Bynd Artisan + Sunday Folks @ Ion Orchard Experience Store

FAQ on Bynd Artisan + Sunday Folks @ Ion Orchard Experience Store:

1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?

👉 A new luxury cafe opened in Singapore on end of August. It is a good place for some insta-worthy dessert photos, especially their signature parfait is the one that drawn my attention and decided to pay a visit here! It is a good place to go for tea time while still not very crowded, yet! 😉

2. What do you expect to dine in this restaurant?

👉 Desserts such as ice cream and parfait, and beverages such as coffees and teas. The typical tea time set yet luxurious one here!

3. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?

👉This restaurant is usually full house during peak hours especially on weekends. Best to reserve via Chope if can as the dine-in seats are very limited. If not, I wouldn't mind to queue for this! 

Tips: Come here for weekdays teatime set to save some bucks! Scroll down to learn more!

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our tea time moment and interior cafe environment in Sunday Folks!

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We visited Bynd Artisan+Sunday Folks in Ion Orchard Experience Store on Sunday weekend for teatime moment. It is a new cafe in town opened in Singapore on end of August, with the collaboration on two big brands namely Bynd Artisan and Sunday Folks. Bynd Artisan is a famous handmade leather and paper gift retail store. Sunday Folks is a famous handcraft dessert cafe. The interesting collaboration of this retail + cafe style has definitely makes this store a nice place to visit, whether it is to buy some gifts for your loved one, or just to have some luxury tea time moment chit chatting with family and friends. The interior look of the store is shimmering bright with the theme of gold-ish and white-ish decoration, which make it appears elegant in the shopping mall itself! 💃😍

The menu is quite extensive with drinks and variety types of dessert available to order. All of the desserts are so Instagrammable, trust me! 💓 My eyes have been fixed on ice cream parfait & cake before visiting this cafe, due to the beautiful outlook of the desserts which make it so tempting to savour! 👀✌ After flip through the extensive menu, we have ordered items below:

1) Ice Cream Petits Gateaux/Ice Cream Cake: 

Menu Selection: Ete (blackcurrant ice cream with lemon mousse), Noir (dark chocolate ice cream tart with cherry), Marrakesh (pistachio ice cream with orange cream)

Price: SGD12 (Ete), SGD14 (Noir & Marrakesh)

Chosen Menu For Tasting: Noir

Taste Review: 

• Hard tart with dark chocolate ice cream inside, added with few big cherries.
• The tart is not the buttery and flaky type, it is a really "hard" (but crispy) tart that is very difficult to even cut it 😂. I think the hard texture of the tart is to prevent the ice cream inside from melting it easily and become soggy which will be not nice to eat.
• The mixture of cherries and dark chocolate ice cream make it special. They top it up with chocolate chunks for you to enjoy and also edible gold flakes which make it look even more elegant and "atas". 😎
• Come together is an hourglass which is used as a timer to let the ice cream "soften" and blend well with the cherries. Follow the 5 minutes timer ⏲set by the waiter for the best consumption time! It is so fun to look at and while gazing at the sands dripping down, don't forget to snap photos here and there! After all, where can you get such a unique photo opportunity of dessert with hourglass in Singapore if not here! 😉📸
• Overall personal opinion: Dark chocolate ice cream is not really high in intensity, for me I would prefer a thicker version and higher percentage of dark chocolate. But don't worry, it is not the cheap and runny type of chocolate. The quality of chocolate ice cream is still good to eat. They are very generous with big cherries too, which is not only refreshing but also elevate the dessert taste. Hourglass is cute to play with and unique kind of dessert tasting experience too!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ 

3 types of ice cream cakes to choose from.
LEFT: Ete,
RIGHT TOP: Noir,
RIGHT BOTTOM: Marrakesh

Noir. Dark chocolate ice cream tart with cherries inside.
Top with chocolate chunk and edible gold decor.
Hourglass as timer!

2) Ice Cream Parfait: 

Menu Selection: Genmaicha Yuzu, Earl Grey Butterscotch, Rum Raisins & Apple.

Price: SGD18 (Slightly on steeper side but must try if you are here!)

Chosen Menu For Tasting: Earl grey butterscotch (due to most Instagrammable😂)

Taste Review: 

• A lovely combination of earl grey and butterscotch ice cream: which make it aromatic and smooth when enjoy this
• Fresh strawberries: on top as decoration and inside the glass as a refreshing layer when mix with the rest of ingredients and put into your mouth (not the preserved strawberries which is a plus)
• Almond biscuits: which make it crunchy and presents a different taste feeling when mix together with ice cream, nice when eat alone too as the biscuit is crisp in texture (not the "leakage of air" & "soggy" type of biscuit if you know what I mean)
• Earl gray jelly cubes: refreshing jelly cubes in between the layer when you eat, it is chewy and Q in texture, chilling to the mouth and aromatic when you bite it
• Overall personal opinion: a delicious treat for tea time, especially love the different layers of  taste that you can get here with just pure one dish! If you have only one thing to choose from in this cafe, please don't hesitate to opt for ice cream parfait! I have not try the rest of 2 flavors so can't compare the taste yet.

Taste Rating: 5⭐ (MUST ORDER! Nice to see, nice to hold, and even nicer to EAT! 😋)

3 types of ice cream parfaits to choose from. All of them are so beautiful!
Truly a feast to the eyes and of course afterwards palate!
LEFT: Genmaicha Yuzu,
CENTRE: Earl Grey Butterscotch,
RIGHT: Rum Raisins & Apple

Our earl grey butterscotch ice cream parfait! 💕
Consists of earl grey & butterscotch ice cream, strawberries,
almond biscuit, jelly cubes, flakes, cream and etcetera.. 😋
The main attraction of the day in this cafe! 😍
Do it for your Instagram & most important your stomach! 😆

3) Seasonal Tea: 

Menu Selection: Cherry Leaves Tea, Blackcurrant Tea, Orange Tea

Price: SGD8.50 (Blackcurrant Tea, Orange Tea) & SGD9 (Cherry Leaves Tea)

Chosen Menu For Tasting: Cherry leaves tea

Taste Review: 

• Cherry leaves have only very mild tea or fruity taste.
• Good for cleansing the palate after some sweet desserts.
• Overall personal opinion: as cherry leaves don't have much flavors to taste, it is a refreshing drink to balance up the sweet dessert. If you would prefer stronger aromatic scented tea maybe can opt for orange or blackcurrant tea. But if you would like light and clean texture, then opt for cherry leaves tea.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 3.5⭐ 

Seasonal tea & ice quenchers menu

(In Front) Cherry tea leaves served in an elegant looking teapot.
It can retain the warmth of the tea inside so you can sip
and enjoy the tea slowly with the dessert pairing.

4) Coffee: 

Menu Selection: Espresso Coffee, Filtered Coffee

Price: SGD4.50 (espresso coffee) ~ 8.50 (filtered coffee)

Chosen Menu For Tasting: Filtered Coffee (Finca Isnul)

Taste Review: 

• Finca Isnul coffee bean originated from Guantamela, central America region.
• Tasting notes are on plums, honey and milk chocolate taste.
• Filtered coffee is using V60 drip method which make the taste clear and fragrant to drink.
• Overall personal opinion: nice and aromatic coffee, the intensity is quite strong too! Coffee lovers will love this for sure! As it has been filtered, there is no powdery feeling and thus left a very clean and smooth taste when you sip through it, afterwards the aromatic smell of coffee beans flows out and lingers slowly on your tongue. Special leather holder from Bynd Artisan has been incorporated here too which make it fun while pouring the coffee!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ 

Coffee and cocoa drink menu

(Behind) Filtered coffee served in a glass mug.
There is a leather holder from Bynd Artisan to let you hold the mug
while pouring out the coffee to the glass to drink.
A special sight to see when Bynd Artisan (leather store) cooperates with
Sunday Folks (dessert store) and how they have the creative idea to
mix and match to give you a fun tea time experience!

That's all for the sharing on Bynd Artisan + Sunday Folks @ Ion Orchard Experience Store. The total damage for 2 people was ~SGD58. Nice teatime session well spent in here! Afterwards, you can stroll and shop some leather products from Bynd Artisan too (many varieties displayed in the store, can check with staffs if you would like to customize for own product), or buy some cakes and ice cream from Sunday Folks if you are hunger for more desserts! Overall I get my craving fixed on good quality desserts here and definitely satisfy all the Instagrammers too with the fun hourglass and beautiful ice cream parfait! I will be back for more in future to try their ice cream when I am in Orchard too 💖! Till then, Bye-bye! 👋

TIPS: Come here during weekdays teatime session to save some bucks! 

(Shh, don't say I not tell you this "ho-kang-tao" (means good stuffs in Hokkien language). I always like to give tips, follow me if you would like to know more of traveling and foods tips! 💛)

• Ice cream cake & drink pairing at SGD18
• Ice cream parfait & drink pairing at SGD22

Our foods and drinks for the day!

Some time for Instagram
Oh ya, That Sunday Feeling 😊

Snacks to bring back home if interested!

Would like to learn the food taste review without reading?

Please enjoy my YouTube video to see more of

our tea time moment and interior cafe environment in Sunday Folks!

Thanks for the supports as always! 🤟💗

A Little Info. on Bynd Artisan + Sunday Folks 

Official Website: http://sundayfolks.com/
Facebook Webpage: sundayfolks

Location/ How to Go: #04-11, 2 Orchard Turn, ION Orchard, 238801 Singapore

Opening Hours: 10am-10pm (Monday- Sunday)

 

Personal Rating: 
Taste ➪ 8/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪  4/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 5/10  (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)




💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 31 October 2021

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Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo)

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Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog

3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog

4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog

5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog

6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog

9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog

10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido

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Itinerary Summary:

Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo):

Otaru Canal → Otaru Old Town → Otaru Sakaimachi Shopping Street → Otaru Music Box Museum → Old Temiya Railway Track → Shiroi Koboito Park → Former Hokkaido Government Office 

It is the 2nd day of our pre wedding photoshoot in Hokkaido! The theme today is buildings. As our 1st day of pre wedding photoshoot already covered the outdoor scenery and flowers feeling, we would like to add in buildings and casual feeling for the 2nd day. We drive all the way from Furano to Sapporo, overnight over there and early morning depart to Otaru. It is a long way drive from Furano to Sapporo, it takes about 3.5 hours to Sapporo, and another 45 minutes to Otaru. Otaru is the Japanese movie "Love Letter" photoshooting place, and it gradually becomes popular ever since then. Now, Otaru is a town that crowded with tourists especially when it is just a short drive away from Sapporo city and you can get yourself the Japan feeling here, i.e. old town scenes, nice Japanese foods, cute souvenir shops, and etcetera. We also passby Shiroi Koboito Park/ White Chocolate Factory when we drive on the way to Sapporo. The place is a factory that produces the famous Japan souvenir snacks - White Chocolate! You can see this everywhere around Japan, not only Hokkaido! You get the chance to visit the factory here if you are in Hokkaido, sounds good right! It is decorated with beautiful outdoor garden and cafe as well. Oh yes forget to mention, we love strolling in Otaru so much that we have cancelled the initial plan to visit Sapporo city on last day of our trip and visit this Otaru town instead (p/s: Actually I can't forget all the nice ice cream and dessert shops here.. sweeth tooth girl 😃). Thus, I have combined all the Otaru's places that we have visited in both days for this blog post. Let's see today journey below.

Otaru Canal

Map Code: 493690589*33

Operating Hours: 24 hours

Average Time Spent: 0.5 hours

Highlights: Pretty scenery

Suits: Sightseeing

Personal Star Rating: ★★★ (Worth to Visit)

Description & Tips:

👉 A canal that runs in the middle of Otaru city, with the views of warehouse made of bricks along the canal, a long stretch of street beside the canal for tourists to stroll along, and Japanese street artist standing beside and drawing the canal view. That's practically the view of Otaru Canal!
👉 Heard a lot reviews on the night view of Otaru Canal is better than day view. Although day view you get a clearer photo, however night view in Otaru is different than day. When the day tour crowds left Otaru, it reverts back to the original Otaru with much more romance in the air when strolling along the street of Otaru Canal.
👉 Able to join the tour to ride the 'gondola' along the canal.
👉 There is one special kind of transportation around this area which you can see. It is human trishaw ride, i.e. muscular Japan man will take you roaming the Otaru city and their speed is very fast! I watch it from online tv show before, really impressed, especially the weather is hot and they need to run around the city carrying the heavy trishaw.

Boat ride along the canal

Strolling along the canal

Whole row of unique warehouse view

Famous tourist spot

Street designer spotted

Otaru Old Town

Map Code: 493690589*33 (Note: It actually is map code for Otaru Canal, we use this map code to reach Otaru city, park the car and just start to explore those famous streets in Otaru by walking!)

Operating Hours: 24 hours

Average Time Spent: 2 hours

Highlights: Pretty scenery, Japan houses, Traditional, Vintage, Culture

Suits: Sightseeing, Cultural

Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★ (Must Go)

Description & Tips:

👉Few rows of streets all stretched in the vicinity of Otaru Canal, super crowded with tourists. There are many souvenir shops, dessert shops, eateries be it restaurants, cafes, street foods.
👉 Have the chance to enjoy summer festivals in Otaru, with parades marching through Otaru street, which makes it very lively. There are quite a number of summer festivals and booths all around Hokkaido, such as Sapporo. One of them is beer festival in Sapporo (we do not get the chance to explore thou). For those interested, may google for more details when planning your trip.
👉 Very beautiful town as we explore by foots, we get to see different kinds of shops, indulge in Japan culture such as glass making etcetera.
👉 Remember to try matcha ice cream in a shop called Sa wa wa. The store is fully green in color, thus is quite hard to miss it! There are two types of ice cream sold over there, one is light matcha, another is thick matcha. It is just like the Japanese curry which has spiciness level 1 to 10, here we have light and strong intensity of matcha flavour ice cream as well! It is so so nice that I back to buy again, nicest matcha ice cream that I have ever tried before! 💚Drooling.. 😋

Human trishaw

Very nice matcha ice cream! Must try if you are green tea lovers!

At last bought lovely souvenir for US from Hokkaido!

Otaru Sakaimachi Shopping Street

Map Code: 493690589*33 (Note: It actually is map code for Otaru Canal, we use this map code to reach Otaru city, park the car and just start to explore those famous streets in Otaru by walking!)

Operating Hours: 24 hours

Average Time Spent: 2 hours

Highlights: Japan houses, Traditional, Vintage, Culture, Dessert, Souvenirs

Suits: Sightseeing, Cultural, Foodies

Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★ (Must Go)

Description & Tips:

👉 Taste those famous snacks and cookies in dessert shops. Note that for those famous snacks which we can buy from airport, we actually have the chance to test the taste in those shop branches in Otaru! It is very exciting and really assists you a lot when you choose what kind of snacks to buy as souvenirs! You can ONLY get this in Otaru, no where else in Hokkaido for this kind of free tasting! And there are generous with their samples! 
👉 There are many foods on both rows of streets around the Sakaimachi area, be it live seafoods, Otaru's famous sushi shops, Hokkaido's famous sweet corn, Otaru's famous rainbow and green tea ice cream etcetera.
👉 For those sweet tooth lovers, remember to go to dessert stores such as LeTao, Ginnokane, Rokkatei, and Kitakaro. When you visit LeTao which is just located at this Sakaimachi Marchen street, you can sit the lift and go to the top floor for observatory to look out the Otaru street as well as the port view. There is a nostalgic bell for you to ring as well. Not to mention you can have high tea on 2nd floor of LeTao shop as well, but the queue is crazy. In LeTao, must buy the cheese cookies, it is so so nice and I get addicted after the free testing 😂. There is limited edition puff as well which can sold out very fast, so grab it before sold out! It is so delicious, puff skin is crunchy, inside is soft and melted with foamy cream. In a short time, you will eat finish the whole puff without realizing!
👉 There is one Snoopy theme cafe in this street as well, and same theory applies, be prepared for the crazy queue. The cafe is on 2nd floor and souvenir shops at 1st floor. For those snoopy lovers, you must come here and try those 'kawaiiii' snoopy style dishes!
👉 Remember to try rainbow ice cream, it is top.1 ice cream in Otaru! Choose the 7 flavors of ice cream so you can try all famous ice cream flavors at once! The 7 flavors are lavender, milk, chocolate, melon, green tea, strawberry, and grape! Have to plan tactics when eat this, 1st is choose the photo spot, then buy ice cream, then faster rush to the designated photo spot, quick shot on you with the ice cream, selfie, wefie etcetera, then faster bite your ice cream. By this time, is already melted and stained your hands, trust me.. It is the messiest ice cream that we have ate so far, and of course heaviest! 😅

Otaru Sakaimachi Street view from LeTao's observatory

Otaru Sakaimachi Street view from LeTao's observatory

Snoopy shop and cafe 2-in-1!

Limited time mow mow pie!

Crunchy outside, creamy inside!

Famous 7 layers rainbow ice cream, must try in Otaru!

Otaru Music Box Museum

Map Code: 493690589*33 (Note: It actually is map code for Otaru Canal, we use this map code to reach Otaru city, park the car and just start to explore those famous streets in Otaru by walking!)

Operating Hours: 9am - 6pm

Average Time Spent: 1.5 hour

Highlights: Souvenirs, Specialty Shop

Suits: Sightseeing, Shopping

Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★ (Must Go)

Description & Tips:
👉 There are two music box museums side by side, one is the most famous and largest in scale (3 storey), you will not missed it as they are many crowds going to the direction, and there is one steam clock tower in front of the museum. Another one is a smaller shop in scale (2 storey) just situated beside, and you can see small statues of Mickey and Minnie, as well as Totoro outside. 

👉 The 3 storey shop is named Otaru Music Box Museum Main Building and the 2 storey shop is named Toy Store (梦之音) from the Google map. The Main Building sells a wide varietiesssss of music boxes, so much till you will be spoilt of choice, can you imagine they sell sushi style of music box as well? 😂 Haha, so creative, you got to venture around and dig the treasure in this shop to get your souvenirs back! 😍 The Toy Store (梦之音) mostly sells cute cartoon characters music box and those Japanese anime characters.

👉 The steam clock tower outside the Main Building will chimed and played music every 15 minutes! There will be people standing outside to watch the steam clock tower performance. Join the crowd if you are there as well. Although it is just a short moment of music playing and chiming, it is a special sight especially you are in the middle of Japanese feeling town and everything surrounding you feels so nostalgic and romantic!

Exterior look of music museum building

Beautiful shop packed with tourists

Look alike the long long dog in cartoon 'Secret Life of Pet' xD

Steam clock tower outside the building

Fluffy bearssssss!

Old Temiya Railway Track

Map Code: 493690589*33 (Note: It actually is map code for Otaru Canal, we use this map code to reach Otaru city, park the car and just start to explore those famous streets in Otaru by walking!)

Operating Hours: 24 hours

Average Time Spent: 0.5 hour

Highlights: Historical

Suits: Sightseeing, History

Personal Star Rating: ★★ (Can Skip if Time Constraint)

Description & Tips:

👉 An old railway line that connects Otaru to Sapporo. Now it has been left there as part of the historical sightseeing place. Besides the track, there are houses everywhere. May come if you have extra time and pose as many photos as you like here as this place is usually vacant unlike other Otaru streets! 

Shiroi Koboito Park

Map Code: 9602235*82

Operating Hours: 9am - 6pm

Average Time Spent: 2 hours

Highlights: Souvenirs, Specialty Shop, Cute garden

Suits: Sightseeing, Shopping

Personal Star Rating: ★★ (Can Skip if Time Constraint)

Description & Tips:

👉 Shiroi Koboito is the famous white chocolate cookies that you can see everywhere in Japan. In Hokkaido here, you can see the factory that manufactures this nice white chocolate cookies. A very good time spent with family and kids.

👉 There are outdoor english style gardens, cute little candy houses, and cafes for you to strolling around and take photos. The colorful exterior design of building reminds us of those France style building. Inside the building there are souvenir shops which are very crowded with tourists. In the middle of the shops, there is a long red staircase which manyyyy people are queuing to take photo as it feels like from one of the princess story.

👉 May join the factory tour if you are interested to see how they manufacture Shiroi Koboito. At the end of the tour, you can DIY  your very own personalized cookies as well!

Former Hokkaido Government Office

Map Code: 9522361*47

Operating Hours: 8.45am - 5.30pm

Average Time Spent: 0.5 hour

Highlights: Landmark, History

Suits: Sightseeing, History, Culture

Personal Star Rating: ★★ (Can Skip if Time Constraint)

Description & Tips:

👉 A red brick style of building that portrays the Hokkaido history exhibition to public.
👉 The striking red color of building makes it stands out be it in what season, especially the winter season. You can have different kind of photo feeling when you visit here in different season.

Credit to dreamstime

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Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog

3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog

4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog

5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog

6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog

9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog

10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido

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💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong

👉 Date: 22/7/2018 ~ 29/7/2018