Was craving bingsu so we came here before closing. We honestly have tried everything already here…read moreso we decided to try the tiramisu flavor. I am not a big lover for coffee they put a shot of espresso on the side, my partner really enjoys it but I don't. If you pour it inside it will make the corn flakes on the bottom soggy af. Honestly I think this is pretty much one of the worst flavors here but everything else is still worth everyone trying.

They are so good I order Mango and strawberry Bingsu. What a nice place toʻ have a nice cool shave…read morebingsu

A must go whenever I'm in the area. Little pisces is a great place to stop by for dessert in the…read morearea. The taiyaki are a great snack size portion with a good amount of filling. Makes it a great choice to finish off an evening with friends or to bring home. Their flavours are great and they add in new ones regularly! My favourite is the hotteok, highly recommend. Getting a 5 pack is totally worth it. They reheat well in the air fryer and makes for a good snack at home. Can get loud and busy on weekends, so takeout is better then!

Came here for ice cream after dinner and ordered a mango sorbet in a cup with fish waffle on top…read more Since it was my first one, I wasn't sure how to eat it! Lol! Well I took the fish shaped waffle off the soft serve and ate the sorbet with a spoon then took a bite out of my waffle fish! Apparently after watching everyone else around me, you're supposed to just bite the waffle while it sits atop the soft serve. Oh well I guess I'll have to come back and try it that way next time! The soft serve is very light and the flavours are delicate. The waffle is really yummy with a soft chew. It's a busy and popular spot filled with teens and twenty somethings. The lineup moves pretty quickly but seats are often taken. Tables don't get wiped down often as staff are busy making cones but you can always ask them to wipe it down for you. Great dessert place for something light and refreshing.

Wedge-shaped cafe serving baos, bubble-tea, smoothies and pastries…read more Seating is limited by the wedge-shapes floor-plan of this cafe. You step in the entrance, and it fans out towards the counter. You order on the right, and get served on the left. Seating is mainly along the walls, but as you can imagine, it is a bit awkward the way tables are arranged. Seating is not comfortable, probably to discourage people from loitering around too long. We ordered a croissant, smoothie, ice-cream and a bao. We must've hit a busy rush because it took 15+ minutes for us to get our entire order. The veggie smoothie came out first; it was a tad tart, but that is how I like it. I don't like extra sweetener, and it didn't seem like they added any. The bao came next, and it was okay. Perhaps not dim-sum restaurant quality, but decent for a cafe. I enjoyed that it was filled with a meat patty and egg. Kind of wished that it was served with Worcestershire sauce. A bit pricey. Surprisingly, the croissant took the longest to come out, but it appeared there was a backlog at the toaster station. Many other customers were waiting for toasted goods. The croissant was light and flaky. While I can't be certain it was made in-house, if it was store-bought, I would definitely be surprised. I can't comment on the ice-cream as it was not mine, but I noted that the portion seemed very small for the price we paid. Shrinkflation is real, people. I won't probably go here often, and there are definitely better places for smoothies, ice cream and baos. But, if you need all three at the same time, this is a convenient one-stop-shop.

I have visited this cafe frequently when I'm in the commercial area - they are a definitely a…read morecommunity favorite for the locals in the area. Cafe usually has some soft music going - with stringed lights - really giving off a warm cozy vibe - I'd say a great study spot on a rainy day. This cafe takes pride in creating moments of connection with their guests - you will definitely feel welcomed - the team is eager to help and are knowledgeable with offerings and can make great suggestions. My personal favorites during my visits would be Thai milk tea, Vietnamese Ice coffee, Roasted milk tea and the steamed Baos! They also offer DIY Bubble tea kits - which I've gifted to friends , and received praise for. They are currently also at the Richmond Night Market this year - offering a London fog series - I'd recommend the "Vancouver Maple Fog" -

I got hot grass jelly which includes other toppings. It's not that sweet and the overall vibe of…read morethe cafe is relaxing and vintage-like. It's a nice place to chill and work.

This place has been around for many years but I've only now gotten around to trying it…read more It's a cute little place. The walls are decorated with pictures from Europe and the teacups are very "British." Besides scone and tea, you can get regular food here as well such as fries, salt & pepper chicken, and radish cake to name just a few. You can also get cold drinks like juice & bubble tea, and bubble tea drinks here too. So...not your typical British style Afternoon Tea joint. Kind of half restaurant, half tea place. My friend had a pot of Leisure Fresh Fruit tea and a scone. We'd already had lunch a bit earlier and while my friend had room for a scone, I had zero room in my stomach for any food so I just had a pot of Longan Red Date tea. It was a cold day so a pot of hot tea really hit the spot. I thought it a bit pricy at first, but when the tea came, I saw that the teabags were Fortnum & Mason teabags. That is a very a prestigious company from all the way over in England. When I realized we were drinking Fortnum & Mason tea, all of a sudden $10.25 didn't seem so extravagant any more. My friend said her scone seemed like more of a biscuit than a scone. It came with butter and jam. I think she wished there had been some clotted cream to go with it. I can't say too much about the food as I only had one pot of tea but I was impressed that it was Fortnum & Mason tea, and I very much enjoyed the flavor of the Longan & Red Dates in my tea.

Meh. I wish I could give it more, but it would have required A LOT more for this non-foodie…read moreout-of-towner that has experienced similar places but 4 or 5/5 stars. First, the ambiance leaves a lot to be desired. 2/5 stars. It's alright if you're in middle school or high school, but it's not a hip place to bring a date for the first time if you're an adult in your 20s. It's almost kind of grungy, actually. Walls are made of foam/plastic "tile" that's all scuffed up and barely hanging on with tape. Mismatched, random "decoration" on the wall you'd expect to see at your Cantonese auntie/mom/grandma's house. I honestly wouldn't care (because that's what I grew up with) if the food or service made up for it, but the rest of our experience fell flat. I'm no expert, but it looks like we were given an abbreviated menu? I would've wanted the shaved ice cream, but we got a menu that raved and raved about their "most popular" shaved ice, so that's what we planned to order. Second, service - 1/5 stars. The waitress took forever and a day to take our order. (Yes, the place filled up after we came.) Two other parties that came after us had their orders taken and also got their orders before us. They left before our food even came. The waitress didn't seem to give us the time of day when we had questions about the menu - it was like we were an inconvenience or something. She could've acknowledged the wait or ANYTHING, but nope. Then when we hesitated, her body language was like she had rolled her eyes. I guess that's what we tolerate from high schoolers nowadays? I'm from the States and I'm used to Canadiens being overly polite to a fault. I can't wait to experience what I'm used to. When we drove away, my wife admitted she forgot to leave a tip. Oops. I didn't say anything. Third, portion size. 4/5 stars. I wanted to get one large bowl but got overruled and we got two medium bowls for two adults and three kids (decently full from dinner already). If you're considering the same thing, GET THE LARGE BOWL. It's cheaper ($20 versus $28), more awesome-looking, and pretty much has the same count of toppings (8 versus 4) and same volume - if not more of shaved ice. Fourth, quality of the ingredients of the shaved ice. Probably middle of the road. 3/5 stars. In the end, I should give this place 3/5 stars, but I'd be lying to you if I said wasn't bothered with the service that dragged the score down. I won't be returning and I couldn't recommend it when you have TONS of other options in a place jam-packed with Asians. I wish it the best and I hope it improves.

Great place we discovered while in Richmond. Perfect for dessert, so many choices. Very fun…read moreplace. We ordered a DIY shaved ice cream-- depending on the size you choose you can.select toppings of all sorts, from fresh fruits, assorted jellies, and finish it off with condensed milk. Really good. Can be solo or meant to be shred. I'd like to come back to try other things they have on the menu.

MUST TRY: Akhbar Mishti flavor…read more Ambience: Spacious seating area with a screen showing FIFA matches. Flavors: Lots of options, including some unique flavors. Price: Comparable to other popular ice cream places. Taste: Absolutely loved it! I've been to their other locations before, but this time I tried the Akhbar Mishti flavor, and it was amazing! It was loaded with nuts, making every bite rich and flavorful. The single scoop was surprisingly generous too. If you're visiting for the first time, I highly recommend trying this flavor. I'd definitely go back for it!

Came here after dinner for some dessert. Did you know you can get two different flavors in a single…read morescoop? That's what the sign said, so the lovely young ladies I was dining with, each decided to get a single scoop made of 2 flavors. One of them opted to have 2 flavors on a cone and the other got 2 flavors in a cup. For some reason, the 2 flavors on the cone were much larger than the cup. Same deal, same price...but I kid you not, the two flavored single scoop in the cup was much smaller than the one on the cone. If you're a bang for your buck kinda person, you might pay heed to this and opt for the cone from here on out. If you're like me though, you'll still choose the cup no matter what. I always find that ice cream cones make just make me too full and then they also make me thirsty so that I feel like I want a drink afterwards. Of course...if I'm in a situation where the ice cream comes on a cone by default (for example, a free ice cream after hot pot), I will eat the cone without any complaints. Given the choice though, I always prefer my ice cream in a cup. Easier to eat with a spoon than having to bite into it on a cone, doesn't overfill me and doesn't make me thirsty. As it turns out though, I did not get ice cream in a cup or cone this time. I treated the two young ladies to their ice cream, and I had planned on using my bday freebie to get my own ice cream in a cup. I made a discovery this year though. First of all, the bday freebie isn't really a freebie anymore. It's a discount. They give you $5 off. Also, it doesn't apply to getting ice cream scooped for you on the spot. It only applies to pints of ice cream, and you have to place the order through the app. So basically, you're being forced to buy a pint of ice cream and take it home. Not as great a deal if you ask me, cuz it's one of those situations where you're being forced to spend money in order to save money. I still went for it this time, and ordered myself a pint of Blueberry Honey Lavender. Drove back to my mom's house as soon as I could and scooped some into a bowl. It's a lovely flavor, but unless they bring back the bday offer that lets me enjoy a free scoop of gelato in a cup, I think I'll be passing on the Dolce Amore bday offer from now on.

Hot Cha Cafe is a great little stop for ice cream, smoothies, or bubble tea. They have very…read morereasonable service, prices, and great flavor for their teams. Bonus is free bubbles, sago, or jelly!

This is a hidden gem in the Cambie village neighborhood. They have an extensive menu. Check out…read moretheir weekly specials. They include drinks made with Island Farms ice cream, fresh fruit drinks, and regular milk tea bubble tea in a variety of flavours. The lineup is usually short, and you can get your drink fairly quickly. It's quite small inside, but they do have a couple of tables available. Make sure to check out this family owned and operated establishment.

Nice and cute dessert place. Has lots of seating indoors available as well as a taiyaki merchandise…read morestore. We went for the ice cream festival litchi osmanthus ice cream. Was really really good! Wish they had this all the time. There wasn't alot of people at the time so service was very quick. The staff is nice as well. The parking lot outside has pretty narrow spots but spots free up pretty quickly even though it looks full.

Went to Little Pisces and ordered two small taiyaki, my first time having pineapple cake and salted…read moreegg yolk flavors. The pineapple cake filling was similar to a classic Taiwanese pineapple cake, and being served warm made it softer and more enjoyable. The salted egg yolk one tasted similar to the custard buns you get at dim sum. A simple and interesting twist on taiyaki.