A La Mousse

We ordered the Matcha milk crepes with matcha ice cream and the hazelnut mousse cake with ice cream. I like the hazelnut mousse cake better because of the ice cream. It is sweeter than the milk crepes but I loved the texture of the crepes. These deserts were so delicious and not overly sweet. A great place to take a date, order coffee, and share a desert. All deserts are around $ 8 and drinks are around 3 – 4 $. Expensive but definitely a must go at least once place.

Not too sweet desserts with a variety of teas, yes please! This place isn’t cheap, but you get what you pay for.
Last night I had the matcha tiramisu with ice cream. It comes with a caramel and chocolate pretzel ice cream, but you can substitute that for any ice cream including raspberry, matcha, pistachio, and chocolate. I got the matcha because you can never have to much matcha!
The tiramisu was basically a green tea cake roll with layers of green tea mascarpone presented in a cute little wooden box that appears to be made for sake. The ice cream comes on the side of the wooden tray it is placed upon. The smooth creamy texture of the tiramisu was great and there was the perfect hint of sweetness and matcha. The matcha ice cream was good for the US, but you’re just not going to get that bitter punch of matcha flavor like you will in Japan.
My husband had the sizzling green tea brownie. Not really my thing, but the presentation of it in a sizzling skillet when they poured the crème over it was pretty cool.
I was greedy and also ordered a salted cream top matcha drink with less sweetener and added bubbles. The tea was perfect and not sweet at all but the bubbles were a little underdone. It’s not a bubble tea place, so I’ll just skip the bubbles next time.
They do have table service and the price with two desserts and drinks was almost $ 30. Service was friendly, but there was only one person working, so it can be a bit slow if it’s busy. They also have desserts to go minus the ice cream if you are in a hurry. I can’t wait to try out the crêpe cake next time!

Great place for tea and desserts. Friendly staff and family friendly environment, what else do you need to hangout with friends and families. Food are super delicious. We came to visit from DC, and it simply beat all bubble tea places in DC/​MD/​VA.

A delicious new bakery has come to Philadelphia, and I couldn’t be more excited/​happier to welcome A La Mousse to the city.
This place is a real TREAT. I stumbled into it with two friends after a dinner, and we were thrilled to find it. Although it was packed around post-​dinner time, we still were able to snag a small table for the three of us (though it is important to know that there isn’t MUCH seating).
We ordered the:
–sizzling brownie platter
–matcha green tea crêpe cake
Both were absolutely DELICIOUS. I like the sizzling brownie a little more (just because of the uniqueness of the dish) but the crêpe cake was also fabulously fluffy and flavorful. Most people definitely come here for the sizzling brownie (it’s definitely their draw and #1 top seller) and for good reason. The brownie is warm and moist, and you are able to choose a scoop of ice cream to top it off. It is served in a sizzling platter, which melts the ice cream over the brownie.
The place is cute, but nothing TOO special in terms of ambiance. The service is great though, and the menu definitely has some awesome looking desserts.
Overall — a great place to stop by for dessert after a meal in Chinatown!

This is Chinatowns finest dessert place. The green tea-​ramisu was creamy and delicious and almost disappeared by the time I took picture. The decaf expresso
Was strong. The matcha power milkshake is the new standard and not to be missed

Ordered the Green Tea-​r-​amisu, Matcha Crêpe Cake, and Lychee Panna Cotta. All dishes came with a unique ice cream pairing. The tiramisu is more of a mousse cake with a homogenous consistency rather than a true tiramisu with both spongy, wet, and mousse components. Crêpe cake had good consistency maybe slightly below NYC standards, and really really bitter! However it paired beautifully with a fruit tea. The panna cotta is a brighter dessert with subtle lychee and berry/​cheesecake ice cream.
Everything was really good. I wouldn’t tell everyone I know tomorrow about the place, but would definitely come back!

On my third visit to A La Mousse I got a little bit excited and had two desserts and a drink (no regrets, no looking back).
Hazelnut Chocolate Cake: The cake, which came with a side of french vanilla ice cream, was delicious, and I’m not normally a HUGE fan of chocolate desserts. The hazelnut mousse was really light and airy and was sandwiched between spongey layers of hazelnut cake. The crisp layer of hazelnut on the top and bottom of the cake were incredibly both in texture and flavor. It tastes sort of like a Ferrero Rocher in a cake/​mouse form but lighter and with more interesting texture.
Banana Mousse Cake: I LOVE banana! One of my favorite dessert spots in Philly does great banana pudding, and so I was so excited to see that not only does A La Mousse have a banana dessert, they have an awesome banana dessert. It’s sweet without being too sweet, and so smooth and velvety that it practically melts on your tongue. There’s also an inner layer of chocolate (a nice accent) and real banana!
Milk Foam Green Tea: Really refreshing. There’s a sweet creamy layer of milk foam on top of cold green tea. The milk foam sort of seeps into the tea to make a really refreshing mix (the hint of sea salt makes it really interesting). If you’ve never had it you should definitely give it a try.
It’s definitely not cheap ($ 8 being the most expensive), but desserts/​drinks start at $ 3, so you should be able to find something yummy within your price range.

Chinatown is changing. There is a younger, hipper crowd and the new Chinatown reflects that. The new Chinatown doesn’t look like the old Chinatown, gone are the red and gold, lacquer ornate chairs and giant fish tanks. In are new spaces with slick and almost lounge type design using modern tiles, natural wood and contemporary lighting. I have nothing against the old Chinatown and there will always be a place in my heart for Rangoon, etc, but the scene is changing. A La Mousse is part of this new direction in Chinatown.
We popped in after dinner on a beautiful Friday night in May. There is a counter for take out but there is seating for dine in customers and a wait service. The space is not large, it probably holds about 20 customers. It is very urban modern and clean. Our server was very pleasant and gave us explanations of options on the menu.
We ordered the green tea crêpe cake with green tea ice cream. There were several layers of crepes with a green tea mousse in between layers. The consistency and flavors were really good and it wasn’t overly sweet. The green tea ice cream was a nice touch. This was an excellent and unique dessert. We had another crêpe type desert that was really good also. That took about 10 minutes to make. I can’t recall the name of this but I took a photo. We ordered coffee and that was also well above average.
A La Mousse also has bubble teas and some other drinks they serve in mason jars. They looked very interesting. I would go back to A La Mousse and I will go back to try some other options on the menu.
4 Unilocal stars!!!

Always a great time here. The desserts are whimsical and fun. For instance, The Harvest, looks like a small potted plant, but really soft sweet cream cheese desert with strawberry at the bottom and crumbled Oreo on top with a small mint leaf. My girlfriend loves the matcha cheesecake. I’ve also had the strawberry fingers dessert. Tonight we are trying the baked matcha cheesecake, banana mousse, and I had to get the small harvest again!!!

The Harvest was so good! It was light and fresh with the cream cheese and the raspberry sorbet on the side was a great combination!
We also got the sizzling ice cream with the raspberry truffle ice cream, which was interesting. It was a cool concept, but the matcha flavor was very strong/​overwhelming. Its great if you love matcha, but don’t think I’d get this particular item again
I loved the shop as well — it had a sleek, modern look and the staff were so friendly!

This sweet little shop hangs out on 11^th, just north of Arch Street. When you walk-​in the décor is simple and inviting. It’s modern and clean. You can pick up desserts or boba tea to go or can opt to stay in and be served. The desserts are cute and petite. Everything from tiramisu resembling a little potted plant to green tea mille crepes.
The green tea cake was light and airy, and the serving size was enough for two people. I’d say it’s a bit too spongy for my taste though. The tiramisu was decent enough, but not particularly special other than the presentation.
I keep it at 3 and not a 4 because of the service. It was very delayed before we had someone come over to take our order, and even more so to receive the order and our bill. I’d definitely give it another try, and might adjust my review. In this case it was nice place to escape a bit of the city and have something sweet.

A La Mousse is a very cute place to grab dessert, it’s a café/​dessert bar in the heart of Philly Chinatown. The shop is very similar to what we have in NY and the one here was well represented. The décor is modern and a comfortable place to sit, relax and enjoy your dessert. The place is trendy and the atmosphere is nice so it is really popular amongst the college kids, kids love this place since they offer sweets and girls really love this place since it’s pretty and they offer stuff with sugar. lol
The food:
Double Chocolate Cake– I thought this was really good, it was nice and chocolatey but it was shockingly not as sweet as I was expecting. When I first saw it, I automatically assumed it would be really sweet but I am glad it was not. It had a nice balance of chocolate flavor and sweetness, I am a fan. The best way to describe this, it was a chocolate mousse cake and a really good one at that.
Bubble Milk Foam Black Tea– This was nice and refreshing, the tea had a good black tea flavor and the texture of tapioca was nice. It had the right amount of chew without being too soft. The flavor as a whole was good.
Original Crêpe Cake with Whyy Experience Ice cream from Bassetts. I thought the crêpe was nice but a tad too soft for me and it was on the eggy side. The Whyy Experience ice cream was good, it was vanilla ice cream with chocolate covered pretzels swirled with butterscotch, it went well with the crêpe.

Hands down my new favorite bakery/​dessert joint in the city! The Smores cheesecake in a cup and tiramisu were unbelievably fresh and delicious ;-P

This dessert place is a refreshing addition to Chinatown as a sit down place with really nice décor. I had the green tea crêpe cake and tofu cheesecake; they both come with a scoop of ice cream that really makes for a satisfying dessert set (both were around $ 8 – 9 each).
We ordered the tofu cheesecake for the novelty of it, and it was pretty airy and light without being overly sweet (the name also makes the dish feel pseudo healthy, which is a plus when you’re wolfing down desserts). The espresso /​chocolate /​peanut butter ice cream that came with it was surprisingly really good as well, and the rich flavors complemented the relatively light flavors of the cheesecake very well.

Had to get my order to go since it was getting late. I was surprised to see they still had a decent amount of options left. I got the triple chocolate mouse cake and the lychee panna cotta. The triple chocolate mouse cake was okay, I was hoping for more chocolate flavor but it was more mild. The lychee panna cotta was really good, I was pleasantly surprised. I can finally get a normal dessert in Chinatown! Definitely a good mixture of sweet and tart to balance out the flavors, and the portion was just enough even though it looked small.
The place had a nice atmosphere, wood furniture and café décor. Prices are pretty high compared to Chinatown things but normal compared to other dessert places. I gotta try the matcha stuff next time.

If there’s one thing that stands out to me here, it’s the service. Both owner and workers go out of their way to be extra friendly and accommodating, even when they’re extremely busy during a rush, which was definitely admirable.
It’s a good place to study, but like most cafes, it can get loud depending on the crowd.
The matcha mousse cake is so smooth and delicate. I would highly recommend it!

So excited to finally see a sit down asian dessert café around here, just like the ones you see in New York, California, etc.
Love the idea of topping bubble teas with creamy milk foam. I got a rose black tea, and while good, it was extremely sweet for even a sweet-​lover like myself. The boba here is cooked well, but it’s on the smaller side. Probably won’t get bubble tea here again, but it’s worth trying.
We also got the lychee panna cotta to share and it was nice.
Overall, friendly staff, interesting desserts, and a decent amount of seating. The country hit songs in the background were a bit random to us, but that’s whatever.
Looking forward to trying their other desserts.

This new dessert place is great! It reminds me of Spot dessert in NYC.
The green tea skillet is a must try! The illy coffee goes perfectly with any of the desserts.

New dessert place in Chinatown and I was pretty excited to try them out so I had pretty high expectations, but I left fairly disappointed in the desserts.
Before getting to that, the inside is modern and unique, but it’s mainly reserved for those eating in (they have take out options available, but the quality is a bit lower, but cheaper!). Nice study environment with solid wifi and the staff is very friendly and welcoming :)
However, wasn’t as gung-​ho about the dessert we ordered. We got the:
–Sizzling ice cream: it’s basically a matcha brownie on a skillet topped with matcha ice cream and matcha sauce (yeah, there’s a common theme if you haven’t noticed lol).
Everything was okay, but the brownie especially was disappointing because it was more like a cake rather than a brownie. When I saw brownie I expected something more dense and rich, but it was more airy and light (so basically the opposite of a brownie).
There’s more unique desserts to try, but for now this experience didn’t meet my taste expectations. There’ll definitely be an updated review in the future — I will go back to give them another go and see what else they got!

La Mousse is the new dessert spot in Chinatown, utilizing the building that used to house Audubon. On the outside, it doesn’t look like much, but once you walk in the modern simplicity of the restaurant welcomes you. There’s seating everywhere with wooden tables.
Upon entrance, the workers greet you and when you walk up to the counter they tell you to seat yourself and bring you a menu explaining everything. Service is quick and friendly.
We ordered the
— mango cheesecake, which was moist, fluffy, sweet, and complete perfection! My favorite dessert!
— green tea tiramisu, which was light with a moderate green tea flavor so it wasn’t overwhelming.
— lychee terra cotta, which was cold, light, and had the consistency of flan. The lychee flavor was pretty good and it was so smooth. It paired well with the ice cream that was included.
— green tea sizzling ice cream. It had a cake that was the foundation, which reminded me of corn bread with a scoop of green tea ice cream. And surrounding the cake was sizzling green tea w/​milk or cream that was poured into the hot skillet at the table. The sizzling presentation lasts only a few minutes while the skillet is hot.
This place is definitely the spot to visit if you want to satisfy your sweet tooth without overindulging