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    Somisomi

    4.3 (480 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Soft serve ube with nutella filling
    Marie W.

    We luckily came in when the place is not busy at all. Staff were friendly. Their soft serve has 4 different type, I believed and toppings are unlimited. We ordered: Soft serve type: Upside down Filling: Nutella Ice Cream: Ube Toppings: Biscoff Crumble, Oreo Crumbs, Fruity Pebbles Rating: 5/5 Soft serve type: Upside Down Filling: Nutella Ice Cream: Cookies and Cream Toppings: Oreo crumbs Rating: 5/5 5pcs Taiyaki: Nutella fillings (5/5) Definitely will be coming back here, though, parking is horrible.

    Soft serve
    Ellen K.

    Huge fan of the sesame aboong--very nutty and not too sweet! Loved that they gave us a free strawberry or macaron topping, but plus unlimited toppings like biscoff, oreo, and matcha powder!

    Sam T.

    Creamy, mild flavored ice cream. Good on a hot summer day, just lacked flavor for me personally and is a tad pricey. But check it out! We all have difference preferences!

    Jazmine M.

    They were super kind and helpful. They recommended the horchata soft serve ice cream with crusted filling. 10/10 recommend ! Somilicious! Amazing combo. The place was nice and clean. Thank you to today's workers. Made me feel welcoming. Will be back again ! Thank you

    Bobby T.

    This place is always on point. Sometimes it might be a little crowded and loud and messy but that's all on the customers that are there in the moment . The products and employees are locked in whenever I'm here. They're fast to explain the whole process/flavors and I've loved every flavor I've gotten so far. The Ube and coffee are my all time favorite flavors. I've tried the strawberry milk and it's also very good, it always seems to be sold out unfortunately. I've been coming since it opened and the quality hasn't changed only improved. I highly recommend coming here for a sweet treat. You won't be disappointed.

    Kelly M.

    Went last week to Somi, I usually go to the little Tokyo location but stopped by at this location and 10/10!! Staff is so polite location is so clean and orderly. The young man working named Jeremy was so sweet & polite and gave us great advice on what to try! As some locations have different swirls. Will definitely came back to this location if in the area, Thanks Fullerton!

    Taiyaki
    Daniella P.

    This is such a Fullerton classic. This place really does deserve the hype it gets and I can understand why the line is always so long. I do love the ice cream here, specially the Milk flavor. Before you make fun of me, sometimes you just want something simple and not crazy sweet and that's how I was feeling. I do highly recommend the Horchata flavor as well. What I've been obsessed with recently is their Taiyaki. It's so warm and they put the perfect amount of filling inside of them. Such a great place to eat ice cream and walk around.

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    Britney M.

    Yummy! What a fun spot for some delicious treats! Somisomi is a cute little cafe located in downtown Fullerton. This place is a walk up and order, and stand at a table and eat kind of place. I got lucky and there was no line when I arrived. Awesome, no wait. The employee was very friendly and helpful. He was so patient with me while I asked all of my questions to decide what I wanted. I settled on the cookies and cream flavor inside a custard fish. It was delicious. Such a fun and unique treat!

    Alyeska G.

    The flavors are it! Service was quick and it was super busy on a Friday night. Matcha & Horchata was delicious. The horchata was my favorite of the two and tasted pretty on point to an Horchata drink. They did run out of flavors so didn't get to try the seasonal ones I was looking for. It melts pretty fast so I recommend getting the ahboong upside down so it's not a whole mess. Gives you plenty of time to enjoy. They have a few standing tables inside and a few outside to enjoy with friends.

    Only slim countertops that block the pathway from the front door to the cash register. Bad feng shui.
    Patrick ..

    Bottom Line Up Front: Somisomi is a Korean-style dessert and ice cream shop that serves up tasty treats in a fun package. The Background: This store specializes in bungeoppang (a Korean street food that's best described as a waffle-like pastry in the shape of a fish) and ahboong (a fish-shaped waffle cone filled with sweet fillings and topped with soft-serve ice cream). Somisomi also serves a third variation with thr ahboong upside down, meaning the open-mouth fish is the topper on a cup of soft-serve ice cream. My Order: I got two upside down ahboong with soft-serve swirls: 1) banana pudding and horchata and 2) matcha and ube. For the former, I added Biscoff crumbs and Cocoa Pebbles. For the latter, I added just Biscoff crumbs. Both came with a custard-filled ahboong. I loved both for different reasons. The authentic bitter matcha and creamy sweet ube provided a yin-yang balance of Asian flavors. Meanwhile, the banana pudding and horchata swirl also complemented each other nicely in the way that banana rice pudding works. And if course the custard-filled ahboong was delicious. The Service: The employees were quick, friendly, and knowledgeable. The Location: Being in Downtown Fullerton, you can expect difficulty finding nearby parking at peak hours. It's located in the same building as the Cellar. And thanks to a societal shift after the pandemic, there's a lot more vagrants and homeless to contend with in the area. While this particular shop is still safe to visit, it's worth mentioning, since you might have to park a ways away and walk there. The Setting: Once inside, everything is brightly lit and clean with a welcoming and fun atmosphere. I do have to dock some marks though for the lack of tables and chairs, which I suppose is to discourage long hangouts and instead increase traffic flow. There are just slim countertops that you stand in front of. I'm also not a fan of the countertop layout, which is horseshoe shaped that impedes the flow of walk-up traffic to the front register where you order. The awkward setup forces you to squeeze past anyone who's standing at the countertops and results in wasted space. The Conclusion: Despite the poor layout and limited nearby parking spots, the novelty and flavors of the desserts make Somisomi worth the visit. My true rating is 4.5 out of 5, but since I can't give half stars, I'll be generous and round up to 5 out of 5.

    Megan D.

    10/10 Upside Down- I went with the ube and horchata mix, filled with matcha custard inside the taiyaki. The flavors were delicious, and the matcha custard was super yummy as well. This place is always consistent with its quality. Cost - $6.95 in total.

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    Teresa D.

    We came in on a Sunday night (03/29/26) and it was packed inside but thankfully the line moves pretty quickly. They currently have new flavors. The mint Oreo taiyaki was surprisingly tasty and the Sakura berry in my opinion was tasty. It tastes like cherry and to my friends they found it to taste medicinal. I got the cookies and cream with Sakura berry swirl which sounds like an odd combination but it's amazing together.

    Strawberry matcha and matcha soft serve
    Janeva G.

    Yummy ice cream! I loved the powdered matcha on top. The strawberry matcha was okay. The drink had a slight matcha taste with sweetness from the strawberry. Definitely feel like somi somi is mainly known for their soft serve and taiyaki fish.

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    Ask the Community - Somisomi

    Do you have HOT fudge topping?

    Nope. Only dry toppings like fruity pebbles, Oreo dust, graham cracker crumbs, coconut, rainbow sprinkles, strawberries...

    Any gluten free items?

    Hello, Mayra Thank you for reaching out to us and your interest in our products.… 

    Does the cold brew float have ice cream on top?

    Yes it does! It will be a cup of cold brew coffee with a ice cream flavor of your choosing added to the top.

    What's today's flavors 10/17/20?

    Milk, Sesame, Matcha, Ube. I forgot what swirls there were besides milk/sesame.

    Is there parking?

    There public lot free parking maybe a half block away ... easy to walk to between parking and the store.

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    Sweet Scoops Homemade Ice Cream

    Sweet Scoops Homemade Ice Cream

    4.5
    (132 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    I found my new favorite ice cream spot!!…read more As a self-proclaimed ice cream enthusiast, I frequent ice cream spots at least 1-2 times a week (probably more than I should). I happened to come across this place on a Friday night right before a bar-hopping night with some friends. I just ate so ice cream sounded good. I walked in and it's a pretty small spot with only 2-3 small tables and 1 guy working. The menu looked pretty interesting, and immediately sampled 3 of the flavors that intrigued me the most: mango sticky rice, banana cream pie, and matcha strawberry. The worker was really nice and helped me out quickly. I asked him what the difference was between the small and the large, I thought it was just size of the scoop or bowl, but he said that small comes with 2 scoops, large is 3 scoops, and you can get a combination of flavors. That was perfect because all 3 flavors were some of my favorites I've ever had. I'm not usually one to hype up a food spot without good cause, but the price point for each size was really good compared to other ice cream spots that charge $1-2 more for the same thing. Not only that, these flavors were some of the best I've had. I'm excited to come back and try more flavors. Highly recommend this spot for any ice cream lovers, and I think I'm probably going to come back every weekend as part of my weekly routine haha.

    It's hard to find ice cream that has Asian-inspired flavors, so this place set my expectations…read morepretty high! And I was not disappointed! They have a great variety of flavors, and you can even get a sample to taste before buying. Their ube is delicious and their mango sticky rice one has such an incredible taste that replicates the dessert so well. I ended up getting their cookie butter flavor since I am a big fan of biscoff and it was so creamy and delicious. You get small chunks of the biscoff cookie as well, which is great. For the price itself, you get a good amount of ice cream too! The shop itself is pretty small with only a table or two for seating and parking is slightly difficult when it gets crowded. But the service was great and they play great music as well. Try out their ice cream!

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    All Banana Cream Pie
    All Banana Cream Pie
    Sweet Scoops Homemade Ice Cream
    Sweet Scoops Homemade Ice Cream

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    Bag of Cakes

    Bag of Cakes

    4.3
    (1k reviews)
    3.2 mi
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    Amazing bakery in the Fullerton area! Everything I had here was good and delicious…read more There were so many unique and pretty pastries to choose from from cakes to croissants. I got so many pastries. There were no misses. My favorite of the bunch was the blueberry cake. The cake wasn't too sweet, was moist, fluffy, and tasty. I enjoyed the matcha cheesecake, garlic sea salt bread, and raspberry cruffin as well. I also grabbed an egg bacon bread and regular sea salt bread to-go for future breakfasts. Warmed up, these were great in the morning! To drink I had the Banana Pudding Matcha Latte which was not too sweet and yummy! Good matcha flavor and the banana pudding was creamy. Mixed together, it was good. I also enjoyed the crunchy bits in there as well as the real banana slices. I got it at the small size, but the portion was generous. It went well with the pastries. There's some inside seating and tables as well as a bathroom available. There is lots of free parking around the bakery. I went in the afternoon on a Sunday and it was still packed! I love how the bakers were constantly baking even in the afternoon, so they brought out fresh batches of their pastries. Overall, a great bakery and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the Fullerton area.

    Cute, bright bakery with plenty of seating and a huge selection of pastries and cakes, from…read morecroissants and cruffins to salt bread, savory buns, and celebration cakes. The variety is definitely one of the strongest points here. We tried the Matcha Cruffin, Onion Cream Bread, and Three Cheese Bagel. The Onion Cream Bread was the best of the three. The cream was light and balanced well with the bread, but the onion flavor was pretty much lost. I could barely taste it. The Matcha Cruffin was disappointing. There was matcha powder on top, but absolutely no matcha filling inside. I'm not sure if they changed the recipe or simply missed the filling in ours, but for something sold as a matcha cruffin, I expected an actual matcha presence beyond the topping. The Three Cheese Bagel, made with cheddar, cream cheese, and mozzarella, had good flavor but the texture was much too hard. We were dining in and had it warmed up, yet the bread was still tough and the cheese inside had already hardened. Service was fine, but nothing stood out. Overall, great selection and a nice space, but the pastries we tried were inconsistent.

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    Earl Grey Mousse Cake - EG creme, vanilla sponge cake, feuilletine & hazelnut praline bring crunch, flavor and dimension.
    Earl Grey Mousse Cake - EG creme, vanilla sponge cake, feuilletine & hazelnut praline bring crunch, flavor and dimension.
    Strawberry Matcha Cake
    Strawberry Matcha Cake
    Grape Danish, Raspberry Cruffin, and Matcha Strawberry Shortcake.

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    Grape Danish, Raspberry Cruffin, and Matcha Strawberry Shortcake.
    The Spoon

    The Spoon

    4.4
    (440 reviews)
    6.5 mi
    $$

    I keep coming back for the Crème Brulée Coffee--it never disappoints. Especially when they're…read morehaving the BOGO promo. Double the joy! I also noticed they've added quite a few new food items to the menu, so I decided to give one a try. I ordered the pesto mushroom and bacon breadsticks. For $7.50, you get three, which were very crunchy, satisfying, and filling. The aioli added a nice fragrant touch. Will definitely be back to explore more of the new menu items!

    I wanted a dessert that was light but would still satisfy my sweet cravings post-dinner, and The…read moreSpoon didn't disappoint! What I ordered: Coco Pandan Mousse DESSERT: 8/10 I loved how light my mousse was. Most importantly, it actually tasted like pandan! I was worried the pandan flavor was going to be mid and subtle, but each bite had a great pandan flavor. I had a bit of a drive back to my hotel, so I was advised to order mine frozen. I'm glad I took the staff member's advice because by the time I got to my hotel and finished dinner, it had thawed out perfectly. It was still cold-ish, room temp in the best way possible. SERVICE: 9/10 Great customer service! Upon arrival, the staff member who helped me was very nice. I was indecisive about what to order, so I really appreciated that she gave me a rundown and some suggestions on their most popular dishes. Most importantly, I appreciated her concern about my dessert melting by the time I got back to my hotel. If it wasn't for her and her advice to order the dessert frozen, I wouldn't have known and probably would've ended up with a deconstructed dessert. The way she packaged my dessert was also very helpful and considerate. AMBIANCE: 9/10 Definitely a cute place, and I can see this being a great go-to spot for groups. I loved how the back seating area had so many Polaroids plastered all over the walls. There are different types of seating depending on what you're in the mood for, and each seating area has a different vibe. There's also plenty of outdoor seating if you want to enjoy the weather while having your dessert!

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    Ganache Dulce De Leche
    Ganache Dulce De Leche
    Nutella Mousse Bear
    Nutella Mousse Bear
    Apple White Chocolate Mousse

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    Apple White Chocolate Mousse
    Crepes Bonaparte

    Crepes Bonaparte

    4.4
    (234 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Came to try this place because my friend got me some crepes from their food truck one time and I…read morefell in love. This place makes me wanna have crepes everyday of my life. I've only ever tried their banana foster crepe, but honestly, if you have a sweet tooth, it's all you need. Maybe some chocolate syrup to top it off, too. I had no issues finding parking and the service was good. Parking is free in the nearby blocks as long as it's NOT Thursday-Saturday

    After dinner craving dessert. My girlfriend suggested crepes. So we gathered my son and his…read morefriend and headed to Crepes Bonaparte in Fullerton. There's a parking lot that offers 2 hours free just south of the restaurant and west of harbor Blvd. Just note your stall number and let the cashier know, they will validate your parking for 2 hours. In downtown Fullerton parking can be very challenging so this is a great perk. Ordered at the counter and paid for our crepes. The server brought our crepes out to the table when they were ready. Everything tasted delicious and we all finished our crepes. They even make gluten free crepes for my son who suffers from celiac disease and is on a strict gluten free diet. Seating inside the restaurant and out on a patio. It was a nice night so we sat outside and enjoyed the evening fresh air. Prices are a little high but the quality and quantity of the crepes balances that out. We enjoyed the experience and will return.

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    HazelBerryAna
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    Bar area

    Somisomi - icecream - Updated August 2026

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