Homm Review: Famous Thai Dessert Cafe From Melbourne Opens In SG

Homm is a famous dessert cafe from Melbourne now in Singapore

If you love Asian-style desserts, you’re going to want to hear this: Homm Dessert, a famous Thai-inspired dessert cafe from Melbourne, has just opened their first store in Singapore at Raffles City!

Food at Homm Dessert

With their open-kitchen concept, we were able to watch the entire food preparation process, which was a really nice experience.

We started our tasting with the most popular item on their menu: the Thai Tea Avalanche Bingsu ($19.80++), a Thai tea bingsu with whipped cheese, Thai milk tea sauce, freshly baked crumble, Homm’s Thai tea gelato, and grass jelly on the side. The bingsu came tall like a cake, with all the shaved ice held together by a plastic sheet, which you’re supposed to remove before consuming.

As we removed the plastic sheet, the mountain of shaved ice flowed down beautifully, and…

Fell into place like lava oozing out from a volcano eruption. It was quite a magnificent sight. 

To ensure we got the full experience, we added the grass jelly as well as the extra portion of whipped cheese and Thai tea sauce before digging in. 

On the first bite, we were impressed by the fragrance of the Thai tea and how well it blended with the whipped cheese. The sweet shaved ice had a refreshing aftertaste that complemented the richness and, intensity of the Thai tea. Each bite revealed the tea’s deep, earthy tones, with a hint of spice, creating a delightful contrast with the tanginess of the whipped cheese. The floral sweetness from the tea and tang from the whipped cheese were beautifully complemented by the texture of the chin chow. We loved it.

FYI: this dessert is also vegetarian and nut-free! 

Next, we tried another one of their crowd favourites: Homm’s Taro Bingsu ($19.80++), which is also vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free. Dairy lovers, don’t be fooled by the vegan and gluten-free titles—the taro bingsu was delicious, boasting a unique fragrance from the mixture of vegan-friendly milk, paired with a sweet, creamy taro paste. The bingsu comes with coconut meat, as well as handmade pumpkin boba and a salted coconut sauce on the side.

The sweet and sticky taro paste contrasted well against the refreshing shaved ice. Along with the shredded coconut meat and salted coconut sauce, this dessert was a well-balanced mix of flavours.

What stole the show for me was their hand-crafted pumpkin boba—it was incredibly fresh and chewy, with just the right amount of sweetness. Each boba revealed a strong pumpkin flavour and a slightly creamy texture, making it a satisfying contrast to the other elements in the dessert.

We moved on to the Mango Shokupan ($15.80++), another highly recommended item on the menu. This toasted and bruleed Japanese milk bread slice was topped with fresh mango cubes, sweet and slightly tangy mango puree, coconut sauce, as well as Homm’s creamy coconut gelato.

The toasted milk bread was slightly crispy on the outside, and perfectly soft and buttery on the inside. The toast had a sweet caramelised butter fragrance, which was balanced really well with the tangy mango.

After enjoying their Japanese milk toast, we couldn’t resist trying their French toast as well. We went on to try their Salted Egg Pain Perdu ($13.80++): French toast made from the same Japanese milk bread, fried until golden brown and filled with Homm’s salted egg filling. 

The pain perdu featured a crispy fried crust that had a satisfying crunch, which reminded me of a Korean corn dog. The accompanying coconut gelato offered a refreshing sweetness that beautifully balanced the creamy salted egg yolk filling. However, the richness and oiliness of the toast became overwhelming after a few bites. 

We ended with their Kaya Caramel Mochi ($6.80++), which is a Singapore-exclusive item. You get a scoop of gula melaka and pandan gelato wrapped in a stretchy sheet of mochi skin,  topped with young coconut meat, roasted coconut flakes, and a house-made kaya caramel drizzle.

Look at how stretchy the mochi wrap is!

The kaya caramel sauce is said to be the owners’ recipe, so we were excited to try it. Aside from the incredibly stretchy mochi skin, the flavour of this dessert did not stand out as much as the other desserts. The kaya caramel sauce leaned more towards coconut in terms of flavour, and the gelato had a relatively icy texture as compared to the previous gelato we had in their other desserts.

Homm’s drinks are equally Instagrammable, too. Don’t miss out on the Twilight ($5.80++), featuring house-made mango passion puree topped with butterfly pea tea, and the classic Thai Milk Tea ($4.80++). The former offered a refreshing zestiness from the mango passion puree, beautifully balanced by the delicate floral notes of the butterfly pea tea. Meanwhile, the Thai tea delivered a familiar sweetness, with a pleasantly astringent aftertaste that added depth. 

Ambience at Homm Dessert

Located in the basement of Raffles City Shopping Centre, three minutes by foot from City Hall MRT Station, Homm sits by a circle of Thai restaurants and dessert cafes in the mall. The cafe space is pretty small and cosy, and can get crowded during the lunch hour, so do make your way down early if you can!  

The verdict

Homm Dessert offers an array of stunning desserts that are as pleasing to the palate as they are to the eyes, all freshly crafted right before you. If you’re looking for a sweet place to end your meal, do check out this new cafe for some amazing Thai-style desserts in a central location.

For more famous Australian cafes to explore, read our Puzzle Coffee coverage. Otherwise, for more sweet treats in the area, check out our Go Ba coverage.

Address: 252 North Bridge Road, #B1-12, Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore 179103
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 11am to 9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am to 10pm
Website
Homm Dessert is not a halal-certified eatery.

Photos taken by Casandra Nicholas.
This was a media tasting at Homm Dessert.