VIJAY’S GHILLI RE-RELEASE IS A CELEBRATION
While Ciclo cafe is a name Chennaites are already familiar with, Scoops by Ciclo is new. Sanjana Ramesh, the brand’s production head now doubles up as an ice cream maker.
There are 12 avours that can be enjoyed in the Kotturpuram outlet. “I had almost 55 avours to begin with and after multiple trials, reached here. To our surprise, the cookie dough ice cream, which was the last avour we added, has become our best seller,” shares Sanjana. It is creamy with chunks of chocolate and buttery dough.
“We have masala chai, coee, and tiramisu avours, all of which are Ciclo favourites. The tiramisu is one of our most popular desserts here so it was a no-brainer to include it,” she adds. The masala chai ice cream is bold and has a punch, and comes doused in crumbly Parle G biscuits.
“We make our ice creams in small batches to keep things fresh. The ingredients we use to make the ice cream are of very good quality. The churner is from an Italian company
At The Nakku Popsicles in Anna Nagar, sale begins only at 7pm and goes on beyond 1am. Tapping into nostalgia, this bright and colourful ice cream cart has become a popular spot. It is run by Gorikapudi Surya, who worked in the port as a crane operator, then discovered his passion for making frozen desserts last year. called Carpigiani which produces very small ice crystals that lends a smooth and creamy feel in the mouth,” shares Sanjana. Watch out for their new launch: a decadent mango sorbet.
Ciclo Cafe is at 47, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chitra Nagar, Kotturpuram. A scoop of ice cream costs ₹175
“When you think of ice creams, it is always a scoop over a cone or in a cup. If not this, you have popsicles that are water-based. I saw this gap in the market as a great opportunity to become an entrepreneur. I wanted it to be a cart rather than a dine-in so found this design online,” shares Surya.
We try their popular favourites, lemon cheese and triple choco. They are vibrant even without the use of colourants. While the lemon- avoured stick is bright, creamy and subtly sour, the triple chocolate is smooth made with Belgian dark chocolate. These desserts are stored at -22 degrees Celsius and are torched before they are served. “The torching is not a gimmick although that is something our customers enjoy lming. When it is too cold, you can’t taste anything. We bring the temperature down a bit so that you get a burst of avour in the rst lick itself,” Surya says. Toppings are sold separately and the crevices on the surface of the treat improve the cling factor.
The Nakku Popsicles is at 10th Main Road, Anna Nagar. They are priced
between ₹70 and ₹150