Sweet Surrender
Forget eggs benedict and avocado toast. Resistance is futile at these new dessert cafes.
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Tay Suan Chiang
Nesuto 53 Tras Street, Opening hours: Mon to Sat: 12pm to 9.30pm, Sun: 12pm to 5pm
DANIEL Tan and Eileen Leow started out selling Japanese rolled omelettes and choux puffs. But when their pastry chef Alicia Wong's puffs began selling as fast as she could make them, they knew what they had to do next - open a dessert cafe "focusing on patisserie to tap on Alicia's strengths," says Mr Tan.
While the duo still run Koki Tamagoyaki and Shuu by Koki, a food kiosk at Raffles City, Nesuto - 'nest' in Japanese - comes from their belief that talented chefs should be celebrated. So while there are plans to add savouries to the current line-up of cakes and plated desserts, "we do not want to be known as a cafe," says Ms Leow. "We want to be a patisserie specialising in premium desserts."
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