
5
"The Verdict: Tu Cha’s glossy, geode-like treats are more impressive as visual illusions than actual desserts. But we did love the miniature mango orb, with its silky filling that tastes like a very real, very ripe mango. This small dessert shop in Koreatown is built for the algorithm, with a glass display case up front filled with chocolate-shelled sculptures that crack open like geodes, and pink berry sorbet blocks that look like Rubik's cubes. It’s also owned by a culinary influencer from Australia, which might explain the multiple TVs on the wall looping TikTok content like a screensaver. Most desserts run small for the price, but they also double as party tricks and are fun to crack open." - sylvio martins, brant cox, nicolas zhou, cathy park
Handcrafted desserts, premium boba, modern flavors, traditional techniques