CAFE BORA
87 Yorkville Avenue | Toronto | https://www.instagram.com/cafebora_toronto/
Who doesn’t love an ultra instagrammable dessert shop? I’ve been a long time creep of Cafe Bora, having locations everywhere (LA, Korea, Thailand, etc.) but Toronto until now. The newly opened cafe in Yorkville is a Korean dessert chain has everything purple sweet potatoes.
‘Bora’ means purple in Korean which is why I had to order every purple item possible. The space is small and cozy, simple and clean with wood and purple being the major colours of the space.
The sweet potato is not artificial-tasting at all, the natural sweet potato flavour really shines through in each item – some more subtle than others.
My favourite items definitely were the bingsu and tiramisu. The bingsu is topped with sweetened evaporated milk and sweet potato purée with extra on the side for you to add more on, creating a stronger sweet potato flavour. The tiramisu consists of layer of vanilla sponge cake, sweet potato purée, a cheesy cream and then topped with yam powder.
Disclaimer: While the food and drinks are complimentary, opinions expressed are entirely my own.