Cafe Seol Hwa in Parañaque: A Korean Dessert Shop Serving Bingsu
Updated as of January 24, 2024.
When the heat in the Philippines is too much to handle, we know a place where you can chill out. Seol Hwa (설화) is a Korean dessert shop in BF Homes, Parañaque. In English, seol hwa means snow flake or snow flower. True to its name, they serve snow-like ice creams called bingsu which is very popular in Korea.
IMAGES from Café Seolhwa
Bingsu is made from shaved ice topped with fruit and/or ice cream. It’s more popular during summer season because it’s served really cold and it melts in your mouth, just like a snow flake. The most common topping is red bean paste and sweetened evaporated milk. The shop’s bestsellers are Mango Cheesecake Bingsu, a milk snowflake topped with sweet mango pieces, cheesecake cubes, slithered almonds and vanilla ice cream; Almond Brownie Bingsu, a choco snowflake topped with brownie pieces, slithered almonds and chocolate ice cream; and lastly, Injeolmi Bingsu, a milk snowflake topped with slithered almonds, roasted soybean powder and Injeolmi, a rice cake that’s been rolled in roasted soybean powder. With all these toppings in a single cup, how wouldn’t your sweet tooth be satisfied?
IMAGES from Café Seolhwa
In their menu, you would find both savoury and sweet offerings – all with Korean flare at that. Aside from the bingsu treats, they also offer sandwiches, ddeok (Korean rice cakes), coffee, ice blended drinks, toast and many more.
Café Seol Hwa will surely satisfy your craving for something cold and sweet. Here in the Philippines where summer season is scorching hot, it wouldn’t be a surprise if this shop becomes a hit!
