We stuck with the tapa theme and continued onto dessert at Spot Dessert Bar, an Asian inspired bakery and cafe of sorts...
...starting the trio of desserts with Spot's best seller, the chocolate green tea lava cake.
The lava cake wasn't so much cake as it was a crispy shell guarding
a smooth, warm chocolate and green tea ganache for the green tea ice cream that sat alongside it. A deconstructed sundae -if you will - complete with a rice flour wafer, Chips Ahoy cookie crumbs, and chocolate-coated crispies.
The Thai tea creme brulee, subtly sweetened, was the most timid dessert of the three, and was accompanied by a shot of warm Thai tea.
The "Yuzu Eskimo" finished off our night of tapas nicely with its tart and rich components. Yuzu cheesecake logs are accessorized with varying textures of bittersweet chocolate and raspberry foam. This cheesecake was distinctly dense (like ice cream cake at room temperature?) but we would have preferred this consistency to a fluffy one anyway.
I'd gladly return to Spot for its Omakase sampler package, a parade of tapa, frozen dessert, and baked goods tastings.
Spot Dessert Bar
13 St.Marks Place
New York, NY 10003
