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A Crayon Shincan pop-up café is coming to Singapore with jiggly butt pudding and other cheeky themed dishes

A Crayon Shincan pop-up café is coming to Singapore with jiggly butt pudding and other cheeky themed dishes

Time Out4 days ago

Get ready to jiggle that booty – and by that, we mean bouncing your spoon on a perfectly butt-shaped mound of pudding, perched atop a parfait. A Crayon Shinchan café is coming to Singapore this June 19, and it's going to be a real cheeky dining experience in more ways than one. By the very same people who brought us Singapore's first Miffy hot pot restaurant pop-up last year, this limited-time pop-up within Taiwanese eatery Wong Fu Fu is an ode to the Japanese cartoon character whom many of us grew up with.
It's a full menu of Shinchan-themed nosh, including the Japanese seafood curry rice ($23.90): an ensemble of fried seafood, star-shaped cheese and carrot slices, a garden salad, and most importantly, a serving of Japanese rice moulded to look like Shinchan's derriere – something he often whips out at random while dancing around in his true mischievous nature. Another bootilicious item that'll have you in stitches is the aforementioned Piak! Piak! Shinchan Butt Japanese parfait ($12.90), layered with vanilla sponge, cornflakes, caramel crumble and strawberries.
It's all in good fun of course, but if buttock-themed food isn't all that appetising to you, there's plenty more to choose from, such as the Japanese chicken katsu burger ($19.90) served with tater tots and salad. Or, go for Wong Fu Fu's signature Taiwanese flavours with the signature mini bowls ($20.90), a trio of dry scallion braised beef noodles, torched smoked duck with fried rice, and a ramen egg with two fried mid wings.
Those dining in a larger group might want to opt for additional finger snacks to share. There are six addictive options including tater tots with Taiwan mochi balls ($13.90), sweet potato fries with Taiwan plum powder ($12.90), or truffle fries with truffle mayo dip ($14.90) – all served in a cute Chocobi biscuit box, aka the packaging of Shinchan's favourite tidbit.
Finish things off on a sweet note with housemade banana pudding ($6.90), or an iced matcha latte ($9.90), iced chocolate ($9.90) or trendy iced strawberry matcha latte ($10.90).
And if that ain't enough matcha goodness for you? You'll be stoked to hear that the café is also launching a gargantuan 5-litre matcha latte at the price of $59.90, with a strawberry version at $69.90. These are the first of their kind in Singapore, and like their regular-sized counterparts, they're made using the popular Niko Neko matcha. Only true matcha monsters will be able to down these in one sitting – it'll likely prove to be a challenge even despite Singapore's current warm and humid weather, but hey, there's always a first time for everything.
This Crayon Shinchan café will be open in Singapore from June 19, 2025, for an unspecified limited period of time. Visit it at Wong Fu Fu, located at 776 North Bridge Road. The café and is GST-free and halal-certified. Do note that there's a minimum spend of $20 per adult for the Crayon Shinchan collaboration, before service charge is applied. Each child aged 12 and under is required to order either a kid's meal or a snack if they're between 95cm to 135cm and/or taking up a seat.
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