This double-storey Korean cafe at Isetan Scotts is open round-the-clock, with a dessert bar on its second floor. Other than savoury food like Korean fried chicken, kimchi fried rice, pizzas and pastas, the cafe also serves bingsu and plated desserts such as Soufflé Pancakes ($17.90). 

#01-K5/K6 & 02-K4 Isetan Scotts, Shaw House, 350 Orchard Rd, S238868. Open 24 hours. www.cafedemuse.com.

Head to this cafe if you want to chill till the wee hours — it’s open till 3am daily. It specialises in Shibuya Toast (from $8.90), the indulgent honey toast dessert topped with ice cream and fruits, albeit with Thai-inspired flavours like Thai kaya. Other than dessert toast, Wan Wan also sells a selection of Korean-style bingsu, ice cream waffles and smoothies. 

127A Bencoolen St, S189637. Open daily 12pm-3am. www.wan-wan-thai-cafe.business.site.

Kafe Utu specialises in African food, including a selection of African desserts like Nakupenda ($10), a Kenyan-style donut topped with soft serve ice cream, Malindi Halwa (Swahili mochi with coconut yogurt, $10) and Mahamri ($8), Swahili fried bread with coconut flakes and cardamom. It also has soft serve ice cream in flavours like Purple Yam ($4).
 
12 Jiak Chuan Rd, S089265. Open daily except Mon and Tues. Wed-Fri 10am - 5pm; 5.30pm-10.30pm, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm; 5.30pm-10.30pm. www.kafeutu.com.

This halal-certified Hong Kong-style dessert cafe’s tagline goes, “Life is short and uncertain, eat dessert first”. Or you can have it after dinner, since the shop opens till 12.30am. It offers tong shui like Mango Sago with Pomelo ($5.50) and shaved ice treats like Durian Shaved Ice ($8.50). It also has Durian Waffle ($9.50) with vanilla ice cream and a scoop of durian pulp.

#01-04, 8 Liang Seah St, S189029. Open daily 12.30pm-12.30am. www.dessertfirst.shop.

Hipster ice cream specialist Apiary offers some interesting flavours for their house-made ice cream (from $4.20 for a single scoop). Like the eponymous Apiary (wildflower honey ice cream with French nougats), Blue Milk (milk-based ice cream dyed with butterfly pea flowers) and Caramelised Strawberry.

84 Neil Road Singapore, S088844. Open daily, Mon-Thur & Sun 12pm-10pm, Fri & Sat 12pm-11pm. www.apiary.sg.

Opened this year, Yishun gelato cafe Bloom Artisan sells house-made gelato in flavours like Wheatmilk and Speculoos Cookies & Cream (from $3.50 for a single scoop). You can order your ice cream with a waffle cone, or house-made Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles.

#01-322, Blk 645 Yishun Street 61, S760645. Open Mon-Fri 12pm-10pm, Sat & Sun 11am-10pm. www.bloomartisancafe.sg.

Kara is opened by the folks behind local froyo chain Sogurt. You can get customised froyo cups ($3.20 per 100g) via a self-serve counter here, or go for house-made desserts like Matcha Berry Mochi Waffles ($12.50) and warm treats served in a skillet with a dollop of cold soft serve, like the S’mores Sensation ($12.50) with a gooey marshmallow and graham cracker base. 

617 Bukit Timah Rd, S269718. Open daily 11am-10pm. www.karacafeanddessertbar.com.

Located along Orchard Road, this vegan dessert parlour offers ice cream scoops that are dairy, refined sugar and soy-free, with gluten-free options. Flavours include Charcoal Vanilla and Earl Grey Boba Mylk Tea ($6.90 a scoop). There are also vegan-friendly cakes such as Flourless Sweet Potato Brownie ($5.50) and Keto Passionfruit Cheese Tart ($7).

Lot B1-27/K1, Forum The Shopping Mall, 583 Orchard Rd, S238884. Open daily 10am-10pm. www.kindkones.com.

You can still hang out with friends at this Friends-themed cafe, modelled after sitcom’s iconic Central Perk hangout. While it offers mostly savoury food (like Ross’ Thanksgiving Sandwich, $21), it also has Friends-specific desserts like Mrs Braversman’s Cheesecake ($16). Take note that the cafe’s kitchen closes at 9.30pm, but customers are welcome to hang out on the orange couch till 11pm.

#01-01 Central Mall, 1 Magazine Road, S059567. Open daily 11am-11pm. www.centralperk.sg.

This cafe by day, pizza bar by night is jointly opened by the folks behind French-style cafe Les Patisseries and Italian pizza specialist PizzaFace. It also has an “all-day dessert shop” serving waffles, cakes, pastries and ice cream, like a Lemon Yuzu Tart ($6), Matcha Opera Cake ($7) and Acai Sorbet ($5).

222 Upper Thomson Road, Thomson Garden Estate, Singapore 574354. Open daily Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri 10am-11pm, Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-10pm. www.belocafe.sg.

Tucked away in Sunway Way, this cafe has a large repertoire of Asian-Western bites like Hei Bee Hiam Prawn Burger ($16.90). It also has desserts, mainly cakes like Gula Melaka Pandan Cake ($7.90) and a Durian-licious ($7.90) sponge cake with XO durian cream. 

#01-52, Blk 106 Clementi St 12, S120106. Open daily 10am-10pm. www.buttercakencream.com.

Choa Chu Kang ice cream parlour Hey Sugar is all decked out in pink, and serves treats that are just as sweet. It offers a $9.90 all-day dessert set where you can get a scoop of ice cream on house-made waffles, and a tea beverage.

#01-06, Keat Hong Mirage, Blk 818 Choa Chu Kang Ave 1. S680818. Open daily 12.30pm-10.30pm. www.facebook.com/heysugarsg.

Opened by Korean boyband BTOB’s member Eunkwang, this minimalist cafe (named after Korea’s country code) at Rendezvous Hotel is for the K-pop fans. While it serves the usual Korean desserts like ‘snowflake’ bingsu, it also has a Siltarae Bingsu ($17.90), where the shaved ice comes in a fine pile on a plate with toppings. There are three flavours available: matcha, banana and chocolate.

#01-02 Rendezvous Gallery, 9 Bras Basah Rd, S189559. Opens daily 10am-10pm. www.instagram.com/pluseighttwosg.

This quirky al-fresco cafe in Sembawang serves mainly Peranakan dishes like Babi Pongteh ($14.90) along with some picks like Beer Battered Fish & Chips ($19.90). It also has a small selection of cakes like Yam Orh Nee ($7.90) and Ondeh Ondeh ($7.50).

12F Andrews Avenue, S759930. Open daily except Tues, 12pm-3pm; 5pm-11pm. www.facebook.com/WoodyFamilyCafe.

This Yishun cafe makes its own gelato and sorbets, which you can order with Waffles (from $6.50), as a Float ($4.50) with your choice of Coke or root beer, or in a Milkshake (from $5.50). Ice cream flavours include Charcoal Hojicha and Rocher (hazelnut and chocolate).

#01-291, Blk 292 Yishun St 22, S760292. Open daily Mon-Thurs & Sun 11.30am-10pm, Fri & Sat 11.30am-11pm. www.facebook.com/HolyCowCreamery.SG.

As its name implies, this dessert bar at Holland Village by homegrown celeb chef Janice Wong is open till 2am. But it serves more atas plated sweet treats than your average cafe, which you can order to pair with cocktails. Like the elegant Strawberry Caprese ($22) with pickled strawberries, and a sharing platter called 2am: icequake ($35) which has eight scoops of ice cream in flavours like 85% dark chocolate, pandan and espresso.

21A Lorong Liput, Holland Village, S277733. Open daily except Mon, Tues-Sat 3pm-2am, Sun 3pm-11.45pm. www.2amdessertbar.com.

Opened by South Korean comedian Shin Jung-hwan, bingsu cafe Ice Lab initially launched in Singapore with a short-lived outlet beside 313@Somerset. It now has a second branch at Bugis Village, where it continues to serve its Korean shaved ice desserts in flavours like milk tea, yogurt and coffee.

164 Rochor Rd, Bugis Village, S188439. Open daily 11am-11pm. www.icelabcafeshare.com.

This popular ice cream joint along Upper Thomson Road is open till 2am. You can order the  scoops in your choice of a cone, cup or waffle. Flavours include local favourites like Horlicks Tim Tam, Milo Crunch and Kaya Toast.

246F Upper Thomson Rd, S574370. Open daily Mon-Thur & Sun 12pm-11pm, Fri & Sat 12pm-2am. www.saltedcaramel.sg.

One of the earliest cafes to offer Korean bingsu, O’ma Spoon’s Somerset outlet is regularly packed. Its Bingsu ($12.90) feeds two pax, and comes in a range of flavours like Injeolmi (soybean powder), green tea and choco banana.

#04-20 313@Somerset, 313 Orchard Rd, S238895. Open daily Mon-Thur & Sun 11am- 11pm, Fri & Sat 11am-11.30pm. www.facebook.com/omaspoonkoreandessert.

This scenic brunch-friendly cafe at Punggol serves Western nosh and a small selection of pretty tarts. Such as the Passionfruit Tart ($8.80) with passion fruit curd, the Tarte Tatin ($8.80) and Pistachio Tart ($8.80).

#01-01, 10 Tebing Lane, S828836. Open daily Mon-Fri 3.30pm-10.30pm, Sat & Sun 9.30am-10.30pm. www.whiskandpaddle.com.sg.