Alcoholic Gelato @KopiBar, Centrepoint BU. Super cheap & good!
March 1st, 2010 • General, MAIN
At a most obscure corner in an already little known nor high traffic shopping complex Centrepoint, Kopi Bar is a little gem of an eatery that deserves more patronage than it has currently.
Truth to be told, myself wouldn’t have given this place a second glance if I hadn’t read about their ALCOHOLIC gelato. Yup, you read right. In this era of decadent desserts, imported expensive gelatos & innovative “ice cream” such as Tutti Frutti & Kindori (Read about the cempaka blast frozen ice cream HERE), this charming unassuming kopitiam cum bar’s winning ace (for me at least) is their unique homemade gelato infused with alcohol.
On my first visit, my gelato came sprinkled with these multi- coloured rice sprinkles. I spent half the time splitting out the offending artificially sweet stuff while trying to enjoy the distinctive taste of the gelato. Lesson learnt: Ask them to hold those hundreds & thousands sprinkle next time. And why the hell would anyone put hundreds & thousands on something so “adult” as alcoholic gelato??
Clockwise from top left: Jamaica Rum with Raisins, Cherry Brandy Kirsch & Danish Royal Stout with Carlsberg.
The initial hiccup aside, the gelato was loveeeeelyy! My favourite is the Stout one (a bitter start on the tongue which finishes with subtle carlsberg body), followed closely by the Rum & Raisins (rum bloated raisins & swirls of rum aftertaste in the mouth with each spoonful is absoutely bliss !). I would go as far as to say it’s better than Haagen Daaz’s Rum & Raisins though some of my friends didn’t agree. That’s fine, everyone’s tastebuds differs right? ;)
The intriguing Cherry Brandy Kirsch. All of us failed in our quest seeking the suitable adjectives to describe this. Sweet? Uuhh….not quite. Berry tasting? Hmm..a bit. Creamy? Er..not really. Ok la, I shall it put it as “Complex, subtle tasting & alcoholic with reminisce of berries”.
It’s RM3/scoop and RM5 for two scoops. On my first visit, Joe Cho, Kopi Bar director said take-away portion of the ice cream is available after CNY so addicted me went again yesterday with some friends (who agreed the gelato was really delightful) & came away with a litre for RM15. If you would like to buy the whole tub, it’s RM70-. Call Joe in advance to ensure availability.
KopiBar
Lot G106, Ground Floor (just opposite McDonald’s)
Centrepoint, Bandar Utama
47800 Petaling Jaya
Opens 10 am – 11 pm daily (no off days).
Tel : 03-7710 6966
Joe Cho : 019 783 2582
More on KopiBar:
A cosy cafe serving both the usual kopitiam fare and also alcohol. Their specialty is the Hainanese Chicken Rice which is Joe Cho’s favourite, himself being a Hainanese. Other recommended food is their green hued Nasi Lemak & Seafood Noodles featuring Shanghai noodle as well as Chicken Curry served in Claypot.
Prices of these items range from RM6.90 to RM12.
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hehe, i really should make my way here soon. those are really reasonable prices; i can imagine other places charging RM8 per scoop of gelato! :D ahhhh, and also, should support my fellow hainanese =)
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eh, is this your latest post? the flickering top bar is confusing me.. then i gotta scroll down to recent posts and saw this! eek! i thot the surabaya one was lastest.. mwuahahaha :P
anyway, lovely colors of the rainbow, i could sit there and get drunk ALL evening but i fear my jeans wont let me :P
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wooo, really went there in the end.. ahahahha… doesn’t seem that cheap anymore leh.. from what you told me.. heh
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Ooh… Becky is this the gelato place that you mentioned? :)
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Glad you like it as much as I do! Funny, they never did put rice sprinkles on my orders from the very first time. As you can see from my pics that it comes “clean”, I never had to tell them to hold the toppings as there was never any given.
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must try! esp must introduce to frens that love alcohol…
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must try lah !
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wah…rum raisin…must go and try liow …
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I never like multi- coloured rice sprinkles on top of my ice cream or gelato! Spoil the ice cream nia.
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This, the one wmw blogged? Sounds perfect. At RM3 per scoop, it’s almost too cheap to be true.
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The Gelato looks good! Didn’t go to Centrepoint for a while already!
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Wow, those gelato have really interesting flavors! Beer?! Whoa!
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Augustdiners March 4, 2010at 12:18 pm
Helo! :D wow i love how you describe your gelato! U made it sound almost seductive! u shud do ure food blog gathering here. Imagine ppl getting HAPPY and HIGH over alcohol gelatos.
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this one looks lovely! will go for the kirschwasser and the beer one. wondering how it tastes ler??? :P
and, it’s really cheap lar
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This is another reason to go to Centrepoint. The other is Cagayan. Wanted to go but did not make it.
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great post as usual!
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Isabelle July 6, 2010at 9:58 am
Great recommendation as usual babe~ ;)
Cheap & good!
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i go centerpoint quite frequent. need to try this out.
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