DOPA DOPA (South Bridge Road)

Sweet tooth craving.

Ice cream flavours from left to right >>> >>> >>>

Strawberry Honey (Classic)
Milk base with strawberry jam and honey. Smooth, sweet, and tarty, but the flavour is a tad light and doesn’t leave much of an impact.

Cereal Milk (Classic)
Milk gelato with cereal bits. Quite rich and milky, fitting its name, but the cereal bits are too fine to notice with a small scoop. A larger scoop is recommended to experience the tiny gritty texture of the cereal bits.

Almond Apple Butter (Premium)
Butter base with caramelised almond brittle and apple jam. My favourite among the flavours I tried. The sweet apple taste is rich and fruity, and the small almond brittle pieces add a great textural contrast that complements the flavour perfectly.

Roasted Pistachio (Premium)
Strong, nutty, and earthy pistachio-based gelato. Said to be their bestseller, it delivers on its promise of a robust, nutty, and earthy flavour. While good, it feels like something is missing, though it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly. Hmm...

Calamansi Sour Plum Sorbet (Classic)
Dopa’s take on a local favourite beverage. It captures the exact taste of the calamansi sour plum drink found in local coffee shops but in gelato form. When it melts, the texture resembles a Slurpee.

Pricing
Single - $5.50
Double - $10
Premium - +$1
Cone - +$1
Waffles - $8
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🚩DOPA DOPA (South Bridge Rd), 29 South Bridge Rd, 01-01, Singapore 058665
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Founded in August 2018 by Leonard Ong, this brand is named for the feel good biological reaction of 'dopamine', and are known for their nut-based gelato.
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Serving just 8 varieties of flavours daily, their gelato is made using all natural ingredients, kept in their individual pozzetti - a traditional Italian way of serving ice-cream to preserve its freshness and prevent cross-contamination by air.
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The Roasted Pistachio, in a cup, has a deep robust nutty earthy sweet smoky flavour, and their signature pliant creamy soft texture with a gentle stretch. Finely crushed pistachio nuts lend a grainy texture and added nutty earthy flavour.
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The Maple Pecan, in a cone, has addictive floral nutty sweet flavour, and the same signature pliant creamy soft texture with stretch. Bits of pecan nuts lend a firm crunch and nutty earthy flavour.
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Ice Cream
Dopa Dopa Creamery
@ 29 South Bridge Road #01-01
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/04/best-of-singapore-hawkers-ice-cream.html

The classic Banana Caramel was great as well, exactly like having a creamy rendition of the ripened fresh fruit (unfortunately didn’t really get the caramel flavour). Equally fragrant, the premium Almond & Honey gelato (Double $9, Premium +$1) was sweet and had a mild nutty flavour from the honey, roasted almond paste mix - a lighter tasting option from the lot I got in my opinion.

Back twice since December started, (it has been a hot minute but) I am still loving Dopa Dopa’s artisanal gelatos. Sticking to my favourites, the Ferrero remains a must-order with its foolproof combination of house-made Hazelnut paste, cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Nutty, smooth and delicately chocolate-y.

On the waffle (+$6) was also the newer flavour, Pistachio Praline. The milk gelato base was studded with candied pistachios, pistachio nut bits and yummy swirls of homemade pistachio praline. A lovely number even though I would probably stick to their signature Roasted Pistachio for an earthier kick.

𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 ($9) + 𝙬𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚 ($6), 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 ($5) + 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙚 ($1)
- Despite looking sticky, the gelatos were perfectly creamy and melted pretty quickly.
- 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚: Too sweet for my liking, cookie crumbles gave a textural contrast which could have more of!
- 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙤 (𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙪𝙢 +$1): Instead of the usual green, it’s evident they prepared the nuts from scratch from the light brown hue and bold nutty flavour, which I loved with a slight saltiness! Rlly one of the best pistachio gelatos 🫶🏻
- 𝙈𝙖𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙣 (𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙪𝙢 +$1): Light vanilla taste was delectable although nutty profile could have been stronger.
- Waffle was fluffy and crisp 🧇

Trying to beat the relentless heat and humidity of Singapore's eternal summer, a refreshing @dopadopa.sg 𝙂𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤 is certainly a welcome treat! 😍💛🌼

It's been a long time since my last visit, back when @leonardong.9 first started the business with his awesome handroasted 𝙋𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙤 𝙂𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤 made with a ton of love. ♥️ Fast forward a few years, and my taste buds tingled with happiness after such a long hiatus of this yummilicious treat.

𝙋𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙤 💚 - Creamy and nutty with bits of pistachio, this oh-so-comforting taste is one that my heart remembers from the first time I tried it.

𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧🍫 - We really loved this rendition of one of our favourite classic chocolates @ferrerorocherit 😋🇮🇹 Smooth, yet packed a punch with a satisfying hazelnut flavour without the saccharine sweetness offered by other establishments. Butttt why is the amount of gelato scooped so much lesser than the one given for the Pistachio cone? 🥺🥺 We could definitely have a lot more! Haha... 😆♥️♥️

What can I say? My heart goes ᗪOᑭᗩᗪOᑭᗩ for this locally made ice cream anytime! 😋♥️♥️♥️