Cake & Bingsoo Cafe

"Your body feels like it’s on fire and—short of skinny-dipping in the Thames or taking your Sally Rooney book into the freezer with you—you need ice, stat. Take your overheated self to New Malden and Cake & Bingsoo Cafe will take care of the rest. Korean desserts reign supreme at the casual cafe, so make a beeline for the signature bingsoo—shaved ice is loaded with gravity-defying sweet treats and ice cream. There’s plenty of seating inside so get a refreshing mango bingsoo and wait until your weather app tells you it’s safe to step outside." - jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak

"If the weather is serving ‘put your sunnies on’, make a beeline for Cake & Bingsoo Cafe in New Malden. More specifically, for the shaved ice bingsoo that comes loaded with gravity-defying sweet treats and ice cream. At the casual cafe where Korean desserts reign supreme, there’s a large sharing table perfect for you and a few hungry friends, even larger matcha frappes, and a concise menu of sweet treats. It’s open until 9pm so if a matcha craving strikes after work, Cake & Bingsoo has you covered.  " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, daisy meager, sinead cranna

"Just like the first iced latte of the year, we wait impatiently for the mercury to rise for our first bingsoo of the year. The signature milk-based shaved ice at this bright and airy Korean cafe in New Malden comes loaded with gravity-defying sweet treats and ice cream. Think a moat of perfectly sliced cubes of mango around a mountain of snow-white shaved ice, topped with a scoop of mango ice cream. There are layers, there’s a high chance of brain freeze, and there’s no way you’ll be able to finish one yourself so bring back up. Snag a seat at the large sharing table and get battling with spoons." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing, daisy meager

"If the weather is serving ‘put your sunnies on’, make a beeline for Cake & Bingsoo Cafe. More specifically, make a beeline for the signature shaved ice bingsoo that comes loaded with a variety of gravity-defying sweet treats and ice cream. At the bright and casual cafe on the high street, Korean desserts reign supreme and there’s a large sharing table that’s perfect for you and a few hungry friends. The best part is it’s open from 9am-9pm, perfect for post-work matcha cravings. " - rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley, daisy meager, sinead cranna

"Opposite the Korean minimart Seoul Plaza is (Cake &) Bingsoo Café which seems like an average chintzy English tearoom other than it happens to specialise in the Korean frozen dessert: bingsu or bingsoo. Similar to the Malaysian ais kacang, it comprises shaved ice and sweetened condensed milk or fruit syrups, and toppings such as strawberries, chunks of tteok (rice cake), jelly bits, and adzuki beans. Bingsoo’s ramie leaf cupcakes are delightful — a type of Korean nettle, ramie resembles Japanese matcha tea in flavour, but is caffeine-free, a fact the cafe proudly proclaims." - MiMi Aye