Kokomama (SOTA)
S is on an instagram giveaway winning steak -- 3 in a month! With a $10 Kokomama voucher in hand, we headed down to the cafe at SOTA for lunch. To be honest, we weren't expecting much of Kokomama, having read some rather unflattering reviews of this place.
For some reason, Bingsu is so darn expensive in Singapore. It's just shaved ice and syrup for goodness sake. There's something cheaper called ice kachang out there. Kokomama's Bingsu is priced about mid-range, a notch cheaper than the more popular chains. They also serve a baby version, which is cute, but probably not worth your money because the prices don't seem to have scaled down proportionately with the size (on the poster).
Kokomama appears to be more of a canteen of sorts, catering to the students from the nearby SOTA and SMU. It was quite empty except for a group of students when we reached around lunchtime on a weekend.
There is a decent array of korean fushion dishes on the menu. Prices, we felt it were a little on the high side, considering the clientele. Perhaps there's a student meal deal somewhere that we missed out on. Wanted to try the highly raved chilli crab (black) bread bowl but decided against it due to the 2 chillis (need to train Sher to eat spicy food).
The pastries at the window do look tempting. Sher was mesmerized by the smoked duck quiche. However, we figured that we couldn't go wrong with a croissant instead.
It's cute of the chef to keep enthusiastically declaring that this was made with 99% butter. We don't know what that means but what we do know is that the croissant ($2.20) had incredibly fluffy and soft layers. If we ever come back again, we'd be sure to check out their other pastries.
S had the Jumping Prawn Aglio Olio ($12.90), which was quite a huge & generous portion and looked photogenic. Probably one of the least korean dishes on the menu, it tasted decent enough.
Sher craved the Ham and Mushroom Baked Rice ($9.90), which was served hot in a mess tin. Baked till golden brown, the cheese layer was extremely inviting indeed. Can't wait to dig in!
Look at all the cheesy goodness (: The portion is pretty generous though, we couldnt finish all the rice!
For just $2, you can add on a drink. It's a huge drink though, and perfectly shareable between two people. The weather was a little on the hot side, so we had the refreshing honey lemon drink.
Kokomama
Address: 1 Zubir Said Drive, School of the Arts, #01-01
Opening Hours: 8am - 10pm (Mon-Thur), 9am - 10.30pm (Fri - Sat), 10am - 8pm (Sun)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/kokomama.marketplace/
Contact: +65 6835 7898
Damage: $14/pax
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