South Korea’s famous Dessert 39 opens first SEA branch in Pasay City

Dessert 39, a renowned South Korean café and dessert brand, has officially opened its first outpost in Southeast Asia, located in Pasay City.

Located on the second floor of SM Mall of Asia, the modern aesthetic café can seat up to 138 guests, including an al fresco area with a seaside view.

Dessert 39 features a quick and easy selection of ready-to-heat meals, including rice bowls, pastas, and sandwiches, with menu highlights such as Spaghetti and Meatball Pasta, Ham & Cheese Sandwich, and the Chicken Inasal Bowl.

For those in the mood for sweets, the café serves Croquant Choux, Premium Tokyo Roll Cake, and other pastries best paired with its popular drinks, such as Einspänner, an iced Americano topped with whipped cream and brown sugar, and the Brown Sugar Pong Latte, blended with brown sugar and crispy Jolly Pong cereal for a filling, dessert-like drink.

Dessert 39 also offers its “slim line” of zero-calorie beverages, such as Zero Lemon Black Tea and Slim Real Chocolate, sweetened with allulose, a natural zero-calorie sugar substitute.

Founded in 2015 in Gyeongridan-gil, Itaewon, Dessert 39 has over 700 stores across South Korea.

—Hermes Joy Tunac/CDC, GMA Integrated News