Hello world! Long time no blog post! We’re living in unprecedented times here with the COVID-19 situation. Due to social distancing, I’ll be spending lots of time at home so it’s probably time to do some blogging again. Even though it was pretty cold last week, I visited Granville Island and tried Popina.

Popina is located at the end of Granville Island behind the Granville Island market near Bridges restaurant. I never venture to this side so I’ve never stumbled upon them until now. They have 9 options for their puffcream dessert. The puffcream is made with antibiotic, hormone free, Fraser Valley milk and served in a freshly baked cream puff with various toppings.

When I lived in Sydney last year, they had quite a few places that served cheese tarts (Uncle Tetsu, Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tarts, Pablos) and of course I tried them since we didn’t have them in Vancouver before. Castella Cheesecake opened up last year and I finally remembered to pay them a visit. They’re located on Robson and Bute next to Happy Lemon.

I love ice cream so when I heard about this new ice cream spot with amazing Asian flavours like HK Milk Tea I knew I had to check it out. Elephant Garden Creamery is located on Commercial and 4th which is a little bit out of the way for me but trust me, it was worth it.

Sweet Jesus hails from Toronto and their Metrotown location is their first in BC. There was a lot of hype when they first opened in Toronto and they have since expanded across Ontario and into Alberta and now BC. Their Metrotown store is located near Superstore. Sweet Jesus is known for their soft serve cones that are smothered in a variety of toppings. With names like Rocky Road Rage and Hella Nutella, there will be something for your sweet tooth here. I came last month when they were doing a buy one get one 50% off deal.