29 December, 2010
Eat & Drink

Riquiqui – French Private Dessert Kitchen

29 December, 2010

UPDATE: Riquiqui is now closed.

Our new food blogger, Michelle reviews a sinfully delicious dessert spot in LKF.

Riquiqui, or โ€œTinyโ€ for the Francophones amongst you, is a wonderfully scrumptious new addition to the Lan Kwai Fong dining scene.

An intimate dessert bar hugs the open kitchen and allows you to watch Chef Amanda Cheng lovingly prepare your sweet treats while she enthusiastically explains each course in detail.

A three-course dessert set, including a drink, is offered at $200. The first and third courses are fixed, but the โ€œmain courseโ€ can be chosen from a menu that is changed daily. The only dessert regulars are the Pavlova and Napolean.

There is no drinks menu but you may choose to have a glass of Chardonnay, Prosecco or dessert wine, a Mariage Frรจres tea or a coffee to accompany your courses.

On my visit I had a truly exquisite cheesecake ball dipped in chocolate with a digestive cookie crumb coating as the first course.

1st course- cheesecake dipped in chocolate

For mains, I went for the White Chocolate Mousse cube with a dark chocolate shell and Earl Grey ice-cream. My friend commented that this is what dreams are made of, and we thought the cube was inspired by the film Inception! The white chocolate mousse was faultless, creamy and smooth and offset perfectly by the dark chocolate shell that made a satisfying โ€œcrackโ€ as you pierced through it. The ice-cream was beautiful; a delicate infusion of Earl Grey can be detected with a chocolatey edge.

Main course: white choc mousse cube

The last course was a Trio of Petite Fours. The malt Ovaltine bar was fantastic. Like a tall mug of Ovaltine, but compressed into a 2×2 inch bar, it was packed full of flavour and rounded off a fabulous night.

Trio of Petite Fours

Absolutely one of the best places to go for dessert in HK.

Riquiqui Dessert Bar ย 2/F, 12 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
2868 3302ย 

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