Sweet baked goods are always on top of my list. It’s a bit hard to sometimes find a truly well-constructed cake, one with the perfect balance of flavours and textures, not too heavy or sweet and made with intuitive hands.
Walking down Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo, Hyve is the trendiest dessert bar grabbing all the attention of dessert lovers out there. It’s one of Colombo’s dedicated dessert bars and serves up wholesome, delectable baked goods, cakes, pies, coffee and an assortment of desserts.
The interior is attractive with comfortable seating for about 30 people. Plaques along with colourful cushions and comfy chairs; highlighting the colours of yellow and orange. While the predominantly white-themed interior is complemented nicely by the chairs, light bulbs hung around and the subtle pastels from the assorted ornaments offered a pleasant contrast. One of my favourite parts of this place is the kid’s play area; they have dainty corner arranged with toys which are perfect for all the mothers to keep their kids occupied. They also have enough parking spaces and are available on Uber Eats.
Hyve has not failed to keep up their quality, setting the sweet tooth of Colombo abuzz. It’s a family-owned business by two sisters and a brother. The three siblings Rukshika, Chanika and Minura have synergized to create a dedicated dessert bar, which highlights a wide variety of ingenious goodies. The perfect balance between a high-end uppity dessert place offering some great dishes for a reasonable price; it’s delightfully quaint and the desserts are to die for. They don’t have a standard menu, the available cakes are displayed and you can go for your pick. They do have a menu for the drinks that you can choose from. I was told their best selling dishes are almost always available. The staff are friendly and warm.
Crème brûlée
Starting off with their signature Crème Brûlée, it’s torched theatrically in front of us making it visually pleasing and interesting. Cracking the sugar coat and the sound it makes, already tells us it’s a good one. It’s difficult to find a crème brûlée that isn’t overly eggy and or sweet. They appear to have cracked the formula. The crispy top layer of hard caramel combined with the creamy, vanilla centre and crumbly base struck a perfect balance in terms of both texture and flavour.
Blazed Butter
Next I opted for their Blazed Butter which is another popular dish from their cakes. This dessert was pretty interesting to me. The slice had different layers of ingredients which included caramel and chocolate chips at the base with an all-round strong sense of butter. The caramel cake and hard chocolate chip base was a bit crunchy and the strong butter flavour combined it together. I like how it tasted and kept going for more.
Milo Coffee
Made with a generous proportion of milo, the drink was good and not overly sweet. It was well balanced and came in quite a big quantity.
All in all, there’s something absolutely charming about Hyve. The ambience is vibrant and wants you to keep going back. Another worthy mention is their Chocolate Cloud Cake which has been recently introduced and is super delicious! I have heard some good reviews about their Chocolate Caramel Tart and Raspberry Heaven, which I have added to my ‘must try’ list for when I drop by next time. I also found out they will be expanding to a wider range of desserts in the future. They undertake custom cake orders. I would recommend Hyve for any sweet lovers out there and to everyone looking for a sweet fix!
Written by Shafiya Nawzer