Dessert fans take note. Melbourne's popular Thai-style dessert cafe Homm opens at Raffles City Shopping Centre on Oct 16.
Established in Melbourne in February 2023, Homm has four outlets in the Australian city, and a growing fan base for its bingsu and shokupan (Japanese milk bread) desserts with an innovative Thai spin.
It is founded by Chiang Mai-born, Melbourne-based Chayathorn Sakdatorn – known as Bass – and his wife Praewthip Saithai, known as Proud.
Mr Chayathorn, 31, who is in town for the cafe's soft opening, says Homm means "sweet-smelling" in Thai, and "to share" in northern Thailand.
Its desserts are inspired by popular Thai cafe concepts, as well as the travels of Ms Praewthip, 34, when she worked as Singapore Airlines cabin crew for three years.
Mr Chayathorn says: "We adapted our inspirations with our uniqueness and flavours. We want to create an environment where people can come for dessert that can be elevated."
The meticulously plated desserts at the cosy 40-seat cafe are no run-of-the-mill sweet treats.
Its signature item is the Thai tea avalanche bingsu ($19.80), also the top-selling dessert in Melbourne.
A block of Thai milk tea "snow" – topped with cascading whipped cream cheese, crunchy crumble and Thai tea gelato – is served with grass jelly cubes, condensed milk and Thai tea sauce on the side for added flavour and texture.
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