The B1 level of One Avenue (卓悦中心) has quietly welcomed a new face to its F&B lineup —RUXU (入續鴛鴦糖水舖與包), a rare hybrid bakery and Cantonese dessert soup joint.
It was their brioche that first caught my eyes but a closer look revealed a full-blown Cantonese dessert soup (糖水) menu hiding behind the carbs — and that’s when things got a little more interesting.
For what looks like a modest bakery from the outside, RUXU surprises with a spacious dine-in area, clearly designed for dessert lovers to sit down and slurp up their sweet soup slowly.
The writings were on the wall, or on the cloth rather. Handwritten on cloth banners, hanging above the counter like banners in a Chinese restaurant back in the old days.
It took a while but we finally decided what we wanted to satisfy our sweet cravings.
Chilled sago cream with mango and pomelo (鮮芒楊枝金撈) (¥32) – No surprise little nugget went with this one. Heck, it's the only Chinese dessert he knows. This turned out to be pretty decent with its generous portion of fresh mango and pomelo.
Freshly ground black sesame soup (現磨黑芝麻糊) (¥13) – Anything labeled “freshly ground” should come with a punch but this one didn’t quite deliver. Like most desserts in China, this was not overly sweet. In fact perhaps even a tad too bland for me.
Double skin milk with dried tangerine peel and red beans (陳皮紅豆娟因為姍雙皮奶) (¥25) – Madame Taekwondo and her best friend are sharing this one. This looked way too custardy from my vantage point. A perfectly executed double skin milk should have a soft, airy texture—so delicate that it would have collapsed the moment those red beans landed on top.
Shenzhen still hasn’t gotten its dessert soup game quite right, at least not for me yet. Most of the options in town are run by chains inside shopping malls, churning out formulaic bowls that barely scratch the itch for nostalgia. Perhaps, I should expand my travel into the suburbs soon.
Food Rating: 5.8/10
Price: ¥¥¥
Address: Shop B187, Level B1 One Avenue, Fuhua Road, Futian, Guangzhou, China
深圳市福田区福华路卓悦中心商场B1层B187号铺
Closest Metro Station: Gangxia (岗厦)
Tel: +86 17328385760
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 10:30pm daily
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