Mapo’s latest outpost adds granita and brioche to the menu.
It’s worth travelling to Mapo’s new outpost on Oxford Street to try its exclusive range of seasonal granita. The daily-made desserts come in two varieties: a signature watermelon-lime available all summer, alongside a rotating fortnightly special – starting with almond before moving through nectarine, coffee, mango, or fig. Each flavour comes with an optional dollop of mascarpone “soft cream”, but you can swap that for any Mapo gelato (try the ricotta, olive oil and lemon zest, when it appears on the menu).
Every second weekend, you can order granita with a side of brioche, Sicilian breakfast-style. Italian-born owner Matteo Pochintesta says his countrymen may have plenty of rules around food, but he won’t judge you for combining the two, dipping the brioche in granita (“like a latte”) or creating a granita sandwich.
Scoop of choice: Watermelon-lime granita with mascarpone soft cream.
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