"The Richmond Japanese dessert cafe (with another location in Chinatown) serves creamy soft serve thick enough you could probably shave with it. A large portion of their menu is dedicated to solid tea and coffee-based lattes, but if you’ve left without ice cream, you’ve entirely missed the point. There’s a small selection at Kiss of Matcha with just three flavors (and no swirls), but there’s no going wrong. And for those who’d like more than a waffle cone, opt for a soft serve sundae, which comes in a tall plastic cup layered with cornflakes, matcha cake bites, and two types of mochi." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez