Several years ago I was fortunate to visit Honolulu. While there I fell in love with Mr. Morimoto's shaved ice and have been looking for suitable substitute ever since. I think I have finally found something comparable that offers the combination of finely shaved ice, red beans and ice cream.
In NYC's Koreatown on West 32nd Street is Koryodang - a modern cafe that offers shaved ice with red bean for $8.99. This is a shaved ice version of a sundae that is big enough to share between 2-3 people. The foundation is fluffy shaved ice layered with red beans and a scoop of vanilla ice cream, enrobed with various diced fruits such as kiwi, peaches and strawberries, and topped with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. The consensus is to mix it all up before eating, but the presentation is way to pretty to do so.
4 other shaved ice versions are offered as well as bubble tea, bubble slush, waffles, crepes, various pastries and coffee.
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