmon bonito pastry; I believe salmon is better paired with rice; and while their green apple pasty looked pretty, I turned my attention to their shelf with cheesecakes, pudding and most importantly, cake.

I ended up with three items to go: their signature Hanjuku Cheesecake; Choco Marshmallow Yakigashi; and Sakusaku Chocolate Cake.

My neatly packed stash

hanjuku (meaning half-cooked) cheesecake. If anything can be both packed, creamy AND fluffy, it’s this cheesecake. Couldn’t wait to try their chocolate variant :3

Choco Marshmallow brownie – my boyfriend’s pick!

It’s as moist and dense as it looks, and this is one of the rare desserts I wasn’t able to finish in one go. Very heavy and flavorful.

And then there’s cake.

Sakusaku chocolate cake–true to its name, it is crunchy in the middle. Ddin’t like the icing at first to be honest but it eventually grew on me. A nice treat with coffee overall

In terms of portion, I’d say it’s filling enough for me; price, reasonable, and the taste, a big hit for the cheese cake.  So when craving for not-so-sweet sweets, Kumori is one bakeshop worth checking out.

Advertisements