Happy Sunday! After Mass, my parents (specifically, my dad) requested that we hang out at a coffee shop. We originally planned on going to Lumiere, but it looked full, so we ended up at Pablo.
Pablo is known for their Japanese cheese tarts. We tried two new flavors today: juicy mango and crème brûlée.
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| Pablo Japanese Bakery Cafe |
The foundation of their excellent tarts is the crust. It isn't flaky like a Portuguese tart but is more solid yet crumbly, providing a satisfying textural contrast to the filling. The juicy mango tart offers generous slices of ripe, sweet mango, creating a burst of tropical flavor with each bite. The crème brûlée tart is topped with a perfectly caramelized sugar crust that shatters with a delicate crack, revealing a smooth, rich custard beneath. The burnt sugar adds a subtle bitterness that balances the sweetness of the custard. I prefer the latter.
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| Creme Brulee and Juicy Mango Cheese Tarts from Pablo |
Pablo also introduced new cream puffs, and we managed to try a couple of flavors: tiramisu and ube. Both are delicious and not overly sweet, achieving a perfect balance of flavor. The tiramisu cream puff features a light and airy choux pastry shell filled with a creamy, coffee-infused filling, dusted with cocoa powder for a hint of bitterness. The ube cream puff has a vibrant purple filling made from ube (purple yam), which has a subtly sweet and earthy flavor, contrasting beautifully with the delicate pastry.
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| Tiramisu and Ube Cream Puffs from Pablo |
It was great to spend time with my parents and husband over delicious sweets.
For future reference, below is a list of cheese tarts flavour we have tried from Pablo.
